Douglas (surname)

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Douglas (also spelled Douglass) is a masculine given name. It is also a common surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Douglas. It is a Gaelic name that means black water.

Contents 1 Arts 1.1 Visual arts 1.2 Literature 1.3 Music 2 Business 3 Law 4 Military 5 Nobility 6 Politics 7 Sport 8 Science 8.1 Biology 8.2 Engineering 8.3 Physics 9 Television and film 10 Other fields

[edit] Arts

[edit] Visual arts

• Aaron Douglas (1900–1979), American artist

[edit] Literature

• Lord Alfred Douglas (1870–1945), British poet
• Gavin Douglas (1474–1522), Scottish poet and bishop
• Keith Douglas (1920–1944), English poet of World War II
• Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998), American conservationist and writer
• Mark Douglas-Home, Scottish editor-in-chief of The Herald in Glasgow, Scotland
• Michael Douglas, American actor
• Michael Douglas, American author
• Norman Douglas (1868–1952), British writer

[edit] Music

• Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas (1980–), American R&B singer
• Carl Douglas, Jamaican-born singer
• Jerry Douglas (musician) (1955–), American country music and bluegrass musician

[edit] Business

• Gustaf Douglas (1938–), Swedish businessman, vice chairman and largest single shareholder in security firm Securitas

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[edit] Law

• William O. Douglas (1898–1980), American Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

[edit] Military

• Camp Douglas (Chicago), Union prisoner of war camp during the American Civil War
• Lt. Col. Campbell Mellis Douglas V.C. (1840–1909), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• James Douglas (the Black) (1286–1330), Scottish soldier and knight in the Scottish Wars of Independence
• Lt. Col. Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton V.C. (1863–1915), Scottish soldier and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross

[edit] Nobility

• Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852), Scottish politician
• Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton (1862–1940), Duke in the Peerage of Scotland
• Sir Archibald Douglas (k. 1333), Guardian of Scotland, Leader of Scots army at Halidon Hill
• Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (1450–1514), warden of the east marches
• Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (1555–1588), the son of David, 7th earl
• Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton (1903–1973), Aviator, politician and landowner
• Earl of Douglas, extinct earldom
• Guillelmo de Duglas, son of the mythical Sholto Douglas, progenitor of the House. Served Charlemagne in Italy in the late 8th c.
• House of Douglas, Scottish noble house
• James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (1358–1388), influential lord in the Kingdom of Scotland
• James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1525–1581), the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI
• James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712), eldest son of William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton and his wife Anne
• James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (1942–), the younger son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
• John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton (d.1513), British nobility
• John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), Scottish nobleman
• Margaret Douglas (1515–1578), the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor
• Marquess of Douglas and Clydesale , subsidiary title of the Duke of Hamilton
• Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (1878–1951), the daughter of Major Robert Poore
• Sholto Douglas (d.unknown), Mythical progenitor of the houde of Douglas
• Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771–1820), Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada
• Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806–1884), British politician and nobleman
• Sir William "le Hardi" Douglas, (c.1240–d. Tower of London 1299), Governor of Berwick Castle, Scottish warrior and freedom-fighter
• William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695), Scottish politician
• William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (1553–1611), the son of William, the 9th earl
• William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1635–1694), the son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas

[edit] Politics

• Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995), British baron, politician, and prime minister
• Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston (1851–1926), British statesman and politician
• Denzil Douglas (1953–), Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis
• Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer
• Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980), American actress and politician
• James Douglas (Governor) (1803–1877), Scottish-Canadian governor of the colony of Vancouver Island
• James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of DouglasPC,QC (1942-), Scottish nobleman, Conservative politician
• Jim Douglas (1952–), American politician
• John Douglas (Queensland politician), Premier of Queensland, Australia
• Paul Douglas (1892–1976), American economist and United States Senator from Illinois
• Roger Douglas (1973–), former New Zealand politician
• Rosie Douglas (1941–2000), Dominican politician
• Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), American politician
• Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), Canadian politician, Premier of Saskatchewan, and father of Shirley Douglas
• Walburga Habsburg Douglas, Austrian-Swedish politician, member of the Swedish parliament since 2006
• William Lewis Douglas (1845–1924), American politician

[edit] Sport

• Hugh Douglas (1971–), American NFL football player
• James "Buster" Douglas (1960–), American heavyweight boxer
• Katie Douglas (1979–), American Women's National Basketball Association player
• Andy Douglas (wrestler), American professional wrestler
• Shane Douglas (1964–), American professional wrestler

[edit] Science

[edit] Biology

• David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist
• Douglas Squirrel, a squirrel of the species Tamiasciurus douglasii
• Douglas-fir, a coniferous tree of the genus Pseudotsuga

[edit] Engineering

• C. H. Douglas (1879–1952), Scottish engineer and pioneer of the social credit concept
• Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. (1892–1981), American aircraft industrialist

[edit] Physics

• James Douglas (physician) (1675–1742), Scottish physician and anatomist
• Michael R. Douglas, American physicist at Rutgers University

[edit] Television and film

Actors

• Don Douglas (1905-1945), Scottish film actor
• Donald Douglas, British actor
• Donna Douglas (1933–), American actress
• Gordon Douglas (director) (1907–1993), American actor and director
• Hal Douglas, voice actor
• Illeana Douglas (1965–), American actress
• Kirk Douglas (1916–), American actor
• Kyan Douglas (1970–), American cosmetologist
• Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981), American actor
• Michael Douglas (1944–), American actor and producer
• Mike Douglas (1925–2006), American entertainer and former TV talk-show host
• Paul Douglas (actor) (1907–1959), American actor
• Paul Douglas (cameraman), British CBS News cameraman
• Saba Douglas-Hamilton (1970–), Television presenter and Naturalist
• Sarah Douglas (1952–), English actress
• Shirley Douglas (1934–), Canadian actress, former wife of Donald Sutherland and mother of Kiefer Sutherland

[edit] Other fields

• Jesse Douglas (1897–1965), American mathematician and professor of mathematics
• John Douglas (1721–1807), Scottish man of letters and Anglican bishop
• Mary Douglas (1921–), British anthropologist
• Michael Dutton Douglas (1945–1963), road accident victim