Rankin (name)
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Rankin is a last name of Scottish and Irish origin. The name is derived from the medieval personal name Rankin, which is a diminutive of Ronald or Rand, combined with the diminutive suffix kin.[1]
People with the last name
- Alan Rankin, sound editor
- Annabelle Rankin, Australian senator
- Arabella Rankin, Scottish artist
- Arthur Rankin, surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., who worked on Rankin/Bass animation studios with Jules Bass
- Arthur E. Rankin (1888-1962), American politician
- Bobby Rankin (1905–1954), Scottish football player and manager (St. Mirren FC)
- Boyd Rankin, Irish cricketer
- Brian Robson Rankin, (Hank Marvin) lead guitarist of the Shadows
- Chris Rankin, New Zealand actor
- Christopher Rankin, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Claire Rankin, Canadian actress
- Darrell Rankin (born 1957), leader of the Communist Party of Canada-Manitoba and peace activist
- David Rankin (disambiguation), several people
- Doris Rankin (1887-1947), American actress
- Frank Rankin, Canadian ice hockey player
- George Rankin, Australian Major General, DSO and Bar
- George Claus Rankin, Anglo-Indian judge
- Harry Rankin, Canadian lawyer from Vancouver
- Isaiah Rankin, English footballer
- Ian Rankin (disambiguation), several people including
- Ian Rankin, Scottish crime author
- J. Lee Rankin, U.S. Solicitor General
- James Rankin (disambiguation), several people
- James Rankin (lighthouse keeper) (1844–1921), Irish-born American lighthouse keeper
- Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet (1842–1915), British politician
- Janice Rankin (born 1972), Scottish curler
- Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973), the first female member of Congress, voted against entry into World War I, promoter of woman suffrage and social legislation, and the only member of Congress to vote against United States entry into World War II
- Jennifer Rankin (1941–1979), Australian poet and playwright
- John Rankin (disambiguation), several people
- John Rankin (abolitionist) (1793–1886), American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist
- John E. Rankin (1882–1960), United States Representative from Mississippi
- John Rankin (politician) (1890–1973), Scottish Member of Parliament 1955–1973
- John Rankin (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish footballer
- Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league footballer
- Judy Rankin, American golfer
- Karl N. Rankin, Irish All Star Ice Hockey Player
- Kenny Rankin, American jazz singer
- Kyle Rankin, American film director
- Lou Rankin, American sculptor
- Martinas Rankin, American football player
- Matthew Rankin, Canadian experimental filmmaker
- Melinda Rankin (1811–1888), American missionary, teacher, and writer
- Murray Rankin, Canadian lawyer, academic and politician
- Naomi Rankin, leader of the Communist Party of Alberta
- Nell Rankin, American opera singer
Orla Rankin, Ireland Women’s Football Team
- Patricia Rankin, British particle physicist
- Paul Rankin, Irish celebrity chef, a mainstay of Ready Steady Cook
- Richard Rankin, Scottish actor
- Robert Rankin (disambiguation), several people
- Sir Robert Rankin, 1st Baronet (1877–1960), shipbuilder and British Conservative politician
- Robert Rankin (born 1949), British science fiction and fantasy author
- Robert Alexander Rankin (1915–2001), Scottish mathematician
- Robert William Rankin (1907–1942), Australian naval officer
- Sue Rankin (born 1956), American academic
- John Gilbert "Tex" Rankin (1894-1947), American aviator
- Lt Col William Rankin (1920–2009), the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud
Other
- The Rankin Family, Canadian folk music group
People with the given name
- Adam Rankin Alexander, member of the US House of Representatives for Tennessee
- John Rankin Franklin, Maryland congressional representative
- John Rankin Gamble, American lawyer
- John Rathbone (John Rankin Rathbone Sr.), English politician
- John Rankin Rogers, the third governor of the state of Washington
- Rankin (photographer) (originally John Rankin Waddell), a British portrait and fashion photographer
- Tim Rankin Rathbone, English politician
- William Rankin Ballard, American pioneer and land developer
- Rankin Gibson, American lawyer and politician
- Kenneth Rankin,Communications tech for the City of Broken Arrow
See also
References
- ^ Rankin Name Meaning and History Retrieved on 2008-02-22. (The website cites Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.)
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