MacPhail
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MacPhail may refer to:
In education:
People with the surname MacPhail:
In education:
- MacPhail Center for MusicMacPhail Center for MusicThe MacPhail Center for Music is a nonprofit music school in a recently opened building in the Mills District of Downtown East, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has over 7,750 students, providing instruction at 48 locations outside of its downtown Minneapolis facility on more than 35 instruments...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
People with the surname MacPhail:
- Agnes MacphailAgnes MacphailAgnes Campbell Macphail was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
(1890–1954), Canadian feminist and first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons - Andrew MacphailAndrew MacphailJohn Andrew Macphail, Kt, MD, MRCS was a Canadian physician, author, professor of medicine, and soldier. "A prolific and versatile writer, Sir Andrew Macphail was one of the most influential Canadian intellectuals of his time."-Life and Work:Macphail was born in Orwell, Prince Edward Island, on...
(1864–1938), Canadian physician, author, professor of medicine, and soldier. - Andy MacPhailAndy MacPhailAndy MacPhail is the former president of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles. He was the president/CEO of the National League Chicago Cubs from September 9, 1994 until October 1, 2006...
(born 1953), President of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles and son of former American League president Lee MacPhail and grandson of Larry MacPhail. - Angus MacPhailAngus MacPhailAngus MacPhail was an English screenwriter, active from the late 1920s, who is best remembered for his work with Alfred Hitchcock....
(1903–1962), English screenwriter known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock; credited for the creation of the term "MacGuffinMacGuffinA MacGuffin is "a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot of a work of fiction". The defining aspect of a MacGuffin is that the major players in the story are willing to do and sacrifice almost anything to obtain it, regardless of what the MacGuffin actually is...
" - John MacPhail (born 1955), former Scottish footballer
- Joy MacPhailJoy MacPhailJoy MacPhail is a former Canadian politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993-1999, and 2000-2001.MacPhail was born in Hamilton,...
, Former Canadian New Democratic Party of British Columbia politician - Larry MacPhailLarry MacPhailLeland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail, Sr. was an American lawyer, and an executive and innovator in Major League Baseball.-Biography:...
(1890–1975), American executive and innovator in Major League Baseball - Lee MacPhailLee MacPhailLeland Stanford MacPhail, Jr. is an American retired front-office executive in Major League Baseball...
(born 1917), Former administrator in Major League Baseball - Mark MacPhail (died 1989), police officer and murder victim
- Robert Lloyd George MacPhailRobert Lloyd George MacPhailRobert Lloyd George MacPhail, CM was a Canadian politician and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.Born in New Haven, Prince Edward Island, the son of Robert Archibald MacPhail and Catherine C...
(1920–1995), Canadian politician and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island; Member of the Order of Canada - Catherine MacphailCatherine MacPhailCatherine MacPhail is a Scottish-born author. MacPhail has quickly established a reputation as a writer of gritty, urban stories that tackle emotitional, contemporary issues but always work towards a positive solution and usually always are realistic....
(born 1964), Scottish-born author