Elder (name)
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Elder is a Scottish
surname
with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in Edinburgh
. People with the name Elder or its variants include:
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
surname
Surname
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with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. People with the name Elder or its variants include:
Surname
- Alexander ElderAlexander ElderAlexander Elder, M.D., is a professional stock trader, living in New York. He is the author of Trading for a Living, Come Into My Trading Room and Entries & Exits, best-selling and well known among traders. First published in 1993, these books have been translated into Czech, Chinese, Dutch,...
, professional stock trader and author in the USA - Alex ElderAlex ElderAlexander "Alex" Russell Elder is a retired Northern Irish football left back, who played for Burnley.He was said to plays a very mature game for someone with so little experience of top-class football...
, Northern Irish footballer - Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), Australian pioneer and founder of Elders LimitedElders LimitedElders Limited is an Australian based agribusiness company.It was founded in 1839 in South Australia by Alexander Lang Elder as a new arm of his family's Scottish based merchant and shipping business. Its core business was a trading company and commission agent for wool and other agricultural...
in 1840 - Alexander Elder (publisher), co-founder of British 19th century publisher Smith, Elder & Co.Smith, Elder & Co.Smith, Elder & Co. was a firm of British publishers who were most noted for the works they published in the 19th century.The firm was founded by George Smith and Alexander Elder and successfully continued by George Murray Smith .They are notable for producing the first edition of the Dictionary...
- Ann ElderAnn ElderAnn Elder is an American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter. She won Emmy awards also for comedy writing, . She also wrote for Mama's Family as well. Elder appeared several times on The Match Game during its run in the 1970s.-External links:...
- Anne Elder (1918 - 1976), Australian poet.
- Bruce ElderBruce ElderBruce Elder is a journalist, writer and commentator. He is currently a full-time journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald specialising in travel and popular culture. His other areas of expertise include film, television, and popular music. He has written extensively around Australia and has a...
- Bruce Elder (basketball)Bruce Elder (basketball)Bruce Elder is a former all-SEC basketball forward for Vanderbilt University.A transfer from Davidson College where he played his freshman year, Elder was named 1993 NCAA Academic All-American of the Year. He was an integral part of the regional number 3 seed Commodores which were ranked as high...
- Christian ElderChristian ElderChristian Stuart Elder was a NASCAR driver. He raced in the Busch Series for Akins Motorsports for two years....
(1968–2007), American sports carSports carA sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
and former NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
stock car driver - Dave ElderDave ElderDavid Alexander Elder – 22 April 1954 at Deepdene, Victoria) was a cricket Test match umpire....
- Dave Elder (baseball)Dave Elder (baseball)David Matthew Elder is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Elder played for the Cleveland Indians in and ....
- David Elder
- Don ElderDon ElderDr. Donald McGillivray Elder is a New Zealand engineer and businessman. He is the CEO of the New Zealand energy company Solid Energy.- Biography :...
- Donnie ElderDonnie ElderDonald Elder is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for six seasons for the New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida....
- Dorothy-Grace ElderDorothy-Grace ElderDorothy-Grace Elder is a journalist and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament.She first came to the public eye in the 1970s as a television journalist, on BBC Scotland's news programme Reporting Scotland...
- Elder (American football coach)Elder (American football coach)-External links:...
, American college football coach whose first name is unknown - George ElderGeorge ElderGeorge Elder was a pioneer Roman Catholic educator.-Life:His parents, James Elder and Ann Richards, natives of Maryland, moved shortly after their marriage to Hardin's Creek, in the present Marion County, Kentucky, where George, the second of their seven children was born...
- Glen Elder, Sociologist
- Heinie ElderHeinie ElderHenry Knox "Heinie" Elder was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Heinie Elder was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Long Beach, California.-Playing career:...
- Jack ElderJack ElderJack Arnold Elder is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1999, representing first the Labour Party, then New Zealand First, and then Mauri Pacific.-Early life:...
- Jack Elder (umpire)Jack Elder (umpire)Jack Elder was a former Australian rules football umpire who in 1996 was named as the VFL/AFL's Umpire of the Century....
- James Walter ElderJames Walter ElderJames Walter Elder was a United States Representative from Louisiana. He was born in Grand Prairie, Texas. He attended the public schools, and Baylor University, Waco, Texas 1895-1901...
- Jennifer ElderJennifer ElderJennifer Elder is an American author, illustrator, and assistant editor for the Collins Library. She graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990. The mother of an autistic son, she has written two books for autistic children: Different Like Me and Autistic Planet...
- Jim ElderJim ElderRobert James "Jim" Elder, OC is a Canadian horse rider famous for his accomplishments in Equestrian. He competed at six Olympic Games between 1956 and 1984, winning one gold and one bronze medal....
- John Elder (cricketer)John Elder (cricketer)John Watson George Elder is a former Irish cricketer.A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Wales in June 1973, and went on to play for Ireland on 37 occasions, his last game also coming against Wales in August 1987.Of his...
(born 1949), Irish cricketer - Josephine ElderJosephine ElderJosephine Elder was the penname of Olive Gwendoline Potter , an English children's author who published ten school stories between 1924 and 1940 as well as numerous short stories for annuals. She is widely regarded as one of the best writers of the girls' school story. Her most acclaimed book is...
- Joycelyn Elders (born 1933), United States Surgeon General
- Judyann ElderJudyann ElderJudyann Elder is an American actress, director, and writer. She is a veteran of stage and screen who has appeared in scores of theatrical productions throughout the United States and Europe as well as popular television shows, including Family Matters, Martin, and Murphy Brown.- Biography :Judyann...
- Larry ElderLarry ElderLaurence Allen "Larry" Elder is an American radio and television personality. His radio program The Larry Elder Show airs weekdays 9 AM to noon on talk radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles, California...
(born 1952), American broadcaster and talk show host - Lee ElderLee ElderRobert Lee Elder is an American golfer. He is best remembered for becoming the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament in 1975.-Background and family:...
- Lonne Elder IIILonne Elder IIILonne Elder III was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. In 1973, he along with Suzanne de Passe became the first African Americans to be nominated for the Academy Award for writing...
(born 1927), American playwright and screenwriter - Mark ElderMark ElderSir Mark Philip Elder, CBE is a British conductor. He is the music director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England.-Biography:Elder was born in Hexham, Northumberland, England, the son of a dentist...
, (born 1947), English conductor - Nathan ElderNathan ElderNathan John Elder is an English footballer who plays for Hereford United on loan from Hayes and Yeading United F.C...
- Robert J. Elder, Jr.Robert J. Elder, Jr.-External links:**...
, US Air Force General - Robert K. ElderRobert K. ElderRobert K. Elder is an American journalist, author and film columnist.- Early life and education :A Montana native, Elder interviewed Ken Kesey for his high school newspaper. The author encouraged Elder to attend his alma mater, the University of Oregon, which Elder did two years later...
- R. Bruce ElderR. Bruce ElderR. Bruce Elder, born , is a Canadian filmmaker and critic.-Film:Elder's works include:*Breath/Light/Birth *She Is Away *Permutations and Combinations *Look! We Have Come Through!...
- Steven ElderSteven ElderSteven Elder is an English actor working in film, television and theatre.-Biography:Steven Elder's birth name is Steven William Thomas Lawrence. He was born in the front room of 63 Elder Drive in the coal-mining community of Sunnyside, Rotherham, England. His grandfather, father and five uncles...
- Suzanne ElderSuzanne ElderSuzanne Elder is a community activist in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois who has worked on school, health care, and community issues and was involved in an unusual challenge to Chicago Democratic Machine politics.-Education and activism:...
- Thomas ElderThomas ElderSir Thomas Elder GCMG was a Scottish-Australian pastoralist, highly successful businessman, philanthropist, politician, race-horse owner and breeder and public figure...
, 19th century businessman and philanthropist in South Australia - Thomas Elder, Baron ElderThomas Elder, Baron ElderThomas Murray Elder, Baron Elder, known as Murray Elder, is a British politician for Labour.Elder was educated at the Kirkcaldy High School and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Master of Arts in economic history. He was a childhood friend of Gordon Brown.From 1972 to 1980, Elder...
- Troy ElderTroy ElderTroy Elder OAM is a field hockey striker and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
- Will ElderWill ElderWilliam Elder was an American illustrator and comic book artist who worked in numerous areas of commercial art, but is best known for a zany cartoon style that helped launch Harvey Kurtzman's Mad comic book in 1952....
- William Elder (Canadian politician)William Elder (Canadian politician)William Elder was a Presbyterian clergyman, journalist and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St...
- William Henry ElderWilliam Henry ElderWilliam Henry Elder was a U.S. archbishop. He served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Natchez from 1857 to 1880 and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cincinnati between 1883 and 1904.-Early life and education:...
(1819–1904), bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati