Alasdair (pronounced [ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪ɪɾʲ]) is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland...
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Al Pinkerton (redirect from Alasdair Pinkerton)
Alasdair Douglas Pinkerton is a British Liberal Democrat politician and academic who has been Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath since 2024. Pinkerton...
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Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (c. 1698–1770), legal name Alexander MacDonald, or, in Gaelic Alasdair MacDhòmhnaill, was a Scottish war poet, satirist...
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MacAlasdair is a masculine surname in Scottish Gaelic. The name translates into English as "son of Alasdair". The feminine form of the name is NicAlasdair...
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Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (/ˈæləstər ˈmækɪnˌtaɪər/; born 12 January 1929) is a Scottish-American philosopher who has contributed to moral and political...
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Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish...
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Alastair Campbell (redirect from Alasdair Campbell)
Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster, and activist, who is known for his political roles...
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Alasdair Bernard Graham PC (May 21, 1929 – April 22, 2015) was a Canadian politician, journalist and businessman. Graham attempted to win a seat in the...
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Clan MacAlister (redirect from Clann Alasdair)
from Clan Donald, claiming descent from Alasdair Mòr, son of Domhnall founder of Clan Donald. From Alasdair Mòr the clans takes its surname MacAlister;...
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Alasdair Beckett-King is an English stand-up comedian, video game writer, and actor from Durham.[excessive citations] He won the 2017 Leicester Mercury...
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III (Scottish Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Alasdair; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Alba (Scotland) from...
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Surgeon Vice-Admiral Alasdair James Walker, CB, OBE, QHS, FRCS (22 June 1956 – 1 June 2019) was a British medical doctor and senior Royal Navy officer...
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Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish...
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Alasdair McLellan (born 1974) is a British photographer. McLellan was born in 1974 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Umbro by Kim Jones (2005) Ultimate Clothing...
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Alasdair Mór mac Domhnaill was a younger son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill—the eponymous ancestor of Clan Donald. He first appears on record in 1253, when...
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Alasdair Caimbeul (born 27 May 1941), also known as Alasdair a' Bhocsair or Alasdair Campbell, is a Scottish playwright, short story writer, and novelist...
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Alasdair James Allan (born 6 May 1971) is a Scottish politician serving as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency...
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Alasdair Fraser (born 14 May 1955, Clackmannan, Scotland) is a Scottish fiddler, composer, performer, and recording artist. Fraser operates Culburnie Records...
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Poor Things (category Novels by Alasdair Gray)
McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer is a novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, published in 1992. It won the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction...
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Alasdair Óg Mac Domhnaill (died probably 1299) was Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill. He was the eldest son of Aonghus Mór mac Domhnaill, Lord...
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Alasdair Morrison (Gaelic: Alasdair Moireasdan) (born 18 November 1968 in Stornoway) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was the Member of the Scottish...
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election held at the SDLP's annual conference. He beat the incumbent, Alasdair McDonnell, by 172 votes to 133. Eastwood was re-elected to the NI Assembly...
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joint authorship of Alasdair and Hetty Tayler were: Alasdair and Hetty Tayler (1914). The Book of the Duffs. William Brown., Alasdair and Hetty Tayler (1928)...
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Alasdair Taylor may refer to: Alasdair Grant Taylor (1936-2007), Scottish artist and sculptor Alasdair Taylor (squash player) (born 1965), Scottish squash...
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Alasdair Paine Webster OAM (born 12 February 1934) is a retired Australian politician. Webster was born in East Maitland, New South Wales. He underwent...
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Alasdair Gillies (6 December 1963 – 27 August 2011) was a Scottish bagpiper and tutor, and one of the most successful competitive solo players of all time...
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Alasdair William Richardson Whittle, FBA, FLSW (born 7 May 1949) is a British archaeologist and academic, specialising in Neolithic Europe. He was Distinguished...
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Alasdair David Gordon Milne (8 October 1930 – 8 January 2013) was a British television producer and executive. He had a long career at the BBC, where he...
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Alasdair Drysdale (born 1950) is professor emeritus of geography and formerly associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of New Hampshire...
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and Ireland that originates from the Gaelic name Mac Alasdair, meaning son of Alasdair. Alasdair is the Gaelic form of the first name Alexander.[citation...
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