Fessenden

Fessenden, an English surname dating back to the 17th century, can refer to:

* People:
** Francis Fessenden, American Civil War major general, son of William P. Fessenden
** James D. Fessenden, American Civil War brigadier general, son of William P. Fessenden
** Larry Fessenden (born 1963), American film director
** Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, radio pioneer
** Richard Fessenden Chemistry Professor, University of Notre Dame
** Samuel Fessenden (1784-1869), American abolitionist; father of Samuel Clement, Thomas Amory Deblois & William P. Fessenden
** Samuel Clement Fessenden, judge and U.S. Representative from Maine 1861 – 1863
** Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden attorney, and briefly U.S. Representative from Maine, December 1862 – 1863
** William P. Fessenden, U.S. Senator and Lincoln's Treasury Secretary

* Place Names:
** Fessenden, North Dakota
** Fessenden, a fictional princedom in Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince series

* Schools:
** Fessenden School

* Brands:
** Fessenden (guitars), a pedal steel guitar manufacturer