About Patterson

Patterson is a Scottish surname meaning "son of Patrick". It is rarely used as a given name. There are other spellings, including Paterson. People with the surname Patterson include:
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*Alan J. Patterson, New Zealand field hockey player
*Alan Patterson, British athlete
*Albert Patterson, American politician and assassination victim
*Alexander Bell Patterson, Canadian politician
*Alvin Patterson, Jamaican percussionist
*Ambrose McCarthy Patterson (1877-1967), Australian artist
*Andrew Patterson, Canadian radio personality
*Anne W. Patterson, American diplomat
*Arthur Lindo Patterson, (1902-1966) Canadian/American Physicist
*Beth Patterson, Irish musician
*L. Brooks Patterson, American politician
*Bruce Patterson, Scottish cricketer
*C. H. Patterson, American psychologist
*Carlile Pollock Patterson, American civil engineer
*Carly Patterson, (born 1988), American gymnast
*Charles E. Patterson, New York politician
*Christopher Salmon Patterson, Canadian judge
*Clair Cameron Patterson, (1922-1995), American geochemist
*Claude Patterson, American wrestler
*Colin Patterson, Canadian ice hockey player
*Corey Patterson, American baseball player
*Daniel Patterson, American naval officer
*Darren Patterson, Northern Ireland footballer
*David A. Patterson, computer science professor at UC Berkeley
*David T. Patterson, American politician
*Ed Patterson, Canadian hockey player
*Edna Patterson, Soviet spy
*Eddie Patterson, Irish football manager
*Elizabeth Patterson, first wife of Jerome Bonaparte
*Ellis E. Patterson, American politician
*Eleanor Medill Patterson (Cissy), American newspaper editor
*Emma Patterson, British feminist and union activist
*Floyd Patterson, (born 1935), world heavyweight champion boxer
*Francine Patterson, American gorilla researcher, daughter of C. H. Patterson
*Frank Patterson, Irish tenor
*Frank Harris Patterson, Canadian lawyer and historian
*Frederick D. Patterson, American veterinarian and college president
*Freeman Patterson, Canadian photographer
*Gary Patterson, American football coach
*any one of people with the name George Patterson
*Gary Patterson, Musician and writer in Cleveland, Ohio
*Gilbert B. Patterson, member of U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
*Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop
*Hank Patterson, American actor and musician
*Harry Patterson, British novelist who writes as Jack Higgins
*Harvey Patterson, Canadian politician
*Hayley Patterson, fictional character Hayley Cropper from Coronation Street
*A. Holly Patterson, American politician
*I. L. Patterson, American politician, Oregon Governor
*Imani Patterson, actor from the cast of Sesame Street
*James Patterson, the name of several people, including a noted American author
*Jerry Patterson, American politicians
*John Patterson, one of several people including
**John Patterson (1805-1856), Canadian businessman and canal builder
**John W. Patterson, nicknamed "Pat", African American baseball player around the turn of the 20th century.
**John Henry Patterson, one of several people including
***Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson, 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, a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
***John Henry Patterson, American businessman who founded the National Cash Register Company
**John Malcolm Patterson (born 1921), American politician, son of Albert Patterson
**John Tiffen Patterson (1940-2005), American film director.
**John Patterson (baseball) (born 1978), major league pitcher.
*Joseph Medill Patterson, American journalist and publisher, brother of Eleanor Medill Patterson
*Kathleen Patterson, American politician
*Kay Patterson, Australian politician
*Kelsey Patterson, American convicted murderer
*Kevin Patterson, Canadian writer
*Lafayette L. Patterson, American poliician
*Lee Patterson, Canadian actor
*Sir Les Patterson, fictional Australian from the stage show of Barry Humphries
*Lorna Patterson, American actress
*Louise Thompson Patterson, American academic and activist
*Malcolm R. Patterson, American politician
*Marckell Patterson, American basketball player
*Marne Patterson, American actress
*Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, American photojournalist
*Michael Patterson, MTV figure
*Mike Patterson, American football player
*Neva Patterson, American actress
*P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica
*Paige Patterson, American Baptist theologian
*Pat Patterson, Canadian wrestler
*Pat “Gravy” Patterson, Louisiana Tech baseball and football coach.
*Patrick Patterson, Jamaican cricketer
*Paul Patterson, British composer
*Paul L. Patterson, US Oregon Governor
*Peter Patterson, an American politician
*Raymond M Patterson, (1898 - 1984), a British writer and explorer
*Reinaldo Patterson, (born 1956), Cuban javelin thrower
*Richard Patterson, (born 1963), British artist
*Richard North Patterson, American writer
*any of several men named Robert Patterson
*Ronnie Patterson, Canadian actor
*Russell Patterson, cartoonist
*Ruth Patterson, Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister
*Sarah Patterson, actress
*Scott Patterson, Canadian curler
*Scott Patterson, American actor
*Sid Patterson, Australian cyclist
*Simon Patterson, British artist, brother of Richard Patterson
*Thomas H. Patterson, American naval officer
*Thomas MacDonald Patterson, American politician and newspaperman
*Tom Patterson, Canadian journalist
*William Patterson, one of several people including
**William Patterson (U.S. politician), 19th century American politician
**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 H. Patterson, Jr., literary critic who has written on Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction.
**William L. Patterson, leader in the Communist Party USA and an African-American civil rights activist
**R. William Patterson, American politician