Rankin (name)
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Rankin is a last name of Scottish and northern Irish origin. The name is derived from the medieval personal name Rankin which is a diminutive of Ronald or Rand combined with the diminutive suffix kin.[1]
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[edit] People with the last name Rankin
- Annabelle Rankin, Australian Senator
- Arthur Rankin, surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., of Rankin/Bass animation studios
- Boyd Rankin, Irish cricketer
- Chris Rankin, New Zealand actor
- Claire Rankin, Canadian actress
- Darrell Rankin (born 1957), leader of the Communist Party of Canada-Manitoba and peace activist
- David Rankin, New York-based Australian artist
- Emma Rankin, Australian Community Radio Host
- Frank Rankin, Canadian ice hockey player
- Harry Rankin, Vancouver lawyer
- Isaiah Rankin, English footballer
- Ian Rankin, Scottish mystery author
- J. Lee Rankin, U.S. Solicitor General
- several people, James Rankin
- James Rankin (lighthouse keeper) (1844-1921), Irish-born American lighthouse keeper
- Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet,
- Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973), the first female member of Congress and the only member of Congress to vote against United States entry into both World War I and World War II
- Jennifer Rankin (1941-1979), Australian poet and playwright
- several people, John Rankin
- John Rankin (abolitionist) (1793–1886), American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist
- John E. Rankin (1882–1960), United States Representative from Mississippi
- John W. Rankin, captain of the USS Phoenix cruiser at Pearl Harbor
- John Rankin (politician) (1890–1973), Scottish Member of Parliament 1955–1973
- John Rankin (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish footballer for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- Judy Rankin, American golfer
- Kenny Rankin, American jazz singer
- Kyle Rankin, American film director
- Lou Rankin, American sculptor
- Luke Rankin, A super sexy ranga ;)
- Naomi Rankin, leader of the Communist Party of Alberta
- Nell Rankin, American opera singer
- Paul Rankin, an Irish celebrity chef, a mainstay of Ready Steady Cook
- several people, Robert Rankin (disambiguation),
- Robert Rankin, (born 1949), a British science fiction and fantasy author
- Robert Alexander Rankin, (1915–2001), Scottish mathematician
- Robert William Rankin, (1907–1942), an Australian naval officer
[edit] Other
- The Rankin Family, a Canadian folk music group
[edit] People with the given name Rankin
- Adam Rankin Alexander, member of the US House of Representatives for Tennessee
- John Rankin Franklin, Maryland congressional representative
- John Rankin Gamble, American lawyer
- John Rathbone (Bodmin) (John Rankin Rathbone Sr.), English politician
- John Rankin Rogers, the third governor of the state of Washington
- John Rankin Waddell, also known as Rankin, a British portrait and fashion photographer
- Tim Rankin Rathbone, English politician
- William Rankin Ballard, American pioneer and land developer
[edit] References
- ^ Rankin Name Meaning and History Retrieved on 2008-02-22. (The website cites Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.)
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