Craig (surname)
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Craig is a surname
, derived from the Scottish Gaelic creag. The word craig (Anglicised to crag
) refers to a small, rocky hill in Scottish English
.
It may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, derived from the Scottish Gaelic creag. The word craig (Anglicised to crag
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
) refers to a small, rocky hill in Scottish English
Scottish English
Scottish English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Scotland. It may or may not be considered distinct from the Scots language. It is always considered distinct from Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language....
.
It may refer to:
- Amanda CraigAmanda CraigAmanda Craig is a British novelist. Craig studied at Bedales School and Cambridge and works as a journalist. She is married with two children and lives in London....
(born 1959), British author - Caroline CraigCaroline CraigCaroline Craig is an Australian television and stage actress, and television director, based in Sydney Australia...
(born 1975), Australian actress - Charlotte CraigCharlotte CraigCharlotte Craig is a member of the U.S. 2008 Summer Olympic team competing in Taekwondo in the -49 kg division.-Biography:Born in Riverside, California. Parents are Jim Craig and Charlotte Craig Sr...
(born 1991), American Taekwondo practitioner - Daniel CraigDaniel CraigDaniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. His early film roles include Elizabeth, The Power of One, A Kid in King Arthur's Court and the television episodes Sharpe's Eagle, Zorro and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert...
(born 1968), English actor - Edward Gordon CraigEdward Gordon CraigEdward Henry Gordon Craig , sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director and scenic designer, as well as developing an influential body of theoretical writings...
(1872–1966), English theatre practitioner - Elijah CraigElijah CraigRev. Elijah Craig was a Baptist preacher in Virginia, who became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the state of Kentucky...
(died 1808), American preacher - Elizabeth Craig (chef) (1883–1980), British chef
- Elizabeth A. CraigElizabeth A. CraigElizabeth A. Craig is a Steenbock Professor of Microbial Science and Chair of the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998...
, American biochemist and geneticist - Sir Ernest CraigErnest CraigSir Ernest Craig, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for the Crewe division of Cheshire at a by-election in July 1912 after the death of his Liberal predecessor, Walter McLaren...
, 1st Baronet (1859–1933), British Conservative Party politician - Fred Craig (Scottish footballer)Fred Craig (Scottish footballer)Frederick Glover Craig was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He began his career with his hometown club, Larkhall Thistle. before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1912...
, played for Plymouth Argyle - F. W. S. CraigF. W. S. CraigFrederick Walter Scott Craig was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of the standard reference books covering United Kingdom Parliamentary election results. He originally worked in public relations, compiling election results in his spare time which were published by the Scottish Unionist Party...
(1929–1989), Scottish politician - Gordon A. CraigGordon A. CraigGordon Alexander Craig was a Scottish-American historian of German history and of diplomatic history.-Early life:...
(1913–2005), Scottish-American historian - Harmon CraigHarmon CraigHarmon Craig was an American geochemist.Craig studied geology and chemistry at the University of Chicago, where he earned a Ph.D. under Nobel Laureate Harold Urey with a thesis on carbon isotope geochemistry in 1951. He remained at the University of Chicago as a research associate at the Enrico...
(1926–2003), American geochemist - Hector CraigHector CraigHector Craig was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(1775-1842), Congressman from New York - James Craig (disambiguation)
- Joe CraigJoe CraigJoe Craig is an English writer, children's novelist and musician.He is best known for the Jimmy Coates series of books, which is sometimes compared to the work of Jack Heath or Anthony Horowitz , and described in several reviews as 'The Bourne Identity for kids'.-Biography:Craig was born and grew...
(born 1980), British author - John Craig (disambiguation)John Craig (disambiguation)John Craig may refer to:*John Craig *John Craig , American rock musician*John Craig *John Craig , Scottish mathematician...
- John Manson CraigJohn Manson CraigJohn Manson Craig VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1896–1970), Scottish soldier - Judy CraigJudy CraigJudy Craig was the lead singer of the girl group, The Chiffons. She left the group in 1969 but returned in 1992 after the death of Barbara Lee. As of 2009, she and her daughter and niece perform as The Chiffons, mostly on the east coast.- References :...
(born 1946), American singer - Larry CraigLarry CraigLarry Edwin Craig is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served 18 years in the U.S. Senate , preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House, representing Idaho's first district . His 28 years in the Congress rank as the second-longest in Idaho history, trailing only William...
(born 1945), American politician - Locke Craig (1860–1925), American politician
- Malin CraigMalin CraigMalin Craig was a United States Army general.-Biography:Malin Craig was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on August 5, 1875; Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1898; was commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned to the 4th Infantry, April 1898;-Spanish American War:Served with the...
(1875–1945), American general - Mikey CraigMikey CraigMikey Craig is a former DJ who became the bassist with Culture Club, one of the most popular bands of the 1980s.-Personal life:...
(born 1960), British DJ and musician - Neil CraigNeil CraigNeil P. Craig is a former Australian rules footballer, fitness adviser and former coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . As of 2012, he will be based in a new role as the Director of Sports Performance at the Melbourne Football Club...
(born 1956), Former Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er and coach - Philip Craig (disambiguation)
- Ralph CraigRalph CraigRalph Cook Craig was an American athlete, winner of the sprint double at the 1912 Summer Olympics.Craig was born in Detroit, Michigan. Initially a hurdler, he developed into a sprinter at the University of Michigan...
(1889–1972), American track and field athlete - Richard CraigRichard CraigRichard W. Craig was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927, and was a cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken....
(1877–1966), Canadian politician - Robert Craig (disambiguation)Robert Craig (disambiguation)Robert, Rob, Bob or Bobby Craig is the name of:*Bob Craig , Australian rugby player and Olympic gold medalist*Bobby Craig , Scottish footballer...
- Roger Craig (born 1960), American football player
- Roger Craig (baseball)Roger Craig (baseball)Roger Craig may refer to:*Roger Craig , former NFL running back*Roger Craig , former pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball...
(born 1930), American baseball player - Ryan CraigRyan CraigRyan Craig is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1972), British playwright - Ryan CraigRyan CraigRyan Craig is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player - Ryan Craig (playwright)Ryan Craig (playwright)Ryan Craig is a British playwright, notable for works including The Holy Rosenbergs .-References:*http://unitedagents.co.uk/ryan-craig*http://www.thejc.com/arts/theatre/20508/ryan-craig-owns-i-have-write-about-jews...
, British playwright - Steven CraigSteven CraigSteven Craig is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Ross County in the Scottish First Division....
(born 1981), Scottish footballer - Tommy CraigTommy CraigThomas "Tommy" Craig is a Scottish football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Scottish club St. Mirren. Craig had an 18 year playing career as a midfielder, playing over 100 league games for English clubs and...
, (born 1950), English footballer - Thomas Craig (c.1538-1608), Scottish jurist and poet
- Thomas Craig (actor)Thomas Craig (actor)Thomas Craig, is a British actor best known for his work on such TV series as Where the Heart Is and Tommy Harris in Coronation Street, and also the film The Navigators, directed by Ken Loach in 2001.Craig was originally a plumber before making the move into acting in the 1980s...
, English actor - Thomas Dixon CraigThomas Dixon CraigThomas Dixon Craig was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1890 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1900 as an Independent Conservative member.He was born in London, England in 1842 and came to Upper...
(1842–1905), Canadian politician - Wendy CraigWendy CraigWendy Craig is a BAFTA Award winning English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms Butterflies, ...And Mother Makes Three and ...And Mother Makes Five...
(born 1934), English actress - W. G. CraigW. G. CraigWilliam Grindley Craig was chief mechanical engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1854-1859.He was present, as an expert witness, at an enquiry into "The Railway Catastrophe Near Dudley" in 1858 ....
, British locomotive engineer - William Craig (logician)William Craig (logician)William Lane Craig is Emeritus professor of Philosophy at University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. His interests include mathematical logic, and philosophy of science. He is mostly known for the Craig interpolation theorem.Craig received his Ph.D. at Harvard University.-...
(born 1918), American logician - William Craig (politician) (born 1924), Northern Irish politician
- William Lane CraigWilliam Lane CraigWilliam Lane Craig is an American analytic philosopher, philosophical theologian, and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism...
(born 1949), American philosopher - Yvonne CraigYvonne CraigYvonne Joyce Craig is an American actress best known for her role as Batgirl from the 1960s TV series Batman, and as the Orion Marta in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Whom Gods Destroy”.-Early life and career:...
(born 1937), American actress
Fictional characters
- John Craig (fictional agent), hero of spy thrillers by James Munro
- Kim CraigKim CraigKimberly Diane "Kim" Craig nee Day is a fictional character in the Australian sitcom Kath & Kim, portrayed by Gina Riley.Kim's character, along with her mother, Kath Day-Knight is considered an Australian Comedic Icon....
, from the television series Kath and Kim - Brett CraigBrett CraigBrett Craig is a fictional character on the Australian comedy television series, Kath & Kim. He is portrayed by Peter Rowsthorn.-Background:Brett was married to Kim Craig from the start of the series...
, from the television series Kath and Kim - Dr. Mark Craig, from the television series St. Elsewhere