Bethune, or Béthune, is a

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surname. It originates from the name of the town of Béthune in

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, Nord-Pas-de-Calais,

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. The name of the town was first recorded in the 8th century, in the

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form ''Bitunia''. The surname is first recorded in Scotland during the reign of King Alexander II (4 December 1214 to 8 July 1249) when charters of the abbeys of

St Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fou ...

and

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

name Robert de Betunia, probably a knight, Sir David de Betun, definitely a knight, and John de Betun, probably a cleric.National Library of Scotland: Adv.MS.34.4.2

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Ade Bethune Ade Bethune (January 12, 1914 – May 1, 2002) was an American Catholic liturgical artist. She was associated with the Catholic Worker Movement, and designed an early masthead of its publication, the ''Catholic Worker'', first used in 1935. She l ...

(1914–2002), American Catholic artist * Alexander Bethune (disambiguation), various people *

Angus Bethune (politician) Sir Walter Angus Bethune (10 September 1908 – 22 August 2004) was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania from 26 May 1969 to 3 May 1972. Early life Bethune was born in Sheffield in n ...

(1908–2004), Premier of Tasmania * Angus Bethune (fur trader) (1783–1858), North West Company fur trader * Charles Bethune (1802–1884), Royal Navy admiral *

David Bethune David Bethune may refer to: * David Beaton (c. 1494–1546), also Bethune, Scottish cardinal * David Bethune of Balfour (1648–1708), Scottish landowner and politician * David Bethune of Creich David Bethune, 8th of Creich (c.1605–1660), hi ...

(–1546), Cardinal Archbishop of St Andrews *

David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay (9 February 1926 – 1 October 1989), styled Viscount Garnock between 1943 and 1985, was a British soldier. Lindsay was the son of William Tucker Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay and Marjo ...

(1926–1989) *

Donald Bethune Donald Bethune (July 11, 1802 – June 19, 1869) was a lawyer, judge, entrepreneur and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Williamstown in Upper Canada in 1802, the son of Reverend John Bethune. Donald was part of a prominent ...

(1802–1869), Canadian judge and politician *

Eberhard of Béthune Eberhard of Béthune (also known as Everard of Béthune, Évrard de Béthune, Éverard de Béthune, Ebrardus Bethuniensis or Bithuniensis, Eberhardus Bethuniensis, Eberard, Ebrard, Ebrad; d. c. 1212) was a Flemish grammarian of the early thirteenth ...

(), Flemish grammarian *

Ed Bethune Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr. (born December 19, 1935), known as Ed Bethune, is an American lawyer and lobbyist in Washington, D.C., who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas from 1979-1985. Early years ...

(born 1935), American politician * Edith Hallett Bethune (1890–1970), Canadian photographer *

Edward Cecil Bethune Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant General Sir Edward Cecil Bethune, (23 June 1855 – 2 November 1930) was a British Army officer who raised and led his own regiment, Bethune's Mounted Infantry, in the Second Boer War and directed t ...

(1855–1930), British Army officer *

Elizabeth Bethune Elizabeth Bethune, or Beaton (died after 1581), was one of the mistresses of King James V of Scotland. Their daughter, Lady Jean Stewart, married Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll. Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir David Beaton of Creich, a ...

(), mistress of James V of Scotland * Emmanuel de Bethune (1930–2011), Belgian politician * George Bethune (disambiguation), various people * Gordon Bethune (born 1941), American airline executive * Henry Bethune (disambiguation), various people * James Bethune (disambiguation), various people *

Janet Beaton Janet Beaton, Lady of Branxholme and Buccleugh (1519–1569) was an aristocratic Scottish woman and a mistress of James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. She had a total of five husbands. One of her nieces was Mary Beaton, one of the four ladies-in-wait ...

or Bethune (1519–1569), Scottish aristocrat accused of being a witch *

Jean-Baptiste Bethune Jean-Baptiste Bethune {April 25, 1821 - June 18, 1894) was a Belgian architect, artisan and designer who played a pivotal role in the Belgian and Catholic Gothic Revival movement. He was called by some the "''Pugin of Belgium''", with reference ...

(1821–1894), Belgian architect *

Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux, Countess of Ligny (- late 1450), was a French noblewoman, the suo jure Viscountess of Meaux, having inherited the title upon her father's death in 1408. Her father was Robert VIII de Béthune, Viscount of M ...

(-1450) * Joanna Bethune (1770–1860), Scottish-Canadian philanthropist * John Bethune (disambiguation), various people *

Joseph D. Bethune Joseph Daniel Bethune (July 3, 1842October 8, 1912) was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court from 1894 till 1897. Biography Bethune was born to James N. and Frances (Gundy) Bethune in Columbu ...

(1842–1913), American jurist *

Lauchlin Bethune Lauchlin Bethune (April 15, 1785 – October 10, 1874) was a slave owner and U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1831 and 1833. Born near Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1785, Bethune attended private schools and the Lumberton Male Acad ...

(1785–1874), American politician *

Louise Blanchard Bethune Louise Blanchard Bethune (July 21, 1856 – December 18, 1913) was the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect. She was born in Waterloo, New York. Blanchard worked primarily in Buffalo, New York and partnered with h ...

(1856–1913), American architect * Margaret Bethune (1820–1887), Scottish midwife *

Marion Bethune Marion Bethune (April 8, 1816 – February 20, 1895) was a slave owner and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Life Born near Greensboro, Georgia, Bethune attended private school ...

(1816–1895), American politician * Mary Bethune (disambiguation), various people *

Matilda of Béthune Matilda of Béthune (died 8 November 1264), was a noblewoman from Artois who became countess of Flanders by marriage to Guy, Count of Flanders, and heiress to her father's titles as Lady of Béthune, of Dendermonde, of Richebourg and of Warneton, ...

(died 1264), countess of Flanders *

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Duke of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 156022 December 1641) was a nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Historians emp ...

(1560–1641), French nobleman and counselor of Henry IV of France *

Norman Bethune Henry Norman Bethune (; March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939; zh, t=亨利·諾爾曼·白求恩, p=Hēnglì Nuò'ěrmàn Báiqiú'ēn) was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of socialized medicine, and member of the Communist Party ...

(1890–1939), Canadian physician and Communist revolutionary * Norman Bethune Sr. (1822–1892), Canadian physician *

Patricia Bethune Patricia Bethune, sometimes credited as P.B. Hutton, (born July 27, 1956) is an American television actress. In 2019, she received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards for ...

(born 1956), American actress *

Pete Bethune Captain Peter James Bethune (born 4 April 1965) is a New Zealand ship's captain with 500 ton master licence, published author, producer of ''The Operatives'' TV show, and public speaker. He is the founder of ''Earthrace Conservation''. He work ...

(born 1965), New Zealand environmentalist * Phyllis Bethune (1899–1982), New Zealand artist *

Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay, Justice of the Peace, JP, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (18 May 1867 – 14 January 1939), known as Viscount Garnock 1894-1917, was a Scottish nobleman and British Army officer. The eldest son of the 11th ...

(1867–1939) *

Robert de Bethune Robert de Bethune (died 1148) was a medieval bishop of Hereford. From a knightly family, he became a teacher before becoming a canon by 1115. He was elected prior of Llanthony Priory in the middle 1120s, and was named bishop by King Henry I o ...

(died 1148), English bishop * Robert Henry Bethune (1836–1895), Canadian banker * Rupe Bethune (1917–1984), Australian rules footballer *

Sabine de Bethune Baroness Sabine de Bethune (born 16 July 1958) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party. Since June 2021 she has been appointed as a judge on the Constitutional Court. The daughter of former Kortrijk ma ...

(born 1958), Belgian politician * Tim Bethune (born 1962), Canadian sprinter *

Zina Bethune Zina Bianca Bethune (February 17, 1945 – February 12, 2012) was an American actress, dancer, and choreographer. Early years Bethune was born on Staten Island, the daughter of Ivy ( Vigder), a Russian-born (Sevastopol, present-day Ukraine) act ...

(1945–2012), American actress, dancer, and choreographer

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