{{other uses}} '''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:
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== In sports == *Adrian McPherson, American football player *Alex McPherson, American football player *Archie McPherson (footballer), Scottish footballer *Bill McPherson (disambiguation), multiple people *Cheryl McPherson (born 1963), Canadian curler *Dallas McPherson, American baseball player *Daniel McPherson, Australian rules footballer *David McPherson (disambiguation), multiple people *Don McPherson, American academic and football player *Donald McPherson (figure skater), Canadian figure skater *Evan McPherson (born 1999), American football player *James McPherson (cricketer), (1842–1891), Australian cricketer *Jessie McPherson (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player *John McPherson (disambiguation), multiple people *Kristy McPherson, Professional golfer on the LPGA *Lachlan McPherson (born 1900), Scottish footballer *Robert McPherson (disambiguation), multiple people
== In politics and law == * Bruce McPherson, American politician * Edward McPherson, American politician * Ewan McPherson, Canadian politician and judge * Harriet McPherson, American politician, farmer, and educator * Heather McPherson (politician) (born 1972), Canadian politician * James L. McPherson (1881–1951), Canadian politician * Jim McPherson, Canadian politician * 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, American musician from Austin (Texas) * Charles McPherson, American saxophonist * Dave McPherson (musician), English singer and guitarist for rock band InMe and drummer for metal band Centiment * Gordon McPherson, Scottish songwriter * 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 * Naomi McPherson, American guitarist and keyboardist for alternative band MUNA and, also, Charles McPherson's grandchild<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Varga |first=George |date=December 21, 1995 |title=McPherson in tune as jazzman, dad |url=https://www.charlesmcpherson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SD-Union-Tribune-12-21-95.pdf |journal=Night & Day Magazine |pages=13}}</ref>
== In the military == * Andrew McPherson (RAF officer), Scottish World War II pilot * Donald M McPherson, United States Navy fighter ace * 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 * Heather McPherson (poet) (1942–2017), New Zealand feminist poet, publisher and editor * James Alan McPherson, American novelist and short story writer * James M. McPherson, American Civil War author and historian at Princeton University * John Macpherson (minister), Scottish minister and antiquarian * Neil McPherson (artistic director), British theatre director * Rosamond McPherson "Roz" Young (1912–2005), American columnist, author, educator and historian
== In film and television == * Patricia McPherson (born 1954), American actress
== In business == * Lydia Starr McPherson (1827–1903), American newspaper writer, editor, and founder * William McPherson Allen, president of the Boeing Company from 1945 to 1970
== Others == * Aimee Semple McPherson, American evangelist in the 1920s and 1930s * Anna McPherson, Canadian physicist * Burchell McPherson (1951–2026), Jamaican Roman Catholic prelate * Lisa McPherson, scientologist who died while in the care of the Church of Scientology * Stewart McPherson (geographer), British geographer
== See also ==
* McPhearson * Macpherson
==References== {{reflist}}
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