Cameron
Encyclopedia
People
- Cameron (given name)Cameron (given name)Cameron is a given name in the English language, which is considered to be a unisex name. It is popularly borne by males, but is now also borne by females .The name originates from the Scottish surname Cameron...
- Cameron (surname)Cameron (surname)Cameron is an English-language surname, which is considered to be a Scottish surname. The name has several origins. One origin is from a Gaelic-language nickname, derived from cam and sròn . Another origin of the surname is from any of the various places called Cameron, especially such places...
- The Scottish Clan CameronClan CameronClan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber and within their lands is the mountain Ben Nevis which is the highest mountain in the British Isles. The chief of the clan is customarily referred to as...
- David CameronDavid CameronDavid William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
, Prime MinisterPrime Minister of the United KingdomThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
of the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - Cam'ronCam'ronCameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
, the stage name of hip hop artist Cameron Giles - Marjorie CameronMarjorie CameronMarjorie Cameron Parsons Kimmel was an artist, occultist, actress, and wife of rocket pioneer and occultist Jack Parsons. Cameron played a major role in the 1946 Babalon Working ritual.-Biography:...
, occultist and actress who billed herself as "Cameron", associated with the occultist Jack Parsons. - James CameronJames CameronJames Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
, Canadian director - Donald Ewen CameronDonald Ewen CameronDonald Ewen Cameron , commonly referred to as "D. Ewen Cameron" or "Ewen Cameron," was a twentieth-century Scottish-born psychiatrist who was involved in the United States Central Intelligence Agency's research on mind control and served as President of the Canadian, American and World Psychiatric...
, Psychiatrist
Fictional characters
- Dr. Allison CameronAllison Cameron (House)Allison Cameron, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House, portrayed by American actress Jennifer Morrison. An immunologist, Cameron was a member of Dr...
, in the television series House - Dr. David Cameron, in the television series Queer as Folk
- Dr. Angus Cameron, in the TV and radio series Dr. Finlay's CasebookDr. Finlay's Casebook (TV & radio)Dr. Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella entitled Country Doctor, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s...
- Cameron James, a major character in 10 Things I Hate About You10 Things I Hate about You10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film. It is directed by Gil Junger and stars Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, and Larry Miller...
- Cameron MitchellCameron Mitchell (Stargate)Cameron "Cam" Mitchell is a fictional character in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, a science fiction show about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices...
, in the television series Stargate SG-1 - Cameron, in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Cameron, a one-off Simpsons character
- Cameron Frye, a major character in Ferris Bueller's Day OffFerris Bueller's Day OffFerris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by John Hughes.The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller , who decides to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago...
- Cameron TuckerCameron TuckerCameron Scott Tucker is a fictional character on the American television series Modern Family. He is portrayed by Eric Stonestreet.Cameron, also referred to as Cam, is Mitchell's partner of five years, and one of Lily's fathers, who has a very big dramatic personality. His bubbly outgoing...
, in the television series Modern familyModern FamilyModern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
Places
Australia- Cameron Park, New South WalesCameron Park, New South WalesCameron Park is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located west of Newcastle's central business district near West Wallsend and the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.-History:...
Canada
- Cameron, ManitobaCameron, ManitobaCameron is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located southwest of Brandon and is home to about 500 people. The separately administered town of Hartney lies just northeast of its centre.-External links:**...
- Cameron, Peterborough County, Ontario
- Cameron, Ontario
- Papineau-Cameron, OntarioPapineau-Cameron, OntarioPapineau-Cameron is a municipal township in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in Nipissing District. The township is located on the south side of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers along Highway 17....
- Cameron Township, Quebec, merged in 1980 with Bouchette, QuebecBouchette, QuebecBouchette is a municipality in the geographic centre of the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, north of Gatineau. Its territory is along both shores of the Gatineau River and the western shores of Thirty-One Mile Lake....
- Cameron Settlement, Nova ScotiaCameron Settlement, Nova ScotiaCameron Settlement is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Staint Mary's in Guysborough County.-References:*...
Chile
- Cameron, Chile
Malaysia
- Cameron HighlandsCameron HighlandsThe Cameron Highlands is one of Malaysia’s most extensive hill stations. It covers an area of .To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with Perak....
Scotland
- Cameron, near St AndrewsSt AndrewsSt Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
, Fife
United States
- Cameron, ArizonaCameron, ArizonaCameron is a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. Most of the town's economy is tourist food and craft stalls, restaurants, and other services for north-south traffic from Flagstaff and Page...
- Cameron, California (disambiguation)
- Cameron, IllinoisCameron, IllinoisCameron is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois, United States. Cameron is east-southeast of Monmouth. Cameron has a post office with ZIP code 61423. Cameron is at the junction of the old Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and Santa Fe Railroads, both now owned by BNSF....
- Cameron, Iowa
- Cameron, LouisianaCameron, LouisianaCameron is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,965 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Cameron, MontanaCameron, MontanaCameron in an unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States.It was named for its early settlers, the Cameron family. The first post office was established between 1890-93 in the home of Addison Bovey Cameron. He and his brother Josie had a store and the post office on the...
- Cameron, MissouriCameron, MissouriCameron is a city in Clinton and DeKalb Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 8,312 at the 2000 census.The Clinton County portion of Cameron is part of the Kansas City, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the DeKalb County portion is part of the St...
- Cameron, New YorkCameron, New YorkCameron is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Dugald Cameron, an early settler and land agent of the Pulteney Estate....
- Cameron, North CarolinaCameron, North CarolinaCameron is a town in Moore County, North Carolina in the United States. The population was 151 at the 2000 census.-History:Cameron grew up around a plank road that was followed in later years by a railroad. The town was planned in 1875 and incorporated in 1876. Cameron was at the end of the Raleigh...
- Cameron, OhioCameron, OhioCameron is an unincorporated community in eastern Adams Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43914. It lies along State Route 78.-References:...
- Cameron, OklahomaCameron, OklahomaCameron is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 312 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cameron is located at ....
- Cameron, South CarolinaCameron, South CarolinaCameron is a town in Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 449 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cameron is located at ....
- Cameron, TexasCameron, TexasCameron is a city in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,634 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Milam County.-Geography:Cameron is located at . It is situated at the junction of U.S...
- Cameron, West VirginiaCameron, West VirginiaCameron is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,212 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cameron is located at ....
- Cameron County, PennsylvaniaCameron County, PennsylvaniaAs of the census of 2000, there were 5,974 people, 2,465 households, and 1,624 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 4,592 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
- Cameron County, TexasCameron County, TexasCameron County is the southernmost county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 406,220. Its county seat is Brownsville. Cameron was founded in 1848...
- Cameron Parish, LouisianaCameron Parish, LouisianaCameron Parish is the parish with the most land area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Cameron and as of 2010, the population was 6,839...
- Cameron Township, MinnesotaCameron Township, MinnesotaCameron Township is a township in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 151 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Cameron, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
Other uses
- Cameron (automobile)Cameron (automobile)The Cameron was an automobile manufactured by the Cameron Car Company of Rhode Island from 1902 to 1906, then in Brockton, Massachusetts from 1906 to 1908, then in Beverly, Massachusetts from 1909 to 1915, Norwalk, Connecticut in 1919, and finally in Stamford, Connecticut in 1920. No cars were...
, American automobile manufacturer, 1904–21 - Cameron (company), oil services company
- Cameron (crater)Cameron (crater)Cameron is a small lunar impact crater that lies across the northwest rim of the crater Taruntius. This formation is circular and cup-shaped, with no particular distinguishing features. It was previously designated Taruntius C before being named by the IAU....
, lunar crater - Cameron BalloonsCameron BalloonsCameron Balloons is a company established in 1971 in Bristol, England by Don Cameron to manufacture hot air balloons. Cameron had previously, with others, constructed ten hot air balloons under the name Omega. Production was in the basement of his house, moving in 1972 to an old church in the city...
, balloon manufacturing company in Bristol, England - Cameron UniversityCameron UniversityCameron University is a four-year, state-funded university located in Lawton, Oklahoma, that offers more than 50 degrees through two-year, four-year and graduate programs. The degree programs emphasize the liberal arts, science and technology and graduate and professional studies...
, educational institution in Lawton, Oklahoma - Cameron Coca-ColaCameron Coca-ColaCameron Coca-Cola Bottling Co. was a large Coca-Cola Bottling company in Washington, Pennsylvania.The company was founded in 1889 as Cameron Flavorings. In the early 1900s, the company began a relationship with Coca-Cola...
, a bottling company