# Macpherson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Macpherson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Macpherson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macpherson > Source revision: 1343100567 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''MacPherson''' or '''Macpherson''' is a surname, meaning "son of the parson" in [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic). Notable people with the surname include: {{TOC right}} ==In sports== *[Archie Macpherson](/source/Archie_Macpherson) (born 1937), Scottish football commentator *[Bruce MacPherson (field hockey)](/source/Bruce_MacPherson_(field_hockey)), Canadian field hockey player *[Bryden Macpherson](/source/Bryden_Macpherson), Australian amateur golfer *[Duncan MacPherson](/source/Duncan_MacPherson), ice hockey player *[Gus MacPherson](/source/Gus_MacPherson), Scottish footballer *[Jeff MacPherson](/source/Jeff_MacPherson) (born 1956), American driver in the CART Championship Car series *[Michelle MacPherson](/source/Michelle_MacPherson), Canadian swimmer ==In politics== * [Ben Macpherson (politician)](/source/Ben_Macpherson_(politician)), Scottish politician * [C. B. Macpherson](/source/C._B._Macpherson), Canadian academic *[Dean Macpherson](/source/Dean_Macpherson), South African politician * [Hector Macpherson, Sr.](/source/Hector_Macpherson%2C_Sr.) (1875–1970), Canadian-American agricultural economics professor and politician * [Hector Macpherson, Jr.](/source/Hector_Macpherson%2C_Jr.) (1918–2015), American farmer and politician * [James Ian Macpherson](/source/James_Ian_Macpherson), British lawyer and politician * [John Alexander MacPherson](/source/John_Alexander_MacPherson), Australian politician * [John MacPherson (governor of India)](/source/John_MacPherson_(governor_of_India)), Scottish administrator in India * [John Thomas Macpherson](/source/John_Thomas_Macpherson) (1872–1921), English politician * [Malcolm MacPherson](/source/Malcolm_MacPherson) (1904–1971), Scottish politician * [Murdoch MacPherson](/source/Murdoch_MacPherson), Canadian politician * [Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn](/source/Niall_Macpherson%2C_1st_Baron_Drumalbyn), Scottish politician * [Nicholas Macpherson](/source/Nicholas_Macpherson), British civil servant * [Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter](/source/Thomas_Macpherson%2C_1st_Baron_Macpherson_of_Drumochter) (1888–1965), Scottish politician ==In music== *[Ben Macpherson](/source/Ben_Macpherson), Australian musician *[Christina Macpherson](/source/Christina_Macpherson), Australian behind ''Waltzing Matilda'' *[Donald Macpherson (piper)](/source/Donald_Macpherson_(piper)), Scottish bagpipe player *[Fraser MacPherson](/source/Fraser_MacPherson), Canadian jazz musician *{{ill|Gillie Mc Pherson|fr}}, Northern Irish singer *Graham MacPherson, better known as [Suggs (singer)](/source/Suggs_(singer)), the lead singer of the English band [Madness](/source/Madness_(band)) *[Greg MacPherson](/source/Greg_MacPherson), Canadian singer-songwriter *[Jim Macpherson](/source/Jim_Macpherson), United States percussionist *[Linda Lizotte-MacPherson](/source/Linda_Lizotte-MacPherson), Canadian public servant *[Sandy MacPherson](/source/Sandy_MacPherson), Canadian theatre organist ==In literature== *[James Alan McPherson](/source/James_Alan_McPherson), American essayist *[James Macpherson](/source/James_Macpherson), Scottish poet *[Jay Macpherson](/source/Jay_Macpherson), Canadian poet ==In show business and news== *[Daniel MacPherson](/source/Daniel_MacPherson) (born 1980), Australian actor and television presenter *[Don Macpherson](/source/Don_Macpherson) (born 1954), Canadian journalist *[Duncan Macpherson](/source/Duncan_Macpherson) (1924–1993), Canadian editorial cartoonist *[Elle Macpherson](/source/Elle_Macpherson) (born 1964), Australian supermodel and actress *[Gordon Macpherson](/source/Gordon_Macpherson) (born 1962), Founder of Macpherson Menswear – Palmerston North, New Zealand. *[Hector Macpherson](/source/Hector_C._Macpherson) (1851–1924), Scottish journalist and writer *[Jeanie MacPherson](/source/Jeanie_MacPherson) (1886–1946), American silent actress, writer and director *[Malcolm MacPherson](/source/Malcolm_MacPherson_(writer)) (1943–2009), American journalist and author *[Myra MacPherson](/source/Myra_MacPherson) (1934–2026), American journalist and author *[Richard MacPherson](/source/Richard_MacPherson), American actor ==In military== * Lieutenant [Ralph Stewart MacPherson](/source/Ralph_Stewart_MacPherson) (1896–1964), Canadian Army officer * Colonel [Ronald MacPherson](/source/Ronald_MacPherson) or Ranald MacPherson (1817–1869), architect and colonial administrator * Colonel [Tommy Macpherson](/source/Tommy_Macpherson), British army officer * Sir [Keith Macpherson Smith](/source/Keith_Macpherson_Smith), (1890-1955) Australian aviator * Sir [Ross Macpherson Smith](/source/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.https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-314897/ ==Others== *[Alexander Macpherson](/source/Alexander_Macpherson), English architect *[Cluny MacPherson](/source/Cluny_Macpherson_(physician)), Newfoundland medical doctor and inventor of the gas mask *[Colin MacPherson](/source/Colin_MacPherson), Scottish Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles from 1968 to 1990 *[Donald Macpherson (disambiguation)](/source/Donald_Macpherson_(disambiguation)), several people *[Earle S. MacPherson](/source/Earle_S._MacPherson), the Ford engineer who developed the MacPherson strut in the 1940s *[Ewen MacPherson of Cluny](/source/Ewen_MacPherson_of_Cluny), Scottish Jacobite *[Fiona Macpherson](/source/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)](/source/Hector_Macpherson_(astronomer)) (1888–1956), Scottish clergyman and astronomer, son of Hector C. Macpherson *[Ian MacPherson](/source/Ian_MacPherson_(historian)), Canadian historian *[Jamie Macpherson](/source/Jamie_Macpherson), Scottish outlaw, famed for his lament *[John Macferson](/source/John_Macferson), early 18th-century English pirate *Sir [Macpherson Robertson](/source/Macpherson_Robertson), Australian philanthropist and entrepreneur *[Robert Macpherson (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Macpherson_(disambiguation)), multiple people *[Sir William Macpherson](/source/William_Macpherson_(judge)), High Court Judge in England ==Fictional characters== *[Anya MacPherson](/source/Anya_MacPherson), fictional character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' ==See also== *[Clan Macpherson](/source/Clan_Macpherson), a Scottish clan *The [Macpherson Report](/source/Macpherson_Report), into the death of Black British teenage Stephen Lawrence *''[MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.](/source/MacPherson_v._Buick_Motor_Co.)'' *[MacPherson strut](/source/MacPherson_strut), a car suspension system *[MacPherson, Singapore](/source/MacPherson%2C_Singapore) *[Macpherson Stadium (disambiguation)](/source/Macpherson_Stadium_(disambiguation)) *[McPherson (disambiguation)](/source/McPherson_(disambiguation)) == References == {{Reflist}} {{surname|Macpherson}} Category:Surnames of Scottish origin Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames Category:Occupational surnames --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Macpherson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macpherson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macpherson?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.