MacArthur
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Geography
- Division of MacarthurDivision of MacarthurThe Division of Macarthur is an Australia Federal electoral division covering outer south-west Sydney. Its present boundaries cover the southern suburbs of Campbelltown, all of the local government area of Camden and small parts of Wollondilly. It covers 537 km² and is named after John...
, Sydney - General MacArthur, Eastern SamarGeneral MacArthur, Eastern SamarGeneral MacArthur is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 11,625 people...
, Philippines - John D. MacArthur Beach State ParkJohn D. MacArthur Beach State ParkJohn D. MacArthur Beach State Park, named for John D. MacArthur who donated the land for its construction in the 1970s, is located between Riviera Beach, Florida and North Palm Beach, Florida. The park was first opened to the public in 1989...
, West Palm Beach, Florida - Macarthur, Australian Capital TerritoryMacarthur, Australian Capital TerritoryMacarthur is a suburb in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after John Macarthur, one of the founders of Australia's Merino wool industry. It was gazetted on 22 March 1982 and first settled in 1983. The wool industry is the theme for street names. The suburb has an area of...
, a suburb of Canberra - Macarthur, New South WalesMacarthur, New South WalesMacarthur is a region in south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region includes the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown, Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 240,000 residents...
, a region of Metropolitan Sydney - Macarthur, VictoriaMacarthur, VictoriaMacarthur is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area and the federal Division of Wannon...
, Australia - MacArthur, LeyteMacArthur, LeyteMacArthur is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 16,844 people in 3,410 households.Mayor: Rene Ruba Leria Vice Mayor: Leonardo Balaga Leria-Barangays:...
, Philippines - MacArthur, West VirginiaMacArthur, West VirginiaMacArthur is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,500 at the 2010 census.-Geography:MacArthur is located at ....
Business
- Catherine T. MacArthurCatherine T. MacArthurCatherine T. MacArthur was the wife of U.S. businessman and philanthropist John D. MacArthur and was an active participant in his businesses and philanthropies. One of the ten largest philanthropic foundations in the United States, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, is named after...
(1909-1981), American businesswoman, philanthropist, wife of John D. MacArthur - Elizabeth MacarthurElizabeth MacarthurElizabeth Macarthur was born in Devon, England, the daughter of provincial farmers, Richard and Grace Veale, of Cornish origin. Her father died when she was 7; her mother remarried when she was 11, leaving Elizabeth in the care of her grandfather John and friends. Elizabeth married Plymouth...
(1766-1850), Australian businesswoman, wife of John Macarthur (wool pioneer) - Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur (1788 - 1861), Australian businessman and politician
- J. Roderick MacArthurJ. Roderick MacArthurJohn Roderick MacArthur was a U.S. businessman and philanthropist. The J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation, a philanthropic organization interested in Civil Liberties in the United States, and the MacArthur Justice Center at the Northwestern University School of Law are named after him. He is the...
(1920-1984), American businessman and philanthropist - John Macarthur (wool pioneer)John Macarthur (wool pioneer)John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...
(1767-1834), Australian businessman, politician, and soldier - John D. MacArthurJohn D. MacArthurJohn Donald MacArthur was an American businessman and philanthropist who established the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, benefactor in the MacArthur Fellowships.-Early life:...
(1897–1978), American businessman and philanthropist
Entertainment
- Charles MacArthurCharles MacArthurCharles Gordon MacArthur was an American playwright and screenwriter.-Biography:Charles MacArthur was the second youngest of seven children born to stern evangelist William Telfer MacArthur and Georgiana Welsted MacArthur. He early developed a passion for reading...
(1895-1956), American playwright and screenwriter - James MacArthurJames MacArthurJames Gordon MacArthur was an American actor best known for the role of Danny "Danno" Williams, the reliable second-in-command of the fictional Hawaiian State Police squad Hawaii Five-O.-Early life:...
(1937-2010), American actor
Literature
- John F. MacArthurJohn F. MacArthurJohn Fullerton MacArthur, Jr. is a United States evangelical writer and minister noted for his internationally known and broadcast radio program titled Grace to You...
(b. 1939), American evangelical minister and author - John R. MacArthurJohn R. MacArthurJohn R. "Rick" MacArthur is an American journalist and author of books about US politics. He is the president of Harper's Magazine.- Biography :...
(b. 1956), American journalist
Military
- Arthur MacArthur, Jr.Arthur MacArthur, Jr.Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. , was a United States Army General. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900 but his term ended a year later due to clashes with the civilian governor, future President William Howard Taft...
(1845–1912), American military leader and father of Douglas MacArthur - Arthur MacArthur IIIArthur MacArthur IIIArthur MacArthur III was a United States Navy officer, whose active-duty career extended from the Spanish-American War through World War I. He was the elder brother of General Douglas MacArthur ....
(1876–1923), American naval officer and brother of Douglas MacArthur - Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthurGeneral of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the...
(1880-1964), American military leader and U.S. Army General of the Army - Edward MacarthurEdward MacarthurLieutenant-General Sir Edward Macarthur KCB was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, an administrator active in Australia and Commander-in-chief of Her Majesty's forces in Australia from 1855.-Early life:...
(1789-1872), Anglo-Australian general and administrator - George MacArthur-OnslowGeorge MacArthur-OnslowBrigadier General George MacLeay Macarthur-Onslow CMG, DSO was an Australian Army Brigadier General who served in World War I.-Early life and career:...
(1875-1931), Australian general - James Macarthur-Onslow (1867-1946), Australian general, politician and company director
Politics
- Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (1815–1896), American lawyer, judge, and politician
- Douglas MacArthur IIDouglas MacArthur IIDouglas MacArthur II was an American diplomat.MacArthur was the son of Captain Arthur MacArthur III and Mary McCalla MacArthur, and was named for his uncle, General Douglas MacArthur. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He married Laura Louise Barkley on August 21, 1934, the daughter of future...
(1909-1997), American diplomat
Sports
- Clarke MacArthurClarke MacArthurClarke MacArthur is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Sabres in the third round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. MacArthur started his NHL career with the Buffalo Sabres, and was later...
born 1985), Canadian hockey player - Ellen MacArthurEllen MacArthurDame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE is an English sailor, up until 2009, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in West Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. She is best known as a solo long-distance yachtswoman. On 7 February 2005 she broke the world record for the fastest solo...
(born 1976), British yachtswoman - Mac MacArthurMac MacArthurMalcolm M. "Mac" MacArthur was a Scottish professional baseball player, who played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association from May 2, 1884 to June 9, 1884. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of only nine individuals in Major League Baseball history to be a Scottish...
(1862-1932), Scottish baseball player
Science
- John Stewart MacArthur (died 1920), chemist from Glasgow
- Robert MacArthurRobert MacArthurRobert Helmer MacArthur was an American ecologist who made a major impact on many areas of community and population ecology....
(1930-1972), American ecologist - William MacarthurWilliam MacarthurHon Sir William Macarthur was an Australian botanist and vigneron. He was one of the most active and influential horticulturists in Australia in the mid-to-late 19th century...
(1800-1882), Australian botanist and vigneron
Other
- Division of MacarthurDivision of MacarthurThe Division of Macarthur is an Australia Federal electoral division covering outer south-west Sydney. Its present boundaries cover the southern suburbs of Campbelltown, all of the local government area of Camden and small parts of Wollondilly. It covers 537 km² and is named after John...
, Australian federal electoral division - INSS MacArthur, starship featured in the science fiction novel The Mote in God's Eye
- Fort MacArthurFort MacArthurFort MacArthur is a former United States Army installation in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California . The fort is named in honor of Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur...
, former military base in Los Angeles - Long Island MacArthur AirportLong Island MacArthur AirportLong Island MacArthur Airport, formerly known as Islip Airport is a public airport located on Long Island, in Ronkonkoma, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is seven miles northeast of the central business district of Islip hamlet...
, Suffolk County, New York - Macarthur (novel)Macarthur (novel)Macarthur or the Red Book is a 2007 novel by Filipino author Bob Ong. It is the sixth published work from Ong. As with all Bob Ong's published novels, it is notable for its use of contemporary street Filipino words. It is also notable for its departure from the usual Bob Ong formula of using humor...
, by Bob Ong - MacArthur Boulevard (disambiguation), multiple uses
- MacArthur CenterMacArthur CenterThe MacArthur Center is a shopping center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is majority-owned and operated by the Taubman Company.-Mall Highlights:...
, shopping mall in Norfolk, Virginia - MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
, fellowship/grant awarded by the MacArthur Foundation - MacArthur FoundationMacArthur FoundationThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
, private, independent grantmaking institution - MacArthur Freeway, segment of Interstate 580
- MacArthur ParkMacArthur ParkMacArthur Park is a park in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, named after General Douglas MacArthur and designated city of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #100.- Geography :...
, western Los Angeles, California - "MacArthur Park" (song)MacArthur Park (song)"MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's...
, based on the Los Angeles park - MacArthur (film)MacArthur (film)MacArthur is a 1977 American biographical war film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Gregory Peck in the eponymous role as American General Douglas MacArthur.-Plot:...
, movie biography of Douglas MacArthur