John Ferguson may refer to:

Politics

Australia

John Ferguson (Australian politician) John Ferguson (15 March 1830 – 30 March 1906) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Kenmore, Perthshire, he received a primary education before becoming a carpenter. He migrated to Australia in 1855, becoming a goldminer and c ...

(1830–1906), Australian Senator and member of the Queensland Parliament *

John Maxwell Ferguson John Maxwell Ferguson (28 April 1841 – 2 August 1924) was an Australian businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He had business interests in several different industries in Western Australia, and was prominent in the state's Presbyterian ...

(1841–1924), member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia *

John Ferguson (New South Wales politician) John Alexander Ferguson (31 May 1903 – 2 August 1969) was an Australian politician. He was born near Glen Innes to miner Alexander Ferguson. He was educated at convent schools in Annandale from 1916, working variously in brass and jewell ...

(1903–1969), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Canada

* John Ferguson (Upper Canada politician) (1756–1830), judge and politician in Upper Canada *

John Ferguson (New Brunswick politician) John Ferguson (November 20, 1813 – August 21, 1888) was a timber merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick from 1864 to 1867. Ferguson was called to the Senate of ...

(1813–1888), merchant and Canadian senator from New Brunswick *

John Ferguson (Ontario politician) John Ferguson (April 27, 1839 – September 22, 1896) was a physician, contractor, farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Welland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1891 as a Conservative member. He then se ...

(1839–1896), physician and Canadian MP and senator from Ontario *

John Ferguson (Canadian politician) John Ferguson (April 17, 1840 – July 7, 1908) was a Scottish-born farmer, lumberman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Renfrew South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1900 as an Independent Conservative ...

(1840–1908), Scottish-born farmer, lumberman and political figure in Ontario, Canada

United Kingdom

John Ferguson (Scottish activist) John Ferguson (1836–1906) was an Ulster-born, Glasgow-based radical activist for Irish nationalism, Irish people in Scotland and the Scottish Labour Party. He worked closely with Michael Davitt Michael Davitt (25 March 184630 May 1906) wa ...

, Irish born, late 19th century Scottish Labour Party activist * John Ferguson (Conservative politician) (1870–1932), British Conservative MP *

John Ferguson (Northern Ireland politician) John Ferguson (born June 1911, date of death unknown) was a politician in Northern Ireland. Ferguson was born in Belfast in June 1911 and studied at the Moravian School. He worked as a fruit merchant, becoming chairman of the Retail Fruit Federa ...

(1911–?), UUP and Alliance Party politician

United States

* John Ferguson (New York politician) (died 1832), Mayor of New York City * John P. Ferguson, member of the Delaware House of Representatives

Sports

John Ferguson Sr. John Bowie "Fergy" Ferguson Sr. (September 5, 1938 – July 14, 2007) was a professional ice hockey player and executive. Ferguson played left wing for the Montreal Canadiens from 1963 to 1971. After retiring from active play, he became a coach, ...

(1938–2007), Canadian ice hockey player *

John Ferguson Jr. John Ferguson Jr. (born July 7, 1967) is the current assistant general manager for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ferguson previously served as the director of player personnel for the Boston Bruins and the general manage ...

(born 1967), former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League *

John Ferguson (curler) John W. "Fergie" Ferguson (born January 18, 1958) is a Canadian curler. He is a and a 1986 Labatt Brier champion. He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, Canadian men's team won bronze medal. Awards *Ca ...

(born 1958), Canadian curler *

John Ferguson (footballer, born 1848) John Ferguson (22 June 1848 – 6 September 1929) was a Scottish footballer who played for Vale of Leven and the Scottish national team, in the very early days of Scottish football in the 1870s. Previously a noted shinty player and sprinter, F ...

(1848–1929), Scottish international footballer * John Ferguson (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1916), Scottish footballer *

John Ferguson (footballer, born 1904) John Joseph Ferguson (12 December 1904 – 23 February 1973) was an English footballer who played for a number of clubs as a forward. Clubs He turned out for Grimsby Town, Workington, Spen Black and White, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, ...

(1904–1973), English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United) * John Ferguson (footballer, born 1931), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne and South Melbourne * John Ferguson (footballer, born 1949), Australian rules footballer for Richmond *

John Ferguson (rugby league) John "Chicka" Ferguson (born 15 July 1954) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, in the New Sout ...

(born 1954), Indigenous Australian rugby league footballer *

John Ferguson (sailor) John Abbott Ferguson (born 4 June 1944) is an Australian competitive sailor. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in the dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures w ...

(born 1944), Australian sailor *

John Ferguson (sportscaster) John Ferguson (1919 - December 17, 2005) was an American sportscaster for the LSU Tigers basketball and football teams on radio and later television. He also called New Orleans Saints games, Cotton States League baseball games and the Southwest C ...

(1919–2005), American sportscaster

Others

John Ferguson (Ferguson bequest) John Ferguson (1787–1856), was a Scottish businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Ferguson Bequest Fund. Ferguson was born at Irvine, Ayrshire, 28 February 1787. His father, William Ferguson, was a shipmaster of that port, ...

(1787–1856), Scottish businessman and philanthropist, founder of the Ferguson bequest *

John Ferguson (clergyman) John Ferguson (27 December 1852 – 1 March 1925) was a Scottish-born Australian Presbyterian minister. Early life John Ferguson was born on 27 December 1852, at Shiels, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the third son of William Ferguson, a farmer, a ...

(1852–1925), New Zealand born Australian Presbyterian minister *

John Calvin Ferguson John Calvin Ferguson (; 1866–1945) was an American scholar of Chinese art, collector and procurer for American art museums, and a Chinese governmental adviser. Ferguson was the son of John Ferguson and Catherine Matilda Pomeroy (Ferguson). Hi ...

(1866–1945), Canadian-born American sinologist and educator *

John Errol Ferguson The Carol City murders were a series of murders that took place predominantly in Carol City, Florida and in and around Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County between October 1974 and January 1978. The murders were committed by American mass ...

(1948–2013), American serial killer and mass murderer *

John Ferguson (organist) John Allen Ferguson (born January 27, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American organist, teacher, and composer. Ferguson is probably best known for his many choral compositions. He has also published alternate accompaniments and festival arrangem ...

(born 1941), American organist, composer, and professor *Sir

John Ferguson (police officer) Major Sir John Frederick Ferguson (23 August 1891 – 27 May 1975) was a senior British police officer. Ferguson was the son of a Major in the Indian Army. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen. He passed out from the Royal Military ...

(1891–1975), English chief constable *

John Ferguson (musician) John Roger Ferguson (born October 20, 1978) is an American musician. He is currently a member of The Apples in Stereo, and he was a founding member of Big Fresh. His father, Roger Ferguson, was an associate of underground DIY figure R. Stevie M ...

(born 1978), American composer and performer, and member of The Apples in Stereo *

John Ferguson (priest) John Ferguson (died 22 April 1902) was an Anglican priest who served as Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness 1886–1902. Biography Ferguson was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond and Aberdeen University, where he received an MA in 1848. He ...

(died 1902), Anglican Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness *

John Howard Ferguson John Howard Ferguson (June 10, 1838 – November 12, 1915) was an American lawyer and judge from Louisiana, most famous as the defendant in the ''Plessy v. Ferguson'' case. Biography Ferguson was born the third and last child to Baptist ...

(1838–1915), judge in Louisiana *John Ferguson (born 1943), real name of gambling author and Blackjack Hall of Famer

Stanford Wong John Ferguson (born 1943), known by his pen name, Stanford Wong, is a gambling author best known for his book ''Professional Blackjack'', first published in 1975. Wong's computer program "Blackjack Analyzer", initially created for personal use, w ...

* John H. Ferguson (1915–1970), American lawyer and U.S. ambassador *John H. Ferguson, defendant in the landmark American judicial case ''

Plessy v. Ferguson ''Plessy v. Ferguson'', 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality ...

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John Ferguson (chemist) John Ferguson FRSE LLD (23 January 1837 – 2 November 1916) was a Scottish chemist and bibliographer. He is noted for the early alchemy and chemistry bibliography ''Bibliotheca chemica''. He was generally nicknamed Soda Ferguson. The Ferguson C ...

(1838–1916), Scottish chemist and bibliographer * John Alexander Ferguson (1881–1969), New Zealand-born Australian lawyer, judge, book collector, and author *

John Thomas Ferguson John Thomas Ferguson (born December 21, 1941) is a Canadian real estate developer. He served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 2000 to 2004. Ferguson attended the University of Alberta and earned a Bachelor of Commerce A Bachel ...

(born 1941), Canadian real estate developer and chancellor of the University of Alberta *

John DeLancey Ferguson John DeLancey Ferguson (November 13, 1888 – August 13, 1966) was a writer and academic. Early life Ferguson was born at Scottsville, New York in 1888. Academic career Ferguson attended Rutgers University, where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts d ...

, American writer and academic * John Macpherson Ferguson, Royal Navy admiral *''John Ferguson'', a play by playwright

St. John Greer Ervine St John Greer Ervine (28 December 1883 – 24 January 1971) was an Irish biographer, novelist, critic, dramatist, and theatre manager. He was the most prominent Ulster writer of the early twentieth century and a major Irish dramatist whose work in ...