Paterson
Paterson stands for:
- Paterson, New Jersey , city in the United States
- Paterson (film) , American film by Jim Jarmusch (2016)
- Paterson (retail chain) , supermarket chain in Russia
- WA Paterson Company , former American automobile manufacturer
- Paterson (cycle of poems) , work by William Carlos Williams
- Paterson , a Colt, see revolver #percussion revolver
Paterson is a family name for the following people:
- Alan Paterson (track and field athlete) (1928-1999), Scottish track and field athlete
- Alan Paterson (soccer player) (born 1954), Northern Irish soccer player
- Alexander Paterson (1884–1947), British criminologist
- Andrew Barton Paterson (1864-1941), Australian writer
- Basil Paterson (1926–2014), American lawyer and politician
- Bill Paterson (born 1945), British actor
- Callum Paterson (* 1994), Scottish football player
- Chris Paterson (* 1978), Scottish rugby union player
- Clifford Copland Paterson (1879-1948), British electrical engineer
- David Paterson (* 1954), American politician
- David L. Paterson (born 1966), American screenwriter, actor and producer
- Don Paterson (born 1963), Scottish writer and musician
- Eric Paterson (1929-2014), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Fred Paterson (1897–1977), Australian lawyer and politician
- Gary Paterson (* 1949), Canadian clergyman
- George Paterson (soccer player, 1904) (1904–1949), Scottish soccer player
- George Paterson (soccer player, 1914) (1914–1985), Scottish soccer player
- George Paterson (soccer player, 1916) (1916–1996), Scottish soccer player
- George Paterson (rower) (born 1940), New Zealand rower
- Gil Paterson (born 1942), Scottish politician
- Iain Paterson (* 1973), British opera singer (bass)
- Ian Paterson , British chemist
- Isabel Paterson (1886–1961), American journalist, literary critic, and writer
- Jackie Paterson (1920–1966), British boxer
- James Paterson (1854-1932) Scottish painter
- James Paterson-Robinson (* 1978), Australian show jumper
- James Hamilton-Paterson (* 1941), British writer and poet
- Jamie Paterson (born 1991), English soccer player
- Jennifer Paterson (Cook) ( Jennifer Mary Paterson ; 1928–1999), British cook, author and actress
- Jennifer Paterson (biathlete) (* around 1990), Canadian biathlete
- John Paterson (Bishop, 1604) (1604–1679), Scottish clergyman, Bishop of Ross
- John Paterson (Bishop, 1632) (1632–1708), Scottish clergyman, Archbishop of Glasgow
- John Paterson (General) (1744–1808), American general and politician
- John Paterson (architect) († 1832), Scottish architect
- John Paterson (Bishop, 1945) (born 1945), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Auckland
- Katherine Paterson (* 1932), American author
- Katie Paterson (* 1981), Scottish artist
- Lesley Paterson (born 1980), Scottish triathlete
- Mark Paterson , British sound engineer
- Martin Paterson (* 1987), English-Northern Irish football player
- Matthew Paterson (* 1967), British political scientist
- Mike Paterson (* 1942), British computer scientist
- Neil Paterson (1915–1995), Scottish football player and screenwriter
- Owen Paterson (politician) (born 1956), British politician
- Owen Paterson (filmmaker) , Australian filmmaker
- Richard Paterson , Scottish whiskey blender
- Robert Paterson (stonemason) (1715–1801), Scottish stonemason
- Robert Paterson (Bishop) (born 1949), British clergyman, Bishop of Sodor and Man
- Robert Paterson (composer) (* 1970), British composer and musician
- Rolf Paterson (* around 1945), Canadian badminton player and official
- Steven Paterson , Scottish politician
- Thomas J. Paterson (1805–1885), American politician
- Thomas Wilson Paterson (1851–1921), Canadian politician
- Tim Paterson (* 1956), American computer scientist
- William Paterson (merchant) (1658–1719), Scottish merchant, author and politician
- William Paterson (lawyer) (1745–1806), American statesman and judge
- William Paterson (explorer) (1755-1810) Scottish soldier, explorer, botanist and politician
- William Paterson (politician) (1839-1914), Canadian politician (Liberal Party)
- William Paterson (soccer player) (1914– ??), Scottish soccer player
- William Alexander Paterson (* 1948), British theater director, see Bill Alexander (director)
Others:
- Paterson Islands , archipelago off the Mawson Coast, Mac Robertson Land, Antarctica
- Mount Paterson , various mountains
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