Hairston is a surname of Scottish origin and may refer to:

American baseball family

  • Sam Hairston (1920–1997), former Major League Baseball player
  • Johnny Hairston (born 1944), retired Major League Baseball player
  • Jerry Hairston Sr. (born 1952), retired Major League Baseball player
  • Jerry Hairston Jr. (born 1976), former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Scott Hairston (born 1980), former Major League Baseball player for the Washington Nationals

Other people with the surname

  • Al Hairston (born 1945), retired American professional basketball player and college head coach
  • Carl Hairston (born 1952), former professional American football player
  • Curtis Hairston (1961–1996), American soul/funk vocalist
  • Danielle Hairston, American psychiatrist
  • Eugene Hairston (1929–2014), American boxer
  • George Hairston (1750–1825), gentleman planter, politician, and military officer in the Virginia Colony
  • Happy Hairston (1942–2001), American professional basketball player
  • PJ Hairston (born 1992), American professional basketball player
  • Jester Hairston (1901–2000), American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor
  • Justise Hairston (born 1983), American professional football player
  • Kamesha Hairston (born 1985), American professional basketball player
  • Leslie Hairston (born 1961), American politician
  • Malik Hairston (born 1987), American basketball player
  • Maxwell Hairston (born 2003), American football player
  • Nate Hairston (born 1994), American football player
  • Nelson Hairston (1917–2008), American ecologist
  • Robert Hairston (1717–1791), gentleman planter, politician, and military officer in the Virginia Colony
  • Troy Hairston (born 1998), American football player
  • Brother Will Hairston (1919–1988), American gospel singer and preacher

References

See also

  • Beaver Creek Plantation