- Rankin (name)
Rankin is a
last name of Scottish and northern Irish origin. The name is derived from the medievalpersonal name "Rankin" which is a diminutive of "Ronald " or "Rand " combined with thediminutive suffix "kin". [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Rankin-family-history.ashx Rankin Name Meaning and History] Retrieved on2008-02-22 . (The website cites "Dictionary of American Family Names",Oxford University Press , ISBN 0-19-508137-4.)]People with the last name "Rankin"
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Annabelle Rankin , Australian Senator
*Arthur Rankin , surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West
*Arthur Rankin, Jr. , ofRankin/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
*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 Hibernian
*Judy Rankin , American golfer
*Kenny Rankin , American jazz singer
*Kyle Rankin , American film director
*Lou Rankin , American sculptor
*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 officerOther
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The Rankin Family , a Canadian folk music groupPeople with the given name "Rankin"
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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 developerReferences
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