Sturgeon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Barbara Sturgeon, British broadcasterBobby Sturgeon (1919–2007), American Major League Baseball playerCecil Sturgeon (1919–1972), American football offensive tackleDaniel Sturgeon (1789–1878), American physician, banker and Democratic Party politicianFábio Sturgeon (born 1994), Portuguese footballerHenry Sturgeon (died 1814), British Army officer of the Napoleonic WarsLyle Sturgeon (1914–1958), Canadian National Football League playerMichael Sturgeon (born 1958), English cricketerNicola Sturgeon (born 1970), Scottish politician, Scottish National Party MSP for Glasgow Govan and First Minister of ScotlandPeter Sturgeon (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey playerPeter A. Sturgeon (1916-2005), American scholarRollin S. Sturgeon (1877–1961), American silent film directorTheodore Sturgeon (1918–1985), American science fiction authorWilliam Sturgeon (1783–1850), English physicist and inventor who made the first electromagnets