Dempster (surname)

Dempster is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Canadian physicist who discovered the 235U uranium isotope
 * Arthur P. Dempster, American mathematician who, with Glenn Shafer, created the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence
 * Barry Dempster, Canadian writer
 * Carol Dempster, American actress
 * Charles Edward Dempster (1839–1907), Western Australian politician
 * Charlotte Louisa Hawkins Dempster (1835–1913), British writer and folklorist
 * Dallas Dempster, Australian businessman
 * Edith Pretty (née Dempster) (1883–1942), English landowner who donated the Sutton Hoo treasure
 * Edward Dempster (fl. 1667–1669), buccaneer who raided the Spanish alongside Henry Morgan
 * Eric Dempster, New Zealand cricketer
 * Everett Dempster, American geneticist
 * George Dempster (lawyer), Scottish lawyer and MP
 * George Roby Dempster, U.S. businessman and politician, founder of Dempster Brothers, Inc.
 * Graham Dempster, Australian rules football player
 * Hugh Dempster, British actor
 * Jocky Dempster, Scottish footballer
 * John Dempster (Medal of Honor), American Civil War sailor
 * John Dempster (footballer), English footballer
 * Leeann Dempster, chief executive of Hibernian F.C.
 * Mary Dempster (born 1955), Canadian volleyball player
 * Nigel Dempster, British journalist, author and broadcaster
 * Quentin Dempster, Australian journalist
 * Rebecca Dempster (born 1991), Scottish footballer
 * Roland T. Dempster, Liberian writer
 * Ryan Dempster, Canadian-born American baseball player
 * Sean Dempster, Australian rules football player
 * Stephen Dempster, Canadian religious scholar
 * Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer
 * Stuart Dempster, American musician
 * Thomas Dempster, Scottish scholar and historian
 * Walter Dempster, Philippine drag queen and World War II sex slave