Ranald (given name)
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Ranald is a Scottish masculine given name
. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall. Persons bearing the name include:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall. Persons bearing the name include:
- Ranald GrahamRanald GrahamRanald Ian Mackenzie Graham was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, The Professionals and Dempsey & Makepeace.-Early life:...
(1941-2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer - Ranald LeaskRanald LeaskRanald Leask is the Public Relations and Media Manager for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He was appointed to this position in May 2009....
, British journalist - Ranald MacDonald (bishop)Ranald MacDonald (bishop)Ranald MacDonald was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District from 1819 to 1827, then the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District from 1827 to 1832....
(1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop - Ranald George MacdonaldRanald George MacdonaldRanald George Macdonald was a Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament.He was the 19th Chief of Clan Macdonald of Clanranald. He married Caroline Anne, daughter of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, on 13 February 1812 and had issue.He was elected to Parliament for Plympton Erle on...
(1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of British Parliament - Ranald MacDonaldRanald MacDonaldRanald MacDonald was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between Commodore Perry and the Tokugawa Shogunate.-Early life:MacDonald was born at Fort Astoria, in the Pacific Northwest of...
(1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan - Ranald Roderick MacdonaldRanald Roderick MacdonaldRanald Roderick Macdonald was a British mathematician and psychologist. He was known for his contribution to the foundations of significance testing.-References:...
(1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist - Ranald MacDougallRanald MacDougallRanald MacDougall was an American screenwriter who scripted such films as Mildred Pierce , The Unsuspected , June Bride , and The Naked Jungle ....
(1915-1973), American screenwriter - Ranald S. MackenzieRanald S. MackenzieRanald Slidell Mackenzie was a career United States Army officer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, described by General Ulysses S. Grant as its most promising young officer...
(1840–1889), United States Army officer and general during the Civil War - Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (born 1932), Scottish jidge
Other things
- 4248 Ranald4248 Ranald4248 Ranald is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 23, 1984 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo.- External links :*...
, asteroid - SS Clan Ranald (1900)SS Clan Ranald (1900)SS Clan Ranald was a two decked, turret deck ship, that sank off the rocky coast near Edithburg in Australia. It is the only turret ship to have been lost in Australian waters, and therefore represents a unique part of Australia's maritime history. The bulk of crew were Asian sailors, known as...
, ship wrecked off Australia - Ranald Bannerman's BoyhoodRanald Bannerman's BoyhoodRanald Bannerman's Boyhood is a realistic, largely autobiographical, novel by George MacDonald. It was first published in 1871.- Plot introduction :...
, novel by George MacDonald