Ramsay

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Not to be confused with Ramsey.

Ramsay is the Scottish spelling of Ramsey and may refer to one of the following.

Contents 1 Scottish history 2 Places called Ramsay 3 People named Ramsay 4 People surnamed Ramsay 5 Miscellaneous

[edit] Scottish history

Clan Ramsay is a Scottish clan led by the Earl of Dalhousie with its seat at Brechin Castle. There is also another branch of the clan — the Ramsays of Bamff, based in Perthshire.

[edit] Places called Ramsay

• Ramsay is the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Ramsay, Louisiana
• Ramsay, Michigan
• Ramsay, Montana

• Electoral district of Ramsay, a state electoral district in South Australia.

[edit] People named Ramsay

• Ramsay MacDonald — prime minister of Britain

[edit] People surnamed Ramsay

• Ramsay — enigmatic figure in Canadian buried treasure lore
• Alexander Ramsay — British admiral
• Allan Ramsay — Scottish poet (1686-1758)
• Allan Ramsay — Scottish painter (1713-1784)
• Arthur Michael Ramsey, 1904-1988; British Archbishop of Canterbury
• Bertram Ramsay — British admiral
• David Ramsay (1749-1815), American physician, congressman, and historian
• Edward Pierson Ramsay — Australian zoologist
• Edward Bannerman Ramsay (1793 - 1872), Scottish episcopalian clergyman and dean
• Fox Maule Ramsay — British political leader
• Francis Dennis Ramsay — Scottish painter (1925-)
• Frank P. Ramsey, 1903-1930, British; British mathematician, philosopher, and economist
• George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie — Canadian political leader
• Gordon Ramsay — chef and ex footballer
• Heath Ramsay — Australian butterfly swimmer
• James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie — British colonial leader
• James Ramsay (Australian governor) — Governor of Queensland
• James Ramsay (abolitionist) — Anglican minister and abolitionist
• Meta Ramsay — Labour Life Peer
• Sir William Ramsay — Nobel laureate chemist
• William Ramsay - the manufacturer of Kiwi boot polish

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Ramsay was also the codename of Soviet spy Richard Sorge.
• The USS Ramsay was a former American Navy ship.
• The Ramsay Principle is a rule in UK tax law.

Owen Ramsay Artist