Dale (surname)

Dale is a surname.

Notable people with this name

In academics and science:

• Amy Marjorie Dale (1901-1967), British classicist
• Edgar Dale (1900–1985), US educationist
• Henry Hallett Dale (1875–1968), English neuroscientist
• James Charles Dale (1792–1872), English entomologist
• Nellie Dale (1865-1967), British educator
• Peter Dale, British poet and translator

In arts and entertainment:

• Alan Dale (singer) (1926–2002), American singer
• Alan Dale (born 1947), New Zealand-born Australian actor
• Benjamin Dale (1885–1943), English composer
• Cynthia Dale (born 1961), Canadian television dancer and actress
• Dick Dale (born 1937), American songwriter musician
• Felicia Dale, American folk music singer-songwriter
• Heather Dale, Canadian Celtic singer
• Ian Anthony Dale (born 1978), American television actor
• James Badge Dale (born 1978), American actor
• Jennifer Dale (born 1956), Canadian television dancer and actress
• Jim Dale (born 1935), British singer comedian & actor
• Jimmy Dale (musician) (born 1935), Canadian arranger, conductor, composer, pianist, and organist
• Mickey Dale, keyboardist with English rock band Embrace
• Virginia Dale (1917–1994), American film actress

In politics and government:

• Bob Dale (politician) (1875–1953) South Australian unionist and politician
• Charles M. Dale (1893–1978), American jurist & politician
• Iain Dale (born 1962), British conservative blogger
• Porter H. Dale (1867–1933), US congressman and senator
• Robert Dale (politician) (born 1946), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
• Shana Dale (born 1964), American Deputy Administrator of NASA
• Thomas Dale (born 1619), British naval commander Virginia deputy-governor
• Tony Dale (born 1969), American politician
• William Dale (Australian politician) (c. 1830–1904), politician and teetotaler in South Australia

In religion:

• John Dale (minister), American minister Church of Christ
• Robert William Dale (1829–1895), English Nonconformist church leader
• T. Pelham Dale (1821–1892), Anglo-Catholic ritualist clergyman

In sports:

• Dale (Middlesex cricketer), English cricketer, playing 1789-1809
• Adam Dale (born 1968), Australian cricketer
• Adrian Dale (born 1968), South African cricketer
• Alexander Dale Oen (1985-2012), Norwegian swimmer
• Carl Dale (born 1966), Welsh footballer
• Carroll Dale (born 1938), American football wide receiver
• Dominic Dale (born 1971), Welsh professional snooker player and commentator
• Harry Dale (footballer) (1899–1985), English footballer
• Jimmy Dale (footballer) (born 1869), Scottish footballer
• John Dale (cricketer)
• Mark Dale (born 1982), English cricketer
• Roland Dale (born 1927), American football player
• Stacey Dales (born 1979), Canadian basketball player and sportscaster

Other:

• David Dale (1739–1806), Scottish industrialist & philanthropist
• George Dale (died 1934), American executed murderer
• Louise Dale, English writer.
• Louise Boyd Dale (1913-1967), noted philatelist.
• Richard Dale (1756–1826), US naval officer
• Robert Dale (1812–1853), European explorer of Australia
• T. Lawrence Dale (1884–1959), English architect

Fictional characters

• Alan-a-Dale, minstrel from the Robin Hood legend

See also

• Dale (given name)
• Dale (disambiguation) for other uses
• Dahl or Dahle, surname with a similar spelling

References