Donaldson
Overview
Donaldson is a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...

 surname
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"...

 meaning "son of Donald
Donald
Donald is a male given name. It is an anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic or Irish Gaelic personal name Domhnall, Dòmhnall, Dumhnuil and/or Dónall. This contains the elements dumno meaning "world" and val meaning "rule" . Compare Dumnorix...

". There are other spellings. Donaldson may refer to:
Surname
  • Alastair Donaldson
    Alastair Donaldson
    Alastair Donaldson is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist and is a bass guitar player for the Scottish punk/pop band The Rezillos, for whom he played under the stage name of William Mysterious. He was a formative member of the folk ensemble Silly Wizard prior to his involvement with The Rezillos, and...

    , a Scottish bass guitar player for the band The Rezillos
  • Alex Donaldson
    Alex Donaldson
    Alexander "Alex" Pollock Donaldson was a Scottish footballer who played for numerous teams in England as well as the Scotland national team.-Club career:...

     (1890–unknown), a Scottish footballer
  • Alexander Donaldson (bookseller)
    Alexander Donaldson (bookseller)
    Alexander Donaldson was a Scottish bookseller, publisher, and printer. Donaldson was the founding publisher of the weekly newspaper, the Edinburgh Advertiser...

     (died 1794)
  • Arthur Donaldson
    Arthur Donaldson
    Arthur Donaldson was a Scottish politician, and leader of the Scottish National Party from 1960 to 1969.-Early years:...

     (1901–1993), a Scottish politician, and leader of the Scottish National Party from 1960 to 1969
  • Arthur Donaldson (actor)
    Arthur Donaldson (actor)
    Arthur Donaldson , was an Swedish-American actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Norsholm, Sweden but moved to the USA at the age of fourteen and quickly became a prolific actor on stage. He made his film debut in 1910...

     (1869–1955), a Swedish-American actor
  • Arthur Donaldson Smith
    Arthur Donaldson Smith
    Dr. Arthur Donaldson Smith was an American explorer of Africa. In the 1890s he made a geological expedition to Lake Rudolph , passing through what was then Somaliland, southern Ethiopia and Kenya.-External links:*...

     (1866–1939), an American explorer of Africa
  • Ben Donaldson
    Ben Donaldson
    Ben Donaldson was a rugby league footballer of the early 2000s. An alumnus of St. Joseph's Nudgee College, he played for the Newcastle Knights from 2000-01.-References:...

    , (born 1979) a talented and visionary waste management professional, UK.
  • Bob Donaldson, a Scottish football player
  • Bob Donaldson (news anchor)
    Bob Donaldson (news anchor)
    Bob Donaldson is one of the first television news anchors at WXIN Fox 59 in Indianapolis, Indiana since its launch in 1991. He currently co-anchors the 4:00 PM news with Eva Pilgrim and at 10:00 PM news with Fanchon Stinger.-Career:...

    , television news anchor at WXIN Fox 59 in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Bobby Donaldson
    Bobby Donaldson
    Bobby Donaldson was an American jazz drummer.After playing locally in the early 1940s, Donaldson played with Russell Procope while serving in the Army in New York City. In 1946-47 Donaldson worked with Cat Anderson, and following this played with Edmond Hall, Andy Kirk, Lucky Millinder, Buck...

     (1922–1971), an American jazz drummer
  • Bruce Donaldson
    Bruce Donaldson
    Bruce Kirwan Donaldson born 22 July 1938 in Armadale, Western Australia was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region...

     (born 1938), an Australian politician
  • Charles Donaldson
    Charles Donaldson
    Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson was a Scottish Conservative Party politician.He was elected at the 1951 general election as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh and Selkirk...

     (1903–1964), a Scottish Conservative Party politician
  • Chris Donaldson
    Chris Donaldson
    Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...

     (born 1975), a New Zealand sprinter
  • Christopher Donaldson (born 1973), a screenwriter and director who has worked in the comic book industry
  • Clayton Donaldson
    Clayton Donaldson
    Clayton Andrew Donaldson is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year...

     (born 1984), an English footballer
  • Clyde Donaldson
    Clyde Donaldson
    Clyde Donaldson was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL.After two seasons playing with Essendon, Donaldson's career was interrupted by World War I when he spent fours years overseas with the Australian Expeditionary Force...

     (born 1894), an Australian rules footballer
  • Colby Donaldson
    Colby Donaldson
    Colby Donaldson is an American television actor, best known as the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback and as the host for the show Top Shot.-Personal life:...

     (born 1974), an American television actor
  • Dave Donaldson
    Dave Donaldson
    Dave Donaldson is a retired English professional football right back.Donaldson began his career with Arsenal F.C. but never broke into the first team. In June 1973, he transferred to Millwall F.C. for ₤5,000. He where he went on to play 216 league games over six and a half seasons for Millwall...

    , a retired English professional footballer
  • David Donaldson
    David Donaldson
    David Donaldson was Painter and Limner to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland.Born David Abercrombie Donaldson at Chryston, Lanarkshire in 1916. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1932–37 and won the Director’s Prize in 1936...

    , Painter and Limner to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland
  • Denis Donaldson
    Denis Donaldson
    Denis Martin Donaldson was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army and a member of Sinn Féin who was exposed in December 2005 as an informer in the employment of MI5 and the Special Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Denis Martin Donaldson (Short Strand, Belfast,...

     (1950–2006), a volunteer in the Provisional IRA and a member of Sinn Féin
  • Doug Donaldson
    Doug Donaldson
    Doug Donaldson is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Stikine in the 2009 provincial election...

    , a Canadian politician
  • Ed Donaldson
    Ed Donaldson
    -Amateur:As an amateur, Donaldson was a United States amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992.-Pro:Donaldson, a full time police officer, turned pro 1992 with first round knock out of Ben Green. His next fight he went the distance decisioning a tough Warren Williams whom sported a decent record...

     (born 1959), a professional boxer
  • Edd Donaldson (born 1992), Video-Game journalist, Host of Gaming Cubed
  • Edward Donaldson
    Edward Donaldson
    Edward Donaldson naval officer, was a rear admiral in the United States Navy.-Biography:...

     (1816–89), American naval officer
  • Edward Mortlock Donaldson
    Edward Mortlock Donaldson
    Air Commodore Edward "Teddy" Mortlock Donaldson CB, CBE, DSO, AFC & Bar was an RAF Second World War Flying ace, and former holder of the airspeed World Record.-Biography:...

     CB CBE DSO AFC* LoM (1912–1992), an RAF World War 2 Ace
  • Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (born 1957) is a woman grandmaster of chess
  • Eric Donaldson
    Eric Donaldson
    Eric Donaldson is a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter.-Biography:Donaldson has won the Jamaican Festival Song Competition six times, in 1971, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1993 and 1997. His winning 1971 entry, "Cherry Oh Baby", launched him into the limelight, although he had been composing and recording...

     (born 1947), a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter
  • Frances Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Kingsbridge
    Frances Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Kingsbridge
    Frances Annesley , Lady Donaldson of Kingsbridge was a British writer and biographer.Her father, Freddie Lonsdale, was a playwright. She married John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge in 1935. Her body of work included topics such as farming and biographies on writers...

     (née Lonsdale) (1907–1994), a British writer and biographer
  • Fred Donaldson
    Fred Donaldson
    Frederick Lewis Donaldson is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Donaldson graduated through the Port Vale junior squad to sign first team forms in July 1954. After making his debut in May 1955 he had to wait until August 1957 to play another game. He played the 1957–58 season as a...

     (born 1937), an English former footballer
  • Gary Donaldson
    Gary Donaldson
    Robert Gary Donaldson is a retired ice hockey player. He played one game for the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL and 5 games for the WHA's Houston Aeros.-External links:...

     (born 1952), a retired ice hockey player
  • Glenn Donaldson
    Glenn Donaldson
    Glenn Donaldson is an American musician most notable for his association with Jewelled Antler and his collaborations with Loren Chasse, Steven R. Smith and others in such projects as Thuja, The Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons & Flying Canyon as well as his solo projects The Birdtree and The...

    , an American musician
  • Gordon Donaldson
    Gordon Donaldson
    Gordon Donaldson CBE, FRHistS, FBA was a Scottish historian.Born in Edinburgh of Shetlander descent, Donaldson attended the Royal High School of Edinburgh, before being awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Edinburgh. He also supplemented his income by undertaking some tutoring...

     CBE, FRHistS, FBA (1913–1993), a Scottish historian
  • Gordon Donaldson (journalist)
    Gordon Donaldson (journalist)
    Archibald Gordon Clark Donaldson was a Scottish-Canadian author and journalist. He appeared on television and also produced television programming.- Early life :...

     (1926–2001), a Scottish-Canadian author and journalist
  • Gordon Graham Donaldson
    Gordon Graham Donaldson
    Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Graham Donaldson was a senior officer in the British Army who died as a result of illness contracted during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign in 1809. He was commissioned in the 1st Foot Guards...

    , (died 1809), a senior officer in the British Army
  • Graham Donaldson
    Graham Donaldson
    Graham Donaldson is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Donaldson made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 4 of the 1955 season. He announced his retirement from the game after the 1962 season.-External links:*, Blueseum*...

     (born 1935), a former Australian rules footballer
  • Grant Donaldson
    Grant Donaldson
    Grant Thomas Donaldson was born 8 June 1976 in Upper Hutt. He was a New Zealand cricketer who played for the Wellington Firebirds.-References:...

     (born 1976), a New Zealand cricketer
  • Hay Frederick Donaldson
    Hay Frederick Donaldson
    Brigadier-General Sir "Hay" Frederick Donaldson KCB was an English mechanical engineer.He was educated at Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge, University of Edinburgh and Zurich University....

     KCB (1856–1916), an English mechanical engineer
  • Helen Donaldson
    Helen Donaldson
    Helen Donaldson is an Australian opera singer best-known for her performances of the heroines in Gilbert and Sullivan operas.-Biography:...

     (born 1968), an Australian opera singer
  • Ian Stuart Donaldson
    Ian Stuart Donaldson
    Ian Stuart Donaldson was a British Neo-Nazi singer, musician and songwriter, most known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band that later became a white power rock band...

     (1957–1993), the vocalist and frontman of British band Skrewdriver
  • J. Lyter Donaldson
    J. Lyter Donaldson
    Joseph Lyter Donaldson was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1943. Donaldson, of Carrollton, Kentucky served as state highway commissioner. In the 1943 Democratic primary for governor Donaldson defeated Rodes K. Myers, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, and Ben Kilgore...

     (1891–1960), the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1943
  • Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge
    Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge
    John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge was a British politician and public servant. He married Frances Lonsdale in 1935. He was a soldier, farmer, prison reformer, consumers' champion and, under Jim Callaghan, Minister for the Arts from 1976 to 1979...

     (1907–1998), a British politician and public servant
  • James Donaldson (classical scholar) (1831–1915), a Scottish classical scholar, and educational and theological writer
  • James Donaldson (publisher)
    James Donaldson (publisher)
    James Donaldson was a Scottish printer and newspaper publisher. He bequeathed a large part of his estate to the founding of Donaldson's Hospital.-Early life:Donaldson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1751...

    , publisher of the Edinburgh Advertiser
    Edinburgh Advertiser
    The Edinburgh Advertiser was a twice-weekly newspaper published in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Tuesday and Friday mornings for almost a century. At the time of its inception, it was the only newspaper published on these days of the week in Edinburgh. It ran from 3 January 1764 until 29 March 1859 when...

    ; founder of Donaldson's Hospital
  • James Donaldson (basketball)
    James Donaldson (basketball)
    James Lee Donaldson III is a retired professional English-American basketball player who grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association....

     (born 1957), a retired professional English-American basketball player
  • James Lowry Donaldson
    James Lowry Donaldson
    James Lowry Donaldson was an American soldier and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was noted for his proficiency in military logistics.-Biography:...

     (1814–1885), an American soldier and author
  • Jamie Donaldson
    Jamie Donaldson
    Jamie Ross Donaldson is a Welsh professional golfer.Donaldson was born in Pontypridd. He turned professional in 2000. Having failed to come through the European Tour's qualifying school, in 2001 he played predominantly on the second tier Challenge Tour...

     (born 1975), a Welsh golfer
  • Jeff Donaldson
    Jeff Donaldson
    Jeffery Michael Donaldson is a former defensive back for the Houston Oilers , the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons ....

     (born 1962), a former defensive back
  • Jeffery Donaldson
    Jeffery Donaldson
    Jeffery Donaldson is a Canadian poet and critic.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Donaldson was educated at Victoria College, University of Toronto. He teaches American literature, poetry, and creative writing in the English Department at McMaster University. He lives on the Niagara Escarpment near...

    , a Canadian poet, critic, and theorist
  • Jeffrey Donaldson
    Jeffrey Donaldson
    Jeffrey Mark Donaldson, MP is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley belonging to the Democratic Unionist Party...

    , MP, MLA (born 1962), a Northern Irish politician
  • Jesse M. Donaldson
    Jesse M. Donaldson
    Jesse Monroe Donaldson was the first United States Postmaster General to have started his career as a letter carrier...

     (born 1885), USA Postmaster General from 1947–1953
  • Joan Donaldson
    Joan Donaldson
    Joan Marsha Donaldson was a Canadian journalist, and was the founding head of CBC Newsworld. She came to Newsworld from CBC's main network....

     (1946–2006), a Canadian journalist, founding head of CBC Newsworld
  • John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington
    John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington
    John Francis Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington PC, QC was a senior British judge who served as Master of the Rolls for 10 years, from 1982 to 1992.- Early and private life :...

    , PC (1920–2005), a senior British judge and Master of the Rolls
  • John Donaldson (author)
    John Donaldson (author)
    John Donaldson , also known as Jon Inglis, was a British author and poet most particularly associated in later life with Oxford, England.- Life :...

     (1921–1989), a.k.a.
 
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