Macdonald

Macdonald or MacDonald originated English family name , derived from the Scottish-Gaelic patronym MacDhòmhnaill meaning "son of Dòmhnall". It is particularly widespread in Scotland and Ireland, and through emigration to Canada and the United States .

MacDonald is the name of a Scottish clan, see Clan MacDonald .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adam MacDonald ( William Adam MacDonald ; * 1977), Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter
• Alan MacDonald (* 1958), British author
• Alex MacDonald (soccer player, 1948) ( Alexander MacDonald ; * 1948), Scottish soccer player and coach
• Alex MacDonald (special effects artist) , special effects artist
• Alex MacDonald (ice hockey player, 1986) (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Alex MacDonald (soccer player, 1990) ( Alexander MacDonald ; * 1990), Scottish soccer player
• Alex MacDonald (ice hockey player, 1991) (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Alex MacDonald (ice hockey player, 1997) (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
• Alexander MacDonald, 10th Earl of Ross († 1449), Scottish nobleman
• Alexander MacDonald (clergyman, 1736) (1736–1791), Scottish clergyman, Vicar Apostolic of Aberdeen
• Alexander Macdonald (politician) (1821–1881), Scottish miner, trade unionist and politician
• Alexander MacDonald (clergyman, 1858) (1858–1941), Canadian clergyman, Bishop of Victoria
• Allan MacDonald (* 1956), Scottish composer and musician
• Allan H. MacDonald (* 1951), Canadian physicist
• Amy Macdonald (* 1987), Scottish musician
• Amy MacDonald (author) (born 1951), American writer
• Andrew Macdonald (1933–2002), American physicist and neo-Nazi, see William Luther Pierce
• Andrew Macdonald (* 1966), British film producer
• Andrew MacDonald (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Andrew Archibald Macdonald (1829–1912), Canadian politician
• Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg († 1614), Scottish clan chief
• Angus MacDonald (Archbishop) (1844–1900), Scottish Archbishop
• Angus MacDonald (politician) (born 1963), Scottish politician
• Angus Macdonald (rugby player) (born 1981), New Zealand rugby player
• Angus MacDonald (soccer player) (born 1992), English soccer player
• Angus Lewis Macdonald (1890–1954), Canadian politician
• Angus Ronald Macdonald (1901–1970), Canadian politician
• Angus MacDonald (writer) (born 1959) American writer
• Ann-Marie MacDonald (* 1958), Canadian writer and actress
• Augustine Colin Macdonald (1837-1919), Canadian politician

B.

• Barbara K. MacDonald (* 1958), American singer and composer
• Bertram Macdonald (1902–1965), British athlete
• Betty MacDonald (1907-1958), American author
• Blaine MacDonald (stage name Blaine ; 1937–2012), Canadian comic artist
• Brian Macdonald (1928-2014), Canadian choreographer
• Bruce MacDonald (athlete) (born 1927), American athlete
• Bruce MacDonald (sailor) (born 1960), Canadian sailor
• Bruce E. MacDonald (* 1955), American Vice Admiral

C.

• Calum MacDonald (* 1956), Scottish politician
• Charles Blair Macdonald (1855–1939), American golf architect
• Christie MacDonald (1875–1962), American singer
• Claude Maxwell MacDonald (1852-1915), British diplomat
• Craig MacDonald (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cynthia Macdonald (1928–2015), American poet

D.

• Daniel Joseph MacDonald (1918–1980), Canadian officer and politician
• Danielle Macdonald (born 1992), Australian film actress
• David MacDonald (director) (1904-1983), Scottish film director
• David Macdonald (politician) (born 1936), Canadian politician
• David Macdonald (biologist) (* 1951), British biologist and conservationist
• David Macdonald (organist) (1952-2003), Canadian organist
• David Macdonald (musician) (born 1961), Canadian musician
• David Macdonald (Composer I) , American composer
• David Macdonald (Composer II) (born 1983), American composer
• Donald MacDonald (officer) (≈1724–1760), Scottish officer
• Donald MacDonald (glass painter) (1841–1916), American glass artist
• Donald Macdonald (clergyman) (1886–1962), Australian clergyman and politician
• Donald MacDonald, known as Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna (1887–1967), Scottish stonemason and poet
• Donald MacDonald (actor) (1898–1959), American actor and director
• Donald MacDonald (trade unionist) (1909–1986), Canadian politician and trade unionist
• Donald MacDonald (rugby player) (born 1951), Scottish rugby player
• Donald MacDonald (athlete) (born 1977), New Zealand sprinter
• Donald A. MacDonald , Canadian politician
• Donald Alaster Macdonald (1859–1932), Australian sports journalist and war correspondent
• Donald Alexander Macdonald (1817–1896), Canadian politician and businessman
• Donald Alexander Macdonald (General) (1845–1920), Canadian general
• Donald C. MacDonald (1913-2008), Canadian politician (Ontario)
• Donald Forrest MacDonald (born 1937), Canadian politician (Saskatchewan)
• Donald Robert McDonald (1856-1923), Canadian politician (Ontario)
• Donald Stone Macdonald (1919–1993), American Koreanist and politician
• Donald Stovel Macdonald (1932-2018), Canadian politician
• Duncan Black MacDonald (1863-1943), American orientalist and missionary
• Dwight Macdonald (1906–1982), American author and film critic

E.

• Edmund MacDonald (1908–1951), American actor
• Eleanor Josephine Macdonald (1906–2007), American epidemiologist
• Ernest Macdonald (1858–1902), Canadian politician
• Ethel MacDonald (1909–1960), British anarchist and propagandist
• Ewan MacDonald (* 1975), Scottish curler

F.

• Fiona MacDonald (* 1974), Scottish curler
• Flora MacDonald (1722–1790), Scottish Jacobite
• Flora Isabel MacDonald (1926–2015), Canadian politician
• Florence MacDonald (1909-2008), American middle-distance runner
• Frances MacDonald McNair (1873–1921), Scottish artist
• Frank MacDonald (1899–1980), American director, actor, and cameraman, see Frank McDonald
• Frank MacDonald (ice hockey player) , Canadian ice hockey player
• Franklin MacDonald (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player

G

• Garfield MacDonald (1881-1951) Canadian athlete
• George MacDonald (1824–1905), Scottish writer, poet and pastor
• George MacDonald (numismatist) (1862–1940), Scottish numismatist and archaeologist
• Gordon Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor (1888–1966), British politician
• Gordon MacDonald (politician, 1866) Canadian politician
• Gordon MacDonald (politician, 1960) (born 1960), Scottish politician
• Gordon MacDonald (actor) , British actor
• Gordon MacDonald (theologian) (* 1939), American evangelical pastor and author
• Gordon A. MacDonald (1911–1978), American volcanologist
• Gordon JF MacDonald (1929–2002), American geophysicist
• Gus Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of Tradeston (* 1940), British journalist, media manager and politician (Labor Party)

H

• Hector Archibald MacDonald (1853–1903), British major general
• Hector Munro Macdonald (1865–1935), Scottish mathematician and physicist
• Helen Macdonald (* 1970), British author, poet, illustrator and historian
• Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929), Canadian politician

I.

• Iain MacDonald-Smith (born 1945), British sailor
• Ian MacDonald (1914–1978), American actor and film producer
• Ian Macdonald , pseudonym of Laura Lemon (1866–1924), Canadian composer and pianist
• Ian Macdonald (born 1928), British mathematician

J

• J. Farrell MacDonald (1875–1952), American actor and director
• Jacques MacDonald (1765–1840), French general and Marshal of France
• James MacDonald (actor, 1906) (1906-1991), British-American actor
• James MacDonald (actor, II) , American actor
• James Macdonald (director) (born 1958), British director
• James D. Macdonald (* 1953), American writer and critic
• James E. MacDonald (1842-1903), Canadian politician
• James H. MacDonald (1832-1889), American politician
• James Hector MacDonald (* 1925), Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Saint John’s
• Jamie MacDonald (soccer player) (born 1986), Scottish soccer goalkeeper
• Jamie MacDonald (short tracker) (* 1994), Canadian short tracker
• Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965), American actress
• Jeffrey MacDonald (born 1943), American murderer
• Jessica MacDonald (* 1984), Canadian wrestler
• Joey MacDonald (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• John MacDonald, 11th Earl of Ross (1435–1498), Scottish nobleman
• John MacDonald (Bishop, 1727) (1727–1779), Scottish clergyman, Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis
• John Macdonald (1815-1891), Canadian politician
• John MacDonald (Bishop, 1818) (1818–1889), Scottish clergyman, Bishop of Aberdeen
• John MacDonald (rower) (1907-1982), New Zealand rower
• John MacDonald (racing driver) (* 1936), Hong Kong motorcycle and car racing driver of British origin
• John MacDonald (soccer player) (born 1961), Scottish soccer player
• John MacDonald (canoeist) (* 1965), New Zealand canoeist
• John D. MacDonald (1916–1986), American writer
• John Denis Macdonald (1826-1908), British zoologist
• John L. MacDonald (1838–1903), American politician
• John Sandfield Macdonald (1812–1872), Canadian politician
• Joseph MacDonald (1906–1968), American cameraman
• Joseph Faber MacDonald (1932–2012), Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace
• Julien Macdonald (* 1971), British fashion designer

K

• Kelly Macdonald (born 1976), Scottish actress
• Kenneth MacDonald (1901–1972), American actor
• Kenneth Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of River Glaven (* 1953), British lawyer and politician (Liberal Democrats)
• Kevin B. MacDonald (* 1944), American psychologist
• Kevin MacDonald (soccer player) (born 1960), English soccer player
• Kevin MacDonald (ice hockey player) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
• Kevin Macdonald (* 1967), British film director, screenwriter and film producer
• Kilby MacDonald (1914–1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Kirk MacDonald (* 1959), Canadian saxophonist
• Kyle MacDonald (* 1979), Canadian author, see One red paperclip

L.

• Laura Macdonald (* 1974), British jazz musician
• Leon MacDonald (born 1977), New Zealand rugby player
• Lewis Macdonald (born 1957), Scottish politician
• Linsey Macdonald (* 1964), British sprinter
• Lowell MacDonald (born 1941), Canadian ice hockey player

M.

• Malcolm Macdonald (soccer player) (born 1950), English soccer player and coach
• Malcolm MacDonald (politician) (1901–1981), British politician
• Malcolm MacDonald (tennis player) (1865–1921), American tennis player
• Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh (1864–1933), Scottish painter and artisan
• Margo MacDonald (1943–2014), British politician
• Marianne MacDonald (* 1934), Canadian writer and playwright
• Marie Schramm-Macdonald (1846–1908), German writer
• Moses Macdonald (1815–1869), American politician
• Murdoch Macdonald (1866–1957), British hydraulic engineer

N

• Neil MacDonald (* 1977), South African racing cyclist
• Norm MacDonald (* 1959), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter

O

• Oliver MacDonald (1904–1973), American track and field athlete

P

• Paul MacDonald (* 1960), New Zealand canoeist
• Paul A. MacDonald (1911–2006), American politician
• Peter Macdonald (Canadian politician) (1835–1923), Canadian politician
• Peter Macdonald (British politician) (1895–1961), British politician
• Peter MacDonald (Indian leader) (* 1928), American Indian leader
• Peter MacDonald (Author) , Canadian Author
• Peter Macdonald (Australian politician) (* 1943), Australian politician
• Peter MacDonald (director) , British director
• Peter MacDonald (software developer) (* 1957), Canadian software developer
• Peter MacDonald (soccer player) (born 1980), Scottish soccer player
• Philip MacDonald (1900–1980), British writer
• Pierre MacDonald (1936–2015), Canadian politician

R.

• Ralph MacDonald (1944–2011), American musician
• Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937), British politician
• Ranald MacDonald (1824-1894), Canadian-Japanese language teacher
• Ray Locke MacDonald (1931 – before 2009), American chemist and university professor
• Raymond MacDonald (* 1968), British musician and musicologist
• Richard Macdonald (film architect) (1919–1993), British film architect
• Richard MacDonald (sculptor) (also Richard McDonald ; * 1946), American sculptor
• Robert MacDonald (special effects artist) (1912–1989), American special effects artist
• Robert David MacDonald (1929–2004), Scottish playwright, translator and theater director
• Roderick Douglas Macdonald (1921-2001), British Vice Admiral
• Rodney MacDonald (* 1972), Canadian politician
• Ronald MacDonald (Bishop) (1835–1912), Roman Catholic Bishop
• Ronald MacDonald (track and field athlete) (1874-1947), Canadian marathon runner
• Ronald MacDonald (economist) (* 1955), British economist
• Ronald Cadell Macdonald (1868–1942), Scottish chess player
• Ronald St. John Macdonald (1928-2006), Canadian lawyer
• Ross Macdonald (1915–1983), American writer
• Ross MacDonald (sailor) (born 1965), Canadian sailor

S.

• Sharman Macdonald (* 1951), writer and playwright
• Sharon Macdonald (* 1961), British ethnologist and museum scholar
• Shauna Macdonald (born 1981), British actress
• Sherjill Mac-Donald (* 1984), Dutch football player
• Sona MacDonald (* 1961), Austrian-American actress and singer
• Stanton Macdonald-Wright (1890–1973), American painter
• Steve MacDonald (1944–2015), American entrepreneur

T

• Tatiana Macdonald , production designer
• Thomas Macdonald (1898–1980), New Zealand diplomat and politician (NP)
• Thomas Logie MacDonald (1901–1973), Scottish selenographer
• Torbert Macdonald (1917–1976), American politician

W.

• Wallace MacDonald (1891–1978), American actor and producer
• William MacDonald (officer) (1908–1984), British Air Force officer
• William MacDonald (football player) (1911–1978), Scottish football player
• William MacDonald (theologian) (1917–2007), American theologian and writer
• William MacDonald (serial killer) (1924-2015), Australian serial killer
• William MacDonald (actor) , Canadian actor
• William Adam MacDonald (* 1977), Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter, see Adam MacDonald
• William Christoper Macdonald (1831–1917), Canadian tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist
• William Josiah MacDonald (1873-1946), American politician
• William Ross Macdonald (1891–1976), Canadian politician
• Willibald Joseph MacDonald (1897–1977), Canadian university professor
• Wilson Pugsley MacDonald (1880-1967), Canadian writer

See also

Geographic objects

• Macdonald Bluffs , cliffs in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
• Macdonald Cove , a bay on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic
• MacDonald Hills , group of hills in Victoria Land, Antarctica
• MacDonald Nunatakker , Nunatakker in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
• MacDonald Peak , mountain in Ellsworthland, Antarctica
• MacDonald Point , headland in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica
• MacDonald Trail , mountain ridge in Victoria Land, Antarctica
• Cape MacDonald , Cape on the Black Coast of Palmerland, Antarctica
• Mount Macdonald (disambiguation) , various mountains

Others

• McDonald (family name)
• MC Donald