McPherson

For other uses, see McPherson (disambiguation).

McPherson is a Scottish surname. It is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain and Mac a Phearsoin, meaning "son of the parson". Notable people with the surname include:

In sports

• Adrian McPherson, American NFL football player
• Archie McPherson (footballer), Scottish footballer of the 1930s
• Cheryl McPherson (born 1963), Canadian female curler
• Dallas McPherson, American MLB baseball player
• Dave McPherson (footballer), Scottish retired football player, player agent
• Don McPherson, American academic and former NFL and CFL football quarterback
• Donald McPherson (figure skater), Canadian figure skater

In politics and law

• Bruce McPherson, American politician
• Edward McPherson, American politician
• Ewan McPherson, Canadian politician and judge
• Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, Governor-General of Bengal
• Newton Leroy McPherson, birth name of Newt Gingrich
• Sean McPherson, American politician
• Tom McPherson, American politician

In music

• Casey McPherson, musician from Austin, Texas
• Dave McPherson (musician), English singer and guitarist for rock band InMe and drummer for metal band Centiment
• Gordon McPherson, Scottish composer
• Graham McPherson, better known as Suggs, British vocalist of the second-wave ska band, Madness
• Greg McPherson, English singer and guitarist for metal band Centiment and bassist for rock band InMe
• JD McPherson, American musician
• Mario McPherson Scottish music producer

In the military

• Andrew McPherson (RAF officer), Scottish World War II pilot
• James B. McPherson, an American general of the Union Army during the American Civil War
• Stewart McPherson (VC), a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross

In theatre and literature

• Anna Talbott McPherson, American biographer and illustrator
• Conor McPherson, Irish playwright and director
• James Alan McPherson, American novelist and short story writer
• Neil McPherson (artistic director), British theatre director
• John Macpherson (minister), a Scottish minister and antiquarian
• Rosamond McPherson "Roz" Young

In business

• Lydia Starr McPherson (1827–1903), American newspaper writer, editor, and founder
• William McPherson Allen, president of the Boeing Company from 1945-1970

Others

• Aimee Semple McPherson, American evangelist in the 1920s and 1930s
• James M. McPherson, American Civil War historian at Princeton University
• Lisa McPherson, scientologist who died while in the care of the Church of Scientology
• Stewart McPherson (geographer), British geographer