Macdonald
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MacDonald, Macdonald, or McDonald is a reference to Clan Donald, one of the largest Scottish clans. It may also refer to:
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Astronomy
- 991 McDonalda, asteroid
- McDonald (crater), crater on the moon
- McDonald Observatory, astronomical observatory in Texas
[edit] Television and film
- Christopher McDonald, American actor
- Ian MacDonald (actor), American actor and director during the 1940s and 1960s
- Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress
- Kevin MacDonald (director), Scottish documentary film director
- Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
- Marie MacDonald, American film actress
- Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
- Sona MacDonald, Austrian American actress
- Trevor McDonald, British news presenter
- William J. MacDonald, (writer and producer)
[edit] Military
- Claude Maxwell MacDonald, British soldier and diplomat
- Étienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald, Marshal of France
- Hector Archibald MacDonald, British General
[edit] Literature
- Ann-Marie MacDonald, Canadian playwright, novelist, actor and broadcast journalist.
- George MacDonald, Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister
- Ian MacDonald, British music critic and author
- Ian McDonald (author), British science fiction novelist
- John D. MacDonald, American writer
- Walt McDonald, American poet
[edit] Politics
- Ian Macdonald (Australian politician), member of the Australian Senate for Queensland
- Ian Macdonald (New South Wales politician), Australian politician
- John A. Macdonald, the first Canadian Prime Minister
- John Sandfield Macdonald, the first Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario after the confederation of Canada in 1867
- Ramsay MacDonald, British prime minister
- William Alexander Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada politician
- William Josiah MacDonald (1873 - 1946), Michigan politician
- William Ross Macdonald (1891-1976), Ontario, Canada lawyer, statesman
[edit] Music
- Hugh McDonald (musician) (1950 born)
- Joe McDonald, former lead singer of the 1960s rock & roll group Country Joe and the Fish
- Ian McDonald (musician), member and producer of the progressive rock group called King Crimson
- Jeanette MacDonald, singer and actress
- Old McDonald Had a Farm, children's song about a farmer named McDonald and the various animals he keeps on his farm
[edit] Sports
- Andy McDonald, Canadian professional hockey player with the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks
- Carlo MacDonald, Scottish/Italian Rugby player currently at wing for the Knights
- Joey MacDonald, Canadian ice hockey goaltender playing for the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins
- John W. MacDonald (soccer), Scottish/American soccer player inducted into the Philadelphia Soccer Hall of Fame and also a member of the Philadelphia "Oldtimers" Soccer Association
- Kevin MacDonald (footballer), Scottish football player who formed part of the Liverpool "double" winning side of 1986
- Kevin McDonald (footballer), English professional footballer currently playing for Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League
- Neil McDonald, Former English professional footballer turned coach currently managing for Carlisle United in Football League One
[edit] Other
- Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, the first of two suspension bridges linking the Halifax Peninsula to Dartmouth across Halifax Harbour
- Baron Macdonald, title in the Peerage of Ireland
- Eugene F. McDonald, founder of Zenith Radio
- Ian G. Macdonald, British mathematician known for his contributions to symmetric functions, special functions, and Lie algebra theory
- Jeffrey R. MacDonald, American murderer
- Kevin B. MacDonald, professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach
- William MacDonald (serial killer)
- William Christoper Macdonald (1831-1917), Canadian tobacco manufacturer, philanthropist
- James McDonald (1886-1964), First US Ambassador to Israel
- McDonald's, chain of fast food restaurants
- Macdonald Realty, Canadian Real Estate Brokerage Firm