Duncan

Duncan is a Scottish name meaning dark, or brown, warrior, the equivalent in Gaelic being Donnchadh. It may be used as a surname or boy's first name. It is the name of several famous people, including two Scottish kings, several places in the United States, and six ships of the Royal Navy. In royalty:

• Duncan I of Scotland (d. 1040), king of Alba
• Duncan II of Scotland (1060–1094), king of Scots

In geography:

• Duncan, Arizona, town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
• Duncan, British Columbia, city in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
• Duncan, Iowa, community founded in 1892 by Frank Urich Sr. and his wife
• Duncan, Mississippi, town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
• Duncan, Nebraska, village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States
• Duncan, Oklahoma, city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States
• Duncan, South Carolina, town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
• Duncanville, Texas, city in Dallas County, Texas

In military:

• Adam Duncan, British admiral
• HMS Duncan (D99), D-class destroyer launched in 1931 that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War
• HMS Duncan (F80), the fifth Duncan named after Admiral Adam Duncan
• USS Duncan (DD-46), Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I
• USS Duncan (DD-485), Gleaves-class destroyer
• USS Duncan (DD-874), Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 22 May 1944
• USS Duncan (FFG-10), fourth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates

In sports:

• Dave Duncan (baseball), Major League Baseball player and pitching coach
• Duncan Ferguson, Scottish football player well known for his exceptional heading ability
• Ian Duncan (born 1961), Kenyan rally driver
• Tim Duncan (born 1976), American basketball player

In acting:

• Carmen Duncan (born 1942), Australian actress
• Duncan Regehr, Canadian stage, film and television actor
• Lindsay Duncan, actress
• Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor, producer, movie director, and television director who is best known for his role as Tom Paris
• Sandy Duncan (born 1946), American actress

In fiction:

• Duncan, He-man's Man-at-arms from the Masters of the Universe toyline, comics and cartoon
• Duncan, the ship in Jules Verne's novel In Search of the Castaways
• Duncan, Homer Simpson's racehorse in the Simpsons TV show
• Duncan, character on the TV series VR.5
• Duncan the Rock 'n' Rolling Engine, character in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
• Duncan Idaho, fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
• Duncan MacLeod, the immortal hero in Highlander: The Series

In music:

• "Duncan", song by Paul Simon on the album Paul Simon
• Duncan Sheik, American singer
• Trevor Duncan, English composer

In other fields:

• Alan Duncan (born 1957), British politician
• Alasdair Duncan, Australian writer
• Dave Duncan (writer), Canadian writer
• David Duncan, government witness in Enron scandal
• Donald Duncan, American entrepreneur and inventor, who is most commonly associated with Yo-yos
• Donald B. Duncan (1896-1975), American sailor
• Glen Duncan (born 1965), British author
• Helen Duncan (1897 – 1956), Scottish medium
• Henry Duncan, founder of the first Trustee Savings Bank
• Isadora Duncan, dancer
• John Charles Duncan (1882–1967), American astronomer
• Robert Duncan (poet), U.S. beat poet
• Robert E Duncan, English gynecologist
• William A. Duncan, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania

See also

• George Smith Duncan
• Iain Duncan Smith
• W. G. G. Duncan Smith
• Joseph E. Duncan III, Notorious murderer and sexual predator