Ferguson

Not to be confused with Fergusson.

Ferguson is a name of Scottish origin and may refer to:

Surname

Of a person from Canada:

• Colin Ferguson (actor), current star of Eurєka
• James Ferguson (musician) (died 1997)
• James Ferguson (politician) (born 1925)
• Matthew Ferguson, actor
• Maynard Ferguson, Jazz Trumpet player

Of a person from England:

• Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret Mountbatten-Windsor, née Ferguson; also known as "Fergie"), former member of the British Royal Family

Of a person from Ireland:

• Harry Ferguson, tractor designer and industrialist

Of a person from Scotland:

• Adam Ferguson, philosopher and historian
• Alex Ferguson, football manager
• Craig Ferguson, actor and host of the Late Late Show
• Duncan Ferguson, football player
• Derek Ferguson, football player
• Iain Ferguson, football player
• Barry Ferguson, football player, Rangers and Scotland captain
• James Ferguson (1710-1776), clockmaker and astronomer
• Niall Ferguson (Born 1964) Historian of British Imperialism

Of a person from the United States:

• Abbie Park Ferguson (1837–1919), founder of Huguenot College
• Bob Ferguson (music), song writer
• Chris Ferguson, professional poker player
• Colin Ferguson, convicted murderer
• 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
• Miriam Amanda Ferguson, Texas Governor
• Mike Ferguson, currently United States Representative from the 7th District of New Jersey.
• Sheila Ferguson, lead singer of the group Three Degrees
• Stacy Ferguson, vocalist for the band Black Eyed Peas

Placename

In the United States:

• Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri

Other uses

Companies and products

• Ferguson-Brown, a tractor produced by David Brown, Ltd. based on a design by Harry Ferguson
• Ferguson Enterprises, a provider of plumbing, HVAC and safety equipment.
• Ferguson rifle, a rifle produced in the late 1770s and used in the American Revolutionary War
• Ferguson Company (also known as the Ferguson-Brown Company), a manufacturer of tractors from 1934 to 1953
• Ferguson Radio Corporation, an electronics company purchased by THORN Electrical Industries in 1936
• Ferguson Research Ltd., a manufacturer of racing cars and 4WD transmission systems
• Ferguson Shipbuilders, a shipbuilding company based in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde
• Ferguson TE20 (also known as the "little grey Fergie"), a British tractor designed by Harry Ferguson
• Massey-Ferguson, a manufacturer of tractors from 1953 to the present, formed by the merger of Ferguson Company and Massey-Harris Company

Law cases

• Plessy v. Ferguson, a case heard before the United States Supreme Court Case