Fergus (name)

Fergus or Feargus is a common and one of the oldest known Scottish or Irish male given name derived from Old Irish, meaning "the strong (one)" or "the masculine (one)".

As a surname, Ferguson or Fergusson is common across Scotland but particularly in Perthshire and Ayrshire. In Ireland, the Ferris family of County Kerry derives its surname from the patronymic Ó Fearghusa.

Saints

 * Saint Fergus

Nobles

 * Fergus the Great (died c. 645), also known as Gwrgan Fawr or Gurgantius, a king of Ergyng, a Welsh kingdom of the early medieval period
 * Fergus mac Echdach, Scottish king of Dál Riata from about 778 to 781
 * Fergus of Galloway (died 1161), Lord of Galloway
 * Fergus, Earl of Buchan (died before 1214)
 * Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton, judge

Politicians

 * Fergy Brown Canadian politician
 * Fergus Ewing (born 1957), Scottish politician
 * Fergus Graham (1893-1978), 5th Baronet, British Member of Parliament
 * Fergus McAteer, Irish politician
 * Fergus Medwin (1874-1934), Australian politician
 * Fergus Montgomery (1927-2013), British thrice Member of Parliament
 * Fergus O'Brien, Irish politician
 * Fergus O'Dowd, Irish politician
 * Fergus Ó hÍr, Irish activist, politician, head teacher and broadcaster
 * Fergus Smith (1843–1924), Australian politician

Writers and academics

 * Fergus I. M. Craik (born 1935), Scottish cognitive psychologist
 * Fergus Hume, novelist
 * Fergus Gordon Kerr (born 1931), Scottish Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian
 * Fergus Millar (1935–2019), British historian and Oxford professor
 * Fergus Pyle (1935–1997), Irish journalist and editor

Others

 * Fergus Bowes-Lyon, brother of the Queen Mother
 * Fergus Johnston (born 1959), Irish composer
 * Fergus McMaster (1879-1950), Australian businessman and aviation pioneer
 * Fergus Riordan, actor
 * Feargus Urquhart, Scottish-American video game designer
 * Fergus McCreadie (born 1997), Scottish jazz pianist

Mythological figures

 * Fergus I (mythological king), said to be the "first king of Scotland"
 * Fergus Dubdétach, legendary High King of Ireland of the 3rd century AD
 * Fergus Fortamail, legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century BC
 * Fergus mac Léti, legendary king of Ulster
 * Fergus mac Róich, in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology
 * Fergus Mór, a king of Dál Riata in Scottish mythology
 * Fergus Lethderg ("red-side" or "half-red"), a son of Nemed who leads his people against the Fomorians in the Irish Mythological Cycle
 * Fergus, son of Eochaid Mugmedon, half-brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages (5th century)
 * Sir Fergus, one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table in Le Morte d'Arthur

Fictional characters

 * Fergus the Railway Traction Engine, in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
 * Fergus Cramer from the Nero Wolfe series
 * Claudel "Fergus" Fraser, a supporting character from Outlander, both in the series of novels and the television adaptation
 * Fergus Fuzz, a main character in the BBC puppet series The Furchester Hotel
 * Fergus Kearney, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
 * Fergus MacLeod, real name of Crowley from the TV series Supernatural
 * Fergus McDuck, a Disney character
 * Fergus Shannon, a dog in children's books by David Shannon
 * King Fergus, the leader of the foxes in the German film Der Stürmer
 * King Fergus, father of Princess Mérida in the animated film Brave
 * Fergus, a child of Shrek in the animated film Shrek Forever After

Surname

 * Alex Fergus (1899–?), Scottish professional association footballer
 * Dylan Fergus (b. 1980), American actor
 * Greg Fergus (b. 1969), Canadian politician
 * Sir Howard Fergus, Montserratian writer and historian
 * James Fergus (1813–1902), miner, rancher, businessman and politician in Minnesota and Montana
 * John Fergus (politician) (died 1865), British politician
 * John Fergus (scholar) (c. 1700–c. 1761), Irish physician and man of letters
 * Keith Fergus (b. 1954), American professional golfer
 * Oris Fergus, Montserratian cricketer
 * Thomas Fergus (1850–1914), New Zealand politician
 * Tom Fergus (b. 1962), Canadian-raised American retired National Hockey League player