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 ...
surname.
Notable people with this surname include:
People
Acting
* Anita Dobson (born 1949), English actress
*The Dobson brothers, Michael, Paul, and Brian, English-Canadian voice actors
* Kevin Dobson (1943–2020), American television actor
* Peter Dobson (born 1964), American actor
* Tamara Dobson (1947–2006), American actress
Art
* Cowan Dobson born David Cowan (1894–1980), brother of Henry Raeburn, (1894–1980), Scottish portrait painter
* Frank Dobson (1886–1963), British artist
* Henry Raeburn Dobson (1901–1985), Scottish portrait and genre painter
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Margaret Dobson
Margaret Anna Dobson (November 9, 1888 – January 20, 1981) was an American painter, etcher, illustrator, and muralist born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Education
She studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland Institute, the Pennsyl ...
Claude Congreve Dobson
Rear-Admiral Claude Congreve Dobson VC, DSO (1 January 1885 – 26 June 1940) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Co ...
VC (1885–1940), British Royal Naval officer
* David Dobson (born 1938), British vice admiral in the Royal Navy
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Frederick William Dobson
Frederick William Dobson, VC (9 November 1886 – 15 November 1935) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth ...
(1886–1935), British soldier
Music
* Bonnie Dobson (born 1940), Canadian folk musician
* Dobby Dobson (1942–2020), Jamaican reggae singer and record producer
* Fefe Dobson (born 1985), Canadian singer and entertainer
* Richard Dobson (1942–2017), American singer-songwriter
* Simon Dobson (born 1981), English composer
Henry Dobson
Henry Dobson (24 December 1841 – 10 October 1918) was an Australian politician, who served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and later of the Australian Senate. He was the 17th Premier of Tasmania from 17 August 1892 to 14 ...
(1841–1918), Australian politician
* Jo-Anne Dobson (born 1966), Northern Irish politician
* John Dobson (1824–1907) Canadian senator
* Ruth Dobson (1918–1989), Australian diplomat
David Clark Dobson
David Clark Dobson (born 17 November 1962 in Salt Lake City) is an American mathematician.
Dobson received in 1986 his bachelor's degree from Utah State University and his PhD in 1990 from Rice University. He was at the University of Minnesota fro ...
(born 1962), American applied mathematician
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Gordon Dobson
Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson (25 February 1889 – 10 March 1976) was a British physicist and meteorologist who did important work on ozone.
Education
He was educated at Sedbergh School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with ...
(1889–1975), British meteorologist
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John Dobson (amateur astronomer)
John Lowry Dobson (14 September 1915 – 15 January 2014) was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awarene ...
(1915–2014), American popularizer of amateur astronomy
Sports
* Aaron Dobson (born 1991), American football player
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Austin Dobson
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Austin Dobson (19 August 1912 in Lodsworth, Sussex – 13 March 1963 in Cuckfield, Sussex) was a racing driver from England. He was the ...
(1912–1963), English racing driver
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Chuck Dobson
Charles Thomas Dobson (January 10, 1944 – November 30, 2021) was an American professional baseball player who played nine seasons for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and the California Angels of Major League Baseball.
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(1944–2021), American baseball player
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Denys Dobson
Denys Douglas Dobson (28 October 1880 – 10 July 1916) was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford University RFC, Oxford University and Newton Abbot. Dobson played international rugby for England national ...
(1880–1916), England international rugby player
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Dominic Dobson
Dominic Dobson (born September 14, 1957) is a German-born former CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver who made 7 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 12th in 1992, over 60 starts in the CART (Championship Auto Racing Series), wi ...
(born 1957), German racing driver
* Frank Dobson (1885–1959), American college sports coach
* Joe Dobson (1917–1994), American baseball player
* Kenneth Dobson (1900–1960), English cricketer
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Mark Dobson
Mark Christopher Dobson (born 24 October 1967) is a former English professional cricketer. Dobson was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Canterbury in Kent.Matthew Dobson (born 1986), South African rugby player
* Noah Dobson (born 2000) Canadian ice hockey player
* Pat Dobson (1942–2006), American baseball player
* Tom Dobson (rugby union) (1871–1937), Scottish-born Wales international rugby player
Writing
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Austin Dobson
:''This article describes the English racing driver. For the English poet, see Henry Austin Dobson''.
Austin Dobson (19 August 1912 in Lodsworth, Sussex – 13 March 1963 in Cuckfield, Sussex) was a racing driver from England. He was the ...
(1840–1921), English poet
* Barrie Dobson (1931–2013), British historian
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Bridget and Jerome Dobson Bridget and Jerome Dobson are American writers and artists.
Together, they are notable for their work as the head writing team for several soap operas, and the creators and head writers of the NBC soap opera '' Santa Barbara''.
Career
Bridget D ...
, American writers of the ''Santa Barbara'' soap opera
* Dennis Dobson (1919–1978), British book publisher
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Ed Dobson
Edward G. Dobson (December 30, 1949 – December 26, 2015) was a Northern Irish-American pastor, at one time an executive for the Moral Majority. He became the pastor of a megachurch in Grand Rapids, Michigan and a nationally known author and spea ...
(1949–2015), American author and pastor
* Henry Austin Dobson (1840–1921), English poet and essayist
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Joanne Dobson
Joanne Dobson (born March 27, 1942 in New York City) is a writer of mystery novels and features in ''Great Women Mystery Writers'' (2007).page 69-71, ''Great Women Mystery Writers'', 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Pr ...
, (born 1942), American novelist
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Rosemary Dobson
Rosemary de Brissac Dobson, AO (18 June 192027 June 2012) was an Australian poet, who was also an illustrator, editor and anthologist.Anderson (1996) She published fourteen volumes of poetry, was published in almost every annual volume of ''Au ...
(1920–2012), Australian poet
Other
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Bryan Dobson
Bryan David Dobson (born 10 February 1960) is an Irish journalist, newscaster and presenter with RTÉ in Ireland. He currently presents the RTÉ: News at One. He previously presented '' RTÉ News: Six One,'' '' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'', most r ...
(born 1960), Irish broadcaster
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Caroline Matilda Dodson
Caroline Matilda Dodson (December 17, 1845 – January 9, 1898) was an American physician and a founding member of the National Woman's Health Association of America.
Early life and education
Caroline Matilda Dodson was born near Keosauqua, Iow ...
Vernon Dobson Reverend Vernon Nathaniel Dobson (October 29, 1923 – January 26, 2013) was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist in Baltimore, Maryland.
Early years
Vernon Dobson, the son of Rev. Spencer Dobson and Mrs. Estelle Cook Dobson, was born and r ...