Crichton

The name Crichton originates as the name of

• Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, which is also the site of
• Crichton Castle

Places and institutions

It can also refer to:

In Dumfries

• Crichton Campus, Dumfries, part of the University of Glasgow and other institutions
• Crichton Royal Hospital, part of Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
• Crichton F.C. Dumfries football club

Outside Scotland

• Crichton Park, Nova Scotia, a neighborhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Crichton College, a Christian liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
• Crichton Street Public School, an elementary school in the New Edinburgh neighborhood of Ottawa, Canada
• Crichton, Alabama, a suburb of Mobile, Alabama, United States, and the home of the Crichton Leprechaun
• Crichton, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States

Real people

For the clan and the nobility see:

• Clan Crichton
• Lord Crichton

As an individual surname it can refer to:

• Sir Alexander Crichton, (1763–1856), Scottish physician and author
• Andrew Crichton, (1790–1855), Scottish biographer and historian
• Charles Crichton (sailor), (1872–1958), British Olympic contestant
• Charles Crichton, (1910–1999), British film director
• David Crichton, (born 1983), professional skier from Canada
• George Crichton, (died ca. 1544), Bishop of Dunkeld
• Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne, (1937-2015), Irish peer
• Jack Crichton (1916-2007), Texas industrialist
• James Crichton, (1560–1582), Scottish polymath, known as the "Admirable Crichton", after whom Barrie's play (see below) was named
• James Crichton, 1st Viscount Frendraught, (died ca. 1665), Scottish nobleman
• James Crichton (VC), (1879–1961), Irish/New Zealand winner of the Victoria Cross
• Jesse Crichton, (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne, (1802–1885), Anglo-Irish peer and politician
• John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne, (1839–1914), Anglo-Irish peer and politician
• John Crichton, 5th Earl Erne, (1907–1940), Anglo-Irish peer and politician
• Judy Crichton, (1929–2007), documentary film-maker
• Loki Crichton, (born 1976), Samoan rugby player
• Michael Crichton, (1942–2008), American author
• Paul Crichton, (born 1968) English footballer
• Robert Crichton (bishop), (died 1585), Scottish Catholic cleric
• Robert Crichton (novelist), (1925–1993), American author
• Ronald Crichton, (1913–2005), English music critic
• Scott Crichton (disambiguation)
• William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton
• William Crichton (engineer), (1827–1889), Scottish engineer and shipbuilder

Crichton as part of a compound surname

• Hugh Crichton-Miller, Scottish psychiatrist
• Iain Crichton Smith, Scottish author

Crichton-Stuarts

• Anthony Crichton-Stuart, (born 1961), British art historian
• Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, (1880–1947), British aristocrat
• James Crichton-Stuart (1824–1891), British soldier and politician.
• Lord Colum Crichton-Stuart, (1886–1957) British politician
• John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, (1793–1848)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, (1847–1900)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, (1881–1947)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute, (1907–1956)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, (1933–1993)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, (born 1958)
• Ninian Crichton-Stuart, Keeper of Falkland Palace
• Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart (1883–1915) British soldier and politician
• Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart, (1794–1859), British politician
• Rhidian Crichton-Stuart, (1917–1969), British nobleman

Fictional people

• Robert Crichton (comics)
• John Crichton, character of the television series Farscape
• The Admirable Crichton, character in play of that name by J.M. Barrie, and two films based on the play.
• Kryten, character in Red Dwarf, modelled on the Barrie character
• Crichton, a robotic character in the second season of the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Other uses

• W:m Crichton & C:o, a Finnish shipbuilding company (1842–1913; originally Cowie & Eriksson)
• W:m Crichton & C:o Okhta shipyard, a shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia (1897–1913)
• Ab Crichton, a Finnish shipbuilding company (1914–1924)
• Crichton-Vulcan, a Finnish shipbuilding company and shipyard (1924–1989; from 1965 Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard)
• J. Crichton & Company, a Welsh shipbuilding company (1913–1935)
• W. S. Crichton Medal
• Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration

See also

• Creighton (disambiguation)