Milligan (disambiguation)
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Milligan is a surname of Scottish origin. It may refer to:
- Alice MilliganAlice MilliganAlice Milligan was an Irish nationalist poet and writer, active in the Gaelic League.-Life:She was born and raised a Protestant in Gortmore, near Omagh, County Tyrone. Milligan's father was the writer Seaton Milligan, antiquary and member of the RIA...
(1865–1953), Irish nationalist and poet - Andy MilliganAndy MilliganAndy Milligan was an American playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director, whose work includes 27 films made between 1965 and 1988.-Biography:...
(1929–1991), American playwright, screenwriter, and film director - Billy MilliganBilly MilliganWilliam Stanley Milligan , known as Billy Milligan, was the subject of a highly publicized court case in Ohio in the late 1970s. After having committed several felonies including armed robbery, he was arrested for three rapes on the Ohio State University campus. In the course of preparing his...
(born 1955), noted sufferer of multiple personality disorder - Bruno MilliganBruno MilliganBruno Milligan is a fictional character on ITV British dramas Footballers' Wives and Footballers' Wives: Extra Time, played by English actor Ben Richards.-Series 4:Bruno was first introduced on the trip to Spain. He has a wife and daughter...
fictional character - Deanna MilliganDeanna MilliganDeanna Milligan is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in numerous Canadian and U.S. films and television shows. She had a major role playing Dave Thomas' daughter in the The Beachcombers made for TV movies: The New Beachcombers and A Beachcombers Christmas. She was the mystery woman in the...
(born 1972), Canadian actress - Dustin MilliganDustin MilliganDustin Wallace Milligan is a Canadian film and television actor known for his role as Ethan Ward on 90210.-Life and career:...
(born 1985), Canadian film and television actor - Edward H. MilliganEdward H. MilliganEdward Hyslop Milligan , also known as Ted Milligan, is a Quaker historian and the former librarian at Friends House, London. He is the author of The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, which includes entries for some 2,800 people...
, Quaker historian - Eric Milligan (politician), Scottish politician
- Frank MilliganFrank MilliganFrank William Milligan was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played in two Tests in 1899. He died in the campaign to relieve Mafeking during the Second Boer War....
(1870–1900), English cricketer - Hamin MilliganHamin MilliganHamin Milligan is an Arena Football League defensive specialist for the Georgia Force. He is the older brother of St...
(born 1978), Arena Football League player - Hanik MilliganHanik MilliganHanik Milligan is an American football safety for the National Football League who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
(born 1979), American football playere - John J. MilliganJohn J. MilliganJohn Jones Milligan was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as United States Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(1795–1875), American lawyer, judge and political figure - John Colborne MilliganJohn Colborne MilliganJohn Colborne Milligan was an Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1914 and 1923 to 1926 as a Conservative member....
(1867–1941), Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure - Jocko MilliganJocko MilliganJohn "Jocko" Milligan , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1884-1893. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Giants.-External links:...
, born John Milligan (1861–1923), Major League Baseball player - John Milligan (baseball)John Milligan (baseball)John Alexander Milligan was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators . Listed at 5' 10", 172 lb., Milligan batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
(1904–1972), Major League Baseball player - Joseph MilliganJoseph milliganJoseph Milligan is a member of the American rock band Anberlin. He is the group's lead guitarist, one of the lead songwriters and one its founding members. Milligan wrote most of the music and recorded all of the guitar tracks for Anberlin's first three albums until Christian McAlhaney joined the...
, member of an American alternative rock band AnberlinAnberlinAnberlin is an American rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young.Members of Anberlin originally formed... - Keith MilliganKeith MilliganKeith Milligan was the 29th Premier of Prince Edward Island, serving for two months in the autumn of 1996. He was educated at Inverness District School, O'Leary Regional High School and the University of PEI, where he obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees. He is married to...
(born 1950), Prince Edward Island politician - Lambdin P. MilliganLambdin P. MilliganLambdin Purdy Milligan was a lawyer, farmer, and a leader of the Knights of the Golden Circle during the American Civil War. In 1864, he was unlawfully given a capital sentence, and later set free by the United States Supreme Court, setting a precedent later named after him: Ex parte Milligan...
(1812–1899) Lawyer and Confederate sympathizer - Lucy MilliganLucy MilliganLucy Lockheart is a fictional character on ITV British dramas Footballers' Wives and Footballers' Wives: Extra Time, played by English actress Helen Latham.-Series 4:...
, fictional character - Luke MilliganLuke MilliganLuke Milligan is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom, who turned professional in 1995.The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 8 July 1996, when he became the world number 217 and just after he won through to the third round of the Wimbledon...
(born 1976), a former tennis player from the United Kingdom - Mark MilliganMark MilliganMark Daniel Milligan is an Australian football player who is currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was also the regular captain of the Australian Under 23 football team and has been capped for the junior Australian National team...
, Australian footballer - Maurice M. MilliganMaurice M. MilliganMaurice Morton Milligan , a U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, is most famous for the successful 1939 prosecution of Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast....
(1884–1959), U.S. District Attorney for Western Missouri - Mike MilliganMike Milligan (footballer)Michael Milligan is a former English footballer of Irish descent.He left school in 1983 and signed for Oldham Athletic, establishing himself as a regular midfielder in the later part of the 1980s and helping them reach the FA Cup semi-final and Football League Cup final in the 1989-90...
(born 1967), English former footballer of Irish descent. - Mike Milligan (coach), former head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh and basketball coach at the University of Tulsa
- Mike Milligan (Canadian politician)Mike Milligan (Canadian politician)Mike Milligan is the former interim leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick. Milligan was also the Green Party of Canada's candidate in the riding of Beauséjour during the 2008 federal election.-References:...
, current interim leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick - Owen Milligan, fictional character in the Degrassi series
- Peter MilliganPeter MilliganPeter Milligan born in London, a British writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work.-Early career:Milligan started his comic career with short stories for 2000 AD in the early 1980s. By 1986, Milligan had his first ongoing strip in 2000AD called Bad Company, with artists Brett...
, graphic novelist - Randy MilliganRandy MilliganRandall Andre Milligan is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1987-1994. He is currently a scout with the Baltimore Orioles. Milligan is nicknamed "Moose".-External links:...
(born 1961), a former professional baseball player - Rex Milligan, fictional character
- Robert MilliganRobert MilliganRobert Milligan was a prominent English merchant and ship-owner, and was the driving force behind the construction of the West India Docks in London....
(1746–1809), English merchant and ship-owner - Robert Milligan (Bradford MP)Robert Milligan (Bradford MP)Robert Milligan was an English Liberal Party politician.He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament for Bradford in West Yorkshire at a by-election in October 1851, and held the seat until the 1857 general election....
(1786–1862), English politician - Spencer MilliganSpencer MilliganSpencer Milligan is an American actor best known for playing Rick Marshall, the father of Will and Holly Marshall, on the first two seasons of the 1970s children science fiction TV series, Land of the Lost. The fictional Marshalls were an American family who found themselves transported to a...
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1970s and 1980s), American actor - Spike MilliganSpike MilliganTerence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan Hon. KBE was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the...
(1918–2002), comedian, writer and actor - Stephen MilliganStephen MilliganStephen David Wyatt Milligan was a British Conservative politician and journalist. He held a number of senior journalistic posts until his election to serve as Member of Parliament for Eastleigh in 1992...
(1948–1994), British politician - William MilliganWilliam MilliganWilliam Milligan was a renowned Scottish theologian. He studied at the University of Halle in Germany, and eventually became a professor at the University of Aberdeen. He is best known for his commentary on the Revelation of St. John...
(1821–1892), Scottish theologian - William Rankine MilliganWilliam Rankine MilliganWilliam Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan PC, KC was a Scottish Tory politician and judge.-Early life:Educated at Sherborne School, University College, Oxford, and the University of Glasgow...
(1898–1971), Scottish politician
See also
- Milligan, NebraskaMilligan, NebraskaMilligan is a village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 285 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Milligan is located at ....
: village in NebraskaNebraskaNebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
USA - Milligan, OhioMilligan, OhioMilligan is a small unincorporated community in southern Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States. Located on State Route 93 between Crooksville and New Lexington, it is now associated with the town of McLuney....
: the location of the lowest recorded temperature in Ohio history, -39º Fahrenheit - Milligan CollegeMilligan CollegeMilligan College is a Christian liberal arts college founded in 1866 and located immediately outside of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The school has a student population of just over 1,100 students as well as a campus that is located just minutes from downtown Johnson City...
: A college near Greeneville, TennesseeGreeneville, TennesseeGreeneville is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there... - Ex Parte MilliganEx parte MilliganEx parte Milligan, , was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that the application of military tribunals to citizens when civilian courts are still operating is unconstitutional. It was also controversial because it was one of the first cases after the end of the American Civil...
: United States Supreme Court case - Miss MilliganMiss MilliganMiss Milligan is a Patience game which is played using two decks of playing cards. According to Peter Arnold, author of Card Games for One, this classic game's popularity in England is due to the player's ability to recover from seemingly hopeless positions.-Rules:First, eight cards are dealt in a...
, solitaire card game