CAMPBELL (SURNAME)

:''This article is about the surname Campbell. For other uses, see Campbell.''
'Campbell' is a Gaelic surname of two separate origins. One comes from the family name of a Scottish clan. A separate surname of Irish origins come from the Irish 'Mac Cathmhaoil' meaning ''son of the battle chieftain''.
Within the United States, it is ranked as the 46th-most common surname.^[1]

Contents

Notable persons named Campbell

Military and Politics

Sports

Television and film

Music, art, and literature

Science and education

Other

See also

References

Notable persons named Campbell

Military and Politics

★ Aileen Campbell, member of the Scottish Parliament

★ Alastair Campbell, British political editor and spokesman

★ Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician

★ Archibald Campbell, British army officer and administrator of the New Brunswick colony

★ Bill Campbell, American politician

★ Colin Campbell, Lieutenant General Sir, soldier of the Napoleonic Wars and governor of Nova Scotia and Ceylon

★ Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, a British soldier

★ Colin Campbell (Scottish politician), Member of the Scottish Parliament

★ Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, Prime Minister

★ Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia

★ Jane L. Campbell, the first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

★ John Campbell (of Strachur), well-known Commander-in-Chief

★ John Campbell,Provest of Inveraray, Argyll 1958-1964.

★ John B. T. Campbell III, American politician

★ Kim Campbell, first female Prime Minister of Canada

★ Menzies Campbell, British Liberal Democrat leader

★ Tom Campbell, American politician

★ William Campbell (general), militia leader at the Battle of King's Mountain and at the Battle of Guilford Court House

★ William B. Campbell, governor of Tennessee

Sports

★ Bill Campbell (baseball player), former relief pitcher

★ Cassie Campbell, Canadian former ice hockey player

★ Clarence Campbell, former president of the National Hockey League

★ Colin Campbell (ice hockey), former National Hockey League player and current NHL executive

★ Dave Campbell, baseball announcer and former player

★ Donald Campbell, Sir Malcolm's son

★ Earl Campbell, former NFL running back

★ Elden Campbell, former NBA player

★ Hugh Campbell, Irish baseball player

★ Jim Campbell, baseball executive

★ Kevin Campbell (footballer), English footballer

★ Malcolm Campbell, British holder of world land and water speed records

★ Michael Campbell, professional golf player, 2005 U.S. Open Champion

★ Mike Campbell (baseball), 19th century Irish baseball player

★ Mike Campbell (baseball player), 20th century baseball player

★ Preston Campbell, Australian rugby league player

★ Sol Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)

★ DJ Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)

★ William C. Campbell, amateur golfer and former USGA president

★ Brian Campbell, Sabres hockey player

Television and film

★ Bruce Campbell, American actor of Scottish descent

★ Campbell Brown, NBC-TV news announcer in the 2000s

★ Carol Campbell, German actress

★ John Campbell (broadcaster), New Zealand Current Events television presenter on "Campbell Live"

★ Naomi Campbell, supermodel, actress and singer

★ Neve Campbell, Canadian actress

★ Nicky Campbell, critical Scottish TV journalist and presenter

★ Norman Campbell, Canadian composer, director and Officer of the Order of Canada

★ Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality

★ Ryan Campbell, extra in Rambo III

★ Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress

★ Vernon Campbell, American actor

★ William Campbell (film actor), American actor

Music, art, and literature

★ Alex Campbell, Scottish folk singer

★ Eddie Campbell, Graphic Novelist, Artist

★ Glen Campbell, country music artist

★ Glenn Ross Campbell, rock guitarist

★ Graeme Campbell, musician

★ Ian Campbell (vocalist), quebec's extreme-metal act: Descend into nothingness

★ Isobel Campbell, musician

★ J. Scott Campbell, comic book artist

★ Jimmy Campbell (musician), singer-songwriter from Liverpool

★ Jimmy Campbell (author), author of the "Tower Above All" books

★ John W. Campbell, editor of science fiction magazine ''Astounding Stories''

★ Joseph Campbell, mythologist

★ Phil Campbell (musician), guitarist of the heavy metal band Motörhead

★ Ramsey Campbell, British horror writer

★ Reginald Campbell, British writer

★ Roy Campbell (musician), jazz trumpeter

★ Roy Campbell (poet), South African poet and critic

★ Tevin Campbell music artist

★ Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet

★ Beck (born Bek Campbell), musician

★ Steve Campbell (artist), New Glasgow Boy

Science and education

★ Archibald George Campbell (1880-1954), Australian ornithologist

★ Archibald James Campbell (1853-1929), Australian ornithologist

★ Colen Campbell, Scottish neo-Palladian architect

★ Colin Campbell (geologist), oil industry analyst

★ Colin Campbell (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham

★ Donald T. Campbell, American professor of psychology and education

★ George Ashley Campbell, American pioneer in the theory of electronic filters

★ George Campbell Jr., President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

★ John Francis Campbell, Celtic scholar

★ Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

★ Murray Campbell, computer scientist

★ Neil Campbell (scientist), American Scientist and Textbook Author

★ Reginald Campbell Thompson, British archaeologist

★ John Edward Campbell, mathematician known for the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula

Other

★ Alexander Campbell, American religious figure and a leader of the Restoration Movement

★ Ffyona Campbell, British woman who was the first woman to walk around the world

★ Patrick Campbell (INLA member)

★ William D. Campbell, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1939

See also

★ Clan Campbell

★ Colin Campbell

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995;

Irish surnames