# Donaldson

Donaldson is a Scottish and Irish patronymic surname meaning "son of Donald". It is a simpler Anglicized variant for the name MacDonald. Notable people with the surname include:

## A

* Alastair Donaldson (1955–2013), Scottish musician
* Alex Donaldson (1890–1972), Scottish footballer
* Alexander Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ally Donaldson (born 1943), Scottish footballer
* Andrea Donaldson, Canadian theatre director
* Andrew Brown Donaldson (1840–1919), English artist
* Andrew Donaldson (footballer, born 1884) (fl. 1910s), Scottish footballer
* Andy Donaldson (1925–1987), English footballer
* Arthur Donaldson (1901–1993), Scottish politician and journalist
* Arthur Donaldson (actor) (1869–1955), Swedish-American actor

## B

* Ben Donaldson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
* Bob Donaldson (1868–1947), Scottish footballer
* Blake F. Donaldson (1892–1966), American Physician
* Bobby Donaldson (1922–1971), American drummer
* Brittni Donaldson (born 1993), American basketball coach
* Bruce Donaldson (born 1938), Australian politician

## C

* Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson (1903–1964), Scottish politician
* Chris Donaldson (born 1975), New Zealand sprinter
* Clayton Donaldson (born 1984), English footballer
* Clyde Donaldson (1894–1979), Australian rules footballer
* Colby Donaldson (born 1974), American television actor

## D

* Dave Donaldson (footballer born 1954), English footballer
* Dave Donaldson (footballer born 1941), English footballer
* David Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Denis Donaldson (1950–2006), Northern Irish volunteer in the Provisional IRA and a member of Sinn Féin
* Doug Donaldson (born 1957), Canadian politician

## E

* Ed Donaldson (born 1959), American boxer
* Edward Donaldson (1816–1889), American naval officer
* Edward Mortlock Donaldson (1912–1992), British flying ace
* Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (1957–2012), Russian chess player
* Eric Donaldson (born 1947), Jamaican singer-songwriter

## F

* Frances Donaldson (née Lonsdale, 1907–1994), British writer and biographer
* Fred Donaldson (1937–2018), English footballer

## G

* Gary Donaldson (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
* Glenn Donaldson, American musician
* Gordon Donaldson (1913–1993), Scottish historian
* Gordon Donaldson (journalist) (1926–2001), Scottish-Canadian author and journalist
* Gordon Graham Donaldson (died 1809), British Army officer
* Graham Donaldson (1935–2001), Australian rules footballer
* Grant Donaldson (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer

## H

* Harvey J. Donaldson (1848–1912), American politician
* Hay Frederick Donaldson (1856–1916), English engineer
* Helen Donaldson (born 1968), Australian singer
* Henry Herbert Donaldson (1857–1938), American neurobiologist

## I

* Ian Donaldson, Scottish musician
* Ian Donaldson (footballer), Scottish footballer
* Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957–1993), British musician

## J

* J. Lyter Donaldson (1891–1960), American politician
* Jack Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jakim Donaldson (born 1983), American basketball player in the Israeli National League
* James Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jamie Donaldson (born 1975), Welsh golfer
* Jared Donaldson (born 1996), American tennis player
* Jeff Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jeffery Donaldson, Canadian poet and critic
* Jeffrey Donaldson (born 1962), Northern Irish politician
* Jesse M. Donaldson (1885–1970), American politician
* Jimmy Donaldson (born 1998), American YouTuber known as MrBeast
* Joan Donaldson (1946–2006), Canadian journalist
* John Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Johnny Donaldson, American guitarist
* Joseph Donaldson (1891–1973), Canadian politician
* Josh Donaldson (born 1985), American baseball player
* Julia Donaldson (born 1948), English writer and playwright
* Julie Donaldson (born 1978), American journalist and beauty queen

## K

* Kim Donaldson (born 1952), Zimbabwean artist
* Kristian Donaldson, American comic book artist

## L

* Leanne Donaldson (born 1968), Australian politician
* Liam Donaldson (born 1949), British doctor
* Lily Donaldson (born 1987), British model
* Lou Donaldson (1926–2024), American saxophonist

## M

* Margaret Donaldson (1926–2020), British psychologist
* Mark Donaldson (born 1979), Australian soldier
* Mark Donaldson (rugby player) (born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player
* Mary Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Lymington (1921–2003), British politician
* Mary Elizabeth Donaldson (born 1972), Australian-born Crown Princess of Denmark
* Michael Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people

## N

* Norma Donaldson (1928–1994), American actress and singer

## O

* O'Neill Donaldson (born 1969), English footballer

## P

* Pat Donaldson (born 1943), Scottish bass guitarist
* Pete Donaldson (born 1981), radio and television presenter
* Peter Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people

## R

* Ray Donaldson (born 1958), American football player
* Robert Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roger Donaldson (born 1945), Australian-born New Zealand film producer, director and writer

## S

* Sam Donaldson (born 1934), American reporter and news anchor
* Scott Donaldson (born 1994), Scottish snooker player
* Simon Donaldson (born 1957), English mathematician
* St Clair Donaldson (1863–1935), British-born Australian archbishop
* Stephen R. Donaldson (born 1947), American novelist
* Stewart Donaldson (born 1961), British-American psychologist
* Stuart Donaldson (1812–1867), British-born Australian politician
* Sue Donaldson (born 1962), Canadian author, independent researcher and philosopher

## T

* Ted Donaldson (1933–2023), American actor
* Thomas Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Timothy Donaldson (1934–2013), Bahamian politician, banker, economist, and diplomat
* Tre Donaldson (born 2003), American basketball player
* Trose Emmett Donaldson (1914–1942), American naval lieutenant

## V

* Vance Young Donaldson (born 1791, date of death unknown), Northern Irish soldier and penal administrator

## W

* Walter Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people
* William Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people