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and Irish patronymic surname meaning "son of Donald". It is a simpler Anglicized variant for the name MacDonald. Notable people with the surname include: __NOTOC__

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* Alastair Donaldson (1955–2013), Scottish musician *

Alex Donaldson Alexander Pollock Donaldson (4 December 1890 – 1972) was a Scottish footballer, who played for numerous teams in England as well as the Scotland national team. An outside-forward, he stayed with Bolton Wanderers from 1912 to 1921, and also ...

(1890–1972), Scottish footballer * Alexander Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ally Donaldson Ally Donaldson (born 27 November 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Tynecastle, Dundee, Falkirk, Hibernian and Raith Rovers, as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes te ...

(born 1943), Scottish footballer *

Andrea Donaldson Andrea Donaldson is a Canadian theatre director and dramaturge. She is the current artistic director of Nightwood Theatre and was formerly the program director of Nightwood's Write From the Hip program. Early life Donaldson attended the Claude ...

, Canadian theatre director *

Andrew Brown Donaldson Andrew Brown Donaldson was a British artist mainly active in the second half of the nineteenth century. He was born in 1840, although some sources say 1838, and was the second son of a solicitor named William Leverton Donaldson and his wife, Mar ...

(1840–1919), English artist * Andrew Donaldson (footballer, born 1884) (fl. 1910s), Scottish footballer * Andy Donaldson (1925–1987), English footballer *

Arthur Donaldson Arthur William Donaldson (13 December 1901 – 18 January 1993) was a Scottish journalist and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was leader of the Scottish National Party from 1960 to 1969. Early years Donaldson was born in Dundee, ...

(1901–1993), Scottish politician and journalist * Arthur Donaldson (actor) (1869–1955), Swedish-American actor

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* Ben Donaldson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player * Bob Donaldson (1868–1947), Scottish footballer *

Blake F. Donaldson Blake Ferguson Donaldson (6 May 1892 – 19 February, 1966) was an American physician, hunter and early advocate of a meat-only diet, which later became known as the carnivore diet. Career Donaldson was a physician at Long Island College Hospi ...

(1892–1966), American Physician *

Bobby Donaldson Robert Stanley "Bobby" Donaldson (November 29, 1922, Boston – 1971) was an American jazz and R&B drummer. After playing locally in the early 1940s, Donaldson played with Russell Procope while serving in the Army in New York City. In 1946–47 ...

(1922–1971), American drummer *

Brittni Donaldson Brittni Donaldson (born April 7, 1993 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an Assistant Coach / Director of Coaching Analytics for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. She previously served as an Assistant Coach for the Toronto Raptors from 2019-2021. Donaldson pl ...

(born 1993), American basketball coach * Bruce Donaldson (born 1938), Australian politician

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Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson (15 March 1903 – 11 December 1964) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected at the 1951 general election as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh and Selkirk. When that constituency was abolishe ...

(1903–1964), Scottish politician *

Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson (born 26 May 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand sprinter who represented his country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwe ...

(born 1975), New Zealand sprinter *

Clayton Donaldson Clayton Andrew Donaldson (born 7 February 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Gainsborough Trinity. He has played in the English Football League and Scottish Premier League for Hull City, Hibernian, Crewe Alexa ...

(born 1984), English footballer *

Clyde Donaldson Clyde Donaldson (9 June 1894 – 23 May 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of George Donaldson (1857-), and Louisa Emma Susanna Donaldson (1858-1932), née Se ...

(1894–1979), Australian rules footballer * Colby Donaldson (born 1974), American television actor

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Dave Donaldson (footballer born 1954) David John Donaldson (born 12 November 1954) is an English former professional football right back who made 348 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall and Cambridge United. He also played for the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the Ame ...

, English footballer *

Dave Donaldson (footballer born 1941) David Donaldson (born 28 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 ...

, English footballer *

David Donaldson (disambiguation) David or Dave Donaldson may refer to: * Dave Donaldson (Australian footballer) (born 1933), Australian rules footballer * Dave Donaldson (economist) (born 1978), Canadian economist, winner of John Bates Clark Medal * Dave Donaldson (footballer, b ...

, multiple people * Denis Donaldson (1950–2006), Northern Irish volunteer in the Provisional IRA and a member of Sinn Féin *

Doug Donaldson Doug Donaldson (born January 20, 1957) is a Canadian politician, who represented the Stikine electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2020. He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was firs ...

(born 1957), Canadian politician

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Ed Donaldson Ed Donaldson (born January 1, 1959 in Mobile, Alabama), was a professional boxer. Amateur As an amateur, Donaldson was a United States ( National AAU) amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992. Pro Donaldson, a full-time police officer, turned p ...

(born 1959), American boxer *

Edward Donaldson Edward Donaldson naval officer, (November 17, 1816 – May 15, 1889) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Biography Donaldson was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He entered the Navy as cadet midshipman on July 21, 1835, and served on seve ...

(1816–1889), American naval officer *

Edward Mortlock Donaldson Air Commodore Edward "Teddy" Mortlock Donaldson, (12 February 1912 – 2 June 1992) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) flying ace of the Second World War, and a former holder of the airspeed world record. Early life Born in Negeri Sembilan, then part ...

(1912–1992), British flying ace *

Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (born ''Elena Bronislavovna Akhmilovskaya'', russian: Елена Брониславовна Ахмыловская; 11 March 1957 – 18 November 2012) was a Soviet-born American chess player. She was awarded t ...

(1957–2012), Russian chess player * Eric Donaldson (born 1947), Jamaican singer-songwriter

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Frances Donaldson Frances Annesley (née Lonsdale) (13 January 1907 – 27 March 1994), formally known as Lady Donaldson of Kingsbridge, was a British writer and biographer. Her father was the playwright Freddie Lonsdale. In 1935,, she married John George ...

(née Lonsdale, 1907–1994), British writer and biographer *

Fred Donaldson Frederick Lewis Donaldson (7 April 1937 – 24 July 2018) was an English Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), full-back for Port Vale F.C., Port Vale, Exeter City F.C., Exeter City, Chester City F.C. ...

(1937–2018), English footballer

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Gary Donaldson Robert Gary Donaldson (born July 15, 1952, in Trail, British Columbia) is a retired ice hockey player. He played one game for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League and 5 games for the WHA's Houston Aeros. See also *List of playe ...

(born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player *

Glenn Donaldson Glenn David Donaldson is an American musician most notable for his band The Reds, Pinks and Purples. The band's fourth release, ''Summer at Land's End'', was Bandcamp's album of the day on January 28, 2022. Early life Donaldson was raised in ...

, American musician * Gordon Donaldson (1913–1993), Scottish historian * Gordon Donaldson (journalist) (1926–2001), Scottish-Canadian author and journalist * Gordon Graham Donaldson (died 1809), British Army officer * Graham Donaldson (1935–2001), Australian rules footballer * Grant Donaldson (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer

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Harvey J. Donaldson Harvey J. Donaldson (September 15, 1848 – January 2, 1912) was an American manufacturer, banker and politician from New York. Life He was born on September 15, 1848, in Argyle, Washington County, New York, the son of Samuel Donaldson (1814 ...

(1848–1912), American politician *

Hay Frederick Donaldson Brigadier-General Sir Hay Frederick Donaldson (7 July 1856 – 5 June 1916) was an Colony of New South Wales-born English mechanical engineer. He was born at Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, son of Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, the first ...

(1856–1916), English engineer *

Helen Donaldson Helen Donaldson (born 14 March 1968 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is an Australian operatic soprano, best known for her performances of the heroines in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Biography Donaldson started singing at the age of seven, after win ...

(born 1968), Australian singer *

Henry Herbert Donaldson Henry Herbert Donaldson (12 May 1857 – 23 January 1938) was an American pioneer of neurology. One of his most influential studies was on the effect of sensory deprivation, based on the study of Laura Bridgman's brain, on the development of the ...

(1857–1938), American neurobiologist

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Ian Donaldson Ian Donaldson is a Scottish singer and writer. Donaldson's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and lead singer of new wave band H2O, which released two UK Top 40 hits in 1983 with the ...

, Scottish musician * Ian Donaldson (footballer), Scottish footballer *

Ian Stuart Donaldson Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 – 24 September 1993), also known as Ian Stuart, was an English neo-Nazi musician. He was best known as the front-man of Skrewdriver, a Punk band which, from 1982 onwards, he rebranded as a Rock Against ...

(1957–1993), British musician

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J. Lyter Donaldson Joseph Lyter Donaldson (April 10, 1891 – March 27, 1960) was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1943. Donaldson, of Carrollton, Kentucky served as state highway commissioner. In the 1943 Democratic primary for governor Dona ...

(1891–1960), American politician *

Jack Donaldson (disambiguation) Jack Donaldson may refer to: *Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1907–1998), British Minister for the Arts 1976–1979 *Jack Donaldson (athlete) John Donaldson, Jr., (16 March 1886 – 1 September 1933), better known as Jack, was ...

, multiple people * Jakim Donaldson (born 1983), American basketball player in the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

* James Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people * Jamie Donaldson (born 1975), Welsh golfer *

Jared Donaldson Jared Donaldson (born October 9, 1996) is a former American professional tennis player from Glocester, Rhode Island. Donaldson was the only American to qualify for the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals at the end of 2017 as the fifth seed. He ...

(born 1996), American tennis player *

Jeff Donaldson (disambiguation) Jeff (or Jeffrey or Jeffery) Donaldson may refer to: * Jeff Donaldson (American football) (born 1962), former American football defensive back * Jeff Donaldson (artist) (died 2004), American visual artist * Jeffery Donaldson, Canadian poet and cr ...

, multiple people *

Jeffery Donaldson Jeffery William Donaldson is a Canadian poet and critic. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Donaldson was educated at Victoria College, University of Toronto. He teaches American literature, poetry, and creative writing and literary criticism in the En ...

, Canadian poet and critic *

Jeffrey Donaldson Sir Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish politician who has served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since June 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lagan Valley since 1997, and leader ...

(born 1962), Northern Irish politician *

Jesse M. Donaldson Jesse Monroe Donaldson (August 17, 1885March 25, 1970) was the first United States Postmaster General to have started his career as a letter carrier. Biography Donaldson was born in Shelbyville, Illinois. He was the son of merchant and local p ...

(1885–1970), American politician *

Jimmy Donaldson Jimmy Donaldson (born May 7, 1998), better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTube personality, credited with pioneering a genre of YouTube videos that centers on expensive stunts. His MrBeast YouTube channel had 112.2 million subscribers as ...

(born 1998), American YouTuber known as MrBeast *

Joan Donaldson Joan Marsha Donaldson (23 April 1946 – 7 September 2006) was a Canadian journalist, and was the founding head of CBC Newsworld (now CBC News Network). She came to Newsworld from CBC's main network. Biography Born in Toronto, Donaldson fi ...

(1946–2006), Canadian journalist *

John Donaldson (disambiguation) John Donaldson may refer to: Academics and scholars * John Dalgleish Donaldson (born 1941), mathematician and father of Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark * John Donaldson (agriculturalist) (1799–1876), British agriculturalist and professor of bota ...

, multiple people *((John Donaldson)) British School Teacher *

Johnny Donaldson Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Varian ...

, American guitarist *

Joseph Donaldson Joseph Cameron Donaldson (January 12, 1891 – April 27, 1973) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was briefly a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, serving from 1949 to 1951. The son of Joseph Donaldson and Elizabeth Wallis, he ...

(1891–1973), Canadian politician * Josh Donaldson (born 1985), American baseball player * Julia Donaldson (born 1948), English writer and playwright *

Julie Donaldson Julie Anne Donaldson (born February 10, 1978) is an American sportscaster and media producer for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to that, she served as an anchor, host, and reporter for several television ne ...

(born 1978), American journalist and beauty queen

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Kim Donaldson Kim Donaldson (born 1952 in Southern Rhodesia) is a Zimbabwean artist who specializes in painting the peoples and wildlife of Africa. Having spent his early life on a ranch in what was Rhodesia, Donaldson was perfectly placed to develop and nu ...

(born 1952), Zimbabwean artist *

Kristian Donaldson Kristian Donaldson sometimes simply credited as Kristian, is a comic book artist based in Dallas, Texas. Early life Donaldson attended the Savannah College of Art and Design. Career Donaldson has been working in comics since 2004. Notable works ...

, American comic book artist

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Leanne Donaldson Leanne Elizabeth Donaldson is an Australian politician. She was the Labor member for Bundaberg in the Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland est ...

(Born 1968), Australian politician *

Liam Donaldson Sir Liam Joseph Donaldson (born 3 May 1949) is a British doctor. He was formerly the Chief Medical Officer for England, being the 15th occupant of the post since it was established in 1855. As such, he was principal advisor to the United Kingd ...

(born 1949), British doctor * Lily Donaldson (born 1987), British model * Lou Donaldson (born 1926), American saxophonist

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Margaret Donaldson Margaret Caldwell Donaldson (or Salter; 16 June 1926 – 16 September 2020) was a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Donaldson was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where she gained a Ph.D. in 1956, a ...

(born 1926), British psychologist *

Mark Donaldson Mark Gregor Strang Donaldson, (born 2 April 1979) is an Australian soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia, the highest award in the Australian honours system. Then Trooper Donaldson was a member of the Special Air Service ...

(born 1979), Australian soldier *

Mark Donaldson (rugby player) Mark William Donaldson (born 6 November 1955) is a former New Zealand half-back rugby union player. Donaldson played 35 matches, including 13 test matches, for the All Blacks from 1977 to 1981. Biography After playing in the New Plymouth Boys' ...

(born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player * Mary Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Lymington (1921–2003), British politician *

Mary Elizabeth Donaldson Mary (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Frederik X. In 2000, Mary met Frederik (then Crown Prince of Denmark) while attending the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They married on 14 May ...

(born 1972), Australian-born Crown Princess of Denmark * Michael Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people

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Norma Donaldson Norma C. Donaldson (August 18, 1928 – November 22, 1994) was an American actress and singer. Perhaps she is best known for her roles, as Miss Adelaide in the 1976 revival of ''Guys and Dolls''; Lillie Belle Barber on the CBS television soap op ...

(1928–1994), American actress and singer

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* O'Neill Donaldson (born 1969), English footballer

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* Pat Donaldson (born 1943), Scottish bass guitarist *

Pete Donaldson Peter Donaldson (born 30 April 1981) is an English podcaster and radio presenter. He featured on the Danny Wallace Saturday show on Xfm, and the Alex Zane breakfast show and is currently one of the presenters on The Football Ramble, Wrestle M ...

(born 1981), radio and television presenter *

Peter Donaldson (disambiguation) Peter Donaldson may refer to: *Peter Donaldson (1945–2015), British radio announcer and newsreader *Pete Donaldson (born 1981), radio and TV presenter *Peter Donaldson (actor) Peter Thomas Donaldson (29 October 1953 – 8 January 2011) was a ...

, multiple people

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* Ray Donaldson (born 1958), American football player * Robert Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Roger Donaldson Roger Lindsey Donaldson (born 15 November 1945) is an Australian-born List of New Zealand film makers, New Zealand film director, producer and writer whose films include the 1981 relationship drama ''Smash Palace'', and a run of titles shot in ...

(born 1945), Australian-born New Zealand film producer, director and writer

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Sam Donaldson Samuel Andrew Donaldson Jr. (born March 11, 1934) is an American former reporter and news anchor, serving with ABC News from 1967 to 2009. He is best known as the network's White House Correspondent (1977–1989 and 1998–99) and as a panelist ...

(born 1934), American reporter and news anchor *

Scott Donaldson Scott Donaldson (born 19 March 1994) is a Scottish professional snooker player. Donaldson turned professional in 2012 after winning the 2012 EBSA European Snooker Championship and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 ...

(born 1994), Scottish snooker player * Simon Donaldson (born 1957), English mathematician * St Clair Donaldson (1863–1935), British-born Australian archbishop *

Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'', his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity ...

(born 1947), American novelist * Stewart Donaldson (born 1961), British-American psychologist * Stuart Donaldson (1812–1867), British-born Australian politician *

Sue Donaldson Sue Donaldson (also known as Susan Cliffe; born 1962) is a Canadian writer and philosopher. She is a research fellow affiliated with the Department of Philosophy at Queen's University, where she is the co-founder of the Animals in Philosophy, ...

(born 1962), Canadian author, independent researcher and philosopher

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* Thomas Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Timothy Donaldson Timothy Baswell Donaldson CBE (January 2, 1934 – February 26, 2013) was a Bahamian politician, banker, economist, and diplomat. Early life Donaldson was born on January 2, 1934. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University, a master's degr ...

(1934–2013), Bahamian politician, banker, economist, and diplomat * Trose Emmett Donaldson (1914–1942), American naval lieutenant

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* Vance Young Donaldson (born 1791), Northern Irish soldier and penal administrator

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* Walter Donaldson (1893–1947), American songwriter *

Walter Donaldson (snooker player) Walter Weir Wilson Donaldson (2 February 1907 – 24 May 1973) was a Scottish professional snooker and billiards player. He contested eight consecutive world championship finals against Fred Davis (snooker player), Fred Davis from 1947 World ...

(1907–1973), Scottish snooker player * William Donaldson (disambiguation), multiple people