MacLachlan
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MacLachlan is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:
- Angus MacLachlanAngus MacLachlanAngus MacLachlan is a playwright and screenwriter most famous for writing the screenplays for the 2005 film Junebug as well as the cult short film Tater Tomater. He graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts in 1980 and continues to reside in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
- Ewen MacLachlanEwen MacLachlanEwen MacLachlan was a Scottish scholar and poet. He is noted for his translations of ancient classical literature into Gaelic, for his own Gaelic verse, and for his contribution to Gaelic dictionaries....
, Gaelic scholar and poet - Kyle MacLachlanKyle MacLachlanKyle Merritt MacLachlan is an American actor. MacLachlan is best known for his roles in cult films Blue Velvet as Jeffrey Beaumont, Showgirls as Zack Carey, as Paul Atreides in Dune, and Ray Manzarek in the Oliver Stone film The Doors...
- Malcolm MacLachlanMalcolm MacLachlanMalcolm "Mac" MacLachlan is an associate professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin. He has published over a dozen books and over 150 academic papers and monograph chapters. He heads the LEARN project at Trinity.-Books:...
- Patricia MacLachlanPatricia MacLachlanPatricia MacLachlan is a bestselling U.S. children's author, best known for winning the 1986 Newbery Medal for her book Sarah, Plain and Tall. The book was later turned into a TV movie starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She lived in Wyoming and...
- Robert Mac LachlanRobert Mac LachlanRobert McLachlan was an English entomologist, born on April 10 , 1837 in Ongar , Essex. He died on May 23 , 1904 in Lewisham , close to London. He was the son of Hugh Mc Lachlan. He was educated in Ilford and inherited sufficient money to enable him to devote himself enitirely to the study...
- Ross MacLachlanRoss MacLachlanRoss MacLachlan is an accomplished pianist living in Eastern Ontario near Kingston. Specializing in ragtime, boogie and Stride-piano styles, he has delighted live-music lovers with hundreds of performances while accompanied by other talented musicians including the likes of Gary Barratt, Patty...
- James MacLachlanJames MacLachlanJames MacLachlan DSO, DFC and Czech War Cross was a British World War II flying ace, famous for returning to operations with an artificial left arm, following the loss of the limb during combat over Malta.- Early life :...
, AKA One-Armed MacJames MacLachlanJames MacLachlan DSO, DFC and Czech War Cross was a British World War II flying ace, famous for returning to operations with an artificial left arm, following the loss of the limb during combat over Malta.- Early life :...
, Military aviator
See also
- Clan MaclachlanClan MacLachlanClan Maclachlan, also known as Clan Lachlan, is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland...
- McLachlanMcLachlanMcLachlan is a Scottish surname, and may refer to* Craig McLachlan* Ian McLachlan* Laurentia McLachlan* Michael McLachlan* Ryan McLachlan, fictional character* Sarah McLachlan* Tiffany McLachlan, fictional character* William McLachlan...
- LachlanLachlan-Places:*Several places in New South Wales, Australia, named for Lachlan Macquarie. For a more complete list, see Places named after Macquarie**Electoral district of Lachlan, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales, Australia...
- McLoughlinMcLoughlinMcLoughlin is a Gaelic-Irish surname.-Origins:McLoughlin - is the Modern English form of the surnames for two different, but distantly related septs, both of considerable importance to Irish history. 'Mc' is an abbreviation of 'Mac' meaning 'son'/ 'son of'...
, for the Irish origins of the name