McLaren (disambiguation)
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McLaren or MacLaren is a Scottish
surname and the name of several individuals and businesses. It may refer to:
People
Locations
Companies and products
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
surname and the name of several individuals and businesses. It may refer to:
People
- For people, see McLaren (surname)McLaren (surname)McLaren is a surname, and may refer to:* Alan McLaren , Scottish footballer* Andy McLaren* Angus McLaren , Australian actor* Anne McLaren* Bill McLaren* Billy McLaren , Scottish football player* Brandon Jay McLaren...
and MacLaren (surname)MacLaren (surname)MacLaren or Maclaren is a surname of Scottish and northern Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Labhrainn meaning "son of Labhrann"... - Clan MacLarenClan MacLarenClan MacLaren is a Highland Scottish clan.-History:-Origins:The origins of the clan are uncertain, but by tradition the MacLarens are descended from Loarn mac Eirc of Dál Riata, who landed in & settled Argyll in 503 A.D. The clan name is supposedly derived from Lorn ; these variations are all...
, a Scottish clan
Locations
- McLaren Flat, South Australia
- McLaren Park, Auckland, New Zealand
- McLaren ParkMcLaren ParkMcLaren Park is a park in south-eastern San Francisco. McLaren Park is the second largest park in San Francisco after Golden Gate Park. The park is surrounded mostly by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, Visitacion Valley, Portola and University Mound neighborhoods.-History:McLaren Park was once a...
, San Francisco, United States - McLaren ValeMcLaren ValeMcLaren Vale is a wine region approximately 35 km south of Adelaide in South Australia. It has a population of about 2,000 and is internationally renowned for the wines it produces. The region was named after either David McLaren, the Colonial Manager of the South Australia Company or John...
, near Adelaide, South Australia - The McLaren BuildingThe McLaren BuildingThe McLaren Building is a 69 metre, 21 storey tall office building in Birmingham 4, England. Designed by Philip Bonham Associates and built in 1972, it is a retro thin brown office building. Current tenants include , , Scott Wilson, URS Corporation, UNISON and Birmingham City Council's Eastside...
, in Birmingham, England - "MacLaren's", a fictional bar in the television series How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
Companies and products
- McLaren GroupMcLaren GroupThe McLaren Group, based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England, is a group of companies created by Ron Dennis, described by the International Herald Tribune as "a small conglomerate"...
, owner of the Formula One racing team- McLaren Technology CentreMcLaren Technology CentreThe McLaren Technology Centre is the headquarters of the McLaren Group, located on a 500,000 m² site in Woking, Surrey, England. It is a large, roughly semi-circular, glass-walled building, designed by the architect Norman Foster and his company, Foster and Partners. The building was short-listed...
, headquarters of the McLaren Group - McLarenMcLarenMcLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup...
, a Formula One racing team - McLaren AutomotiveMcLaren AutomotiveMcLaren Automotive, commonly referred to as McLaren, is a British automotive manufacturer of high-performance vehicles. The company was established as McLaren Cars in 1989 as a producer of road cars based on Formula One technology...
- McLaren F1McLaren F1The McLaren F1 is a supercar designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive. Originally a concept conceived by Gordon Murray, he convinced Ron Dennis to back the project and engaged Peter Stevens to design the exterior of the car...
, a road-going car - McLaren MP4-12CMcLaren MP4-12CThe McLaren MP4-12C is a sports car designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive. It is the first production car wholly designed and built by McLaren since the McLaren F1. The car's final design was unveiled on 8 September 2009, and it is set to be launched in 2011...
, a road-going car
- McLaren F1
- McLaren Applied TechnologiesMcLaren Applied TechnologiesMcLaren Applied Technologies Limited was formed in 2004 and is a company within the McLaren Group.The primary objective of the company is to work within a diverse range of industries and develop commercial applications for technology developed within the McLaren Group.McLaren Applied Technologies...
- McLaren Technology Centre
- Mercedes-Benz SLR McLarenMercedes-Benz SLR McLarenThe Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is an Anglo-German grand tourer car jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive, built in Portsmouth and the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England and sold from 2003 to 2009...
, а car by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive - McLaren Performance Technologies, an automotive engineering company currently owned by LinamarLinamarBased in Guelph, Ontario, Linamar Corporation is Canada's second largest automobile parts manufacturer after Magna International. Linamar manufactures and supplies automotive and industrial markets across the globe with numerous manufacturing centres across North America, Europe, and Asia.The...
- McLaren Software, a software company
- MaclarenMaclarenFor the Formula One racing team, see McLaren. For other uses, see McLaren .Maclaren is an English-based baby buggies, strollers and carriers manufacturer.-Product range:...
, a manufacturer of baby buggies, strollers and carriers - Swan and MaclarenSwan and MaclarenSwan and MacLaren Architects is the oldest architectural firm in Singapore. Formerly known as Swan and MacLaren, it was the most prominent architectural firm in Singapore when Singapore was a British colony in the early 20th century.-Early history:...
, an architectural firm in Singapore