Ferguson (name)

Surname

Australia

• Alan Ferguson, politician
• Laurie Ferguson, politician
• Martin Ferguson, politician
• Michael Ferguson, politician

Bahamas

• Dwight Ferguson, sprint athlete

Canada

• Colin Ferguson (actor), current star of Eurєka TV series
• James Ferguson (politician) (born 1925)
• Matthew Ferguson, actor
• Maynard Ferguson, jazz trumpet player

Ireland

• Harry Ferguson, tractor designer and industrialist

United Kingdom

• Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret Mountbatten-Windsor, née Ferguson; also known as "Fergie"), former member of the British Royal Family
• Adam Ferguson, philosopher and historian
• Alex Ferguson, football manager
• Barry Ferguson, football player, Scotland captain
• Colin Ferguson (convict) LIRR massacre perpatrator.
• Craig Ferguson, actor and host of the Late Late Show
• Darren Ferguson, football player
• David Ferguson, murderer
• Derek Ferguson, football player
• Duncan Ferguson (footballer)
• George Ferguson (architect), architect
• Hughie Ferguson, football player
• Iain Ferguson, football player
• Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1967), football player
• Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1968), football player
• James Ferguson (1710-1776), clockmaker and astronomer
• Niall Ferguson (born 1964), historian of British imperialism
• Robert Ferguson, 17th century poet

United States of America

• Abbie Park Ferguson (1837–1919), founder of Huguenot College
• Alex Ferguson (baseball) (1897-1976), baseball player
• Bob Ferguson (baseball) (1845-1894), baseball player, manager, executive and umpire
• Bob Ferguson (music), song writer
• Charles A. Ferguson, sociolinguist
• Chris Ferguson, professional poker player
• Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr., ambassador and professor of law
• Colin Ferguson, convicted murderer
• D'Brickashaw Ferguson, American football player
• David Ferguson, impresario
• David R. Ferguson, audio engineer
• Elsie Ferguson, stage and film actress
• Helaman Ferguson, sculptor
• James Ferguson (astronomer) (1797–1867)
• James Ferguson (water polo), water polo player
• James Edward Ferguson (1871–1944), Governor of Texas
• Keith Ferguson (born 1972), American voice actor
• Keith Ferguson (football player) (born 1959), former American professional football player
• Kent Ferguson (born 1963), diver
• Kevin Ferguson (Kimbo Slice), mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
• Manie Payne Ferguson, founder of the Peniel Mission and hymn writer
• Mike Ferguson (New Jersey), currently United States Representative from the 7th District of New Jersey
• Miriam Amanda Ferguson, Texas governor
• Robert Ferguson, designer of Irish Famine Memorial, Buffalo, New York
• Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., former vice chair, Federal Reserve
• Sheila Ferguson, lead singer of the group Three Degrees
• Stacy Ferguson, R&B/pop singer and vocalist for the hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas
• Timothy R. Ferguson, Maryland politician

Given name

• Ferguson Jenkins (b. 1943), Canadian MLB baseball player
• Ferguson John (b. ?), Caribbean politician

See also

• Fergusson
• Fergie