Douglas (surname)
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- For the Scottish family of Douglas see Clan Douglas.
Douglas (occasionally spelled Douglass) is a common surname of Scottish origin, thought to derive from the Gaelic Dubh Glas, meaning Black or Black/Green Water, referring to locations either at Douglas in Scotland or Douglas in Ireland.
Douglas is also used as a masculine, and very occasionally feminine, given name.
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[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
- William Douglas-Home, British playwright
[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 AB
- Donald Douglas (April 6, 1892 – February 1, 1981), Scottish businessman, founder of Douglas Aircraft
[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
- Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
- Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton (1903–1973), Aviator, politician and landowner
- Earl of Douglas, extinct earldom
- George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus (1378-1402)
- 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, 2nd Earl of Angus (c. 1398-1437)
- 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] Earth sciences
- Robert John Wilson Douglas (1920–1979) Canadian geologist
[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] Mathematics
- Jim Douglas, Jr. (1927–), American mathematician
[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
- Alexander Douglas Douglas (1843 - 1914), Australian inspector of police and explorer
- 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
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