Campbell is a
Gaelic surname of two separate origins. One comes from the
family name of a
Scottish clan, see
Clan Campbell. A separate surname of
Irish origins come from the Irish
Mac Cathmhaoil meaning
son of the battle chieftain.
Within the United States, it is ranked as the 46th-most common surname.
Notable persons named Campbell
Military and Politics
- Aileen Campbell, member of the Scottish Parliament
- Alastair Campbell, British political editor and spokesman
- Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician
- several people named Archibald Campbell
- Bill Campbell (California politician), American politician
- several people named Colin Campbell
- Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, a British soldier
- Colin Campbell (Scottish politician), Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Frank Campbell, NYS Comptroller 1892-1893
- several people named George Campbell
- Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician), Premier of British Columbia
- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister
- Jack M. Campbell, Governor of New Mexico
- James W. Campbell, former member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Jane L. Campbell, the first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- John Campbell (of Strachur), well-known Commander-in-Chief
- several people named John Campbell
- John B. T. Campbell III, American politician
- Kim Campbell, first female Prime Minister of Canada
- Menzies Campbell, former British Liberal Democrat leader
- several people named Robert Campbell
- several people named Thomas Campbell (disambiguation)
- William Campbell (general), militia leader at the Battle of King's Mountain and at the Battle of Guilford Court House
- William B. Campbell, governor of Tennessee
Sports
- Andy Campbell, English footballer
- Bill Campbell (baseball player), relief pitcher
- Brian Campbell, San Jose Sharks hockey player
- Cassie Campbell, Canadian former ice hockey player
- Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League
- Colin Campbell (ice hockey), National Hockey League player and current NHL executive
- DJ Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)
- Dave Campbell, baseball announcer and former player
- Donald Campbell, Sir Malcolm's son
- Earl Campbell, NFL running back
- Elden Campbell, NBA player
- Greg Campbell, Australian cricketer
- Hugh Campbell (baseball), Irish baseball player
- Jim Campbell (baseball executive), baseball executive
- Kevin Campbell (footballer), English footballer
- Malcolm Campbell, British holder of world land and water speed records
- Michael Campbell, professional golf player, 2005 U.S. Open Champion
- Mike Campbell (first baseman), 19th century Irish baseball player
- Mike Campbell (pitcher), 20th century baseball player
- Preston Campbell, Australian rugby league player
- Sol Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)
- Tara Campbell, Canadian water polo player
- Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter
- William C. Campbell, amateur golfer and former USGA president
Television and film
- Bruce Campbell, American actor of Scottish descent
- Campbell Brown, NBC-TV news announcer in the 2000s
- Carol Campbell (actress), German actress
- Christian Campbell, Canadian actor and brother of Neve Campbell
- Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress
- John Campbell (broadcaster), New Zealand Current Events television presenter on "Campbell Live"
- Graeme Campbell, Canadian film director
- Naomi Campbell, supermodel, actress and singer
- Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- Nicky Campbell, critical Scottish TV journalist and presenter
- Norman Campbell, Canadian composer, director and Officer of the Order of Canada
- Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality
- Ryan Campbell, Australian cricketer
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress
- Tim Campbell (actor), ex-Home And Away star, partner of singer Anthony Callea and host of Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune
- Vernon Campbell, American actor
- William Campbell (film actor), American actor
Music, art, and literature
- Alex Campbell, Scottish folk singer
- Ali Campbell, singer-songwriter of the reggae band UB40
- Eddie Campbell, Graphic Novelist, Artist
- Glen Campbell, country music artist
- Glenn Ross Campbell, rock guitarist
- Ian Campbell (vocalist), quebec's extreme-metal act: Descend into nothingness
- Isobel Campbell, musician
- J. Scott Campbell, comic book artist
- Jimmy Campbell (musician), singer-songwriter from Liverpool
- Jimmy Campbell (author), author of the "Tower Above All" books
- John Campbell, bassist of the heavy metal band Lamb Of God
- John Francis Campbell, (1822-1885) Celtic scholar
- John W. Campbell, editor of science fiction magazine Astounding Stories
- Phil Campbell (musician), guitarist of the heavy metal band Motörhead
- Ramsey Campbell, British horror writer
- Reginald Campbell, British writer
- Roy Campbell (musician), jazz trumpeter
- Roy Campbell (poet), South African poet and critic
- Tevin Campbell music artist
- Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet
- Beck (born Bek Campbell), musician
- Steve Campbell (artist), New Glasgow Boy
Science and education
- Archibald George Campbell (1880-1954), Australian ornithologist
- Archibald James Campbell (1853-1929), Australian ornithologist
- Colen Campbell, Scottish neo-Palladian architect
- Colin Campbell (geologist), oil industry analyst
- Colin Campbell (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham
- Donald T. Campbell, American professor of psychology and education
- George Ashley Campbell, American pioneer in the theory of electronic filters
- George Campbell Jr., President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- John Francis Campbell, Celtic scholar
- Joseph Campbell, mythologist
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
- Murray Campbell, computer scientist
- Neil Campbell (scientist), American Scientist and Textbook Author
- Reginald Campbell Thompson, British archaeologist
- John Edward Campbell, mathematician known for the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff
Other
See also
References