Douglas (family name)
Douglas is an English family name .
Origin and meaning
Douglas is a name of origin and is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Dubhglais / Dubhghlais . It means something like "dark (Gaelic: dubh) river (Gaelic: glais)" and originally referred to a river, later a Scottish clan. It is common as a first name: Douglas (first name) .
variants
Name bearer
- for members of the English noble family Douglas, see Douglas (dynasty)
A.
- Aaron Douglas (painter) (1899–1979) American painter
- Aaron Douglas (born 1971), Canadian actor
- Alan Douglas (1931–2014), American music producer
- Albert Douglas (1852-1935), American politician
- Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995), British politician
- Alexander Douglas (Bishop) († 1623), Scottish clergyman
- Alexander Douglas (politician) († 1718), Scottish politician
- Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton (* 1978), Scottish nobleman
- Alexander Edgar Douglas (1916–1981), Canadian physicist
- Alfred Douglas (1870–1945), British poet, translator and writer
- Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton (1862–1940), Scottish nobleman
- Andrew Douglas (director) (born 1952), British director
- Andrew Douglas (squash player) (* 1998), American squash player
- Angela Douglas (born 1940), British actress
- Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938-2010), Scottish nobleman
- Antoine Douglas (* 1992), American middleweight boxer
- Archibald I, Lord of Douglas (around 1198-1238)
- Archibald Douglas († 1333) , Guardian of Scotland
- Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (around 1325–1400)
- Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (around 1370-1424)
- Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (1390–1439)
- Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray (1426-1455)
- Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (around 1453–1514)
- Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie (1475-1536)
- Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490–1557)
- Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (around 1555–1588)
- Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormond (around 1609–1655), Scottish nobleman
- Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas (1694–1761)
- Archibald Douglas († 1741) , Member of Parliament
- Archibald Douglas (1707–1778) , Member of Parliament
- Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas (1748–1827), Member of Parliament
- Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry (1818-1858)
- Archibald Lucius Douglas (1842–1913), Canadian officer in the British Navy
- Archibald Douglas, 4th Baron Blythswood (1870–1929)
- Archibald Douglas-Stjernorp (1883–1960), General and Commander of the Swedish Army
- Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie , Scottish nobleman
- Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston (1851–1926), British politician
- Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston (1876–1947), British diplomat
- Ashanti Douglas (* 1980), American singer and actress, see Ashanti (singer)
B.
- Barry Douglas (pianist) (born 1960), British pianist
- Barry Douglas (* 1989), Scottish football player
- Benjamin Douglas (1816-1891), American politician
- Beverly B. Douglas (1822–1878), American politician
- Bob Douglas (1882–1979), American sports manager
- Boots Douglas (≈1908-), American jazz drummer and band leader
- Brice Douglas († 1222), Scottish clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Moray
- Bryan Douglas (born 1934), English football player
C.
- Caimin Douglas (* 1977), Dutch athlete
- Carole Nelson Douglas (* 1944), American author
- Cameron Douglas (* 1978), American actor
- Campbell Mellis Douglas (1840-1909), Canadian surgeon
- Carl Douglas (born 1942), Jamaican singer
- Carol Douglas (born Carol Strickland ; * 1948), American singer
- Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry (around 1698–1778), Scottish nobleman
- Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet (1727–1789), British Rear Admiral
- Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (1777–1837), Scottish nobleman
- Charles Douglas (general) (1850-1914), British general
- Charles Douglas (Mayor) (1852–1917), Canadian politician, Mayor of Vancouver
- Charles Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk (1847–1886), British-Scottish nobleman and officer
- Charlotte Montagu-Douglas-Scott (1811–1895), Scottish nobleman and lady-in-waiting
- Chris Douglas (* 1974), American musician and DJ
- Chris Douglas-Roberts (* 1987), American basketball player
- Christoph Graf Douglas (1948–2016), German art historian and auctioneer
- Chuck Douglas ( Charles Gywnne Douglas III ; born 1942), American politician
- Clare Douglas (1944-2017), British film editor
- Claude Gordon Douglas (1882–1963), British pathologist
- Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879–1952), Scottish engineer
- Clive Douglas (1903–1977), Australian composer, musician and conductor
- Craig Douglas (born 1941), British pop singer
D.
- Darl Douglas (* 1979), Dutch soccer player
- Darrian Douglas (* ≈1985), American jazz musician
- Dave Douglas (* 1963), American jazz musician
- David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist
- David Charles Douglas , 1898–1982, British medievalist
- David GA Douglas (born 1947), Australian rower
- David Hubert Douglas (1907–1977), Canadian cross-country skier
- David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus (1515–1557), Scottish nobleman
- David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (born 1929), Scottish nobleman and politician
- David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home (born 1943), British businessman and politician
- Denzil Douglas (* 1953), politician from St. Kitts and Nevis
- Desmond Douglas (* 1955), English table tennis player
- Dezron Douglas (* 1981), American jazz musician
- Diana Douglas (1923–2015), American actress, see Diana Dill
- Diane Douglas , American politician
- Dick Douglas († 2014), British politician
- Donald Douglas (actor, 1905) (1905–1945), British actor
- Donald Douglas (sailor) , American sailor
- Donald Douglas (actor, 1933) (born 1933), Scottish actor
- Donald Wills Douglas (1892–1981), American aircraft designer and entrepreneur
- Donna Douglas (1933-2015), American actress
- Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton (1903–1973), Scottish nobleman and pilot
- Dunbar Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk (1809–1885), British peer and politician
- Duncan Douglas (born 1965), American biathlete
E.
- Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (1800–1886), British nobleman and politician
- Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1926-2015), British nobleman and politician (Conservative Party)
- Eliza Douglas (* 1984), American painter, conceptual artist, musician and performer
- Ellen Douglas (1921–2012), American writer
- Emily Taft Douglas (1899–1994), American writer and politician
- Emory Douglas (* 1943), American artist and political activist
- Everett Douglas (1902–1967), American film editor
- Ewan Douglas (1922–1999), British hammer thrower
F.
- Felicity Douglas (1910-1992), British writer
- Ferdinand von Grumme-Douglas (1860–1937), German rear admiral and politician
- Francis Douglas (1847-1865), British mountaineer
- Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig (1867-1894), British nobleman
- Franky Douglas (* 1948), Dutch jazz guitarist
- Fred J. Douglas (1869–1949), American politician
- Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton (1843–1917), Scottish nobleman
G
- Gabrielle Douglas (* 1995), American gymnast
- Gavin Douglas (1474 to 1475; 1522) Scottish bishop and poet
- George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus (around 1378–1402), Scottish nobleman
- George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus (around 1429–1462), Scottish nobleman
- George Douglas, Master of Angus (1469–1513), Scottish nobleman
- George Douglas (Bishop) († 1589), Scottish clergyman, Bishop of Moray
- George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton (1662–1738), Scottish nobleman and politician
- George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton (1761–1827), Scottish aristocrat
- George Douglas , writer name of George Douglas Brown (1869–1902), Scottish writer
- George Douglas (actor) , actor
- George Douglas , pseudonym of Bob Thiele (1922–1996), American music producer and composer
- George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk (1906-1994), Scottish diplomat and politician (Conservative Party)
- George Brisbane Scott Douglas (1856– ??), Scottish poet and writer
- Gordon Douglas (1907-1993), American film director
- Guillermo Douglas (1909–1967), Uruguayan rower
- Gustaf Douglas (* 1938), Swedish entrepreneur
- Gustav Otto Douglas (1687–1771), Russian general and governor
H
- Hal Douglas († 2014), American voice actor
- Haldane Douglas (1892–1980), American artist, art director and production designer
- Harry Douglas (* 1984), American football player
- Herb Douglas (born 1922), American athlete
- Hugh Douglas of Douglas († 1289) , Scottish nobleman
- Hugh Douglas of Douglas († 1347) , Scottish nobleman
- Hugh Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormond , Scottish nobleman
- Hugo Sholto Oskar Georg von Douglas (1837–1912), German industrialist
I.
- Iain Douglas-Hamilton (* 1942), British environmental activist and documentary filmmaker
- Illeana Douglas (born 1965), American actress
- Isabel Douglas, 11th Countess of Mar , Scottish noblewoman
J
- Jack Douglas (Author) (1908–1989) American comedy writer
- Jack Douglas (actor) (1927-2008), British actor
- Jack Douglas (ice hockey player) (1930-2003), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jack Douglas (music producer) , American music producer
- Jackson Douglas (born 1969), American actor
- Jahméne Douglas (* 1991), English pop singer
- James Douglas of Douglas (1286-1330), Scottish military leader
- James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (around 1358-1388), Scottish nobleman, Earl of Mar
- James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas ( the Gross ; 1371–1443), Scottish nobleman, Earl of Avondale
- James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas ( the Black Douglas ; 1426–1491), Scottish nobleman, Earl of Avondale
- James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus (around 1428–1446), Scottish nobleman
- James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (before 1495–1553), Scottish nobleman
- James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (1525–1581), Scottish nobleman
- James Douglas, 5th Earl of Buchan , 5th Lord Auchterhouse (around 1580–1601), Scottish nobleman
- James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (1646–1700), Scottish nobleman
- James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (1672–1711), Scottish nobleman
- James Douglas (medic) (1675–1742), English anatomist and obstetrician
- James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (1702–1768), Scottish peer of the House of Douglas and naturalist
- James Douglas, 1st Baronet (of Kelhead) (1639–1708), Scottish nobleman
- James Douglas, 1st Baronet (of Maxwell) (1703–1787), British admiral and politician
- James Douglas (Colonial Governor) (1803–1877), British Colonial Governor of British Columbia
- James Douglas (mining entrepreneur) (1837-1918), Canadian mining entrepreneur
- James Douglas (journalist) (1867–1940) British journalist and editor
- James Douglas (soccer player) (1898–1972), American soccer player
- James Douglas (writer) (actually Ulrich Kohli ; * 1948), Swiss lawyer and writer
- James Douglas (boxer) (born 1960), American boxer
- James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (born 1942), Scottish politician
- James Douglas-Home, 28th Baron Dacre (1952-2014), British nobleman
- James H. Douglas Jr. (1899–1988), American politician
- James Scott-Douglas, 6th Baronet (1930–1969), British racing car driver
- Jerry Douglas (* 1956), American country musician
- Jesse Douglas (1897–1965), American mathematician
- Jim Douglas (* 1951), American politician
- Joel Douglas (* 1947), American film producer
- Jon Douglas (1936-2010), American tennis player
- Jonathan Douglas (born 1981), Irish football player
- John Douglas (Archbishop) , English Archbishop
- John Douglas (architect, 1709) , Scottish architect
- John Douglas (Bishop) (1721-1807), Scottish scholar and clergyman, Bishop of Carlise and Salisbury
- John Douglas (politician) (1828–1904), Australian politician
- John Douglas (architect) (1830–1911), English architect
- John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), Scottish nobleman
- John Douglas (baseball player) (1917–1984), American baseball player
- John Douglass, 14th Laird of Tilquhillie (1803-1870), Scottish textile entrepreneur in Austria
- John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton ( John Charles Sholto Douglas ; 1927-2016), Scottish landowner and politician
- John Douglas (cricketer) (born 1951), Australian cricket and Australian football player
- John Douglas (boxer) (born 1971), Guyanese boxer
- John E. Douglas (* 1945), American criminalist and publicist
- John William Douglas (1814–1905), British entomologist
- Johnny Douglas (1882-1930), English cricketer and boxer
- Johnny Douglas (composer) (1920–2003), British film composer and conductor
K
- Katie Douglas (* 1979), American basketball player
- Katie Douglas (actress) (born 1998), Canadian actress
- Katya Douglas (* 1936 or 1938), British-Polish actress
- Keith Douglas (1920–1944), British poet
- Kent Douglas (1936–2009), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), American actor
L.
- Lawrence Douglas , American law scholar and professor
- Lewis Williams Douglas (1894–1974), American politician
- Lloyd C. Douglas (1877–1951), American priest and author
- Louis Douglas (1889–1939), American dancer
M.
- Malcolm Douglas (1941-2010), Australian wildlife filmmaker
- Margaret Douglas (1515–1578), British nobleman
- Margaret Douglas of Galloway , Scottish noblewoman
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998), American journalist, author, advocate of women's suffrage and conservationist
- Mark Douglas-Home (born 1951), British writer
- Marques Douglas (born 1977), American football player
- Mary Douglas (1921-2007), British social anthropologist
- Mary Douglas, 6th Countess of Buchan , Scottish noblewoman
- Melvin Douglas (born 1963), American wrestler
- Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981), American actor
- Michael Douglas (born 1944), American actor
- Michael Douglas (skeleton pilot) (* 1971), Canadian skeleton driver
- Michael John Douglas , real name of Michael Keaton (* 1951), American actor
- Michael R. Douglas (* 1961), American physicist
- Michael Douglas (politician) (1940–1992), Dominica politician
- Michelle Douglas (* 1985), Scottish badminton player
- Mike Douglas (1925-2006), American singer, presenter and actor
- Montell Douglas (* 1986), British sprinter and bobsledder
N
- Nathan Douglas (athlete) (born 1982), British athlete
- Nathan E. Douglas , pseudonym of Nedrick Young (1914–1968), American film actor and screenwriter
- Norman Douglas (1868–1952), Scottish writer
O
- Otto Douglas Douglas-Hill (1897–1972), German sculptor and ceramicist
P
- Paul Douglas (actor) (1907–1959), American film actor
- Paul Howard Douglas (1892–1976), American politician and economist
- Pavel Douglas (* 1951), Polish-British actor
- Philip Douglas , American biathlete
- Phyllis Douglas (1936-2010), American actress
- Pierre Douglas (* 1941), French comedian and actor
R.
- RJW Douglas (1920–1979), Canadian geologist, see Robert John Wilson Douglas
- Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre (1929–2012), British politician (Labor Party)
- R. Gordon Douglas (* 1934), American medic
- Robert Douglas, 1st Viscount of Belhaven (1573–1639), Scottish nobleman
- Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton († 1649), Scottish nobleman
- Robert Count Douglas (1611–1662), Scottish aristocrat and field marshal in the Swedish service
- Robert Douglas (Bishop) (1624–1716), Scottish priest, Bishop of Dunblane
- Robert Douglas, 12th Earl of Morton , († 1730), British nobleman
- Robert Douglas (politician) (1703–1748), Scottish politician
- Robert Douglas (Governor) , British colonial governor
- Robert Percy Douglas , 4th Baronet (1805-1891), British general and colonial governor
- Robert L. "Smilin 'Bob" Douglas (1882–1979), West Indian manager and owner of the New York Renaissance , see Bob Douglas
- Robert Douglas (actor) (1909–1999), British actor, director and producer
- Robert John Wilson Douglas (1920–1979), Canadian geologist (petroleum geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics)
- Robert Edward Douglas (* 1942), American wrestler, see Bobby Douglas
- Robert Duncan Douglas (* 1965), American biathlete, see Duncan Douglas
- Robert Douglas (soccer player) (born 1972), Scottish soccer player
- Róbert Ingi Douglas (* 1973), Icelandic director
- Robert S. Douglas , American film editor
- Roger Douglas (* 1937), New Zealand politician
- Ronald G. Douglas (1938–2018), American mathematician
- Rosie Douglas (1941-2000), Dominican politician
- Rowley Douglas (* 1977), British rower
- Roy Douglas († 2015), British composer
S.
- Saba Douglas-Hamilton (* 1970), Kenyan conservationist and documentary filmmaker
- Sam Douglas (born 1957), British-American actor
- Sandra Douglas (* 1967), British athlete
- Sarah Douglas (born 1952), British actress
- Scott Douglas (* 1963), American wheelchair tennis player
- Sean Douglas (born 1972), New Zealand soccer player
- Shane Douglas (born 1964), American wrestler
- Shirley Douglas (1934-2020), Canadian actress
- Sholto Douglas , mythical ancestor of the Scottish clan Douglas, see Douglas (dynasty) # origins
- Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside (1893-1969), British air marshal
- Sholto Johnstone Douglas (1871–1958), British painter
- Hugo Sholto Oskar Georg von Douglas (1837–1912), writer, entrepreneur and member of the Prussian state parliament and the State Council
- Sholto Graf von Douglas (June 19, 1863 Wiednitz Castle, deceased), mine owner, Privy Councilor, Rittmeister, Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus 2nd class 1908
- Sir Albert Douglas (* 1945), British musician
- Stan Douglas (* 1960), Canadian artist
- Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), American politician
- Steve Douglas (1938–1993), American saxophonist
- Susan J. Douglas , American media scholar
T
- Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771-1820), Scottish philanthropist
- Thomas Douglas (actor) ( Thomas R. Douglas ; * 1972), Swiss-British actor
- Tom Douglas , country music songwriter
- Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), Canadian politician
- Tommy Douglas (musician) (1911-1965), American jazz musician
- Toney Douglas (* 1986), American basketball player
- Troy Douglas (* 1962), Bermudian-Dutch athlete
W.
- Walburga Habsburg Douglas (* 1958), German-Swedish lawyer and politician of Austrian origin
- Walter Douglas (1861–1912), American industrialist
- Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (1894–1973), British politician
- Wilhelm von Douglas (1849–1908), German landowner and politician, MdR
- William Douglas of Douglas († 1213) , Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas of Douglas († 1274) (around 1220 - around 1274), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas of Douglas († 1298) (around 1240–1299), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas of Douglas († 1333) , Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale (around 1310–1353), Scottish nobleman and military man
- William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (around 1327–1384), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas of Nithsdale († 1392), Scottish knight
- William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (around 1398–1437), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas (around 1424–1440), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1425-1452), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1532–1591), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (1540-1606), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (1552-1611), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582–1648), Lord High Treasurer of Scotland
- William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas (1589–1660), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus (1590–1660), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1634–1694), Scottish peer
- William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695), Scottish nobleman and government official
- William Douglas, 1st Baronet (of Glenbervie) († around 1660), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 1st Baronet (of Castle Douglas) († 1809), Scottish nobleman
- William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry (1725-1810), Scottish nobleman
- William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside (1893–1969), British Marshal of the Royal Air Force
- William Douglas (Barbados) (1921–2003), Governor General of Barbados
- William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1634–1694), Scottish nobleman
- William H. Douglas (1853–1944), American politician
- William Lewis Douglas (1845-1924), American politician (Massachusetts)
- William O. Douglas (1898–1980), American lawyer and judge
See also
- Archibald Douglas (ballad) , ballad by Theodor Fontane
- Douglass