Campbell (surname)
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Campbell is a Scottish family name of Gaelic origins.
The name in some cases derives from the Scottish Clan Campbell, in other cases from Mac Cathmhaoil meaning son of the battle chieftain.[citation needed]
Campbell is the 47th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[2] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 46th-most common surname.[3]
Notable persons named Campbell
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Military and politics
- Aileen Campbell, member of the Scottish Parliament
- Alastair Campbell, British political editor and spokesman
- Albert Ralph Campbell, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil, Scottish soldier
- General Sir Archibald Campbell of Inverneill, Scottish Soldier
- Bill Campbell (California politician), American politician
- Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, British soldier
- Colin Campbell (Scottish politician), Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Daniel J. Campbell, American Spanish-American War Medal of Honor recipient
- Epsy Campbell Barr, Presidential Candidate in Costa Rica
- Frank Campbell, NYS Comptroller 1892-1893
- General George Carter-Campbell, Scottish soldier
- Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician), Premier of British Columbia
- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister
- Jack M. Campbell, Governor of New Mexico
- James W. Campbell, former member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Jane L. Campbell, first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- John Campbell (of Strachur), well-known Commander-in-Chief
- John B. T. Campbell III, American politician
- Kim Campbell, first female Prime Minister of Canada
- Kim Campbell (pilot), US Air Force A-10 pilot
- Menzies Campbell, former British Liberal Democrat leader
- Samuel Campbell (American politician), Congressional Representative from New York
- William Campbell (general), militia leader at the Battle of King's Mountain and at the Battle of Guilford Court House
- William B. Campbell, governor of Tennessee
Sports
- Alec Campbell, English footballer
- Andy Campbell, English footballer
- Bill Campbell (baseball player), relief pitcher
- Brian Campbell, Chicago Blackhawks hockey player
- Cassie Campbell, Canadian former ice hockey player
- Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League
- Colin Campbell (ice hockey), National Hockey League player and current NHL executive
- DJ Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)
- Darren Campbell, English sprint athlete and Olympian
- Dave Campbell, baseball announcer and former player
- Don Campbell, retired Canadian ice hockey player
- Donald Campbell, British car and motorboat racer
- Earl Campbell, NFL running back
- Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell, Irish rugby international
- Elden Campbell, NBA player
- Fraizer Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)
- Greg Campbell, Australian cricketer
- Hugh Campbell (baseball), Irish baseball player
- Jason Campbell, NFL quarterback
- Jim Campbell (baseball executive), baseball executive
- Julia Campbell (footballer), New Zealand women's international football player
- Kevin Campbell (footballer), English footballer
- Malcolm Campbell, British holder of world land and water speed records
- Michael Campbell (born 1969), New Zealand golfer
- Michael Campbell (born 1978), Jamaican track and field sprinter
- Mike Campbell (first baseman), 19th century Irish baseball player
- Mike Campbell (pitcher), 20th century baseball player
- Nate Campbell, current WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight boxing champion
- Preston Campbell, Australian rugby league player
- Randy Campbell,(Quarterback) Auburn University
- Ryan Campbell, Australian cricketer
- Sol Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)
- Tara Campbell, Canadian water polo player
- Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter
- William C. Campbell, amateur golfer and former USGA president
Television and film
- Bruce Campbell, American actor of Scottish descent
- Carol Campbell (actress), German actress
- Christian Campbell, Canadian actor and brother of Neve Campbell
- Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress
- Graeme Campbell, Canadian film director
- John Campbell (broadcaster), New Zealand current events television presenter on "Campbell Live"
- Julia Campbell, American actress
- Ken Hudson Campbell, American actor
- Naomi Campbell (born 1970), British supermodel, actress and singer
- Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- Nicky Campbell, critical Scottish TV journalist and presenter
- Norman Campbell, Canadian composer, director and Officer of the Order of Canada
- Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress
- Tim Campbell (actor), ex-Home And Away star and host of Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune
- Vernon Campbell, American actor
- William Campbell (film actor), American actor
Music, art, and literature
- Alex Campbell, Scottish folk singer
- Ali Campbell, singer-songwriter of the reggae band UB40
- Brun Campbell, ragtime composer and pianist
- Cecil Bustamente Campbell, better known as Prince Buster, musician from Kingston, Jamaica
- Eddie Campbell, graphic novelist, artist
- Glen Campbell, country music artist
- Glenn Ross Campbell, rock guitarist
- Isobel Campbell, musician
- J. Scott Campbell, comic book artist
- Jimmy Campbell (musician), singer-songwriter from Liverpool
- John Francis Campbell, (1822–1885) Celtic scholar
- John W. Campbell, editor of science fiction magazine Astounding Stories
- Julia Campbell (journalist), American journalist
- Ken Campbell, (1941–2008), British writer, actor, director and comedian
- Kurtis Campbell, British DJ
- Phil Campbell (musician), guitarist of the heavy metal band Motörhead
- Ramsey Campbell, British horror writer
- Reginald Campbell, British writer
- Roy Campbell (musician), jazz trumpeter
- Roy Campbell (poet), South African poet and critic
- Tevin Campbell, music artist
- Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet
- Beck (born Bek Campbell), musician
- Steve Campbell (artist), British artist
Science and education
- Archibald George Campbell (1880–1954), Australian ornithologist
- Archibald James Campbell (1853–1929), Australian ornithologist
- Arthur Campbell (1962–present), Irish pioneer of Computer Technologies
- Colen Campbell, Scottish neo-Palladian architect
- Colin Campbell (geologist), oil industry analyst
- Colin Campbell (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham
- Donald T. Campbell, American professor of psychology and education
- George Ashley Campbell, American pioneer in the theory of electronic filters
- George Campbell Jr., President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- John Edward Campbell, mathematician known for the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff
- John Francis Campbell, Celtic scholar
- Joseph Campbell, mythologist
- Lyle Campbell, linguist
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
- Murray Campbell, computer scientist
- Neil Campbell (scientist), American Scientist and Textbook Author
- Reginald Campbell Thompson, British archaeologist
- Samuel Campbell (doctor), ship's surgeon on board the HMS Plummper 1857-1861 and the namesake of the city Campbell River, British Columbia and of Campbell Island
Other
- Alexander Campbell, American religious figure and a leader of the Restoration Movement
- Ffyona Campbell, British woman who was the first woman to walk around the world
- Patrick Campbell (INLA member)
- Thomas Lopton Campbell Jr., 19th century American pioneer and Texas Ranger
- William D. Campbell, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1939
- Maria Campbell, Native American author of Canadian descent
- Charles Rodman Campbell Convicted murderer hanged in Washington state in 1994
See also
References
- ^ Celtic Family Maps
- ^ British surnames
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
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