Drysdale

Drysdale is a Scottish familial lineage belonging to the Douglas clan. The name derives from Dryfesdale, a location in Lanarkshire.

People

• Art Drysdale (born 1939), Canadian celebrity gardener
• Cliff Drysdale (born 1941), former professional tennis player and current tennis announcer
• Denise Drysdale (born 1947), Australian entertainer
• Don Drysdale (1936-1993), pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Dougal Drysdale, Professor Emeritus in Fire Safety Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
• Jason Drysdale (born 1970), English footballer
• Katherine Drysdale (born 1959) Canadian artist
• Mahé Drysdale (born 1978), New Zealand rower
• Peter Drysdale (born 1938), Australian academic, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University.
• Robert Drysdale, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and aspiring professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
• Russell Drysdale (1912–1981), Australian artist
• Sydney Drysdale, English bowler (lawn bowls) - skippered the gold medal winning Fours at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia

Places

• Drysdale, Buenos Aires, a settlement in Carlos Tejador Partido, Argentina
• Drysdale, Victoria, a town on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, in Victoria, Australia
• Drysdale Island, one of the Wessel Islands

Other

• Drysdale (sheep) breed of sheep developed by Dr Francis Dry in 1931 in New Zealand
• Drysdale V8, an Australian brand of motorcycle
• Milburn Drysdale, fictional president of the Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills