Patterson (surname)
Patterson is a surname originating in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern England meaning "son of Patrick". There are other spellings, including Pattison and Pattinson. Notable 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 "Seeco" Patterson, Jamaican percussionist
- Ambrose McCarthy Patterson, Australian artist
- Andre Patterson, American basketball player
- Andrew Patterson (cricketer), Irish cricketer
- Andrew Patterson (architect) New Zealand architect
- Andrew Patterson (Patterson), fictional academic in the 1981 UK radio series Patterson
- Anne W. Patterson, American diplomat
- Arthur Gordon Patterson, British Army general
- Arthur Lindo Patterson, Canadian/American physicist
B
- Benjamin B. Patterson, American businessman and politician
- Beth Patterson, Irish musician
- Bobby Patterson (disambiguation)
- Brian Patterson, bicycle motocross racer
- L. Brooks Patterson, American politician
- Bruce Patterson (disambiguation)
C
- C. H. Patterson, American psychologist
- Carlile Pollock Patterson, American civil engineer
- Carly Patterson, American gymnast
- Cecil Frederick Patterson, Canadian horticulturalist
- Charles E. Patterson, New York politician
- Charles Richard Patterson, African-American carriage manufacturer, entrepreneur and civil rights activist
- Charlotte Patterson, American psychologist
- Christian Patterson, American photographer
- Christina Patterson, American economist
- Christopher Salmon Patterson, Canadian judge
- Christopher Stuart Patterson, American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson, American newspaper editor
- Clair Patterson, American geochemist
- Claude Patterson, American wrestler
- Colin Patterson (disambiguation), several people
- Cordarrelle Patterson, American football player
- Corey Patterson, American baseball player
D
- Daniel Patterson (disambiguation)
- Darren Patterson, Northern Ireland footballer
- Daryl Patterson, American baseball player
- 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
- Diana Patterson, Australian Antarctic worker
- Don Patterson (disambiguation)
- Duncan Patterson, Liverpool born songwriter
E
- Ed Patterson, Canadian hockey player
- Edna Patterson, Soviet spy
- Eddie Patterson, Irish football manager
- Edi Patterson, American actress and writer
- 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
- Frances Taylor Patterson, American writer, lecturer on film
- Francine Patterson, American gorilla researcher, daughter of C. H. Patterson
- Francis E. Patterson, American military officer
- Frank Patterson (illustrator), Cycling illustrator
- Frank Patterson, Irish tenor
- Frank Harris Patterson, Canadian lawyer and historian
- Fredrick Patterson, African-American entrepreneur and first car manufacturer of the Greenfield-Patterson automobile of 1915
- 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 (disambiguation), several people
- Gil Patterson, American baseball player
- Gilbert B. Patterson, member of U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
- Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop
- Glenn Patterson, An award-winning writer and novelist from Belfast, Northern Ireland
H
- Hank Patterson, American actor and musician
- Hannah J. Patterson, American suffragist
- Harry Norton Patterson, American printer and botanist
- Harry J. Patterson, American college president
- Harvey Patterson, Canadian politician
- Hayley Patterson, fictional character Hayley Cropper from Coronation Street from 1998 to 2014
- Henry Patterson, British novelist who wrote as Jack Higgins
- A. Holly Patterson, American politician
I
- I. L. Patterson, American politician, Oregon Governor
- Idelle Patterson, American singer
- Imani Patterson, actor from the cast of ''Sesame Street''
J
- Jaan Patterson, founder of Surrism-Phonoethics
- Jacory Patterson, American sprinter
- Jake Patterson, American murderer and kidnapper of Jayme Closs
- James Patterson (disambiguation), several people
- Jane Patterson, Canadian judoka
- Jane Lippitt Patterson, American writer, editor
- Janet Patterson, Australian costume designer
- Jaret Patterson, American football player
- Jarrett Patterson, American football player
- Javon Patterson, American football player
- Jerry Patterson (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), several people including:
- *John W. Patterson, nicknamed "Pat", African American baseball player around the turn of the 20th century
- *John Henry Patterson (author), 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 (Medal of Honor), recipient of the Medal of Honor
- *John Henry Patterson (NCR owner), American businessman who founded the National Cash Register Company
- *John M. Patterson, American politician, son of Albert Patterson
- *John Patterson (director), American film and television director
- *John Patterson (pitcher), major league pitcher
- *John Patterson (infielder), former major league infielder
- Johnny Patterson Irish songwriter, musician and circus entertainer
- Johnny Patterson (racing driver), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Joseph Medill Patterson, American journalist and publisher, brother of Eleanor Medill Patterson
K
- Kai Patterson, filmmaker and creator of Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
- Kathleen Patterson, American politician
- Kay Patterson (Australian politician), Australian politician
- Kay Patterson (South Carolina politician), American politician
- Kelsey Patterson, American convicted murderer
- Kevin Patterson (writer), Canadian writer
- Kevin Patterson (singer), Scottish songwriter and singer
L
- LaFayette L. Patterson, American politician
- Leah Patterson, Home and Away 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
- 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
- Marnette Patterson, American actress
- Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, American photojournalist
- Melody Patterson, American actress
- Michael Patterson (disambiguation)
- Mike Patterson (disambiguation)
- Minnie Ward Patterson, American poet and author
- Monty Patterson, New Zealand footballer
N
- Neva Patterson, American actress
- Neville Patterson, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Nick Patterson (disambiguation)
- Norman Patterson (soccer)
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 (disambiguation), several people
- Patrick Patterson (cricketer), Jamaican cricketer
- Paul Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
- *Paul Patterson (composer), British composer
- *Paul Patterson (neuroscientist), an American neuroscientist
- *Paul Patterson (footballer), an Australian rules footballer
- *Paul L. Patterson, Governor of the U.S. state of Oregon
- Peter Patterson (disambiguation), several people
R
- Randall Patterson, American adventurer and musician
- Ray Patterson (animator), American animator
- Ray Patterson (basketball), American basketball player
- Raymond M. Patterson, British writer and explorer
- Reinaldo Patterson, Cuban javelin thrower
- Richard Patterson (disambiguation), several people
- Richard North Patterson, American writer
- Riley Patterson, American football player
- Robert Patterson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rufus Lenoir Patterson, American politician and businessman
- Russell Patterson, cartoonist
- Ruth Patterson (minister), Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister
S
- Samuel James Patterson, Northern Irish mathematician
- Sarah Patterson, English actress
- Sarah Patterson (coach), American gymnastics coach
- Scott Patterson (curler), Canadian curler
- Scott Patterson, American actor
- Shea Patterson, American football player
- Shirley Patterson, Canadian born actress
- Sid Patterson, Australian cyclist
- Simon Patterson (disambiguation), several people
- Stephen Patterson, Australian rules footballer
- Steve Patterson (basketball), American basketball player and coach
T
- Thomas Patterson (disambiguation), several people
- Tyson Patterson, American professional basketball player
W
- Wilfrid Patterson, Royal Navy Admiral
- William Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
- *William Albert Patterson, Canadian Member of Parliament
- *William John Patterson, Canadian Premier of Saskatchewan
- *William Patterson (engineer), 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