Stuart
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Stuart may be:.
- a surname
- a male first name
- An alternative spelling is Stewart. The current French spelling "Stuart" was introduced by Mary, Queen of Scots, who lived in France after her marriage to the Dauphin.
It originates from the House of Stuart, a ruling family of Scotland and England - see House of Stuart for a list of monarchs, pretenders and other family members.
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[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (1807–1891), American politician
- Alexander Moody Stuart (1809-1898), minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900)
- Bob Stuart (1920-2005), New Zealand WW2 Naval Commander and All Blacks player, captain and coach
- David Stuart, several people
- Francis Stuart (1902–2000), Irish writer and Saoi of Aosdána
- Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828), American painter
- Gloria Stuart (b. 1910), American actress
- Herbert Akroyd Stuart (1864–1927), British engineer
- Imogen Stuart, (b. 1927), sculptor and member of Aosdána
- J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864), Confederate States Army general in the American Civil War
- Jesse Stuart (1906–1984), American writer
- John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), Scottish-Australian explorer
- John Stuart, several people
- Mary Stuart, several people
- Maurine Stuart, Zen teacher
- Michael Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Oliver Stuart (1881–1973), British explorer and ornithologist
- Peter Stuart, American songwriter and musician
- Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player and coach
[edit] First name
- Stuart Broad (b. 1986), English cricketer
- Stuart Chatwood (b. 1969), British-born Canadian rock musician
- Stuart Douglas, English footballer
- Stuart Green, English footballer
- Stuart Mishory (b. 1987), Millionaire Investor, American born of Israel heritage
- Stuart McDonald (b. 1931), editorial cartoonist
- Stuart Rendell (b. 1972), Australian hammer thrower
- Stuart Sutcliffe (b.1940), English artist and original bassist of The Beatles.
[edit] Places
- Australia
- Stuart, the former name for Alice Springs, Northern Territory (changed 1933)
- Central Mount Stuart, a mountain peak in the Northern Territory
- Electoral district of Stuart, a state electoral district in South Australia
- United States
- Stuart, Florida
- Stuart, Iowa
- Stuart, Nebraska
- Stuart, Oklahoma
- Stuart, Virginia
- IIT Stuart School of Business, Chicago, Illinois
- Mount Stuart, Washington, a mountain in the Cascade Range
[edit] Fictional characters
- Stuart (locomotive on the Mid Sodor Railway, later named Peter Sam) a character in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
- Stuart Chandler, a character on All My Children played by David Canary
- Stuart Little, the main character of the E. B. White novel of the same name later turned into three successful films:
- Stuart Little (film), released in 1999
- Stuart Little 2, released in 2002
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild, which went direct-to-video in 2006
- Stu Redman, one of the main characters from Stephen King's The Stand
- Stuart Smalley, a recurring character played by Al Franken on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live
- Stuart Larkin, a recurring character on MADtv, played by Michael McDonald
[edit] Other
- Kerr Stuart, English railway locomotive manufacturer
- Stuart tank, American WW2 tank named after J.E.B. Stuart
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