Ferguson
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- Not to be confused with Fergusson.
Ferguson is a name of Scottish origin and may refer to:
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[edit] Surname
Of a person from Canada:
- Colin Ferguson (actor), current star of Eurєka
- James Ferguson (musician) (died 1997)
- James Ferguson (politician) (born 1925)
- Matthew Ferguson, actor
- Maynard Ferguson, Jazz Trumpet player
Of a person from England:
- Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret Mountbatten-Windsor, née Ferguson; also known as "Fergie"), former member of the British Royal Family
Of a person from Ireland:
- Harry Ferguson, tractor designer and industrialist
Of a person from Scotland:
- Adam Ferguson, philosopher and historian
- Alex Ferguson, football manager
- Craig Ferguson, actor and host of the Late Late Show
- Duncan Ferguson, football player
- Derek Ferguson, football player
- Iain Ferguson, football player
- Barry Ferguson, football player, Rangers and Scotland captain
- James Ferguson (1710-1776), clockmaker and astronomer
- Niall Ferguson (Born 1964) Historian of British Imperialism
Of a person from the United States:
- Abbie Park Ferguson (1837–1919), founder of Huguenot College
- Bob Ferguson (music), song writer
- Chris Ferguson, professional poker player
- Colin Ferguson, convicted murderer
- Elsie Ferguson, stage and film actress
- Helaman Ferguson, sculptor
- James Ferguson (astronomer) (1797–1867)
- James Ferguson (water polo), water polo player
- James Edward Ferguson (1871–1944), Governor of Texas
- Miriam Amanda Ferguson, Texas Governor
- Mike Ferguson, currently United States Representative from the 7th District of New Jersey.
- Sheila Ferguson, lead singer of the group Three Degrees
- Stacy Ferguson, vocalist for the band Black Eyed Peas
[edit] Placename
In the United States:
- Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri
[edit] Other uses
[edit] Companies and products
- Ferguson-Brown, a tractor produced by David Brown, Ltd. based on a design by Harry Ferguson
- Ferguson Enterprises, a provider of plumbing, HVAC and safety equipment.
- Ferguson rifle, a rifle produced in the late 1770s and used in the American Revolutionary War
- Ferguson Company (also known as the Ferguson-Brown Company), a manufacturer of tractors from 1934 to 1953
- Ferguson Radio Corporation, an electronics company purchased by THORN Electrical Industries in 1936
- Ferguson Research Ltd., a manufacturer of racing cars and 4WD transmission systems
- Ferguson Shipbuilders, a shipbuilding company based in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde
- Ferguson TE20 (also known as the "little grey Fergie"), a British tractor designed by Harry Ferguson
- Massey-Ferguson, a manufacturer of tractors from 1953 to the present, formed by the merger of Ferguson Company and Massey-Harris Company
[edit] Law cases
- Plessy v. Ferguson, a case heard before the United States Supreme Court Case