Donald Cameron
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Scottish Clan Cameron
- Donald Dubh Cameron, 11th Chief
- Taillear Dubh na Tuaighe, Donald Cameron, illegitimate son of 13th Chief; descendants are members of Taylor sept
- Donald Dubh MacDonald MacEwen Cameron, 15th Chief
- Donald Cameron of LochielDonald Cameron of LochielDonald Cameron of Lochiel , was an influential Highland Clan Chief known for his magnanimous and gallant nature. His support of Charles Edward Stuart was instrumental in the Jacobite Rising of 1745...
("the Gentle Lochiel") (c. 1700–1748), Scottish chieftain; 19th Chief, and his descendants: - Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel
- Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel (1796–1858)
- Donald Cameron, 24th LochielDonald Cameron, 24th LochielDonald Cameron of Lochiel DL was a Scottish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885. He was chieftain, the 24th chief of Clan Cameron....
(1835–1905) - Donald Cameron, 25th LochielDonald Cameron, 25th LochielColonel Sir Donald Walter Cameron of Lochiel, KT, CMG, DL was a Scottish chieftain, the 25th chief of Clan Cameron....
(1876–1951) - Colonel Sir Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel, 26th Chief (1910-2004)
- Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel, 27th and present Chief
Australian politicians
- Don Cameron (Victorian politician), Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria, 1938–1962
- Donald Cameron (Tasmanian politician)Donald Cameron (Tasmanian politician)Donald Cameron born in Fordoun, Scotland was a Tasmanian politician who held the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of North Esk from 18 July 1868 to 13 July 1886....
, Tasmanian MLC 1868-86, father of Donald Norman Cameron - Donald Alastair CameronDonald Alastair CameronDonald Alastair Cameron OBE was an Australian politician and Minister for Health.Cameron was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and was educated at Ipswich Grammar School and Sydney University, where he graduated in arts and medicine. From 1927 to 1933 he was a medical officer at the Royal Prince Alfred...
, Liberal Party of Australia MHR for Oxley, Queensland, 1949–1961 - Donald Charles Cameron (politician), Nationalist Party of Australia MHR for Brisbane, Queensland, 1919–1931, United Australia Party MHR for Lilley, Queensland, 1934–1937
- Donald James CameronDonald James CameronDonald James Cameron , Australian politician, was born in Cloncurry, Queensland, and was educated at Catholic schools. He moved to Brisbane where he worked as a chef and catering manager. Active in the Australian Labor Party from an early age, he unexpectedly won the middle-class seat of Lilley at...
, Australian Labor Party MHR for Lilley, Queensland, 1961–1963 - Donald Keith CameronDonald Keith CameronDonald Keith Cameron was an Australian politician. He was born in Chudleigh, Tasmania, the son of Norman Cameron, another Tasmanian politician. In 1934 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist member for Wilmot, holding his seat until his defeat in 1937. He died in 1967...
, Nationalist Party of Australia Tasmanian MHA for Wilmot, Tasmania, 1934–1937, son of Donald Norman Cameron - Donald Milner CameronDonald Milner CameronDonald Milner Cameron, AM , Australian politician, was born in Brisbane, and was educated at Church of England Grammar School and the University of Queensland....
, Liberal Party of Australia MHR for Griffith, Queensland, 1966–1977, for Fadden, Queensland, 1977–1983, for Moreton, Queensland, 1983–1990 - Donald Newton CameronDonald Newton CameronDonald Newton "Don" Cameron , Australian politician, was born in Murray Bridge, South Australia, and was educated at Gawler. Like his brother Clyde Cameron, he became a shearer and an official of the Australian Workers Union, and was also active in the Australian Labor Party...
, Australian Labor Party Senator for South Australia 1969–1978 - Donald Norman CameronDonald Norman CameronDonald Norman Cameron , known as Norman Cameron, Australian politician, was born in Launceston, Tasmania, the son of Donald Cameron who served in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1868 to 1886. He was sent to Scotland for his education and graduated from St Andrews University...
, Free Trade Party MHR for Tasmania 1901–1903, for Wilmot, Tasmania, 1904–1906
Canadian politicians
- Donald Cameron, Sr., Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly from 1921 to 1935
- Donald Cameron (Alberta politician)Donald Cameron (Alberta politician)Donald Cameron, Jr. was a Canadian academic, author, teacher and politician. He served as a member of the Canadian Senate sitting as an Independent Liberal from 1955 to 1987.-Early life:...
(1901–1989), Senator from Alberta and the son of Donald Cameron, Sr. - Donald Cameron (Prince Edward Island politician)Donald Cameron (Prince Edward Island politician)Donald Cameron was a farmer, official and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1867 to 1873 and from 1879 to 1882 as a Conservative....
(d. ca 1882), Member of the Legislative Assembly from Prince Edward Island - Donald Niel CameronDonald Niel CameronDonald Niel Cameron was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a heavy construction contractor by career....
(born 1917), Member of Parliament from British Columbia - Donald William CameronDonald William CameronDonald William Cameron was the 22nd Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada, from February 1991 to June 1993.His administration was known for a smaller cabinet, supporting anti-discrimination measures, and amending the human rights act to extend protection to gays and lesbians...
(born 1946), Premier of Nova Scotia - Don Cameron (Saskatchewan politician), Green Party of Canada candidate from Saskatchewan
Sportsmen
- Donald Cameron (New Zealand rugby union player), (1887–1947), rugby player from New Zealand
- Donald Cameron (Scottish rugby union)Donald Cameron (Scottish rugby union)Donald Cameron was a Scottish international rugby union player.He was capped for six times between 1953-54. He also played for Glasgow High School FP RFC.His brother Angus Cameron was also capped for Scotland....
- Donald Cameron (water polo), Australian water polo player
- Don Cameron (racehorse trainer), won 1943 U.S. Triple Crown
Other occupations
- Donald Charles Cameron (British colonial governor) (1872–1948), governor of Nigeria and Tanganyika
- Don Cameron (comics) (1905–1954), writer, primarily of DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
comic books - Don Cameron (manufacturer)Don Cameron (manufacturer)Don Cameron is a Scottish balloonist, and later founder of Cameron Balloons, the world's largest hot air balloon manufacturer.-Early life and career:...
, British balloon manufacturer - Donald Cameron (VC)Donald Cameron (VC)Commander Donald Cameron 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. He is one of three VC winners from the small town of Carluke in South Lanarkshire...
(1916–1961), Victoria Cross recipient in 1943 - Donald Ewen CameronDonald Ewen CameronDonald Ewen Cameron , commonly referred to as "D. Ewen Cameron" or "Ewen Cameron," was a twentieth-century Scottish-born psychiatrist who was involved in the United States Central Intelligence Agency's research on mind control and served as President of the Canadian, American and World Psychiatric...
(1901–1967), Scottish-American psychiatrist - Donald S. Cameron, the captain of Air Canada Flight 797Air Canada Flight 797Air Canada Flight 797 was a scheduled trans-border flight that flew on a Dallas/Fort Worth-Toronto-Montreal route. On , the aircraft developed an in-flight fire behind the washroom that spread between the outer skin and the inner decor panels, filling the plane with toxic smoke...
- Silver Donald CameronSilver Donald Cameron"Silver" Donald Cameron is a Canadian writer of books and scripts for television and radio. He has also written columns for newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, and articles for magazines....
, Canadian author and educator
Fictional characters
- Donald Cameron (EastEnders)