Fergus (name)
Fergus or Feargus is a common and one of the oldest known Irish or Scottish male given name derived from Old Irish, meaning "the strong " or "the masculine ".
As a surname, Ferguson or Fergusson is common across Scotland but particularly in Perthshire and Ayrshire. In Ireland, the Ferris family of County Kerry derives its surname from the patronymic Ó Fearghusa.
Given name
Saints
- Saint Fergus
Nobles
- Fergus the Great, also known as Gwrgan Fawr or Gurgantius, a king of Ergyng, a Welsh kingdom of the early medieval period
- Fergus mac Echdach, Scottish king of Dál Riata from about 778 to 781
- Fergus of Galloway, Lord of Galloway
- Fergus, Earl of Buchan
- Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton, judge
Politicians
- Fergy Brown Canadian politician
- Fergus Ewing, Scottish politician
- Fergus Graham, 5th Baronet, British Member of Parliament
- Fergus McAteer, Irish politician
- Fergus Medwin, Australian politician
- Fergus Montgomery, British thrice Member of Parliament
- Fergus O'Brien, Irish politician
- Fergus O'Dowd, Irish politician
- Fergus Ó hÍr, Irish activist, politician, head teacher and broadcaster
- Fergus Smith, Australian politician
Writers and academics
- Fergus I. M. Craik, Scottish cognitive psychologist
- Fergus Hume, novelist
- Fergus Gordon Kerr, Scottish Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian
- Fergus Millar, British historian and Oxford professor
- Fergus Pyle, Irish journalist and editor
Others
- Fergus Bowes-Lyon, brother of the Queen Mother
- Fergus Johnston, Irish composer
- Fergus McCreadie, Scottish jazz pianist
- Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman and aviation pioneer
- Fergus Riordan, actor
- Feargus Urquhart, Scottish-American video game designer
Mythological figures
- Fergus I, said to be the "first king of Scotland"
- Fergus Dubdétach, legendary High King of Ireland of the 3rd century AD
- Fergus Fortamail, legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century BC
- Fergus mac Léti, legendary king of Ulster
- Fergus mac Róich, in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology
- Fergus Mór, a king of Dál Riata in Scottish mythology
- Fergus Lethderg, a son of Nemed who leads his people against the Fomorians in the Irish Mythological Cycle
- Fergus, son of Eochaid Mugmedon, half-brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages
- Sir Fergus, one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table in ''Le Morte d'Arthur''
Fictional characters
- Fergus the Railway Traction Engine, in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Fergus Cramer from the Nero Wolfe series
- Claudel "Fergus" Fraser, a supporting character from Outlander, both in the series of novels and the television adaptation
- Fergus Fuzz, a main character in the BBC puppet series The Furchester Hotel
- Fergus Kearney, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
- Fergus MacLeod, real name of Crowley from the TV series Supernatural
- Fergus McDuck, a Disney character
- Fergus Shannon, a dog in children's books by David Shannon
- King Fergus, the leader of the foxes in the German film Der Stürmer
- King Fergus, father of Princess Merida in the animated film Brave
- Fergus, a child of Shrek in the animated film ''Shrek Forever After''
Surname
- Alex Fergus, Scottish professional association footballer
- Dylan Fergus, American actor
- Greg Fergus, Canadian politician
- Sir Howard Fergus, Montserratian writer and historian
- James Fergus, miner, rancher, businessman and politician in Minnesota and Montana
- John Fergus , British politician
- John Fergus , Irish physician and man of letters
- Keith Fergus, American professional golfer
- Oris Fergus, Montserratian cricketer
- Thomas Fergus, New Zealand politician
- Tom Fergus, Canadian-raised American retired National Hockey League player