McPherson
For other uses, see McPherson (disambiguation).
McPherson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
In sports
- Adrian McPherson, American NFL football player
- Archie McPherson (footballer), Scottish footballer of the 1930s
- Dallas McPherson, American MLB baseball player
- Dave McPherson (footballer), Scottish retired football player, player agent
- Don McPherson, American academic and former NFL and CFL football quarterback
- Donald McPherson (figure skater), Canadian figure skater
In politics
- Bruce McPherson, American politician, 29th Secretary of State of California
- Ewan McPherson, Canadian politician and Manitoba judge
- Joe McPherson, state senator in Louisiana
- Newton Leroy McPherson, birth name of Newt Gingrich
- Tom McPherson, first Mayor of Cooper City, Florida and Florida state senator
- Edward McPherson, American politician, served two terms as a United States Congressman
In music
- Casey McPherson, musician from Austin, Texas
- Dave McPherson (musician), English singer and guitarist for rock band InMe and drummer for metal band Centiment
- Gordon McPherson, Scottish composer
- 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
In the military
- Andrew McPherson (RAF officer), Scottish World War II pilot
- 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
- James Alan McPherson, American novelist and short story writer
- Neil McPherson (artistic director), British theatre director
Others
- Aimee Semple McPherson, American evangelist in the 1920s and 1930s
- Drew McPherson, Canadian software engineer and author
- James M. McPherson, American Civil War historian at Princeton University
- Lisa McPherson, scientologist who died while in the care of the Church of Scientology
- Stewart McPherson (geographer), British geographer
- William McPherson Allen, president of the Boeing Company from 1945-1970