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McNish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Allan McNish (born 1969), racing driver *Althea McNish, British textile designer from Trinidad * Callum McNish (born 1992), English footballer *Cliff McNish, fantasy author for young adults *Harry McNish (1874–1930), the carpenter on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 *Ryan McNish (born 1981), lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League See also * Macnish Macnish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Macnish (born 1965), Australian footballer * David MacNish (1812–1863), New Zealand interpreter * Donald Macnish (1841–1927), Ontario politician * John Macnish John Mac ..., surname * McNish Island, the larger of two islands lying at the east side of Cheapman Bay on the south side of South Georgia {{surname ...
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Allan McNish
Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from Scotland. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, most recently in 2013, as well as a three-time winner of the American Le Mans Series, which he last won in 2007. He won the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2013. He has also been a co-commentator and pundit for BBC Formula One coverage on TV, radio and online and was team principal of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E team. Early life McNish was born in Dumfries, Scotland and played football while at school. He was a fan of Nottingham Forest and also supported his local club Queen of the South. It was not until McNish began in karting that he found something at which he excelled. Early career McNish began his career in karting like fellow Dumfries and Galloway driver David Coulthard. McNish credited the start given to both of them and Dario Franchitti as being largely down to David Lesl ...
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Althea McNish
Althea McNish (1924–2020) was an artist from Trinidad who became the first Black British textile designer to earn an international reputation. Born in Trinidad, McNish moved to Britain in the 1950s. She was associated with the Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) in the 1960s, participating in CAM's exhibitions and seminars and helping to promote Caribbean arts to a British public. Her work is represented in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Whitworth Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture and the Cooper-Hewitt (Smithsonian Design Museum), among other places. McNish was a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers. She was married to the jewellery designer John Weiss (1933–2018).Tessler, Gloria (13 December 2018)"Obituary: John Saul Weiss" ''Jewish Chronicle''. Background Early years Althea Marjorie McNish was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, around 1933. Her father, the writer Joseph Claude McNish, was ...
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Callum McNish
Callum Leander William McNish (born 25 May 1992 in Oxford) is an English footballer who plays for Didcot Town as a midfielder. Club career McNish began his football career at Watford playing left midfield. Former Saints scout Malcolm Elias then brought Callum to the Saints Academy to play at Under 12's level and he has continued to rise through the ranks. He was named on the substitutes bench for the first time at Nottingham Forest on the last day of the 2008–09 season, however he was an unused substitute. He made his debut on 24 April 2010, in a 3–2 victory over Carlisle United, but was released by the club in May 2011 following the club's promotion back to The Championship. McNish signed for Exeter City on 26 July 2011 after a successful trial which impressed manager Paul Tisdale in Exeter City's pre-season friendlies, scoring two goals. His wages to be paid by the supporters via The 1931 Fund, whose members pay a minimum subscription every month. On 6 August 2011, Mc ...
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Cliff McNish
Cliff McNish is an English author of fantasy and supernatural novels for young adults. His best-known works include the 2006 ghost novel '' Breathe'', '' The Silver Sequence'', and '' The Doomspell Trilogy'', which has been translated into 26 languages. Early life and education McNish was born in Sunderland in the north-east of England. His father, a Marine Engineer, moved south a year later with his wife, and McNish spent most of his childhood in the south east of England. Career McNish started writing in 1998 and has been a full-time author since 2003, combining writing with visiting workshops in schools on writing fiction. Between 2000 and 2003 he released '' The Doomspell Trilogy'', a fantasy trilogy for middle-grade readers consisting of ''The Doomspell'', ''The Scent of Magic'', and ''The Wizard's Promise'', set partly on Earth and also on the Witch Worlds of Ithrea and Ool. The ''Doomspell'' novels have been published in 26 languages, with wide readership in the UK ...
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Harry McNish
Henry McNish (11 September 187424 September 1930), often referred to as Harry McNish or by the nickname Chippy, was the carpenter on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. He was responsible for much of the work that ensured the crew's survival after their ship, the ''Endurance'', was destroyed when it became trapped in pack ice in the Weddell Sea. He modified the small boat, '' James Caird'', that allowed Shackleton and five men (including McNish) to make a voyage of hundreds of miles to fetch help for the rest of the crew. After the expedition he returned to work in the Merchant Navy and eventually emigrated to New Zealand, where he worked on the docks in Wellington until poor health forced his retirement. He died destitute in the Ohiro Benevolent Home in Wellington. Early life Harry "Chippy" McNish was born in 1874 in the former Lyons Lane near the present site of the library in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was part of a l ...
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