Cameron (surname)

: Cameron is a surname of Scottish origin, and a first name derived from the surname. The surname comes from Scottish Gaelic cam-shron (also spelled cam sròn), meaning "crooked-nose" or "hooked-nose," and is the name of a Scottish clan, Clan Cameron.

In common with many Scottish names, it may also be used as a masculine or feminine given name.

People with surname or its variants include:

• Alan Cameron (US classical scholar), U.S. classical scholar
• Alan Cameron (NZ legal scholar), New Zealand legal scholar
• Angus Cameron (1826-1897), U.S. politician
• Archie Cameron (1895-1956), Australian politician
• Bill Cameron, (1942-2005), Canadian journalist
• Bob Cameron (born 1963), Australian politician
• Bob Cameron (football player) (born 1954), Canadian football player
• Cam Cameron (born 1961), American football head coach
• Candace Cameron (born 1976), U.S. actress
• Carl Cameron, U.S. television journalist
• Colin Cameron (born 1972), British footballer
• Colin Cameron (politician), 1896-1968, Canadian member of parliament
• David Cameron (born 1966), British politician
• Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945), Scottish painter and etcher
• Don Cameron (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach
• Donald Cameron (VC) (1916-1961), British naval officer, Victoria Cross recipient
• Donald W. Cameron (born 1936), Canadian politician
• Douglas Colin Cameron (1854-1921), Canadian politician
• Duncan Cameron (general), British general
• Duncan Cameron (fur trader), Canadian fur trader
• Elspeth Cameron (born 1943), Canadian writer
• Ewan Cameron (Vitamin C) (1922-1991), Scottish physician
• D. Ewen Cameron (MKULTRA) (1901-1967), U.S. psychiatrist
• Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (1629-1719), Scottish Highland chieftain
• Fred Cameron (born c. 1919), Canadian politician
• Horace Brakenridge Cameron, South African cricketer
• James Cameron (journalist) (1911-1985), British journalist
• James Cameron (born 1954), U.S. movie producer/director
• John Cameron (c. 1579-1623), Scottish theologian
• John Cameron Mitchell (born 1963), U.S. writer, actor, and director
• John Allan Cameron (1938-2006), Canadian folk singer
• Julia Cameron, writer
• Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), British photographer
• Kenneth D. Cameron (born 1949), U.S. astronaut
• Kirk Cameron (born 1970), U.S. actor
• Margaret Alison Cameron (born 1937), Australian librarian, administrator and ornithologist
• Matt Cameron (born 1962), U.S. hard rock musician
• Matthew Crooks Cameron (1822-1887), Canadian politician
• Malcolm Cameron:
• Malcolm Cameron (1808-1876), a Canadian businessman and political figure
• Malcolm "Cam" Cameron, American football coach
• Malcolm Cameron, an Australian politician
• Malcolm Cameron, coach of the Texas Wildcatters ECHL hockey team
• Malcolm Colin Cameron (1832-1898), a businessman and member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Maximilian Cameron aka Maxym Kryvonis (died 1648), one of the leaders of Khmelnytsky Uprising
• Mike Cameron (born 1973), U.S. Major League Baseball player
• Paul Cameron (born 1939), U.S. psychologist
• Pero Cameron (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player
• Ralph H. Cameron (1863-1953), U.S. Senator from Arizona (1921-1927)
• Richard Cameron (religious leader) (1648[?]-1680), Scottish religious leader
• Richard Cameron (writer), British playwright
• Robert Cameron
• Robert Cameron (photographer) (born 1912), American photographer
• Robert Curry Cameron (1925-1972), American astronomer
• Robert Cameron (UK politician) (1825-1913), Liberal Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring 1895–1913
• Ron Cameron, Canadian politician
• Silver Donald Cameron, Canadian writer
• Ross Cameron (born 1965), Australian politician
• Sean Cameron (born 1975), U.S. musician
• Simon Cameron (1799-1889), U.S. politician
• Steve Cameron (born 1963),Canadian Punk Rock musician
• Tassie Cameron, Canadian television writer
• Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894), English traveller
• W. Bruce Cameron, U.S. humorous writer

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