McFarlane (surname)
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McFarlane is a surname, and may refer to:
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In politics:
- Brendan McFarlaneBrendan McFarlaneBrendan "Bik" McFarlane is an Irish republican activist. Born into a Roman Catholic family, he was brought up in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, Northern Ireland. At 16, he left Belfast to train as a priest in a north Wales seminary...
(b. 1951), Irish republican activist - Jann McFarlaneJann McFarlaneJann Sonya McFarlane , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Stirling, Western Australia. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was educated at Macquarie...
(b. 1944), Australian politician from Stirling, Western Australia - Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff (contemporary), British peer; MP from Llandaff
- Norm McFarlaneNorm McFarlaneNorman McFarlane was the 64th Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He was first elected on May 10, 2004, and sworn into office on Tuesday, May 25. He was defeated in the New Brunswick municipal elections, 2008....
(contemporary), Canadian politician; mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick - Robert McFarlaneRobert McFarlaneRobert Carl "Bud" McFarlane was a National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, serving from 1983 through 1985.After a career in the Marines, he became part of the Reagan administration, and was a leading architect of the Strategic Defense Initiative for defending the United States...
(b. 1937), American National Security Advisor to President Reagan 1983–1985; major player in the Iran-Contra Affair - William D. McFarlaneWilliam D. McFarlaneWilliam Doddridge McFarlane was a United States Representative from Texas.Born in Greenwood, Arkansas, McFarlane attended public schools and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1909-1914. He engaged in the mercantile business in Greenwood, Arkansas from 1914 to 1918...
(1894-1980), lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative for Texas
Sport:
- Bob McFarlaneBob McFarlaneRobert Malcolm McFarlane was a Canadian runner and football player who became a plastic surgeon specializing primarily in hand and upper limb surgery....
(1927–2006), Canadian runner and professional football player - Danny McFarlaneDanny McFarlaneDanny McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests...
(b. 1972), Jamaican hurdler in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics - Andrew McFarlane (footballer) played and scored at Wembley Stadium for Swansea City
- David McFarlaneDavid McFarlaneDavid McFarlane is a Scottish football player currently playing for Dumbarton FC, an association football club who currently play in the Scottish Third Division. His current position is striker....
(b. 1979), Scottish footballer - Don McFarlaneDon McFarlaneDon McFarlane was a Canadian sprinter.-Life:While at Burlington High School Don played as a half-back on both the Junior and Senior Football teams and was a member of the 1948 Championship senior team...
(b. 1926), Canadian runner in the 1952 Olympics - Mike McFarlane (b. 1960), British sprinter in the 1988 Olympics
- Oscar McFarlaneOscar McFarlaneÓscar McFarlane is a football goalkeeper.He made his debut for the Panama in 2001 against El Salvador and has being a member of all the youth processes of the Panama national team.-Honors:Club...
(b. 1980), Panamanian football goalkeeper - Ross McFarlane (footballer)Ross McFarlane (footballer)Ross McFarlane is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a right back.-Career:Born in Glasgow, McFarlane began his career at Eastercraigs, before making 502 appearances in the Scottish Football League with both Queen's Park and Clyde.-References:...
, former Scottish football defender - Ross McFarlaneRoss McFarlaneRoss McFarlane ) is an English professional golfer.McFarlane was born in Manchester, and is the son of Manchester United footballer Noel. He turned professional in 1979 and played on the European Tour for many years, making the top 100 in the Order of Merit seven times, with a best ranking of 26th...
(b. 1961), English golfer - Tommy McFarlaneTommy McFarlaneTommy McFarlane was a Scottish-American soccer center half who began his career in Scotland before moving to the United States. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1925.-Club career:...
, soccer player - Tracey McFarlaneTracey McFarlaneTracey Danielle McFarlane is a former international breaststroke swimmer, who competed for both Canada and the United States. She held the USA Record in the 100 breaststroke from 1988-1992....
(b. 1966), American Olympic swimmer in the 1988 Olympics
In the arts:
- Andrew McFarlane (Australian actor) (b. 1951), Australian actor
- Howard McFarlaneHoward McFarlaneHoward Osmond McFarlane was an English jazz trumpeter.McFarlane played in film palaces from 1919 into the early 1920s. He played in Alex Hyde's band after this, recording with them in Germany in 1924...
(1894-1983), English jazz trumpeter - Leslie McFarlaneLeslie McFarlaneLeslie McFarlane was a Canadian journalist, novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker. McFarlane is most famous for ghostwriting many of the early books in the very successful Hardy Boys series using the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.- Early life :The son of a school principal, McFarlane was raised in...
(1902–1977), Canadian journalist and novelist; ghostwriter of the Hardy Boys series - Seth MacFarlaneSeth MacFarlaneSeth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American animator, writer, comedian, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, for which he also voices many of the shows' various characters.A native of Kent,...
(b. 1973), American animator, actor, and director - Shona McFarlaneShona McFarlaneShona Graham McFarlane CBE was a New Zealand artist, journalist and broadcaster.McFarlane was born in Gore and educated at Otago Girls' High School, and studied teaching at Dunedin Teachers' College...
(1929–2001), New Zealand artist, journalist, and broadcaster - Todd McFarlaneTodd McFarlaneTodd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....
(b. 1961), Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, toy manufacturer/designer - Kris MacfarlaneKris MacFarlaneKris MacFarlane is a Canadian freelance drummer. He is best known for his work as the touring and recording drummer for Canadian folk band Great Big Sea. In addition to playing the drums, MacFarlane is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He currently lives in Westville, Nova Scotia...
, Great Big SeaGreat Big SeaGreat Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
's drummer
Fictional characters:
- Kenny McFarlaneKenny McFarlaneKenny McFarlane, , is a fictional character in comic books published by Marvel Comics', in Marvel's Ultimate Universe. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, he appears in the pages of Ultimate Spider-Man...
, character in Marvel Comics Ultimate Universe - Characters in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Josie McFarlaneJosie McFarlaneJosie McFarlane is a fictional character that appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Joan Hooley between 1998 and 2000...
- Kim McFarlane
- Mick McFarlaneMick McFarlaneMick McFarlane is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sylvester Williams.Mick was an easy-going guy, who hoped to make it big as a musician. However his music career failed and he ended up selling CDs on a market stall in Albert Square...
- Josie McFarlane
Others:
- Andrew McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brian McFarlaneBrian McFarlaneBrian McFarlane is a Canadian television sportscaster and author. He is also the Honorary President of the Society for International Hockey Research. He is the son of the prolific writer Leslie McFarlane who wrote many of the early Hardy Boys books.-Early life and career:Brian McFarlane attended St...
(b. 1931), Canadian television sportscaster - Ian McFarlane (contemporary), Australian music journalist
- John McFarlaneJohn McFarlaneJohn McFarlane was chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. , one of Australia's leading banks, after a decade of service, during which time he turned around the financial performance of the bank, and spearheaded an effort, called "Breakout", to transform the Bank...
(contemporary), former chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group - K. B. McFarlaneK. B. McFarlaneKenneth Bruce McFarlane was one of the 20th century's most influential historians of late medieval England. He was born on 18 October 1903 and was the only child of A. McFarlane, OBE. His father was a civil servant in the Admiralty and the young McFarlane's childhood was an unhappy one. This may...
(1903–1966), British historian
See also
- McFarland (disambiguation)
- MacFarlandMacFarlandMacFarland is a surname, and may refer to:Persons*Charles MacFarland , Australian videographer, photographer, and producer*Tony MacFarland , Mexican actor and television show host-See also:*McFarland *McFarlane...
- McFarlan (disambiguation)
- MacFarlane (disambiguation)