Dobbie

Dobbie

Dobbie may refer to:

  • Dorothy Dobbie (born 1945), a Canadian politician
  • James Johnston Dobbie (1852–1924), known for the isolation, chemical structure, and physical properties of alkaloids
  • Joseph Dobbie, Liberal MP for Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) from 1904 to 1906
  • Peter Dobbie, a news presenter on the BBC's 24 hour international news channel, BBC World
  • Stephen Dobbie (born 1982), a Scottish professional footballer
  • Thomas William Dobbie (1829–1908), a Canadian civil engineer, provincial land surveyor and political figure
  • William Dobbie GCMG, KCB, DSO (1879–1964), a British Army veteran of the Second Boer War, and First and Second World Wars
  • William Dobbie (politician) CBE (1878–1950), a British Labour politician

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  • Stephen Dobbie — Football player infobox playername = Stephen Dobbie fullname = Stephen Dobbie dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|12|5 cityofbirth = Glasgow countryofbirth = Scotland height = height|ft=5|in=10 currentclub = Queen of the South clubnumber =… …   Wikipedia

  • Dorothy Dobbie — (born January 5, 1945) was a Canadian politician. She served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Dobbie was a publisher before entering political life, and was a founder of… …   Wikipedia

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