Patterson (surname)
Patterson is a surname originating in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern England meaning "son of Pate" There are other spellings, including Pattison and Pattinson. People with the surname Patterson include:
A
- Ahmet Patterson, English boxer of Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican origin
- Alan Patterson, New Zealand field hockey player
- Alan Patterson, British athlete
- Albert Patterson, American politician and assassination victim
- Alexander Bell Patterson, Canadian politician
- Alvin Patterson, Jamaican percussionist
- Ambrose McCarthy Patterson, Australian artist
- Andre Patterson, American basketball player
- Andrew Patterson, Irish cricketer
- Andrew Patterson, New Zealand architect
- Anne W. Patterson, American diplomat
- Arthur Gordon Patterson, British Army general
- Arthur Henry Patterson, British naturalist, author and cartoonist
- Arthur Lindo Patterson, Canadian/American physicist
B
- Beth Patterson, Irish musician
- Bobby Patterson
- Brian Patterson, Bicycle Motorcross racer
- L. Brooks Patterson, American politician
- Bruce Patterson
C
- C. H. Patterson, American psychologist
- Carlile Pollock Patterson, American civil engineer
- Carly Patterson,, American gymnast
- Cecil Frederick Patterson
- Charles E. Patterson, New York politician
- Charlotte Patterson, American psychologist
- Christian Patterson, American photographer
- Christopher Salmon Patterson, Canadian judge
- Christopher Stuart Patterson, American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson, American newspaper editor
- Clair Cameron Patterson,, American geochemist
- Claude Patterson, American wrestler
- Colin Patterson, several people
- Cordarrelle Patterson, American football player
- Corey Patterson, American baseball player
D
- Daniel Patterson
- Darren Patterson, Northern Ireland footballer
- David A. Patterson, computer science professor at UC Berkeley
- David J. Patterson, Irish scientist at Marine Biological Laboratory; generally known as "Paddy" Patterson
- David T. Patterson,, American politician
- Don Patterson
- Duncan Patterson, Liverpool born songwriter
E
- Ed Patterson, Canadian hockey player
- Edna Patterson, Soviet spy
- Eddie Patterson, Irish football manager
- Eleanor Patterson, Australian high jumper
- Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte
- Ellis E. Patterson, American politician
- Emma Patterson, British feminist and union activist
- Eugene Patterson, American journalist and civil rights activist.
F
- Floyd Patterson, world heavyweight champion boxer
- Francine Patterson, American gorilla researcher, daughter of C. H. Patterson
- Frank Patterson, Irish tenor
- Frank Harris Patterson, Canadian lawyer and historian
- Frederick D. Patterson, American veterinarian and college president
- Freeman Patterson, Canadian photographer
G
- Gary Patterson, American football coach
- Gavin Patterson, British business executive
- George Patterson, several people
- Gil Patterson, Baseball player
- Gilbert B. Patterson, member of U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
- Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop
H
- Hank Patterson, American actor and musician
- Harry Patterson, British novelist who writes as Jack Higgins
- Harry Norton Patterson, American printer and botanist
- Harvey Patterson, Canadian politician
- Hayley Patterson, fictional character Hayley Cropper from Coronation Street
- A. Holly Patterson, American politician
I
- I. L. Patterson, American politician, Oregon Governor
- Imani Patterson, actor from the cast of Sesame Street
J
- Jaan Patterson, Founder of Surrism-Phonoethics
- Jake Patterson, American murderer and kidnapper of Jayme Closs
- James Patterson, several people
- Jane Patterson, Canadian judoka
- Jane Lippitt Patterson, American writer, editor
- Janet Patterson, Australian costume designer
- Javon Patterson, American football player
- Jerry Patterson, several people including:
- * Jerry E. Patterson, former Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas
- * Jerry L. Patterson, American author of five gambling related books
- * Jerry M. Patterson, American politician from California
- John Patterson, several people including:
- *John W. Patterson, nicknamed "Pat", African American baseball player around the turn of the 20th century.
- *John Henry Patterson, Anglo-Irish soldier who wrote The Man-Eaters of Tsavo which was made into the film The Ghost and the Darkness in 1996
- *John Henry Patterson, recipient of the Medal of Honor
- *John Henry Patterson, American businessman who founded the National Cash Register Company
- *John Malcolm Patterson, American politician, son of Albert Patterson
- *John Patterson , American film and television director
- *John Patterson , major league pitcher
- *John Patterson , former major league infielder
- Johnny Patterson Irish songwriter, musician and circus entertainer
- Johnny Patterson, former NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Joseph Medill Patterson, American journalist and publisher, brother of Eleanor Medill Patterson
K
- Kathleen Patterson, American politician
- Kay Patterson, Australian politician
- Kelsey Patterson, American convicted murderer
- Kevin Patterson, Canadian writer
- Kevin Patterson, Scottish songwriter and singer
L
- Lafayette L. Patterson, American politician
- Leah Patterson, Home and away Fictional Character
- Lee Patterson, Canadian actor
- Sir Les Patterson, fictional Australian from the stage show of Barry Humphries
- Liz J. Patterson, American politician
- Lloyd Patterson, American player of Canadian football
- Lorna Patterson, American actress
- Louise Thompson Patterson, American academic and activist
- Lorenzo Patterson, stage name MC Ren, American rapper and member of N.W.A
- Lyndon Pete Patterson,, American politician
M
- Malcolm R. Patterson, American politician
- Marckell Patterson, American basketball player
- Marne Patterson, American actress
- Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, American photojournalist
- Melody Patterson, American actress
- Michael Patterson, MTV figure
- Mike Patterson
N
- Neva Patterson, American actress
- Nick Patterson, Canadian lacrosse goaltender
- Norman Patterson
O
- Orlando Patterson, American historical and cultural sociologist
- Ottilie Patterson, Northern Irish blues singer
P
- P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Paige Patterson, American Baptist theologian
- Pat Patterson, several people
- Patrick Patterson, Jamaican cricketer
- Paul Patterson, several people including:
- *Paul Patterson, American author
- *Paul Patterson, British composer
- *Paul Patterson, an American neuroscientist
- *Paul Patterson, an Australian rules footballer
- *Paul L. Patterson, US Oregon Governor
- Peter Patterson, several people
R
- Randall Patterson, American Adventurer and musician
- Raymond M Patterson, British writer and explorer
- Reinaldo Patterson, Cuban javelin thrower
- Richard Patterson, several people
- Richard North Patterson, American writer
- Robert Patterson, several people
- Rufus Lenoir Patterson, American politician and businessman
- Russell Patterson, cartoonist
- Ruth Patterson, Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister
S
- Samuel James Patterson, Northern Irish mathematician
- Sarah Patterson, actress
- Sarah Patterson, American gymnastics coach
- Scott Patterson, Canadian curler
- Scott Patterson, American actor
- Shea Patterson, American football player
- Shirley Patterson, Canadian born actress
- Sid Patterson, Australian cyclist
- Simon Patterson, several people
- Stephen Patterson, Australian rules footballer
- Steve Patterson , American basketball player and coach
T
- Thomas Patterson, several people
- Tyson Patterson, American professional basketball player
W
- Wilfrid Patterson, Royal Navy Admiral
- William Patterson, several people including:
- *William Albert Patterson, Canadian Member of Parliament
- *William John Patterson, Canadian Premier of Saskatchewan
- *William Patterson, 19th century engineer and boatbuilder
- *William Patterson, author of subjects and dialogues for the comic strip Jeff Hawke
- *William A. Patterson, United Airlines president
- *William L. Patterson, leader in the Communist Party USA and an African-American civil rights activist
- *R. William Patterson, American politician
- *William Worth Patterson, American businessman, mayor, and post office inspector