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