McFarlane (surname)
Appearance
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McFarlane is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Politics
[edit]- Allan McFarlane (1792–1864), pastoralist and parliamentarian in South Australia
- Brendan McFarlane (born 1951), Irish republican activist
- Duncan McFarlane (1841–1918), New Zealand politician
- Hugh McFarlane (1815–1882), American politician
- Jann McFarlane (born 1944), Australian politician from Stirling, Western Australia
- Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff (1926–2012), British peer; MP from Llandaff
- Norm McFarlane (contemporary), Canadian politician; mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick
- Robert McFarlane (American politician) (1937–2022), American National Security Advisor to President Reagan 1983–1985; major player in the Iran-Contra Affair
- William D. McFarlane (1894–1980), lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative for Texas
Sport
[edit]- Bob McFarlane (athlete) (1927–2006), Canadian runner and professional football player
- Danny McFarlane (born 1972), Jamaican hurdler in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics
- David McFarlane (footballer) (b. 1979), Scottish footballer
- Don McFarlane (athlete, born 1926), Canadian runner in the 1948 Olympics
- Don McFarlane (athlete, born 1931), Canadian runner in the 1952 Olympics
- Mike McFarlane (1960–2023), British sprinter in the 1988 Olympics
- Óscar McFarlane (born 1980), Panamanian football goalkeeper
- Ross McFarlane (footballer) (born 1961), former Scottish football defender
- Ross McFarlane (born 1961), English golfer
- Steve McFarlane, Australian rugby league footballer
- Tom McFarlane (1872-?), Scottish footballer
- Tommy McFarlane, Scottish/American soccer player
- Tracey McFarlane (born 1966), American Olympic swimmer in the 1988 Olympics
- Willie McFarlane (1923–1998), Scottish footballer
Arts
[edit]- Andrew McFarlane (Australian actor) (born 1951), Australian actor
- Colin McFarlane (born 1961), English actor, voice actor and narrator
- Fiona McFarlane (born 1978), Australian author
- Rory McFarlane, British musician
- Howard McFarlane (1894–1983), English jazz trumpeter
- Leslie McFarlane (1902–1977), Canadian journalist and novelist; ghostwriter of the Hardy Boys series
- Shona McFarlane (1929–2001), New Zealand artist, journalist, and broadcaster
- Todd McFarlane (born 1961), Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, toy manufacturer/designer
Others
[edit]- Andrew McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brian McFarlane (born 1931), Canadian television sportscaster
- Ian McFarlane (born 1959), Australian music journalist
- John McFarlane (born 1947), former chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
- K. B. McFarlane (1903–1966), British historian
- Stuart McFarlane (1885–1970), Australian public servant
- William McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters
[edit]- Kenny McFarlane, character in Marvel Comics Ultimate Universe
- Characters in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Chuck McFarlane, character in Chuck's Choice