Carmichael
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Carmichael is a Scottish clan, from the village of Carmichael, in South Lanarkshire, Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom. It is also the name of a family from the west coast of Scotland, from the Gaelic MacGillemichael, meaning son of the servant of Michael, these Carmichaels are part of the Stewarts of Appin.
However, these are not the only Carmichaels.
Carmichael is also the name of a town in California, United States:
Several people have had the surname Carmichael:
- Amy Carmichael was a missionary to Tamil Nadu, India
- Alistair Carmichael is a Scottish Liberal Democratic politician
- Chris Carmichael, cycling trainer for Lance Armstrong and others
- Crystal Carmichael is a professional wrestler
- Franklin Carmichael was a Canadian artist.
- Gershom Carmichael was a Scottish philosopher.
- Greg Carmichael is an English guitarist
- Harold Carmichael played for the American football professional team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Hoagy Carmichael was an American musician.
- Ian Carmichael - is a British actor
- James Carmichael is the name of several notable people
- Leonard Carmichael was an American educator, associated with Tufts University
- Ricky Carmichael - is a professional motocross racer
- Robert Daniel Carmichael was an American mathematician.
- Sandy Carmichael - a Scottish rugby player who also played for the British Lions.
- Stokely Carmichael was an Trinidadian/American Black activist.
A Carmichael number is a special kind of number in number theory named for mathematician Robert Carmichael.