Milne (surname)

Milne /ˈmɪln/ is a surname of Scottish origin, and may refer to:

In military:

• Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, British admiral
• Archibald Berkeley Milne (1855–1938), admiral of the Royal Navy
• Sir David Milne, British admiral
• Duncan Grinnell-Milne (1896–1973), English First World War pilot
• George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, British field marshal
• John Theobald Milne, English first world war flying ace
• MacGillivray Milne, United States Navy Captain, and the 27th Governor of American Samoa
• William Johnstone Milne, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross

In science:

• Edward Arthur Milne, British mathematician and astrophysicist
• John Milne, English geologist
• Lorus J Milne and Margery Milne, American zoologists and authors
• William Grant Milne (?–1866), Scottish botanist
• James Stuart Milne New Zealand mathematician

In politics:

• Charles Black Milne (1879–1935), Scottish politician, Unionist Party Member of Parliament for West Fife
• Christine Milne, Australian politician
• David Milne (Ontario politician)
• Duane Milne, Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 167th legislative district
• Eddie Milne (1915–1983), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Blyth, later re-elected as an independent candidate
• John Milne (politician) (1839–1922), Canadian Senator and businessman
• John Wardlaw-Milne (1879–1922), British Conservative Party politician
• Lance Milne (?–1996), Australian Democrats member of the South Australian Legislative Council
• Lorna Anne Milne, Canadian senator
• Michael John Milne, 34th Baron of Corstorphine
• Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party politician
• Robert Milne (Canadian politician) (1881–1953), Member of Parliament
• Ross Milne (Canadian politician) (born 1932), retired Canadian politician
• Sir William Milne (politician) (1822–1895), Australian politician
• William Ross Milne, Canadian politician

In literature:

• A. A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh
• Carly Milne, Canadian writer
• Christian Milne (1773–?), Scottish poetess of the Romantic Era
• Christopher Robin Milne, son of A. A. Milne, appearing as Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh
• Drew Milne, British poet and academic
• Ewart Milne, Irish poet who was in the Spanish Civil War
• Mary Christianna Milne Lewis, a popular British mystery writer and children's author who wrote as Christianna Brand
• Robert Duncan Milne (1844–1899), American science fiction writer

In sports:

• Alec Milne, Scottish footballer who played for Cardiff City
• Alec Milne (footballer born 1889), footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke
• Andrew Milne (born 1990), professional footballer
• Arthur Milne (footballer) (1915–1997), Scottish association football player, played for Dundee United, Hibs and St. Mirren
• Athol Milne, former Australian rules footballer who played with University
• Billy Milne, Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal
• Brian Milne (born 1973), former American football fullback in the National Football League
• Callum Milne (born 1965), Scottish former footballer who played as a right back
• Cordy Milne (1914–1937), American motorcycle speedway rider
• David Milne (rugby league), Australian Rugby League player
• David Milne (rugby union), former Scottish international rugby union player
• Elizabeth Milne (born 1990), New Zealand football player who represented her country
• Fiona Milne, Canadian rower
• Gordon Milne (born 1937), English former footballer and football manager
• Herbert Milne (born 1884), Australian rules footballer
• Iain Milne (born 1958), former Scotland rugby union footballer
• Jack Milne (1907–1995), international speedway rider
• Jimmy Milne (football), Scotland player and manager
• Kenny Milne (rugby union) (born 1961), former Scotland rugby union player who was capped 39 times
• Kenny Milne (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish professional footballer playing for Scunthorpe United
• Lachie Milne (born 1978), Australian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s
• Leslie Milne (field hockey) (born 1956), former field hockey player from the United States
• Malcolm Milne (born 1948), former Australian Olympic skier
• Pete Milne, former Major League Baseball outfielder
• Ralph Milne, Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United and Manchester United
• Ray Milne, former Scottish–U.S. soccer defender
• Riley Milne, Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Hawks
• Robert Milne (footballer), Scottish-born footballer who played for Ireland
• Ross Milne, Australian Olympic downhill skier
• Shawn Milne (born 1981), American road bicycle racer
• Stephen Milne, Australian rules footballer
• Steven Milne (footballer) (born 1980), Scottish footballer
• Vic Milne (1897–1971), footballer who played Aston Villa
• Wilfred Milne (born 1899), English former professional footballer
• William Milne (sport shooter) (born 1852), British sport shooter who competed in the Olympic Games

In other fields:

• Alasdair Milne, former Director-General of the BBC
• Alex Milne, a comic book artist
• Alexander Milne, British civil servant
• Alexander Milne, entrepreneur
• Andy Milne, Canadian jazz pianist and composer now based in New York
• Anna-Louise Milne, specialist of Twentieth Century Parisian History and Culture
• Bruce Milne (born 1957), Australian music entrepreneur closely linked to the Melbourne post-punk scene
• Christopher Milne (born 1950), Australian actor and award winning writer
• Christopher Milne (artist) (born 1965), United States born, New York-based visual artist
• Dan Milne, British actor/director who is possibly best known for his role in EastEnders
• David Brown Milne (1882–1953), artist
• David Milne (artist) (1882–1953), Canadian painter
• Ethel Marian Milne, mother of singing legend Judy Garland
• Glenn Milne, a News Ltd journalist and vice-president of the National Press Club of Australia
• Hamish Milne, a British pianist and a professor of Music
• Lawrence Arabia, real name James Milne, solo artist and bassist for Okkervil River
• James Lees-Milne (1908–1997), English writer and expert on country houses
• Jennifer Keeler-Milne (born 1961), Australian contemporary artist
• Jimmy Milne (trade unionist), STUC General Secretary
• John Alden Milne, filmmaker
• John Milne (journalist), retired BBC Scotland presenter
• Joshua Milne (1776–1851), English actuary
• Kevin Milne (born 1949), New Zealand television presenter
• Leslie Milne (anthropologist) (1860–1932), English lady who traveled extensively and wrote about the ethnic peoples of the Shan State in Northern Burma
• Paula Milne, British screenwriter who has been active since the 1970s
• Robert Lyon (Australian settler), advocate of Australian Aboriginal rights (born Robert Milne)
• Robert Milne (telecommunications consultant), see Inmos
• Ronald Milne (born 1957), British librarian and administrator
• Seumas Milne (born 1958), British journalist and writer
• Stewart Milne (born 1950), successful businessman from Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Tom Milne (1926–2005), British film critic
• Walter Milne (died 1558), the last Protestant martyr to be burned in Scotland
• William Milne (missionary) (1782–1834), British Protestant missionary to China
• William J. Milne (educator) (1843–1914), American educator

See also

• Barnaby Miln (born 1947), Social Activist
• James Miln (1819-1881), Scottish Antiquary
• Mylne
• Milnes