'''MacPherson''' or '''Macpherson''' is a surname, meaning "son of the parson" in Scottish Gaelic. Notable people with the surname include:
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==In sports== *Archie Macpherson (born 1937), Scottish football commentator *Bruce MacPherson (field hockey), Canadian field hockey player *Bryden Macpherson, Australian amateur golfer *Duncan MacPherson, ice hockey player *Gus MacPherson, Scottish footballer *Jeff MacPherson (born 1956), American driver in the CART Championship Car series *Michelle MacPherson, Canadian swimmer
==In politics== * Ben Macpherson (politician), Scottish politician * C. B. Macpherson, Canadian academic *Dean Macpherson, South African politician * Hector Macpherson, Sr. (1875–1970), Canadian-American agricultural economics professor and politician * Hector Macpherson, Jr. (1918–2015), American farmer and politician * James Ian Macpherson, British lawyer and politician * John Alexander MacPherson, Australian politician * John MacPherson (governor of India), Scottish administrator in India * John Thomas Macpherson (1872–1921), English politician * Malcolm MacPherson (1904–1971), Scottish politician * Murdoch MacPherson, Canadian politician * Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn, Scottish politician * Nicholas Macpherson, British civil servant * Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter (1888–1965), Scottish politician
==In music== *Ben Macpherson, Australian musician *Christina Macpherson, Australian behind ''Waltzing Matilda'' *Donald Macpherson (piper), Scottish bagpipe player *Fraser MacPherson, Canadian jazz musician *{{ill|Gillie Mc Pherson|fr}}, Northern Irish singer *Graham MacPherson, better known as Suggs (singer), the lead singer of the English band Madness *Greg MacPherson, Canadian singer-songwriter *Jim Macpherson, United States percussionist *Linda Lizotte-MacPherson, Canadian public servant *Sandy MacPherson, Canadian theatre organist
==In literature== *James Alan McPherson, American essayist *James Macpherson, Scottish poet *Jay Macpherson, Canadian poet
==In show business and news== *Daniel MacPherson (born 1980), Australian actor and television presenter *Don Macpherson (born 1954), Canadian journalist *Duncan Macpherson (1924–1993), Canadian editorial cartoonist *Elle Macpherson (born 1964), Australian supermodel and actress *Gordon Macpherson (born 1962), Founder of Macpherson Menswear – Palmerston North, New Zealand. *Hector Macpherson (1851–1924), Scottish journalist and writer *Jeanie MacPherson (1886–1946), American silent actress, writer and director *Malcolm MacPherson (1943–2009), American journalist and author *Myra MacPherson (1934–2026), American journalist and author *Richard MacPherson, American actor
==In military== * Lieutenant Ralph Stewart MacPherson (1896–1964), Canadian Army officer * Colonel Ronald MacPherson or Ranald MacPherson (1817–1869), architect and colonial administrator * Colonel Tommy Macpherson, British army officer * Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, (1890-1955) Australian aviator * Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (1892–1922) Australian aviator * Henry Douglas Macpherson (1898-1917) British, WW1 fighter pilot * Donald McPherson (1922-2025), American WW2 fighter pilot ace.<ref>https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-314897/</ref>
==Others== *Alexander Macpherson, English architect *Cluny MacPherson, Newfoundland medical doctor and inventor of the gas mask *Colin MacPherson, Scottish Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles from 1968 to 1990 *Donald Macpherson (disambiguation), several people *Earle S. MacPherson, the Ford engineer who developed the MacPherson strut in the 1940s *Ewen MacPherson of Cluny, Scottish Jacobite *Fiona Macpherson, FRSE, MAE, Scottish Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow *Hector Macpherson (astronomer) (1888–1956), Scottish clergyman and astronomer, son of Hector C. Macpherson *Ian MacPherson, Canadian historian *Jamie Macpherson, Scottish outlaw, famed for his lament *John Macferson, early 18th-century English pirate *Sir Macpherson Robertson, Australian philanthropist and entrepreneur *Robert Macpherson (disambiguation), multiple people *Sir William Macpherson, High Court Judge in England
==Fictional characters== *Anya MacPherson, fictional character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''
==See also== *Clan Macpherson, a Scottish clan *The Macpherson Report, into the death of Black British teenage Stephen Lawrence *''MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.'' *MacPherson strut, a car suspension system *MacPherson, Singapore *Macpherson Stadium (disambiguation) *McPherson (disambiguation)
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Category:Surnames of Scottish origin Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames Category:Occupational surnames