Patterson is a surname originating in Ireland, meaning "son of Patrick". There are other spellings, including Pattison. People with the surname Patterson include:
Ahmet Patterson, English boxer of Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican origin
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 (cricketer), Irish cricketer
Andrew Patterson (architect), (b. 1960) New Zealand architect
Anne W. Patterson, American diplomat
Arthur Gordon Patterson, British Army general
Arthur Lindo Patterson, (1902 – 1966) Canadian/American physicist
Beth Patterson, Irish musician
Bobby Patterson (disambiguation)
Brian Patterson, (born 1965) Bicycle Motorcross (BMX) racer
L. Brooks Patterson, American politician
Bruce Patterson (disambiguation)
C. H. Patterson, American psychologist
Carlile Pollock Patterson, American civil engineer
Carly Patterson, (born 1988), American gymnast
Cecil Frederick Patterson
Charles E. Patterson, New York politician
Charlotte Patterson, American psychologist
Christian Patterson, American photographer
Christopher Salmon Patterson, Canadian judge
Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson (1881 – 1948), American newspaper editor
Clair Cameron Patterson, (1922 – 1995), American geochemist
Claude Patterson, American wrestler
Colin Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Corey Patterson, American baseball player
Claude Patterson, Indian, Businessman
Daniel Patterson (disambiguation)
Darren Patterson, Northern Ireland footballer
David A. Patterson, computer science professor at UC Berkeley
David J. Patterson, Irish scientist at Marine Biological Laboratory; generally known as "Paddy" Patterson
David T. Patterson, (1818 – 1891), American politician
Don Patterson (disambiguation)
Duncan Patterson, Liverpool born songwriter
Ed Patterson (born 1972), Canadian hockey player
Edna Patterson, 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.
Floyd Patterson, (1935 – 2006), world heavyweight champion boxer
Francine Patterson, American gorilla researcher, daughter of C. H. Patterson
Frank Patterson, (1938-2000), Irish tenor
Frank Harris Patterson, Canadian lawyer and historian
Frederick D. Patterson, American veterinarian and college president
Freeman Patterson, Canadian photographer
Gary Patterson (born 1960), American football coach
Gavin Patterson, British business executive
George Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Gil Patterson, Baseball player
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 (disambiguation), several people
Jaan Patterson, Founder of Surrism-Phonoethics
Jane Patterson, Canadian judoka
Janet Patterson, Australian costume designer
J.E. "Pat" Patterson, American politician
Jerry Patterson (disambiguation), several people
John Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
John W. Patterson, nicknamed "Pat", African American baseball player around the turn of the 20th century.
John Henry Patterson (author), 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 (soldier), recipient of the Medal of Honor
John Henry Patterson (NCR owner), American businessman who founded the National Cash Register Company
John Malcolm Patterson (born 1921), American politician, son of Albert Patterson
John Patterson (director) (1940 – 2005), American film and television director
John Patterson (baseball 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
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 (writer), Canadian writer
Kevin Patterson, Scottish songwriter and singer
Kevin Patterson (American football), American football player
Lafayette L. Patterson, American politician
Lee Patterson, Canadian actor
Sir Les Patterson, fictional Australian from the stage show of Barry Humphries
Lloyd Patterson (born 1957), American player of Canadian football
Lorna Patterson, American actress
Louise Thompson Patterson, American academic and activist
Lorenzo Patterson, stage name MC Ren, American rapper and member of N.W.A
Leah Patterson, Home and away Fictional Character
Malcolm R. Patterson, American politician
Marckell Patterson, American basketball player
Marne Patterson, American actress
Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, American photojournalist
Melody Patterson, American actress
Michael Patterson, MTV figure
Mike Patterson (disambiguation)
Neva Patterson, American actress
Nick Patterson, Canadian lacrosse goaltender
Orlando Patterson (born 1940), American historical and cultural sociologist
Ottilie Patterson (1932 – 2011), Northern Irish blues singer
P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Paige Patterson, American Baptist theologian
Pat Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Patrick Patterson, Jamaican cricketer
Paul Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
Paul Patterson (author), American author
Paul Patterson (composer), British composer
Paul Patterson (neuroscientist), an American neuroscientist
Paul Patterson (footballer), an Australian rules footballer
Paul L. Patterson, US Oregon Governor
Peter Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Randall Patterson (born 1977), American Adventurer and musician
Raymond M Patterson (1898 – 1984), British writer and explorer
Reinaldo Patterson (born 1956), Cuban javelin thrower
Richard Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Richard North Patterson, American writer
Robert Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Rufus Lenoir Patterson (1830–1879), American politician and businessman
Russell Patterson, cartoonist
Ruth Patterson, Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister
Sarah Patterson, actress
Sarah Patterson, American gymnastics coach
Scott Patterson, Canadian curler
Scott Patterson, American actor
Shirley Patterson, Canadian born actress
Sid Patterson, Australian cyclist
Simon Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Stephen Patterson, Australian rules footballer
Thomas Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Tyson Patterson (born 1978), American professional basketball player
Wilfrid Patterson, Royal Navy Admiral
William Patterson (disambiguation), several people including:
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 L. Patterson, leader in the Communist Party USA and an African-American civil rights activist
R. William Patterson, American politician
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