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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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 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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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 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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Al Pinkerton (redirect from Alasdair Pinkerton)
Alasdair Douglas Pinkerton is a British Liberal Democrats politician and academic who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2024. He...
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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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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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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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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 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 Fraser (born 14 May 1955, Clackmannan, Scotland) is a Scottish fiddler, composer, performer, and recording artist. Fraser operates Culburnie Records...
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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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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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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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Alasdair Paine Webster OAM (born 12 February 1934) is an Australian former politician. Webster was born in East Maitland, New South Wales. He underwent...
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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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Poor Things (category Novels by Alasdair Gray)
Scottish Public Health Officer is an epistolary novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, published in 1992. It won the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction...
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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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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 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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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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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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Alasdair Roberts (born 8 August 1977) is a Scottish folk musician. He released a number of albums under the name Appendix Out and, following the 2001 album...
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Alasdair Locke is a British businessman. He is the former chairman of the Scottish oil services company Abbot Group, which has rigs in Africa (Libya),...
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Alasdair Pollock (born 24 October 1993) is an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Cambridge MCCU. A right-arm medium-pacer, Pollock scored...
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