McGregor
Encyclopedia
Places
in Canada:- McGregor, British ColumbiaMcGregor, British ColumbiaMcGregor is a community located between Sinclair Mills and Upper Fraser on the north bank of the Fraser River in Central British Columbia. It was established as a post office under the name Dewey on 1 February 1915. Confusion between "Dewey" and "Dewdney" led to the name being changed to "Cornel...
- McGregor, Ontario
in South Africa:
- McGregor, Western CapeMcGregor, Western CapeMcGregor is a small village in the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is roughly 150 km east of Cape Town. It is located in Ward 5 of the Breede River Winelands Municipality. According the Census 2001, this Ward has a population of 10,254 people .The village was established in...
in the United States
- McGregor, FloridaMcGregor, FloridaMcGregor is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,136 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- McGregor, IowaMcGregor, IowaMcGregor is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 871 at the 2000 census. McGregor is located on the Mississippi River across from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Pike's Peak State Park is located just south of the city...
- McGregor, MinnesotaMcGregor, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 404 people, 182 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density was 205.5 people per square mile . There were 199 housing units at an average density of 101.2 per square mile...
- McGregor (Port Gibson, Mississippi)McGregor (Port Gibson, Mississippi)McGregor, located on SR 547 in Port Gibson, Mississippi, was built in 1835. It was designed in Greek Revival style.It was designed and/or built by Judge Peter Aaron Van Dorn for his daughter....
, house listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places - McGregor, North DakotaMcGregor, North DakotaMcGregor is an unincorporated community in northeastern Williams County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along North Dakota Highway 40 northeast of the city of Williston, the county seat of Williams County. Its elevation is 2,218 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post...
- McGregor, TexasMcGregor, TexasMcGregor is a city in Coryell and McLennan Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 4,727 at the 2000 census.McGregor lies in two counties as well as two metropolitan areas...
People
McGregor is the surname of several people:- Ali McGregorAli McGregorAli McGregor is an Australian opera singer, actress and cabaret performer.-Career:McGregor, who was born in Melbourne, studied music at the Australian National University before completing her Bachelor of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK as a Peter Moores Scholar...
, Australian opera soprano - Alistair McGregorAlistair McGregorAlistair McGregor is a male field hockey goalkeeper from Scotland, who earned his first cap for the Men's National Team in 2001. He plays club hockey for Loughborough Students. McGregor was named joint Outstanding UK Player at the 2005 European Championships. He represented Great Britain at the...
, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper - Allan McGregorAllan McGregorAllan James McGregor is a Scottish association footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rangers and the Scotland national team...
, Scottish footballer - Bryan McGregorBryan McGregorBryan McGregor is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Extraliga for parts of the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons....
(born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Chris McGregorChris McGregorChristopher McGregor , was a South African jazz pianist, bandleader and composer born in Somerset West, South Africa.- Early influences :...
, South African pianist - Darren McGregorDarren McGregorDarren McGregor is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League team St. Mirren.- Cowdenbeath:...
, Scottish footballer - Dion McGregorDion McGregorDion McGregor was a New York City-born songwriter, whose main claim to fame is that he was a voluble dreamer, or somniloquist.As a songwriter, McGregor's biggest success came when his song "Where Is The Wonder" was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her hit album My Name Is Barbra...
, American songwriter - Donald McGregor, Canadian politician
- Don McGregorDon McGregorDonald Francis McGregor is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics, and the author of one of the first graphic novels.-Early life and career:...
, American comic book writer - Douglas McGregorDouglas McGregorDouglas Murray McGregor was a Management professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and president of Antioch College from 1948 to 1954. He also taught at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. His 1960 book The Human Side of Enterprise had a profound influence on education practices...
, American business theorist and management professor - Ewan McGregorEwan McGregorEwan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor. He has had success in mainstream, indie, and art house films. McGregor is perhaps best known for his roles as heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama Trainspotting , young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , and poet Christian in the...
, Scottish actor - Freddie McGregorFreddie McGregorFreddie McGregor has been variously a singer, musician and producer. According to Allmusic he is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with a steady career that started in the 1960s, when he was just seven years old.-Biography:In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to...
, Jamaican singer - Gordon McGregorGordon McGregorGordon Roy McGregor, CC, OBE, DFC was a Canadian businessman and the first president of Air Canada.-Early life:...
, Canadian, president of Air Canada and Trans Canada Airlines - Gordon Morton McGregorGordon Morton McGregorGordon McGregor was a Canadian business man.McGregor founded Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited....
, Canadian, founded Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited - Gregor McGregorGregor McGregorThe Hon. Gregor McGregor was an influential Australian politician and trade union leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century....
, Scottish-born Australian politician - James Lewin McGregorJames Lewin McGregorJames Lewin McGregor was a mathematician who introduced Karlin–McGregor polynomials....
, Canadian mathrmatician - Jane McGregorJane McGregorJane McGregor is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles in Slap Her... She's French, Flower & Garnet, and That Beautiful Somewhere, as well as her recurring role on the television series Robson Arms.- Personal life :...
, Canadian actress - Katie McGregorKatie McGregorKatie McGregor is an American runner who participates in track, cross country and the marathon.-High school:McGregor attended Willoughby South High School in Willoughby, Ohio...
, American athlete - Keli McGregorKeli McGregorKeli McGregor was a professional football player in the NFL and was president of the Colorado Rockies from 2001 until his death.-School sport:...
(1962–2010), deceased Colorado Rockies president - Paul McGregor (disambiguation)
- Robbie McGregorRobbie McGregorRobbie McGregor is an Australian actor, presenter, and voice-over artist. His voice is known to many Australians as the "voice" of SBS-TV, for whom he had recorded station announcements until 2005...
, Australian actor - Scott McGregor (disambiguation)
- Wayne McGregorWayne McGregorWayne McGregor CBE is a British choreographer of contemporary modern dance. His work is highly distinctive in its vocabulary of movement, for its integration of dance with film and visual art, and for his active interest and incorporation of computer technology and biological science...
, British choreographer - William McGregor (politician)William McGregor (politician)William McGregor was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Essex in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1874 to 1878 and from 1891 to 1900....
, Canadian politician
Fictional characters
- Mr. McGregorMr. McGregorMr. John McGregor is a fictional character in three children's books by author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. He is an elderly, serio-comic villain of Scots background intent upon keeping hungry rabbits out of his vegetable garden...
, character created by Beatrix Potter for the children's book entitled The Tale of Peter Rabbit