# 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:
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## A

* Ahmet Patterson (fl. 2010s), English boxer of Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican origin
* Alan Patterson (born 1941), New Zealand field hockey player
* Alan Patterson (1886–1916), British athlete
* Albert Patterson (1894–1954), American politician and assassination victim
* Alexander Bell Patterson (1911–1993), Canadian politician
* Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (1930–2021), Jamaican percussionist
* Ambrose McCarthy Patterson (1877–1967), Australian artist
* Andre Patterson (born 1983), American basketball player
* Andrew Patterson (cricketer) (born 1975), Irish cricketer
* Andrew Patterson (architect) (born 1960) New Zealand architect
* Andrew Patterson (Patterson), fictional academic in the 1981 UK radio series Patterson
* Anne W. Patterson (born 1949), American diplomat
* Arthur Gordon Patterson (1917–1996), British Army general
* Arthur Lindo Patterson (1902–1966), Canadian/American physicist

## B

* Benjamin B. Patterson (1910–1986), American businessman and politician
* Beth Patterson (fl. 1990s–2020s), Irish musician
* Bobby Patterson (disambiguation)
* Brian Patterson (born 1965), bicycle motocross (BMX) racer
* L. Brooks Patterson (1939–2019), American politician
* Bruce Patterson (disambiguation)

## C

* C. H. Patterson (1912–2006), American psychologist
* Carlile Pollock Patterson (1816–1881), American civil engineer
* Carly Patterson (born 1988), American gymnast
* Cecil Frederick Patterson (1891–1961), Canadian horticulturalist
* Charles E. Patterson (1842–1913), New York politician
* Charles Richard Patterson (1833–1910), African-American carriage manufacturer, entrepreneur and civil rights activist
* Charlotte Patterson (fl. 1970s–2020s), American psychologist
* Christian Patterson (born 1972), American photographer
* Christina Patterson (born 1988), American economist
* Christopher Salmon Patterson (1823–1893), Canadian judge
* Christopher Stuart Patterson (1842–1924), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
* Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson (1881–1948), American newspaper editor
* Clair Patterson (1922–1995), American geochemist
* Claude Patterson (born 1941), American wrestler
* Colin Patterson (disambiguation), several people
* Cordarrelle Patterson (born 1991), American football player
* Corey Patterson (born 1979), American baseball player

## D

* Daniel Patterson (disambiguation)
* Darren Patterson (born 1969), Northern Ireland footballer
* David A. Patterson (born 1947), computer science professor at UC Berkeley
* David J. Patterson (fl. 1970s–2000s), Irish scientist at Marine Biological Laboratory; generally known as "Paddy" Patterson
* David T. Patterson (1818–1891), American politician
* Diana Patterson (born c. 1951), Australian Antarctic worker
* Don Patterson (disambiguation)
* Duncan Patterson (born 1975), Liverpool born songwriter

## E

* Ed Patterson (born 1972), Canadian hockey player
* Edna Patterson (1914–1998), Soviet spy
* Eddie Patterson (born 1968), Irish football manager
* Eleanor Patterson (born 1996), Australian high jumper
* Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785–1879), first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte
* Ellis E. Patterson (1897–1985), American politician
* Emma Patterson (1848–1886), British feminist and union activist
* Eugene Patterson (1923–2013), American journalist and civil rights activist.

## F

* Floyd Patterson (1935–2006), world heavyweight champion boxer
* Francine Patterson (born 1947), American gorilla researcher, daughter of C. H. Patterson
* Francis E. Patterson (1821–1862), American military officer
* Frank Patterson (1938–2000), Irish tenor
* Frank Harris Patterson (1890—1976), Canadian lawyer and historian
* Fredrick Patterson (1871–1932), African-American entrepreneur and first car manufacturer of the Greenfield-Patterson automobile of 1915
* Frederick D. Patterson (1901–1988), American veterinarian and college president
* Freeman Patterson (born 1937), Canadian photographer

## G

* Gary Patterson (born 1960), American football coach
* Gavin Patterson (born 1967), British business executive
* George Patterson (disambiguation), several people
* Gil Patterson (born 1955), American baseball player
* Gilbert B. Patterson (1863–1922), member of U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
* Gilbert E. Patterson (1939–2007), American bishop
* Glenn Patterson (1961–), An award winning writer and novelist from Belfast, Northern Ireland

## H

* Hank Patterson (1888–1975), American actor and musician
* Hannah J. Patterson (1879–1937), American suffragist
* Harry Norton Patterson (1853–1919), American printer and botanist
* Harry J. Patterson (1866–1946), American college president
* Harvey Patterson (1924–2014), Canadian politician
* Hayley Patterson, fictional character Hayley Cropper from Coronation Street from 1998 to 2014
* Henry Patterson (1929–2022), British novelist who wrote as Jack Higgins
* A. Holly Patterson (1898–1980), American politician

## I

* I. L. Patterson (1859–1929), American politician, Oregon Governor
* Imani Patterson (fl. 1990s–2000s), actor from the cast of Sesame Street

## J

* Jaan Patterson (fl. 2000s–2010s), founder of Surrism-Phonoethics
* Jacory Patterson (born 2000), American sprinter
* Jake Patterson (fl. 2000s–2020s), American murderer and kidnapper of Jayme Closs
* James Patterson (disambiguation), several people
* Jane Patterson (fl. 1990s), Canadian judoka
* Jane Lippitt Patterson (1829–1919), American writer, editor
* Janet Patterson (1956–2016), Australian costume designer
* Jaret Patterson (born 1999), American football player
* Jarrett Patterson (born 1999), American football player
* Javon Patterson (born 1997), American football player
* Jerry Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
** Jerry E. Patterson (born 1946), former Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas
** Jerry L. Patterson (fl. 1970s–2000s), American author of five gambling related books
** Jerry M. Patterson (born 1934), American politician from California
* John Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
** John W. Patterson (1872–1940), nicknamed "Pat", African American baseball player around the turn of the 20th century
** John Henry Patterson (author) (1867–1947), 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) (1843–1920), recipient of the Medal of Honor
** John Henry Patterson (NCR owner) (1844–1922), American businessman who founded the National Cash Register Company
** John M. Patterson (1921–2021), American politician, son of Albert Patterson
** John Patterson (director) (1940–2005), American film and television director
** John Patterson (pitcher) (born 1978), major league pitcher
** John Patterson (infielder) (born 1967), former major league infielder
* Johnny Patterson (1840–1889) Irish songwriter, musician and circus entertainer
* Johnny Patterson (racing driver) (died 1959), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
* Joseph Medill Patterson (1879–1946), American journalist and publisher, brother of Eleanor Medill Patterson

## K

* Kai Patterson (fl. 2020s), filmmaker and creator of Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
* Kathleen Patterson (born 1948), American politician
* Kay Patterson (born 1944), Australian politician
* Kay Patterson (South Carolina politician) (1931–2024), American politician
* Kelsey Patterson (1954–2004), American convicted murderer
* Kevin Patterson (writer) (born 1964), Canadian writer
* Kevin Patterson (singer) (fl. 1980s–2010s), Scottish songwriter and singer

## L

* LaFayette L. Patterson (1888–1987), American politician
* Leah Patterson, Home and Away character
* Lee Patterson (1929–2007), Canadian actor
* Sir Les Patterson, fictional Australian from the stage show of Barry Humphries
* Liz J. Patterson (1939–2018), American politician
* Lloyd Patterson (born 1957), American player of Canadian football
* Lorna Patterson (born 1956), American actress
* Louise Thompson Patterson (1901–1999), American academic and activist
* MC Ren (born Lorenzo Patterson, 1969), American rapper and member of N.W.A
* Lyndon Pete Patterson (1934–2017), American politician

## M

* Malcolm R. Patterson (1861–1935), American politician
* Marckell Patterson (born 1979), American basketball player
* Marnette Patterson (born 1980), American actress
* Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (1905–2002), American photojournalist
* Melody Patterson (1949–2015), American actress
* Michael Patterson (disambiguation)
* Mike Patterson (disambiguation)
* Minnie Ward Patterson (1844–1916), American poet and author

## N

* Neva Patterson (1920–2010), American actress
* Neville Patterson (1916–1987), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
* Nick Patterson (disambiguation)
* Norman Patterson (soccer) (1945–2012)

## O

* Orlando Patterson (born 1940), American historical and cultural sociologist
* Ottilie Patterson (1932–2011), Northern Irish blues singer

## P

* P. J. Patterson (born 1935), Prime Minister of Jamaica
* Paige Patterson (born 1942), American Baptist theologian
* Pat Patterson (disambiguation), several people
* Patrick Patterson (cricketer) (born 1961), Jamaican cricketer
* Paul Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
** Paul Patterson (composer) (born 1947), British composer
** Paul Patterson (neuroscientist) (1943–2014), an American neuroscientist
** Paul Patterson (footballer) (born 1965), an Australian rules footballer
** Paul L. Patterson (1900–1956), Governor of the U.S. state of Oregon
* Peter Patterson (disambiguation), several people

## R

* Randall Patterson (born 1977), American adventurer and musician
* Ray Patterson (animator) (1911–2001), American animator
* Ray Patterson (basketball) (1922–2011), American basketball player
* Raymond M. Patterson (1898–1984), British writer and explorer
* Reinaldo Patterson (born 1956), Cuban javelin thrower
* Richard Patterson (disambiguation), several people
* Richard North Patterson (born 1947), American writer
* Riley Patterson (born 1998), American football player
* Robert Patterson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rufus Lenoir Patterson (1830–1879), American politician and businessman
* Russell Patterson (1893–1977), cartoonist
* Ruth Patterson (born 1944), Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister

## S

* Samuel James Patterson (born 1948), Northern Irish mathematician
* Sarah Patterson (born c. 1970), actress
* Sarah Patterson (coach) (fl. 1970s–2010s), American gymnastics coach
* Scott Patterson (curler) (1969–2004), Canadian curler
* Scott Patterson (born 1958), American actor
* Shea Patterson (born 1997), American football player
* Shirley Patterson (1922–1995), Canadian born actress
* Sid Patterson (1927–1999), Australian cyclist
* Simon Patterson (disambiguation), several people
* Stephen Patterson (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
* Steve Patterson (basketball) (1948–2004), American basketball player and coach

## T

* Thomas Patterson (disambiguation), several people
* Tyson Patterson (born 1978), American professional basketball player

## W

* Wilfrid Patterson (1893–1954), Royal Navy Admiral
* William Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
** William Albert Patterson (1841–1917), Canadian Member of Parliament
** William John Patterson (1886–1976), Canadian Premier of Saskatchewan
** William Patterson (engineer) (1795–1869), 19th century engineer and boatbuilder
** William Patterson, author of subjects and dialogues for the comic strip Jeff Hawke
** William A. Patterson (1899–1980), United Airlines president
** William L. Patterson (1891–1980), leader in the Communist Party USA and an African-American civil rights activist
** R. William Patterson (1908–1994), American politician
** William Worth Patterson (1849–1921), American businessman, mayor, and post office inspector