Campbell is a Scottish and Northern Irish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots ''cam'' ("crooked") and ''beul'' ("mouth")—that originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed."

Clan Campbell Clan Campbell ( gd, Na Caimbeulaich ) is a Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The ...

, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient

Britons British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs mod ...

Strathclyde Strathclyde ( in Gaelic, meaning "strath (valley) of the River Clyde") was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government et ...

. Between 1200 and 1500 the Campbells emerged as one of the most powerful families in Scotland, dominant in

Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

and capable of wielding a wider influence and authority from

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

to the

Hebrides The Hebrides (; gd, Innse Gall, ; non, Suðreyjar, "southern isles") are an archipelago off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebr ...

and western Highlands. Today, the name is found throughout the world as a consequence of large scale emigration from Scotland from the 18th century onwards and the settlement of the

Scottish diaspora The Scottish diaspora consists of Scottish people who emigrated from Scotland and their descendants. The diaspora is concentrated in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, England, New Zealand, Ireland and to a lesser extent A ...

in many countries particularly the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

and Australia. Due to significant Scottish immigration in the 16th and 17th Centuries, the name is also found across the island of

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

but particularly in

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

. Outside of Ulster, Irish occurrences of the name can also derive from the surname Mac Cathmhaoil, from which also descend the surnames MacCawill,

McCaul McCaul, also spelt MacCawell is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic '' Mac Cathmhaoil'', meaning the "son of Cathmhaol", ''descendant of'' being implied. The name ''Cathmhaoil'' itself is derived from ''cath mhaol'' meaning "battle chief". ...

, MacCall, and Caulfield. The Irish pronunciation of ''Cathmhaoil'' ("battle chief") coincided with the Scottish pronunciation of ''Campbell'', and the name was anglicised accordingly. Campbell is the third most common surname in Northern Ireland, fourth most common in Jamaica, seventh most common in Scotland, 12th most common in Canada, 18th most common in Australia, 41st most common in the United States and 65th most common in England.

Notable persons named Campbell

* Several people named Alexander Campbell * Several people named Alistair Campbell * Several people named Andrew Campbell * Several people named

Archibald Campbell Archibald Campbell may refer to: Peerage * Archibald Campbell of Lochawe (died before 1394), Scottish peer * Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll (died 1513), Lord Chancellor of Scotland * Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll (c. 1507–1558) ...

* Several people named Arthur Campbell * Several people named Bruce Campbell * Several people named Carol Campbell * Several people named

Catherine Campbell Catherine Anne Campbell (born 20 July 1963) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 9 Test matches and 85 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 and 2000. She stood in as capta ...

* Several people named Chris Campbell * Several people named Charles Campbell * Several people named

Colin Campbell Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...

* Several people named Daniel Campbell * Several people named Dave Campbell * Several people named David Campbell * Several people named

Donald Campbell Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

* Several people named Duncan Campbell * Several people named Edward Campbell * Several people named Eric Campbell * Several people named Geoffrey Campbell * Several people named George Campbell * Several people named

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting '' The Glen Campbell Good ...

* Several people named

Gordon Campbell Gordon Muir Campbell, (born January 12, 1948) is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. He was the leader of the British Co ...

* Several people named Graeme Campbell * Several people named Gregory Campbell * Several people named Ian Campbell * Several people named Jack Campbell * Several people named

James Campbell James Campbell may refer to: Academics * James Archibald Campbell (1862–1934), founder of Campbell University in North Carolina * James Marshall Campbell (1895–1977), dean of the college of arts and sciences at the Catholic University of Americ ...

* Several people named Jeff Campbell * Several people named Jim Campbell * Several people named Jimmy Campbell * Several people named John Campbell * Several people named Joseph Campbell * Several people named

Julia Campbell Julia Campbell (born March 12, 1962) is an American film and television actress. Her most noted role to date was "mean girl" Christie Masters in ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion''. Career Campbell had a starring role in the feature fil ...

* Several people named

Ken Campbell Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English actor, writer and director known for his work in experimental theatre. He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre". Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1 ...

* Several people named Kevin Campbell * Several people named Lorne Campbell * Several people named Luke Campbell * Several people named Mary Campbell * Several people named

Michael Campbell Michael Shane Campbell (born 23 February 1969) is a New Zealand professional golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and, at the time, the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the ...

* Several people named Neil Campbell * Several people named Patrick Campbell * Several people named Peter Campbell * Several people named Phil Campbell * Several people named Philip Campbell * Several people named Robert Campbell * Several people named Roy Campbell * Several people named Samuel Campbell * Several people named Scott Campbell * Several people named Steven Campbell * Several people named Thomas Campbell * Several people named Timothy Campbell * Several people named William Campbell

Military and politics

Aileen Campbell Aileen Elizabeth Campbell (born 18 May 1980) is a Scottish football administrator and former politician who has served as the chief executive of Scottish Women's Football since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party, she was a Member of ...

, SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale and Minister for Local Government and Planning *

Alastair Campbell Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster and activist known for his roles during Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Campbell worked as Blair's spokesman and campaign director ...

, British political editor and spokesman * Albert Ralph Campbell, American Medal of Honor recipient *

Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1754–1849) entered the army as an ensign in the 42nd Regiment in April 1769, and obtained a lieutenancy in the 2nd Battalion Royals the following year in Menorca. Milit ...

, Scottish soldier * Andrew J. Campbell, American politician * General Sir Archibald Campbell of Inverneill, Scottish Soldier * General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill, Scottish Soldier * Bill Campbell (California politician), American politician * Bruce Campbell (Alberta politician), Edmonton city alderman 1986–1995 *

Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, (20 October 1792– 14 August 1863), was a British Army officer. After serving in the Peninsular War and the War of 1812, he commanded the 98th Regiment of Foot during the First Opium War and then ...

, British soldier *

Colin Campbell (Scottish politician) Colin McIver Campbell (born 31 August 1938) is a Scottish politician and military historian. He was a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003. Campbell is a former hist ...

, SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland * Daniel J. Campbell, American Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient * Epsy Campbell Barr, Presidential Candidate in Costa Rica *

Frank Campbell (New York politician) Frank Campbell (March 27, 1858 in Bath, Steuben County, New York – February 20, 1924) was an American banker and politician. Life He was the son of Lt. Gov. Robert Campbell and Frances Fowler Campbell. He was educated at Haverling Academy ...

, NYS Comptroller 1892–1893 * Francis Eastwood Campbell, Major, 1823–1911, 2nd Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives * Col. Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil, Scottish soldier * General George Carter-Campbell, Scottish soldier *

Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician) Gordon Muir Campbell, (born January 12, 1948) is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. He was the leader of the British Co ...

, Premier of British Columbia *

Graeme Campbell (politician) Graeme Campbell (born 13 August 1939) is an Australian far-right politician. Campbell represented the vast seat of Kalgoorlie in the Australian House of Representatives from 1980 to 1998 as a member of the Australian Labor Party. Campbell la ...

, Australian politician *

Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet Major-General Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet, CB (22 January 1786 – 26 January 1849), was a British Army officer, the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Colin Campbell and his wife Mary, daughter of Guy Johnson (or Johnstone). His branch of the ...

(1786–1849), British Army officer of the Napoleonic era * Harvey Campbell (politician), American politician * Sir

Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (né Campbell; 7 September 183622 April 1908) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. He served as the prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1 ...

, Prime Minister *

Jack M. Campbell John Moren Campbell (September 10, 1916 – June 14, 1999) was an American politician who served as the List of Governors of New Mexico, 21st governor of New Mexico from January 1, 1963 until January 1, 1967. Early life and education Campbell ...

, Governor of New Mexico * James V. Campbell (1823–1890) was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1858 to 1890. * James W. Campbell, former member of

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

* Jane L. Campbell, first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio *

John Campbell (of Strachur) General John Campbell, 17th Chief of MacArthur Campbells of Strachur (1727 – 28 August 1806) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, who commanded the British forces at the Siege of Pensacola, and succeeded Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorches ...

, well-known Commander-in-Chief *

John B. T. Campbell III John Bayard Taylor Campbell III (born July 19, 1955) is an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...

, American politician *

Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female ...

, first female Prime Minister of Canada *

Kim Campbell (pilot) Colonel Kim Nichole Reed-Campbell (born June 6, 1975) is a retired United States Air Force officer and Command Pilot. She was decorated for piloting her A-10 Thunderbolt II back to base in southern Iraq after taking heavy anti-aircraft artillery ( ...

, US Air Force A-10 pilot *

Larry Campbell Larry W. Campbell (born 28 February 1948) is a Canadian politician that served as the 37th mayor of Vancouver, Canada from 2002 until 2005 and since 2005 has been a member of the Senate of Canada. Before he was mayor, Campbell worked for th ...

, Canadian politician * Marsha Campbell, American politician from Missouri * Marvin Campbell (Indiana politician) (1849–1930), American politician from Indiana * Menzies Campbell, former British Liberal Democrat leader * Merritt L. Campbell (1864–1915), American politician * Nan Campbell (1926–2013), American politician * Samuel Campbell (American politician), Congressional Representative from New York *

Sharon Campbell Sharon Campbell is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Haiti until August 2020. From 2011 to 2015 she was the British Ambassador to Costa Rica. She and her husband, Chris Campbell, were the first married couple ever to be amb ...

, British diplomat * Skip Campbell (1948–2018), American politician *

Tunis Campbell Rev. Tunis Gulic Campbell Sr. (April 1, 1812 – December 4, 1891), called "the oldest and best known clergyman in the African Methodist Church", served as a voter registration organizer, Justice of the Peace, a delegate to the Georgia Constit ...

(1812–1891), African-American politician in Reconstruction Georgia *

William Campbell (general) William Campbell (born 1745 and died on August 22, 1781) was a Virginia farmer, pioneer, and soldier. One of the thirteen signers of the earliest statement of armed resistance to the British Crown in the Thirteen Colonies, the Fincastle Resolutio ...

, militia leader at the Battle of King's Mountain and at the Battle of Guilford Court House * William B. Campbell, governor of Tennessee

Sports

* Alec Campbell, English footballer *

Andrew Campbell (outfielder) Andrew Thomas Campbell (born 18 February 1992), nicknamed Soupy, is an Australian professional baseball player for the Mannheim Tornados of the Baseball Bundesliga and the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). Campbell ha ...

(born 1992), Australian professional baseball player * Andy Campbell, English footballer *

Bill Campbell (baseball player) William Richard Campbell (born August 9, 1948) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1973 to 1987. He played for the American League (AL) Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Detro ...

, American baseball pitcher * Brian Campbell, Canadian former ice hockey player *

Calais Campbell Calais Mark Campbell ( ; born September 1, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami Hurricanes football, Miami and was drafted by the Arizona ...

, American football player *

Cassie Campbell Cassie Dawin Campbell-Pascall (born November 22, 1973) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and a current broadcaster for Sportsnet and ESPN. Born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Campbell grew up in Brampton, Ontario, playing for the Brampton Can ...

, Canadian former ice hockey player *

Chad Campbell David Chad Campbell (born May 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won four times. He also notably finished as a runner-up at the 2009 Masters, after losing in a sudden-death playoff. Early years ...

, American golfer * Chance Campbell (born 1999), American football player *

Clarence Campbell Clarence Sutherland Campbell, (July 9, 1905 – June 24, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey executive, referee, and soldier. He refereed in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930s, served in the Canadian Army during World War II, th ...

, Canadian ice hockey executive * Colin Campbell (ice hockey, born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player and executive * Dante Campbell, Canadian soccer player *

DJ Campbell Dudley Junior Campbell (born 12 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. Campbell's early career was in non-League football between 2000 and 2005, during which time he was capped by England C. Follo ...

, English footballer *

Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell, (born 12 September 1973) is a British former sprint athlete. He was the sprint coach at Wasps Rugby Club for the 2015–16 season. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay. ...

, English sprint athlete and Olympian * Dave Campbell, baseball announcer and former player *

Dean Campbell Dean Graeme Campbell (born 19 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Barrow. Club career Aberdeen Campbell made his first-team debut for Aberdeen as a late substitute in a league match ...

, Scottish footballer * Don Campbell, Canadian retired

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player *

, British car and motorboat racer *

Earl Campbell Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955), nicknamed "the Tyler Rose", is an American former professional football player who played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. K ...

, American football player *

Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell (1880–1957) was an Irish rugby international. He won four caps between 1899 and 1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the J ...

, Irish rugby international *

Elden Campbell Elden Jerome Campbell (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played as a power forward and center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1990 to 2005. He spent his first nine years with the Los An ...

, American basketball player * Eric Campbell, American baseball player *

Fraizer Campbell Fraizer Lee Campbell (born 13 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Huddersfield Town. He has also played for Manchester United, Royal Antwerp, Hull City, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, ...

, English footballer (soccer player) * Fred Campbell, English footballer * Gene Campbell, American ice hockey player * Georgia Campbell, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

Greg Campbell (cricketer) Gregory Dale Campbell (born 10 March 1964) is a former Australian cricketer who played in four Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals in 1989 and 1990. Campbell was a right arm fast bowler, and batted as a right-handed tail ender. He is ...

, Australian cricketer *

Harvey Campbell (football player) Harvey Campbell (born c. 1940) is a former Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the ...

, Canadian football player * Hugh Campbell (baseball), Irish baseball player * J. Campbell, English footballer *

Jason Campbell Jason S. Campbell (born December 31, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college footbal ...

, American football player * Jean Campbell, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

Jeannette Campbell Jeannette Morven Campbell (8 March 1916 – 15 January 2003) was a naturalized Argentine swimmer who won the silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was the first Argentine female to participate at the Olympic Games. Early life She ...

, Argentine swimmer * Jerry Campbell, American-Canadian football player *

Jim Campbell (baseball executive) James Arthur Campbell (February 5, 1924 – October 31, 1995) was an American baseball executive in Major League Baseball. He worked for the Detroit Tigers for 43 seasons from 1949 to 1992. He was the team's general manager from September 1962 ...

, American baseball executive * Joel Campbell, Costa Rican footballer *

Julia Campbell (footballer) Julia Petryce Campbell (born 1 April 1965) is a former New Zealand association football player who represented her country. Campbell made her Football Ferns debut in a 3–0 win over a Hawaii XI on 12 December 1987 and ended her international ...

, New Zealand women's international football player * Keith Campbell (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer *

Kevin Campbell (footballer) Kevin Joseph Campbell (born 4 February 1970) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and co-commentator. He was a striker, who featured in the Premier League for Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Everton and West Br ...

, English footballer * Kieran Campbell, Irish scumhalf * LeRoy Campbell, American football player *

Louis Campbell Louis Campbell (born April 1, 1979) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Antibes Sharks of the LNB Pro A. Professional career After playing college basketball with Buffalo Bulls, he played most of his career in G ...

, American basketball player *

Malcolm Campbell Major Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called ''Blue Bird'', including a 1 ...

, British holder of world land and water speed records *

, New Zealand golfer *

, Jamaican track and field sprinter * Mike Campbell (first baseman), Irish-American baseball player *

Mike Campbell (pitcher) Michael Thomas Campbell (born February 17, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was picked in the first round (7th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft, out of the University of Hawaii. He attend ...

, American baseball pitcher *

Natalie Campbell Natalie Thurlow (née Campbell) is a New Zealand curler. On international level she is runner-up () and five-time bronze medallist (, , , , ) of Pacific Curling Championships The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curlin ...

(after marriage ''Thurlow''), New Zealand curler *

Nate Campbell Nathaniel "Nate" Campbell III (born March 7, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014, and currently works as a TV host. In boxing he held the unified WBA (Undisputed), IBF and WBO lightweight titles from 200 ...

, current WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight boxing champion *

Parris Campbell Parris John Campbell Jr. (born July 16, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seco ...

, American football player *

Preston Campbell Preston Campbell, (born 7 June 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales Country and Indigenous Dreamtime team representative or , h ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Randy Campbell Thomas Randolph "Randy" Campbell is an American football quarterback who played for Auburn University, an NCAA Division I-A school; is a speaker and wealth management and life insurance professional. He is best known for his two years as Auburn ...

,(Quarterback) Auburn University *

Ryan Campbell Ryan John Campbell (born 7 February 1972) is an Australian former cricketer who represented both Australia and Hong Kong internationally. He is the current head coach of the Dutch national team, having taken on the role in April 2017. Campb ...

, Australian cricketer *Selvin Campbell, birth name of boxer Lefty Satan Flynn *

Sherwin Campbell Sherwin Legay Campbell (born 1 November 1970) is a former Barbadian cricketer who played 52 Tests and 90 One Day Internationals for the West Indies, and also a former ODI captain for Windies. Domestic career Campbell played a total of 177 fi ...

, Barbadian cricketer * Shannon Campbell, Australian rules footballer *

Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of club Southend United. He previously managed Macclesfield Town from November 2018 to August ...

, English footballer (soccer player) * Tara Campbell, Canadian water polo player * Terran Campbell, Canadian soccer player *

Terry Campbell Terry Campbell (born July 1, 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian-born Germans, German former professional ice hockey player. Prior to turning professional, Campbell attended Union College where he played three seasons (1987–1991) of college hockey ...

, Canadian-born German ice hockey player *

Tevaughn Campbell Tevaughn Shaquele Campbell (born June 14, 1993) is a Canadian professional football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played CIS football for the Regina Rams. He played four seasons in the Canadia ...

, American football player * Tilden Campbell, American college sports coach * Tyger Campbell (born 2000), American basketball player *

Tyson Campbell Tyson M. Campbell (born March 17, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2021 N ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

, Jamaican sprinter * William C. Campbell, American amateur golfer and former USGA president

Television, film, and stage

* Bruce Campbell, American actor * Carol Campbell (actress), German actress *

Christian Campbell Christian Bethune Campbell (born May 12, 1972) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Gabriel in the film ''Trick'', Greg Ivey in the television series ''Big Love'' and on stage as Jimmy Harper in the musical '' Reefer Madness''. E ...

, Canadian actor and brother of Neve Campbell *

Conchita Campbell Conchita Elizabeth Campbell (born October 25, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Maia Rutledge on the USA Network series ''The 4400''. Biography Campbell was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is trained i ...

, Canadian actress *

Danielle Campbell Danielle Marie Campbell (born January 30, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Jessica Olson in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie '' Starstruck'', Simone Daniels in the 2011 Disney film ''Prom'', Davina Clair ...

, American actress *

Evelyn Campbell (actress) Evelyn Campbell (1865 – ? ) was a British-born American actress. Biography Evelyn Campbell was the stage name of Helen Petrie, born in Liverpool, England, in 1865. She was the daughter of Conrad and Helen Petrie. Coming to the United States wh ...

(1868 – ?), British-born American stage actress * Graeme Campbell, Canadian film director *

John Campbell (broadcaster) John James Campbell (born 10 February 1964) is a New Zealand journalist and radio and television personality. He is currently a presenter and reporter at TVNZ; before that, he presented ''Checkpoint'', Radio New Zealand's drive time show, from ...

, New Zealand current events television presenter on "Campbell Live" *

, American actress *

Ken Hudson Campbell Kenneth Hudson Campbell (born June 5, 1962) is an American television and voice actor. Early life Campbell attended York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Columbia College Chicago. He beg ...

, American actor *

Martin Campbell Martin Campbell (born 24 October 1943) is a New Zealand film and television director based in the United Kingdom. He is known for having directed '' The Mask of Zorro'' as well as the James Bond films '' GoldenEye'' and '' Casino Royale''. He ...

, New Zealand director * Maurice S. Campbell, American silent film director *

Naomi Campbell Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the past four decades. Cam ...

(born 1970), British supermodel, actress and singer *

Neve Campbell Neve Adrianne Campbell (born October 3, 1973; ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in the drama and horror genres. She has appeared on ''People'' magazine's list of "50 Most Beautiful People" twice. Following a series of minor ...

, Canadian actress *

Nicky Campbell Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell, OBE (born Nicholas Lackey, 10 April 1961) is a Scottish broadcaster and journalist. He has worked in television and radio since 1981 and as a network presenter with BBC Radio since 1987. Early life Campbell wa ...

, Scottish TV journalist and presenter * Norman Campbell, Canadian composer, director and Officer of the Order of Canada *

Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy (6 June 1913 – 10 November 1980) was an Irish journalist, humorist and television personality. Life and career Campbell was born in Dublin, the first son of Charles Campbell, 2nd Baron Glenavy ...

, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality *

Tisha Campbell-Martin Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film ''Little Shop of Horrors'', and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy dram ...

, American actress *

Tim Campbell (actor) Tim Campbell (born 27 September 1975) is an Australian television and stage actor and singer, best known for playing the character of Dan Baker in the soap opera '' Home and Away'' between 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he came third series 6 of '' ...

, ex-'' Home and Away'' star and host of ''Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune'' * Vernon Campbell, American actor *

William Campbell (film actor) William Campbell (October 30, 1923 – April 28, 2011) was an American actor who appeared in supporting roles in major film productions, and also starred in several low-budget B-movies and horror films. Career Campbell's film career began ...

, American actor

Music, art, and literature

* Alex Campbell (1931–1987), Scottish folk singer *

Ali Campbell Alistair Ian Campbell (born 15 February 1959) is an English singer and songwriter who was lead singer of the British reggae band UB40. As part of UB40, Campbell sold over 70 million records worldwide and toured the globe for 30 years. In 2008, C ...

, singer-songwriter of the English reggae band UB40 * Ashley Campbell (born 1986), American musician; daughter of Glen Campbell * Beck (born Bek Campbell), American musician *

Brun Campbell Brun Campbell (March 26, 1884 – November 23, 1952) was an American composer and pianist. Biography Born Sanford Brunson Campbell in Oberlin, Kansas, he ran away to Oklahoma City when he was fifteen and met Scott Joplin. For the next decade, ...

(1884–1952), American ragtime composer and pianist *Cecil Bustamente Campbell, better known as Prince Buster (1938–2016), musician from Kingston, Jamaica * Chris Campbell, American artist * Christine Campbell (born 1938), British Soprano *

Darius Campbell Darius Campbell Danesh (19 August 1980 – 11 August 2022) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, actor and film producer. He first came to prominence as Darius Danesh when he appeared in the first series of '' Popstars'' in 2001, and the 2002 inau ...

(1980–2022), Scottish singer, songwriter *

Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a British comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Chicago. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of ''From Hell'' (written by Alan Moore), Campbell is also the creator of the semi-au ...

, Scottish graphic novelist, artist * Eddie C. Campbell (1939–2018), American musician and singer *

Felicity Campbell (artist) Felicity Campbell (born 1909) was a British painter and illustrator. Biography Campbell was born and brought up in Sussex in southern England and, after being home-schooled, studied art in Paris, Rome and The Hague. In London she studied lithogr ...

, English artist *

(1936–2017), American country artist and actor *

Glenn Ross Campbell Glenn Ross Campbell (born April 28, 1946) is a steel guitarist, most noted for being lead guitarist of cult band The Misunderstood. The Misunderstood The Misunderstood were a psychedelic rock band that originated in Riverside, California, in the ...

, rock guitarist * Grace Campbell (1895–1963), Canadian writer * Hazel Campbell (1940–2018), Jamaican writer *

Helen Stuart Campbell Helen Stuart Campbell ( pen names, Helen Weeks, Helen Campbell, Helen Wheaton; July 5, 1839 – July 22, 1918) was an American author, economist, and editor, as well as a social and industrial reformer. She was a pioneer in the field of home econo ...

(1839–1918; pseudonym, "Helen Wheaton"), American author, editor, social reformer, home economist *

Isobel Campbell Isobel Campbell (born 27 April 1976) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and cellist. She rose to prominence at age nineteen as a member of the indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, but left the group to pursue a solo career, first as The Gentle Waves ...

, Scottish musician * J. Scott Campbell, comic book artist * Jimmy Campbell (1944–2007), singer-songwriter from Liverpool *

John Francis Campbell John Francis Campbell (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Frangan Caimbeul; Islay, 29 December 1821 – Cannes, 17 February 1885), also known as Young John of Islay (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Òg Ìle) was a Scottish author and scholar who specialised ...

, (1822–1885) Celtic scholar *

John W. Campbell John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' (later called '' Analog Science Fiction and Fact'') from late 1937 until his death ...

(1910–1971), American editor of science fiction magazine ''Astounding Stories'' * Joe Campbell, singer-songwriter and producer of ''The Time Frequency'' *

(1967–2007), American journalist *

(1941–2008), British writer, actor, director and comedian * Kurtis Campbell, British DJ *

Liza Campbell Lady Elizabeth Campbell (born 24 September 1959), known as Liza Campbell, is an artist, calligrapher, columnist, and writer, born in the north of Scotland and currently living in London, England. She is the second daughter of Hugh Campbell, 6 ...

(born 1959), Scottish artist, calligrapher, columnist and writer * Lorne Campbell Scottish art historian *

Nellie Campobello Nellie (or ''Nelly'') Francisca Ernestina Campobello Luna (November 7, 1900 – July 9, 1986) was a Mexican writer, notable for having written one of the few chronicles of the Mexican Revolution from a woman's perspective: '' Cartucho'', which c ...

(originally spelled Campbell), (1900–1986), Mexican writer * Nina Campbell, English interior designer * Phil Campbell, guitarist of the heavy metal band Motörhead *

Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...

, British horror writer *

Reginald Campbell Reginald Campbell (1894–1950) was a British writer and former Naval officer in WWI then an assistant forest manager in Siam in the 1920s. His novel ''Poo Lorn of the Elephants'' was filmed by Alejandro Jodorowsky in 1980 under the name ''Tus ...

(1894–1950), British writer * Rosemary Campbell (born 1944), New Zealand painter * Roy Campbell Jr. (1952–2014), American jazz musician * Roy Campbell (1901–1957), South African poet and critic * Sidney S. Campbell (1909–1974), English organist *

Sophie Campbell Sophie Campbell (formerly Ross Campbell) is a comic writer and artist known for her indie comics such as ''Wet Moon'' and ''Shadoweyes'', and for her art on the ''Jem and the Holograms'' comics. She primarily writes and draws characters who are a ...

, American comic book creator * Steve Campbell (1953–2007), British artist *

Tevin Campbell Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter. He performed gospel in his local church from an early age. Following an audition for jazz musician Bobbi Humphrey in 1988, Campbell was signed to Warner Bros. Re ...

, American music artist * Tina Campbell (born 1974), American musician and singer * Thomas Campbell (1777–1844), Scottish poet * V. Floyd Campbell (1873–1906), American illustrator *

Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Campbell has al ...

, Northern Irish rock guitarist

Science and education

* Alfred Walter Campbell (1868–1937), English neuroanatomic scientist * Archibald George Campbell (1880–1954), Australian ornithologist *

Archibald James Campbell Archibald James Campbell (18 February 1853 – 11 September 1929) was an Australian civil servant in the Victorian (later Australian) government Customs Service. However, his international reputation rests on his expertise as an amateur ornit ...

(1853–1929), Australian ornithologist *

Betty Campbell Betty Campbell (6 November 1934 – 13 October 2017, born Rachel Elizabeth Johnson) was a Welsh community activist, who was Wales' first black head teacher. Born into a poor household in Butetown, she won a scholarship to the Lady Margaret Hi ...

(1934–2017), Welsh head teacher * Charlotte C. Campbell (1914–1993), American medical mycologist * Colen Campbell, Scottish neo-Palladian architect *

Colin Campbell (geologist) Colin J. Campbell (24 July 1931 – 13 November 2022) was a British petroleum geologist who predicted that oil production would peak by 2007. He claimed the consequences of this are uncertain but drastic, due to the world's dependency on fossi ...

, oil industry analyst * Colin Campbell (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham * Donald T. Campbell, American professor of psychology and education *

Eila Campbell Eila Muriel Joice Campbell (15 December 1915 – 12 July 1994) was an English geographer and cartographer. She was best known for her work on ''Domesday Geography of England'' and her work on the international journal, ''Imago Mundi''. Early lif ...

(1915–1994), English geographer *

George Ashley Campbell George Ashley Campbell (November 27, 1870 – November 10, 1954) was an American engineer. He was a pioneer in developing and applying quantitative mathematical methods to the problems of long-distance telegraphy and telephony. His most import ...

, American pioneer in the theory of electronic filters *

George Campbell Jr. George Campbell Jr. (born December 2, 1945) was the eleventh president of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art from July 2000 to July 2011. Education Campbell earned a PhD in theoretical physics from Syracuse University in 197 ...

, President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art *

Ian McDonald Campbell Ian MacDonald Campbell, CVO, FREng, FICE, FCIT (13 July 1922 – 1 April 1994) was a British civil engineer. He served as chief executive of the British Railways Board (1978–80) and chairman of the Scottish Board of British Railways ( ...

, engineer *

Jacquelyn Campbell Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, MSN, RN, (born August 26, 1946) is an American academic nurse known for her research on domestic violence and violence against women, especially cases of such violence that end in homicide. She is professor and the An ...

(born 1946), American nurse *

Jane Maud Campbell Jane Maud Campbell (March 13, 1869 – April 24, 1947) was a librarian known for being an early advocate for multiculturalism in libraries through her service to immigrant and minority populations. Campbell believed in cultural pluralism–that t ...

(1869 – 1947), American librarian and social reformer *

Jean Helen St. Clair Campbell Jean Helen St. Clair Campbell, Lady Stratheden and Campbell CBE (?–9 August 1956) served as the Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for the British Commonwealth. She was a recipient of the Silver Fish Award, the highest adult award in Girlguiding ...

Jonathan A. Campbell Jonathan Atwood Campbell (born May 13, 1947) is an American herpetologist. He is currently professor of biology at University of Texas at Arlington. He was a distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Biology, University of Texas a ...

, American herpetologist * John Edward Campbell, mathematician known for the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff *

, Celtic scholar * John Maurice Hardman Campbell (1891–1973), British physician and medical journal editor * Joseph Campbell, mythologist *

Lyle Campbell Lyle Richard Campbell (born October 22, 1942) is an American scholar and linguist known for his studies of indigenous American languages, especially those of Central America, and on historical linguistics in general. Campbell is professor emeri ...

, linguist *

Mary Schmidt Campbell Mary Schmidt Campbell (born October 21, 1947), is an American academic administrator and museum curator. She began her tenure as the 10th president of Spelman College on August 1, 2015. Prior to this position, Schmidt Campbell held several positi ...

, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, New York University * Murray Campbell, computer scientist *

Neil Campbell (scientist) Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook, ''Biology,'' first published in 1987 and repeatedly through many subsequent editions. The title is popular worldwide and has been us ...

, American scientist and textbook author *

Norman Robert Campbell Norman Robert Campbell (1880–1949) was an English physicist and philosopher of science. Early life Norman Robert Campbell was born in 1880. He was the son of William Middleton Campbell, Governor of the Bank of England, and his wife Edith Ag ...

, English physicist and measuremental theorist *

Reginald Campbell Thompson Reginald Campbell Thompson (21 August 1876 – 23 May 1941) was a British archaeologist, assyriologist, and cuneiformist. He excavated at Nineveh, Ur, Nebo and Carchemish among many other sites. Biography Thompson was born in Kensington, ...

, British archaeologist * Samuel Campbell (doctor), ship's surgeon on board HMS ''Plumper'' 1857–1861 and the namesake of the city Campbell River, British Columbia and of Campbell Island * Sabine Hyland (née Campbell), American anthropologist * T. Colin Campbell (1934), American biochemist

Other

Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway Alan Robertson Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway ERD QC (24 May 1917 – 30 June 2013) was a British judge, barrister and author who sat in the House of Lords as a life peer. The son of John Kenneth Campbell and Juliet Pinner, he was edu ...

(1917–2013), British judge, barrister and writer * Alexander Campbell, American religious figure and a leader of the

Restoration Movement The Restoration Movement (also known as the American Restoration Movement or the Stone–Campbell Movement, and pejoratively as Campbellism) is a Christian movement that began on the United States frontier during the Second Great Awakening (17 ...

Ann-Marie Campbell Ann-Marie Campbell (born 1965) is a Jamaican-American business executive. Since January 2016, she has been the executive vice president of U.S. stores for The Home Depot. She began working at Home Depot as a part-time cashier during college, and r ...

, Jamaican-American business executive *

Charles Rodman Campbell Charles Rodman Campbell (October 21, 1954 – May 27, 1994) was a convicted murderer who was executed by hanging in 1994 by the state of Washington. Crimes In December 1974, Campbell attacked 23-year-old Renae Wicklund while she was doing yard wo ...

Convicted murderer hanged in Washington state in 1994 *

Christiana Burdett Campbell Christiana Burdett Campbell (ca. 1723–March 25, 1792) was a colonial innkeeper from Williamsburg, Virginia. She started the business herself in an era where it was unusual for women to do so in the colony. A replica of her tavern was built in Co ...

, (c. 1723 – 1792) Colonial American innkeeper * Ernest T. Campbell, American Presbyterian clergyman *

Ffyona Campbell Ffyona Campbell (born 1967 in Totnes, Devon) is an English long distance walker who walked around the world. She covered over 11 years and raised £180,000 for charity. She wrote about her experience in a series of three books. Early life Born ...

, British woman who was the first woman to walk around the world *

Maria Campbell Maria Campbell (born April 26, 1940 near Park Valley, Saskatchewan) is a Métis author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker, and Elder. Campbell is a fluent speaker of four languages: Cree, Michif, Western Ojibwa, and English. Four of her publis ...

, Native American author of Canadian descent * Minnie Campbell (1862–1952), Canadian clubwoman, lecturer, and editor *

Patrick Campbell (INLA member) Patrick Campbell (1977–1999) was a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) died on 10 October 1999 after being wounded during a conflict in Dublin, Republic of Ireland between the INLA and drug dealers. Background Campbell ...

* Pete Campbell, fictional character *

Reginald John Campbell Reginald John Campbell (29 August 1867 – 1 March 1956) was a British Congregationalist and Anglican divine who became a popular preacher while the minister at the City Temple and a leading exponent of 'The New Theology' movement of 1907. His ...

, British cleric and theologian *

Ralph E. Campbell Ralph Emerson Campbell (May 9, 1867 – January 9, 1921) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Education and career Born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, Campbell received ...

(1867–1921), American attorney born in Pennsylvania, earned an LLB. from University of Kansas Law School and who became notable in Indian Territory and its successor, the state of Oklahoma, appointed as federal judge (1907–1918) *

Simone Campbell Simone Campbell, Sisters of Social Service, SSS (born October 22, 1945), is an Americans, American Roman Catholic Religious Sister, lawyer, lobbyist and executive director of NETWORK. She belongs to the Sisters of Social Service. She is known as ...

(born 1945), feminist nun * Thomas Lopton Campbell Jr., 19th-century American pioneer and Texas Ranger * Todd J. Campbell (1956–2021), American judge * Will D. Campbell (1924–2013), American Baptist minister, activist, writer, and lecturer *

William Durant Campbell William Durant Campbell (March 18, 1907 – October 20, 1995) was a highly-decorated leader of the Scouting movement in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Campbell was born in Flint, Michigan, a grandson of William C. Durant, the founder of General Mo ...

, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1939 *

Matthew Charles Campbell Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

(born 1973), American attorney born in Worcester, Massachusetts

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