Farquhar
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Objects and places
- USS Farquhar (DE-139)USS Farquhar (DE-139)USS Farquhar was an built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys....
- USS Farquhar (DD-304)USS Farquhar (DD-304)The first USS Farquhar was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Norman von Heldreich Farquhar.-History:...
- Farquhar GroupFarquhar GroupThe Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 kilometres southwest the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island. The total land area of all islands in the group is less than 11 km², but the total area of the atolls measures...
, a group of islands that are part of the Seychelles- Farquhar AtollFarquhar AtollThe Farquhar Atoll is part of the Farquhar Group of islands in the Seychelles that are part of the Outer Islands. From 1965 to the independence of the Seychelles in 1976, they were a part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The atoll is located at . The total area of the atoll, including the...
, an atoll within the Farquhar Group
- Farquhar Atoll
Europeans
- Farquhar MacTaggart, medieval Scottish magnate
- Anthony Farquhar, Roman Catholic Auxiliary bishop
- Farquhar BaronetsFarquhar BaronetsThere have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Farquhar family, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
, British aristocrats - Gary FarquharGary FarquharGareth Robert "Gary" Farquhar is a Scottish former professional footballer.A right winger, Farquhar began his career with Highland League club Brora Rangers. He began his professional career, however, with Paul Sturrock's St. Johnstone in 1994. He remained at McDiarmid Park for four years, making...
, Scottish footballer - George FarquharGeorge FarquharGeorge Farquhar was an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux' Stratagem .-Early life:...
(1678–1707), Irish dramatist - Horace Farquhar, 1st Earl FarquharHorace Farquhar, 1st Earl FarquharHorace Brand Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar GCB, GCVO, PC , was a British financier, courtier and Conservative politician.-Background:...
Honor recipient - Kellyanne FarquharKellyanne FarquharKellyanne Farquhar is a Scottish television actress. She joined the cast of the BBC's Monarch of the Glen for its final series in 2005, starring as boarding school runaway Amy McDougal. Kellyanne graduated from Queen Margaret University College in 2004....
, Scottish actress - Meg FarquharMeg FarquharMeg Farquhar was the first female professional golfer in Britain when, aged 19, she became assistant to George Smith, the resident Professional at the Moray Golf Club in 1929....
, British professional golfer - Regan Farquhar, birth name of Busdriver
- Robert D. FarquharRobert D. FarquharRobert David Farquhar was an architect working in California 1905 - 1940.-Early life:Farquhar was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of David Webber Farquhar and Sarah Malvina Joslyn. He attended Phillips Exeter and Harvard...
(1872–1967), architect - Ryan FarquharRyan FarquharRyan Farquhar is a motorcycle racer who has primarily competed in road racing, having won the Dukes road race rankings 4 times. He has also won five races at the Cookstown 100 in one day and is the only person to do both...
, competitive motorcycle racer - Simon FarquharSimon FarquharSimon Farquhar is a Scottish playwright.During his time at the University of Aberdeen he was an active writer and performer in the university's drama group, Centre Stage. His early one-act plays were staged at the Aberdeen Arts Centre, until a radio script set in Cullen, Candy Floss Kisses, was...
(born 1972), Scottish playwright - William FarquharWilliam FarquharMajor-General William Farquhar was an employee of the East India Company, and the first Resident of colonial Singapore.-Early life:Farquhar was born at Newhall, Aberdeenshire, near Aberdeen in 1774, and joined the East India Company as a cadet when he was 17...
(1774–1839), Scottish major-general of the East India Company
North Americans
- Francis P. FarquharFrancis P. FarquharFrancis Peloubet Farquhar graduated from Harvard and came to San Francisco to set up in practice as a Certified Public Accountant...
, president of the Sierra Club and author of Place Names of the High Sierra - John M. FarquharJohn M. FarquharJohn McCreath Farquhar was a United States Representative from New York and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(1832–1918), United States Representative from New York and recipient of the Medal of Honor - John Hanson FarquharJohn Hanson FarquharJohn Hanson Farquhar was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Union Bridge, Maryland, Farquhar attended the public schools.He moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled in Richmond in 1833....
(1818–1873), United States Representative from Indiana - Norman von Heldreich FarquharNorman von Heldreich FarquharRear Admiral Norman von Heldreich Farquhar was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War...
(1840–1907), rear admiral in the United States Navy - Marilyn FarquharMarilyn FarquharMarilyn Gist Farquhar is a pathologist and cellular biologist with a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. She has won the E. B. Wilson Medal and the FASEB Excellence in Science Award. She worked at Yale University from 1973 to 1990. She was married to Nobel Laureate George Emil...
, American cellular biologist - Thomas FarquharThomas FarquharThomas Farquhar was a Canadian politician.- Life and early work :...
, Canadian politician - William Henry FarquharWilliam Henry FarquharWilliam Henry Farquhar was an American who was influential in the development of Montgomery County, Maryland, USA....
(1813–1887), prominent citizen of Montgomery County, Maryland
Australasians
- Murray FarquharMurray FarquharMurray Farquhar OBE was the Chief Stipendiary Magistrate of New South Wales between 1971 and 1977. Farquhar was born in the mining city of Broken Hill, New South Wales in Far West New South Wales. He attended Broken Hill High School and served in the Australian Army in the Second World War...
(1918–1993), magistrate, convicted and jailed in 1985 for corrupt influence - David Farquhar (composer)David Farquhar (composer)David Andress Farquhar was born in Cambridge, New Zealand in 1928 but spent most of his early years in Fiji.He was educated in New Zealand and began his university studies in Christchurch before completing his degree at Victoria University of Wellington where he studied with Douglas Lilburn...
(1928–2007), a New Zealand composer
See also
- FarquahrFarquahrFarquahr was an American folk band from Branford, Connecticut. Playing often-humorous folk music, the group enjoyed regional popularity in New England in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
, an American folk band - FarquharsonFarquharsonFarquharson, , or , is a surname of Scottish origin, and may refer to:*Donald Farquharson , Welsh-Canadian sportsman*Donald Farquharson , Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island; premier of Prince Edward Island 1898–1901...
- FfarquharFfarquharFfarquhar is a fictional town or village on the equally fictional Island of Sodor in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends children's TV series and in Reverend W. Awdry's The Railway Series books on which the TV series was based....
, a fictional location in The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry - MacFarquharMacFarquharMacFarquhar, or , is a surname, and may refer to:* Colin Macfarquhar* Neil MacFarquhar* Roderick MacFarquhar, China specialist...