Cairncross
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Cairncross can refer to the following people, and is a common name of Scottish origin:
Cairncross is also the name of several places including
- John CairncrossJohn CairncrossJohn Cairncross was a British intelligence officer during World War II, who passed secrets to the Soviet Union...
, a Soviet spy from GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... - Elizabeth Cairncross, English educator
- Cam CairncrossCam CairncrossCameron Cairncross is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who debuted for the Cleveland Indians on 20 July, , and pitched his final game on 1 October of that same season....
, Australian baseball player - Robert CairncrossRobert CairncrossRobert Cairncross was a Scottish bishop.At various times he was provost of Corstorphine, abbot of Holyrood. He was appointed bishop of Ross in 1539, holding in commendam the abbacy of Fern...
, ScottishScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
bishop of Edinburgh in the 16th century - Alexander Cairncross (disambiguation)
- Alexander Cairncross (archbishop)Alexander Cairncross (archbishop)-Life:Alexander Cairncross was descended from the ancient family of Cairncross of Cowmull. For some time he followed the trade of a dyer in the Canongate of Edinburgh...
(1684-1687), Archbishop of Glasgow - Alexander Cairncross (economist) - (1911-1998) 20th century economist connected with St Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
- Alexander Cairncross (archbishop)
- Alex Cairncross - CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Bass Guitarist of "...as the Poets affirm" - Dr Sandy CairncrossSandy CairncrossAlexander Messent Cairncross OBE is an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine . He has an interest in environmental interventions for disease control, including both technical issues and policy....
, expert on tropical environmental health - James Cairncross (1915-2009), star of Follow That GirlFollow That GirlFollow That Girl is a musical adapted by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds from their original Bristol Old Vic production Christmas in King Street. The story centers on a girl named Victoria Rooms, whose parents want her to marry one of two businessmen. She objects and runs away. Her capture after...
, and actor in Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
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Cairncross is also the name of several places including
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- Mary Cairncross ReserveMary Cairncross ReserveThe Mary Cairncross Reserve is a conservation park located on the Blackall Range east of Maleny, Australia. Maleny is approximately north of Brisbane and west of Caloundra...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... - Cairncross Island
- Mary Cairncross Reserve
- ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
- Cairncross, Angus - Angus 56.90N 02.83W NO4979