McDiarmid
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McDiarmid is a Scottish
surname
, and may refer to:
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
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"...
, and may refer to:
- Ian McDiarmidIan McDiarmidIan McDiarmid is a Scottish theatre actor and director, who has also made sporadic appearances on film and television.McDiarmid has had a successful career in theatre; he has been cast in many plays, while occasionally directing others and although he has appeared mostly in theatrical productions,...
, Scottish Tony award theatre actor and director - John Stewart McDiarmidJohn Stewart McDiarmidJohn Stewart McDiarmid was a Manitoba politician. He held senior ministerial positions in the governments of John Bracken, Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell, and served as the province's 14th Lieutenant Governor between 1953 and 1960.McDiarmid was born in Perthshire, Scotland, and emigrated to...
(1882-1965), Canadian Liberal politician, later Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba - Matthew Purdie MacDiarmid (1914-1996), Scottish literary scholar, essayist and poet
- Colin McDiarmid, Scottish mathematician
See also
- MacDiarmidMacDiarmidMacDiarmid or Macdiarmid is a surname, and may refer to:* Alan MacDiarmid won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000* Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet, real name Christopher Murray Grieve...
- MacDermotMacDermotMac Diarmata is an Irish surname, and the surname of the ruling dynasty of Moylurg, a kingdom that existed in Connacht from the 10th to 16th centuries.-Overview:...
- McDiarmid ParkMcDiarmid ParkMcDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:...
, home of St. Johnstone Football Club