Milne (surname)
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Milne ˈmɪln is a surname
of Scottish
origin, and may refer to:
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Surname
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of Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
origin, and may refer to:
In military:
- Sir Alexander Milne, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Milne, 1st BaronetAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy admiral, the second son of the Scot Admiral Sir David Milne, and the younger brother of the advocate, geologist and meteorologist David Milne-Home.-Naval career:He entered the Royal Naval Academy, 8 February 1817...
, British admiral - Archibald Berkeley MilneArchibald Berkeley MilneAdmiral Sir Berkeley Milne, 2nd Baronet GCVO KCB was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet at the outbreak of the First World War.- Naval career :...
(1855–1938), admiral of the Royal Navy - Sir David Milne, British admiral
- Duncan Grinnell-MilneDuncan Grinnell-MilneCaptain Duncan William Grinnell-Milne MC, DFC & Bar was an English First World War pilot credited with six confirmed aerial victories, a prisoner of war, a flying ace and an author who successfully escaped from German captivity...
(1896–1973), English First World War pilot - George Milne, 1st Baron MilneGeorge Milne, 1st Baron MilneField Marshal George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, GCB, GCMG, DSO , was a British military commander who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933.-Army career:...
, British field marshal - John Theobald MilneJohn Theobald MilneCaptain John Theobald Milne MC was an English fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War...
, English first world war flying ace - MacGillivray MilneMacGillivray MilneMacGillivray Milne was a United States Navy Captain, and the 27th Governor of American Samoa from January 20, 1936, to June 3, 1938. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, Milne served many posts in the Navy, including heading the Department of Modern Languages at the Naval Academy...
, United States Navy Captain, and the 27th Governor of American Samoa - William Johnstone MilneWilliam Johnstone MilneWilliam Johnstone Milne VC , was a Canadian soldier in World War I who posthumously received the Victoria Cross for the highest gallantry against the enemy during action in France on 9 April 1917.-Details:...
, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
In science:
- Edward Arthur Milne, British mathematician and astrophysicist
- John MilneJohn MilneFor other uses, see John Milne .John Milne was the British geologist and mining engineer who worked on a horizontal seismograph.-Biography:...
, English geologist - Lorus J Milne and Margery Milne, American zoologists and authors
- William Grant MilneWilliam Grant MilneWilliam Grant Milne , was a Scottish botanist.A gardener at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, Milne joined the HMS Herald expedition to the southwestern Pacific as a botanist. The expedition visited, inter alia, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales and Western Australia...
(?–1866), Scottish botanist - James Stuart Milne New Zealand mathematician
In politics:
- Charles Black MilneCharles Black MilneCharles Black Milne was Unionist Party MP for West Fife from 1931 to 1935.This was normally Labour country, he did well to win it in narrowly in the National Government landslide of 1931, but lost it to William Gallacher of the Communist Party.- External links :*...
(1879–1935), Scottish politician, Unionist Party Member of Parliament for West Fife - Christine MilneChristine MilneChristine Anne Milne is an Australian Senator and deputy leader of the Australian Greens.Christine Milne first came to public attention for her role in opposing the building of the Wesley Vale pulp mill near Bass Strait in North Western Tasmania on the basis of its allegedly harmful environmental...
, Australian politician - David Milne (Ontario politician)
- Duane MilneDuane MilneDuane Milne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 167th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006....
, Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 167th legislative district - Eddie MilneEddie MilneEdward James "Eddie" Milne was a British Labour politician, who was elected as independent candidate after deselection by his party....
(1915–1983), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Blyth, later re-elected as an independent candidate - John Milne (politician)John Milne (politician)John Milne was a Canadian iron moulder, businessman and Senator.Milne was president and managing director of Burrow, Stewart and Milne, a Hamilton, Ontario foundry company that manufactured stoves and was also president or director of several other Hamilton area concerns...
(1839–1922), Canadian Senator and businessman - John Wardlaw-MilneJohn Wardlaw-MilneSir John Sydney Wardlaw-Milne KBE was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament for Kidderminster, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election.Wardlaw-Milne was often seen as being on the right wing of the...
(1879–1922), British Conservative Party politician - Lance MilneLance MilneKenneth Lance Milne was an Australian Democrats member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1979 to 1985.-External links:*...
(?–1996), Australian Democrats member of the South Australian Legislative Council - Lorna Anne Milne, Canadian senator
- Michael John Milne, 34th Baron of CorstorphineCorstorphineCorstorphine was originally a village to the west of—and separate from—Edinburgh, Scotland, and is now a suburb of that city.Corstorphine retains a busy main street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks...
- Nanette MilneNanette MilneDr. Nanette Milne is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland Region since 2003.- Background :...
, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party politician - Robert Milne (Canadian politician)Robert Milne (Canadian politician)Robert Milne was a farmer who was sat in Canadian House of Commons during the 1920s as a Progressive Party MP.Milne attended Manitoba Agricultural College before becoming a farmer in Mekiwin...
(1881–1953), Member of Parliament - Ross Milne (Canadian politician)Ross Milne (Canadian politician)William Ross Milne better known as Ross Milne is a retired Canadian politician.Milne, the son of Alec Milne and Eva Renton, was raised in a political family on a farm in Grey County, Ontario. Agnes Macphail, the first woman elected to Parliament in Canada was a cousin of his father's...
(born 1932), retired Canadian politician - Sir William Milne (politician)William Milne (politician)Sir William Milne was an Australian entrepreneur and politician, serving as the member for Onkaparinga in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1857-1868 and President of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1873 to 1881.Born in Wester-Common, near Glasgow, Milne was educated in...
(1822–1895), Australian politician - William Ross Milne, Canadian politician
In literature:
- A. A. MilneA. A. MilneAlan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.-Biography:A. A...
, author of Winnie the Pooh - Carly MilneCarly MilneCarly Milne is a Canadian writer.Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Milne started writing professionally at age 14. Two years later, she was hired by The Calgary Herald, as a columnist for "20 Below", which was geared to discussing teen issues...
, Canadian writer - Christian MilneChristian MilneChristian Milne was a Scottish poetess of the Romantic Era.Born in Inverness on 15 May 1773. Her parents were poor but the little schooling she had, she used to good account. She began rhyming before her teens and was sent into service at the age of fourteen in Aberdeen...
(1773–?), Scottish poetess of the Romantic Era - Christopher Robin MilneChristopher Robin MilneChristopher Robin Milne was the son of author A. A. Milne. As a child, he was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems.-Early life:...
, son of A. A. Milne, appearing as Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh - Drew MilneDrew Milne- Published works :Milne’s books of poetry include Sheet Mettle , Bench Marks , The Damage: new and selected poems , Mars Disarmed , and Go Figure...
, British poet and academic - Ewart MilneEwart MilneEwart Milne was an Irish poet who described himself on various book jackets as "a sailor before the mast, ambulance driver and courier during the Spanish Civil War, a land worker and estate manager in England during and after World War 2" and also "an enthusiast for lost causes - national,...
, Irish poet who was in the Spanish Civil War - Mary Christianna Milne LewisChristianna BrandChristianna Brand was a British crime writer and children's author.- Background :Christianna Brand was born Mary Christianna Milne in Malaya and grew up in India. She had a number of different occupations, including model, dancer, shop assistant and governess...
, a popular British mystery writer and children's author who wrote as Christianna Brand - Robert Duncan MilneRobert Duncan MilneRobert Duncan Milne was a late-19th century San Francisco science fiction writer whose work was published primarily in newspapers of the time, and the magazine The Argonaut. Milne was rediscovered by Sam Moskowitz, who helped collected his work in Into the Sun & Other Stories.-External links:...
(1844–1899), American science fiction writer
In sports:
- Alec MilneAlec MilneAlexander Soutar "Alec" Milne is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Career:Milne began his career at Arbroath before moving to Cardiff City in 1957. By the end of his first season at the club he had established himself in the side...
, Scottish footballer who played for Cardiff City - Alec Milne (footballer born 1889)Alec Milne (footballer born 1889)Alexander James Milne was a footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke. He made two hundred and fifty seven appearances for Stoke.-Career:...
, footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke - Andrew MilneAndrew MilneAndrew McKinlay Milne is a professional footballer.A defender, he played in the Football League for Darlington during two loan spells in the 2009–10 season on loan from Leeds United...
(born 1990), professional footballer - Arthur Milne (footballer)Arthur Milne (footballer)Arthur Milne was a Scottish football player, who was a prolific goalscorer for Dundee United.Born in Brechin in 1915, Milne played for local club Brechin Vics, until signing for United in 1934. Remarkably, he scored four goals on his senior debut, which no other player in the club's history has done...
(1915–1997), Scottish association football player, played for Dundee United, Hibs and St. Mirren - Athol MilneAthol MilneAthol Milne was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League .-Sources:* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim . The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing....
, former Australian rules footballer who played with University - Billy MilneBilly MilneWilliam "Billy" Milne DCM was a Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal, before becoming a long-standing member of the club's backroom staff....
, Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal - Brian MilneBrian MilneBrian Fitzsimons Milne was an American football fullback in the National Football League. Being drafted in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts...
(born 1973), former American football fullback in the National Football League - Callum MilneCallum MilneCallum Milne is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right back. Milne spent most of his career with Hibernian, spending nine seasons with the Easter Road club before a five-year spell with Partick Thistle. During his time at Easter Road, Milne picked up a Scottish League Cup winners medal...
(born 1965), Scottish former footballer who played as a right back - Cordy MilneCordy MilneCordy Milne was an American international motorcycle speedway rider who finished third in the 1937 Speedway World Championship final, behind his brother Jack and second placed Wilbur Lamoreaux...
(1914–1937), American motorcycle speedway rider - David Milne (rugby league)David Milne (Rugby League)David Milne is an Australian Rugby League player. He plays for the North Queensland Cowboys, with a usual position of Fullback.David debuted for the Raiders in 2005, winning the club's rookie of the year award. After a period moving between the NRL and Premier League David returned to the Raiders...
, Australian Rugby League player - David Milne (rugby union)David Milne (rugby union)David Milne was a Scottish international rugby union player.He was capped once for in 1991. He also played for Heriot's Rugby Club.His brothers Iain and Kenny were also capped for Scotland.-References:...
, former Scottish international rugby union player - Elizabeth MilneElizabeth MilneElizabeth Caylee Milne is a New Zealand association football player who represented her country.Milne was a member of the New Zealand squad in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup playing all 3 group games; a 2-3 loss to Nigeria, a 4-3 win over hosts Chile and a 1-1 draw with England...
(born 1990), New Zealand football player who represented her country - Fiona MilneFiona MilneFiona Milne is a Canadian rower. She began rowing in 1988 and attended the University of Toronto. She won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy in the lightweight women's single sculls event.-References:...
, Canadian rower - Gordon MilneGordon MilneGordon Milne is an English former footballer and football manager.-Personal life:Gordon Milne, was born in Preston, Lancashire, England and is the son of the former Preston player Jimmy Milne, and son to Jesse Milne...
(born 1937), English former footballer and football manager - Herbert MilneHerbert MilneHerbert 'Boxer' Milne was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the VFL during the early 1900s....
(born 1884), Australian rules footballer - Iain MilneIain MilneIain Milne is a former rugby union footballer. His nickname is "The Bear" in view of his physical size and strength....
(born 1958), former Scotland rugby union footballer - Jack MilneJack MilneJack Milne was an international Speedway rider. He became the first American to win a motorcycling world championship when he won the Speedway World Championship in 1937...
(1907–1995), international speedway rider - Jimmy Milne (football), Scotland player and manager
- Kenny Milne (rugby union) (born 1961), former Scotland rugby union player who was capped 39 times
- Kenny Milne (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish professional footballer playing for Scunthorpe United
- Lachie MilneLachie MilneLachlan "Lachie" Milne is an Australian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-2 event at Beijing in 2008.-References:*...
(born 1978), Australian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s - Leslie Milne (field hockey) (born 1956), former field hockey player from the United States
- Malcolm MilneMalcolm MilneMalcolm Milne is a former Australian Olympic skier.In 1968, at the age of 19, Malcolm competed in his first Olympics at Grenoble, France. In an era dominated by Jean-Claude Killy, Malcolm finished twenty-fourth of eighty-six starters, with a time only 5.51 seconds behind Killy...
(born 1948), former Australian Olympic skier - Pete MilnePete MilneWilliam James "Pete" Milne was a professional baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1948 until 1950, for the New York Giants, primarily as an outfielder...
, former Major League Baseball outfielder - Ralph MilneRalph MilneRalph Milne is a Scottish former footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. He played as a midfielder.-Career:...
, Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United and Manchester United - Ray MilneRay MilneRay Milne was a Scottish-U.S. soccer defender who earned one cap with the U.S. national team.-Club career:Milne began his career in Scotland, making over 100 Scottish Football League appearances for Celtic. He then moved to the United States where he played in the American Soccer League...
, former Scottish–U.S. soccer defender - Riley MilneRiley MilneRiley Milne is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club.Milne was selected by the Hawks at pick 16 in the 2008 Rookie Draft.A mobile tall defender who rebounds well and knows how to read the play...
, Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Hawks - Robert Milne (footballer)Robert Milne (footballer)Robert George Milne is a former footballer who played for the Gordon Highlanders, Linfield and Ireland during the 1890s and early 1900s. Born in Scotland, Milne was stationed in Ireland with the Gordon Highlanders and played 7 games for the regimental football team as they won the Irish Cup in 1890...
, Scottish-born footballer who played for Ireland - Ross MilneRoss MilneRoss Milne was an Australian Olympic downhill skier who died when he struck a tree during a practice run three days before the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria....
, Australian Olympic downhill skier - Shawn MilneShawn MilneShawn Milne is a professional road bicycle racer from Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. In 2009, he rode in events on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and UCI Continental Circuits for Team Type 1. On May 31, 2009, he won the Air Force Cycling Classic...
(born 1981), American road bicycle racer - Stephen MilneStephen MilneStephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
, Australian rules footballer - Steven Milne (footballer)Steven Milne (footballer)Steven Milne is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish First Division club Dundee.-Career:Milne began his career with Dundee, making two appearances midway through the club's 1997–98 Scottish First Division title-winning season...
(born 1980), Scottish footballer - Vic MilneVic MilneVic Milne was a former professional footballer who is best known for his time with Aston Villa. Before playing for Villa, Milne played for Aberdeen. Milne retired from football while still at Villa.-References:*...
(1897–1971), footballer who played Aston Villa - Wilfred MilneWilfred MilneWilfred Milne is an English former professional footballer. A one-club man, Milne spent his entire professional career with Swansea Town where he holds the club record for most appearances in the Football League.-Career:After winning the Northumberland Senior Cup, Milne signed for Swansea Town in...
(born 1899), English former professional footballer - William Milne (sport shooter)William Milne (sport shooter)William Milne was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:...
(born 1852), British sport shooter who competed in the Olympic Games
In other fields:
- Alasdair MilneAlasdair MilneAlasdair David Gordon Milne is a former BBC producer who became Controller of BBC Scotland, the BBC's Director of Programmes and then Director-General of the BBC in July 1982. His resignation was forced by the BBC Governors in January 1987, following pressure from the Thatcher government...
, former Director-General of the BBC - Alex MilneAlex MilneAlex Milne is a Canadian comic book artist, best known for his work on various Transformers comic books.-Career:Graduating from Sheridan College, Milne debuted on the comics scene after being hired by Dreamwave Productions to pencil their Transformers: Energon series...
, a comic book artist - Alexander MilneAlexander Milne (civil servant)Alexander Milne was a British civil servant who worked as a Commissioner of Woods and Forests for many years.Milne first became a commissioner on 14 August 1834 when William IV appointed him a "Commissioner of His Majesty's Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, and Buildings"...
, British civil servant - Alexander Milne, entrepreneur
- Andy MilneAndy MilneAndy Milne is a jazz pianist/composer now based in New York. Born in Hamilton, Canada, and partially raised in Kincardine, Ontario and Toronto, Canada, one of 10 siblings, Milne studied Music at York University, Toronto, where he was a student of Oscar Peterson.His musical influences include...
, Canadian jazz pianist and composer now based in New York - Anna-Louise MilneAnna-Louise MilneAnna-Louise Milne is a specialist of Twentieth Century Parisian History and Culture. In particular she has been a leading commentator on the writer Jean Paulhan and the Nouvelle Revue Française, an important literary review of the 1930s and 1940s. She has published widely on French history and...
, specialist of Twentieth Century Parisian History and Culture - Bruce MilneBruce MilneBruce Milne is an Australian music entrepreneur closely linked to the Melbourne post-punk scene. He founded the independent record label Au-Go-Go in 1979....
(born 1957), Australian music entrepreneur closely linked to the Melbourne post-punk scene - Christopher MilneChristopher MilneChris Milne is an Australian actor and award winning writer who has scripted numerous episodes of Prisoner and Neighbours, as well as appearing on the shows as a performer...
(born 1950), Australian actor and award winning writer - Dan MilneDan MilneDan Milne is a British actor/director who is possibly best known for his role in EastEnders.-Career:He started his career in 1996 and made an appearance in Murder Most Horrid and as a pub poet in In a Land of Plenty...
, British actor/director who is possibly best known for his role in EastEnders - David Brown MilneDavid Brown MilneDavid Brown Milne was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, watercolourist and writer, credited to have been the first to produce coloured drypoints by the use of multiple plates, one for each colour.- Biography :Born and brought up as the youngest of 10 children to a family of Presbyterian...
(1882–1953), artist - David Milne (artist)David Milne (artist)David Milne, was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and writer.- Biography :David Milne was born in the southwestern Ontario village of Burgoyne in 1882. He was the last of 10 children born to Scottish immigrant parents...
(1882–1953), Canadian painter - Ethel Marian Milne, mother of singing legend Judy GarlandJudy GarlandJudy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
- Glenn MilneGlenn MilneGlenn Milne is a Canberra journalist and political commentator. He currently works for News Limited as a columnist for The Australian newspaper....
, a News Ltd journalist and vice-president of the National Press ClubNational Press Club (Australia)The National Press Club is an association of primarily news journalists, but also includes academics, business people and members of the public service, and is based in Canberra, Australia. It was founded in the 1960s as the National Press Luncheon Club by a few journalists with the backing of the...
of Australia - Hamish MilneHamish MilneHamish Milne is a British pianist known for his advocacy of Nikolai Medtner.Milne studied at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury and then at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he now teaches, and later in Italy under Guido Agosti...
, a British pianist and a professor of Music - Lawrence ArabiaLawrence ArabiaLawrence Arabia is the musical guise of New Zealand artist James Milne. In 2006, Lawrence Arabia released his self titled debut album and the debut album his band The Reduction Agents, The Dance Reduction Agents...
, real name James Milne, solo artist and bassist for Okkervil River - James Lees-MilneJames Lees-MilneJames Lees-Milne was an English writer and expert on country houses. He was an architectural historian, novelist, and a biographer. He is also remembered as a diarist.-Biography:...
(1908–1997), English writer and expert on country houses - Jennifer Keeler-MilneJennifer Keeler-MilneJennifer Keeler-Milne is an Australian contemporary artist who is best known for her sumptuous landscape oil paintings and large-scale charcoal drawings...
(born 1961), Australian contemporary artist - Jimmy Milne (trade unionist)Jimmy Milne (trade unionist)Jimmy Milne was General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. He died in office....
, STUC General Secretary - John Alden MilneJohn Alden MilneJohn Alden Milne is a Canadian film director, producer and editor.Milne is an Associate Producer for Science North, a world-renowned science centre and producer of Award winning IMAX films and large-format multimedia exhibits shooting 5K with cameras developed by the Red Digital Cinema Camera...
, filmmaker - John Milne (journalist)John Milne (journalist)John Milne is a retired Scottish broadcaster and journalist who was known for presenting BBC Scotland's Reporting Scotland in the 1980s and 1990s and Good Morning Scotland on BBC Radio Scotland. Milne was also a presenter on Newsnight Scotland for much of the 2000s.- External links :* , All Media...
, retired BBC Scotland presenter - Joshua MilneJoshua Milne-Carlisle table:In 1815 he compiled the Carlisle table based on figures from the 1780 census and deaths in two parishes of Carlisle, England. It proved remarkably accurate and was still in use in parts of the 20th century.-References:...
(1776–1851), English actuary - Kevin MilneKevin MilneKevin John Milne ONZM is a New Zealand television presenter, best known for hosting the show Fair Go from 1983-2010. He lives in Wellington....
(born 1949), New Zealand television presenter - Leslie Milne (anthropologist)Leslie Milne (anthropologist)Mary Lewis Harper Milne known as Leslie Milne was an English lady who traveled extensively and wrote about the ethnic peoples of the Shan State in Northern Burma...
(1860–1932), English lady who traveled extensively and wrote about the ethnic peoples of the Shan State in Northern Burma - Paula MilnePaula MilnePaula Milne is a multi-award–winning British screenwriter who has been active since the 1970s. Her notable works include The Politician’s Wife, The Virgin Queen, Chandler & Co, Die Kinder, Second Sight, Driving Ambition, Small Island and Endgame.She also devised the BBC medical drama Angels.Further...
, British screenwriter who has been active since the 1970s - Robert Lyon (Australian settler)Robert Lyon (Australian settler)Robert Menli Lyon was a pioneering Western Australian settler who became one of the earliest outspoken advocates for Indigenous Australian rights and welfare in the colony. He published the first information on the Aboriginal language of the Perth area.-Early life:Robert Menli Lyon was born Robert...
, advocate of Australian Aboriginal rights (born Robert Milne) - Robert Milne (telecommunications consultant), see Inmos
- Ronald MilneRonald MilneRonald Milne is a British librarian and administrator whose work has been particularly associated with the development of library research collections and with issues of digitisation of library materials.-Career:...
(born 1957), British librarian and administrator - Seumas MilneSeumas MilneSeumas Milne is a British journalist and writer known for his left-wing views. A columnist and associate editor at The Guardian newspaper, he is author of a best-selling book about the 1984-5 British miners' strike, The Enemy Within: The Secret War Against the Miners, which focuses on the role of...
(born 1958), British journalist and writer - Stewart Milne (born 1950), successful businessman from Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Tom MilneTom MilneTom Milne was a British film critic.After war service, he studied English and French at Aberdeen University and later at the Sorbonne...
(1926–2005), British film critic - Walter MilneWalter MilneWalter Milne , also recorded as Mill or Myln, was the last Protestant martyr to be burned in Scotland before the Scottish Reformation changed the country from Catholic to Presbyterian....
(died 1558), the last Protestant martyr to be burned in Scotland - William Milne (missionary) (1782–1834), British Protestant missionary to China
- William J. Milne (educator)William J. Milne (educator)William James Milne was an American educator, academic administrator, and author. He was known for heading two teachers' colleges in New York State, and writing numerous mathematics textbooks....
(1843–1914), American educator