Cargill is a surname of

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

origin, a sept of Clan Drummond. Notable people with the surname include:

Persons

* Ann Cargill, an 18th-century British opera diva *

Ansley Cargill Ansley Cargill (born January 5, 1982) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Cargill won four singles titles and four doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 90 ...

, an American tennis player *

Baily Cargill Baily James Cargill (born 5 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Forest Green Rovers. Cargill is a left footed centre back who can also play at full back. Career AFC Bournemouth Born in W ...

(born 1995), British football (soccer) player * C. Robert Cargill, an American novelist and screenwriter *

Donald Cargill Donald Cargill (1619 – 27 July 1681) was a Scottish Covenanter who worked to uphold the principles of the National Covenant of 1638 and Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 to establish and defend Presbyterianism. He was born around 1619, an ...

, a Scottish Covenanter *

Edward Cargill Edward Bowes Cargill (9 October 1823 – 9 August 1903) was a 19th-century businessman and Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. He was the Mayor of Dunedin from 1897 to 1898. Early life Cargill was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, i ...

, 19th century New Zealand politician * Helen Cargill Thompson, Scottish scientist, librarian, art collector and supporter of educational, artistic and heritage organisations * Henry Cargill, an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure * Henson Cargill (1941–2007), American country music singer * Jimmy Cargill (1914-1939), Scottish football (soccer) player * James Cargill (musician) bassist for

Broadcast Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum ( radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting began ...

* James R. Cargill (1923-2006) U.S. businessman * James R. Cargill II (born 1949) U.S. businessman *

Sir John Cargill, 1st Baronet Sir John Traill Cargill, 1st Baronet, Deputy Lieutenant, DL, Justice of the Peace, JP (10 January 1867 – 24 January 1954) was a Scottish oil magnate. Early life and career Cargill was born in Glasgow, the second son of David Sime Cargill, fo ...

(1867-1954), Chairman of Burmah Oil Company *

John Cargill (politician) John Cargill (1821 – 2 January 1898) was a New Zealand politician and runholder. Early life Cargill was born in 1821; he was the son of William Cargill, one of Otago's most prominent settlers. Edward Cargill was a younger brother. John Carg ...

, 19th century New Zealand politician *

John Cargill Thompson John Cargill Thompson (1938 - 2000) was a Scottish dramatist specialising in one-person plays. After the performance of his 52nd play, he was described as "Britain's most prolific playwright", surpassing Shakespeare's 37 and Alan Ayckbourn's 51. ...

, Scottish dramatist specialising in one-person plays *

Karen Cargill Karen Cargill is a Scottish operatic mezzo-soprano singer. She has performed with the Metropolitan Opera and at the Edinburgh International Festival. Early life Cargill was born in Arbroath, Scotland. Her father was a plumber and her mother worke ...

, a Scottish operatic mezzo-soprano singer *

Lance Cargill Lance Cargill (born September 13, 1971) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Cargill served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from January 2, 2007, to January 28, 2008. He resigned ...

, an American lawyer and Republican politician *

Margaret Anne Cargill Margaret Anne Cargill (September 24, 1920 – August 1, 2006) was an American philanthropist and heiress to part of the Cargill fortune. Biography Early life Margaret Anne Cargill was born September 24, 1920, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Aust ...

, billionaire

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

Morris Cargill Morris Cargill CD (10 June 1914 – 8 April 2000, Kingston) was a Jamaican lawyer, businessman, planter, journalist and novelist. He was also a columnist for the Jamaican Gleaner. Life Educated at Munro College, a prestigious Jamaican seconda ...

, a white Jamaican lawyer, businessman, planter, journalist and novelist *

Oscar Cargill Oscar Cargill (19 March 1898, Livermore Falls, Maine – 18 April 1972, Montclair, New Jersey) was a writer, editor, and professor of English. He graduated in 1922 from Wesleyan University and became an English instructor at Marietta College and th ...

(1898–1972), American literary critic and professor of English * O. A. Cargill, a lawyer, author and buffalo rancher *

Patrick Cargill Patrick Cargill (3 June 191823 May 1996) was an English actor remembered for his lead role in the British television sitcom ''Father, Dear Father''. Career Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. After educati ...

(1918-1996), a British actor *

Peter Cargill Peter Raymond Cargill (2 March 1964 – 15 April 2005) was a Jamaican international football player. His position was midfielder or defender. Club career Nicknamed "Jair", he started his footballing career at high school, winning the Triple Cro ...

, a Jamaican international football player * Wellington David Cargill, an Ontario manufacturer and political figure *

William Cargill (Berwick MP) William Walter Cargill (1813 – 23 May 1894) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at a by-election in June 1863 as a Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed. His victory by a margin of 18 votes (328–310) was immed ...

(1813–1894), British Conservative Party politician, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1863–65 * William Cargill (New Zealand politician), founder of the Otago settlement in New Zealand *

William Wallace Cargill William Wallace Cargill (December 15, 1844 – October 17, 1909) was an American businessman. In 1865, he founded Cargill, which by 2008 was the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue, employing over 150, ...

(1844-1909), founder of Cargill company in the U.S.

Fictional characters

* Colonel Cargill, a fictional character in Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22 * Callie Cargill, a fictional character from the TV show ''The Glades'' *

Joanna Cargill Joanna Cargill, also known as Frenzy, is a fictional character (arts), character, a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant superhuman appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has been a member of supervillain groups, including the ...

, a fictional Marvel Comics character *

Russ Cargill ''The Simpsons Movie'' is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. The film was directed by the show's supervising director David Silverman and stars the show's regular cast of Dan Cas ...

, fictional character, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Head, and

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist. Etymology The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...

in ''

The Simpsons Movie ''The Simpsons Movie'' is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. The film was directed by the show's supervising director David Silverman and stars the show's regular cast of Dan Caste ...

''. Voiced by

Albert Brooks Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein ; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's '' Broadcast News'' and was widely praised for his performance as a ...

Other

Cargill family The Cargill family, also known as the Cargill-MacMillan family, refers to the multi-generational descendants of the American business executive William Wallace Cargill (December 15, 1844 – October 17, 1909) and his son-in-law John H. MacMillan ...

; a U.S. business family * Cargill baronets; of Great Britain

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