Campbell (surname)
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Campbell is the family name of a Scottish clan perhaps most notable for the Massacre of Glencoe. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 46th-most common surname.[1]
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[edit] Notable persons named Campbell
[edit] Military and Politics
- Alastair Campbell, British political editor and spokesman
- Archibald Campbell, British army officer and administrator of the New Brunswick colony
- Colin Campbell, Lieutenant General Sir, soldier of the Napoleonic Wars and governor of Novia Scotia and Ceylon
- Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, a British soldier
- Colin Campbell (Scottish politician), Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, Prime Minister
- Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia
- Jane L. Campbell, the first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- John Campbell (of Strachur), well-known Commander-in-Chief
- Kim Campbell, first female Prime Minister of Canada
- Menzies Campbell, British Liberal Democrat leader
- Tom Campbell, California politician
- William Campbell (general), militia leader at the Battle of King's Mountain and at the Battle of Guilford Court House
- William B. Campbell, governor of Tennessee
[edit] Sports
- Bill Campbell (baseball player), former relief pitcher
- Cassie Campbell, Canadian former ice hockey player
- Clarence Campbell, former president of the National Hockey League
- Colin Campbell (ice hockey), former National Hockey League player and current NHL executive
- Dave Campbell, baseball announcer and former player
- Donald Campbell, Sir Malcolm's son
- Earl Campbell, former NFL running back
- Elden Campbell, former NBA player
- Hugh Campbell, Irish baseball player
- Jim Campbell, baseball executive
- Kevin Campbell (footballer), English footballer
- Malcolm Campbell, British holder of world land and water speed records
- Michael Campbell, professional golf player, 2005 U.S. Open Champion
- Mike Campbell (baseball), 19th century Irish baseball player
- Mike Campbell (baseball player), 20th century baseball player
- Preston Campbell, Australian rugby league player
- Sol Campbell, footballer(soccer)
- DJ Campbell, footballer(soccer)
- William C. Campbell, amateur golfer and former USGA president
[edit] Television and film
- Bruce Campbell, American actor of Scottish descent
- Campbell Brown, NBC-TV news announcer in the 2000s
- Carol Campbell, German actress
- Naomi Campbell, supermodel, actress and singer
- Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- Norman Campbell, Canadian composer, director and Officer of the Order of Canada
- Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality
- Ryan Campbell, extra in Rambo III
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress
- William Campbell (film actor), American actor
[edit] Music, art, and literature
- Glen Campbell, country music artist
- Graeme Campbell, musician
- Isobel Campbell, musician
- J. Scott Campbell, comic book artist
- Jimmy Campbell (musician), singer-songwriter from Liverpool
- Jimmy Campbell (author), author of the "Tower Above All" books
- Jimmy Campbell (jazz musician), (1928-1998) drummer
- John W. Campbell, editor of science fiction magazine Astounding Stories
- Joseph Campbell, mythologist
- Michael Martin Campbell, Irish Born musician and writer
- Phil Campbell (musician), guitarist of the heavy metal band Motörhead
- Ramsey Campbell, British horror writer
- Reginald Campbell, British writer
- Roy Campbell (musician), jazz trumpeter
- Roy Campbell (poet), South African poet and critic
- Tevin Campbell music artist
- Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet
- Beck (born Bek Campbell), musician
[edit] Science and education
- Archibald George Campbell (1880-1954), Australian ornithologist
- Archibald James Campbell (1853-1929), Australian ornithologist
- Colen Campbell, Scottish neo-Palladian architect
- Colin Campbell (geologist), oil industry analyst
- Colin Campbell (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham
- Donald T. Campbell, American professor of psychology and education
- George Campbell Jr., President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- John Francis Campbell, Celtic scholar
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
- Neil Campbell (scientist), American Scientist and Textbook Author
- Reginald Campbell Thompson, British archaeologist
- John Edward Campbell, mathematician known for the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula
[edit] Other
- Ffyona Campbell, British woman who was the first woman to walk around the world
- Patrick Campbell (INLA member)
- William D. Campbell, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1939
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
