MacLeod

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McLeod or MacLeod is a Scottish surname. It refers to:

• Persons named McLeod
  • A.A. MacLeod (20th century), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • Alan McLeod (1899–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Alistair MacLeod (1936–), Canadian author
  • Ally McLeod (1931–2004), Scottish football player and manager
  • Andrew MacLeod (1966–), Australian, International Disaster Response Manager
  • Bryan McLeod (1974–), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), Canadian mystery fiction writer
  • Colin McLeod (1909–1972), Canadian-American geneticist
  • Donald McLeod (1885–1958), British Army officer with the British Indian Army
  • Duncan Stuart McLeod (1854–[?]), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874–1935), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Fred McLeod (1882–1976), Scottish-American golfer
  • Gavin MacLeod (1930–), American actor
  • George MacLeod (1895–1991), Scottish churchman, founder of the Iona Community.
  • Gordon Macleod (1979–), ...of the Clan Macleod of Macleod of the Isle of Skye. Very patriotic Scotsman now living in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Haggis McLeod (contemporary), British juggler and comedian
  • Henry Dunning Macleod (1821–1902), Scottish economist
  • H. G. McLeod (?–?), Inventor of the McLeod gauge
  • Iain Macleod (1913–1970), British politician
  • Ian R. MacLeod (1956–), British science fiction and fantasy author
  • Izale McLeod (1984–), British footballer
  • James Macleod (1836–1894), Scottish-Canadian pioneer and RCMP commissioner
  • John Macleod (1876–1935), Scottish biochemist and co-discoverer of insulin
  • Keith McLeod (1979–), American basketball player
  • Ken MacLeod (1954–), Scottish science fiction writer
  • Lyn McLeod (1942–), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • Malcolm Macleod, former Lord Rector of Edinburgh University
  • Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), American educator
  • Nicholas McLeod (fl. 1868 – 1889) Scottish businessman and missionary
  • Nathanel Macleod (dates unknown), British Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1991–1995
  • Neil McLeod (1842–1915), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
  • Norman McLeod (1812–1872), Scottish theologian and Social Reformer.
  • Roshown McLeod (1975-), Former American Basketball player
  • Sarah McLeod (1971–), New Zealand actress
  • Shane McLeod (1975–), Australian news correspondent
  • Stuart Macleod (1982–), Scottish magician
  • Stuart Macleod, Australian guitarist

• Fictional characters
  • Connor MacLeod, character from Highlander movies and television series
  • Duncan MacLeod, character from Highlander movies and television series

• Place names
  • Fort Macleod, town in Alberta, Canada
  • Macleod, a federal electoral district in Alberta
  • McLeod County, Minnesota, USA
  • MacLeod, town in Victoria, Australia
  • McLeod Ganj, town in Himachal Pradesh, India

• Other
  • Clan MacLeod, Scottish clan
  • Lake Macleod, lake in Western Australia
  • McLeod's Daughters, Australian television drama
  • McLeod gauge, scientific instrument to measure very low pressures
  • McLeod syndrome, an anomaly of the Kell antigen system

See also Leod, McCloud