MacNeil
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MacNeil can have a number of different meanings and spellings:
Clan MacNeil
is a Scottish clan.
Clan MacNeil
Clan MacNeil
Clan MacNeil, also known in Scotland as Clan Niall, is a highland Scottish clan, particularly associated with the Outer Hebridean island of Barra. The early history of Clan MacNeil is obscure, however despite this the clan claims to descend from the legendary Niall of the nine hostages...
is a Scottish clan.
Notable people
- Al MacNeilAl MacNeilAllister Wences MacNeil is a former National Hockey League player and coach. He was the first person from the Maritime region of Canada to be a head coach in the NHL....
, Canadian hockey player - Angus MacNeilAngus MacNeilAngus Brendan MacNeil is the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar...
, Scottish politician - Carole MacNeilCarole MacNeilCarole MacNeil is an award-winning television journalist and producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She is the host of CBC News Now from 12 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time Zone on the CBC News Network....
, Canadian television journalist - Charles Grant MacNeilCharles Grant MacNeilCharles Grant MacNeil was an organizer and Member of Parliament for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ....
, Canadian politician - Cornell MacNeilCornell MacNeilCornell MacNeil , was an American operatic baritone known for his exceptional voice and long career with the Metropolitan Opera, which spanned 642 performances in twenty-six roles. F...
, American baritone - Hermon Atkins MacNeilHermon Atkins MacNeilHermon Atkins MacNeil was an American sculptor born in Chelsea, Massachusetts.He was an instructor in industrial art at Cornell University from 1886 to 1889, and was then a pupil of Henri M. Chapu and Alexandre Falguière in Paris...
, American sculptor - Ian Roderick MacneilIan Roderick MacneilIan Roderick Macneil of Barra, The Macneil of Barra, Chief of Clan MacNeil also known as Clan Niall and 26th of Barra, also Baron of Barra. He was born 20 June 1929 and died 16 February 2010.Macneil was the son of Robert Lister Macneil...
, American legal scholar - John MacNeilJohn MacNeilJohn MacNeil , was a Presbyterian author and evangelist in Australia. He is best known for his 1894 book, The Spirit-Filled Life.-Life:...
, Scottish/Australian evangelist - Karen MacNeilKaren MacNeilKaren MacNeil is an American author, journalist, wine educator and consultant based in Napa Valley. MacNeil is also the creator and chairman of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in St...
, American wine writer and educator - Kenzie MacNeilKenzie MacNeilKenzie MacNeil is a Canadian songwriter, performer, producer and director in television, film, radio and stage, and a former Conservative Party of Canada candidate....
, Canadian politician - Kevin MacNeilKevin MacNeilKevin MacNeil is a British novelist, poet and playwright born and raised in the Outer Hebrides. His novels, A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde and best-selling debut, The Stornoway Way , were both published to widespread critical acclaim...
, Scottish writer and poet - Neil MacNeilNeil MacNeilNeil MacNeil was an American journalist.- Career :He began in journalism as a local reporter on The New York Times...
, American journalist - Rita MacNeilRita MacNeilRita MacNeil, CM, ONS is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country...
, Canadian folk singer - Robert MacNeilRobert MacNeilRobert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, OC, known sometimes as Robin MacNeil, , is currently a novelist and formerly was a television news anchor and journalist who had paired with Jim Lehrer to create The MacNeil/Lehrer Report in 1975.-Early life:MacNeil was born in Montreal, the son of Margaret...
, Canadian television journalist - Wade MacNeilWade MacNeilWade MacNeil is a Canadian musician currently active as the singer of the English hardcore band Gallows, and the singer/guitarist/founder of the Canadian punk band Black Lungs...
, Canadian vocalist/guitarist for the band Alexisonfire
Fictional people
- Regan MacNeil, a character from William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, played by Linda Blair in the 1973 movie
Other possible meanings
- The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, former name of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer when Robert MacNeil co-anchored
See also
- McNeil (disambiguation)
- McNeillMcNeillSee main article for Clan MacNeil, a Scottish Clan.McNeill may refer to:* McNeill, West Virginia, a US community* Port McNeill, British Columbia* McNeill's law, coined by William H...
- MacNeillMacNeill- People :*Dick MacNeill, Dutch footballer*Eoin MacNeill, Irish scholar*Hector Macneill, Scottish poet*John Benjamin Macneill, Irish civil engineer*Torquil MacNeill, 16th century Scottish chief- Schools :...
- McNealMcNealSee main article for Clan MacNeil, a Scottish Clan.McNeal is a surname and may refer to:*Reggie McNeal, Canadian football quarterback*Don McNeal, American professional football player who played defensive back for the Miami Dolphins...
- MacNealMacNealMacNeal may refer to:*Noel MacNeal, a puppeter, writer, and director of children's television*Harry L. MacNeal, a United States Marine who was a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor...
- MacNeilleMacNeille-MacNeille:*Tress MacNeille, American voice actor on The Simpsons and Futurama*Holbrook Mann MacNeille, American mathematician-McNeile:*H. C. McNeile, British author, who published under the pen name "Sapper"*Hugh McNeile, Anglican churchman in Ireland...