Douglas (occasionally spelled '' Douglass'') is a common surname of Scottish origin, thought to derive from the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...

''dubh glas'', meaning "black stream". There are numerous places in Scotland from which the surname is derived. The surname has developed into the

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

Douglas. Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, the location of

Douglas Castle Douglas Castle was a stronghold of the Douglas (later Douglas-Home) family from medieval times to the 20th century. The first castle, erected in the 13th century, was destroyed and replaced several times until the 18th century when a large man ...

, the chief stronghold of the Lords of Douglas. which cited for the surname "Douglas". The

form of the given name is ; the

Irish-language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the ...

forms are and ''Dubhghlas'', which are pronounced . According to George Fraser Black, in southern Argyllshire the surname is an Anglicised form of the surnames ''MacLucas'', ''MacLugash'' (which are derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Lùcais'').

Arts

Visual arts

Aaron Douglas (artist) Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1899 – February 2, 1979) was an American painter, illustrator and visual arts educator. He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He developed his art career painting murals and creating illustrations that address ...

(1900–1979), American artist * Andrew Douglas (born 1952), British photographer/director *

Haldane Douglas Haldane Douglas (August 13, 1893 – May 26, 1980) was an American art director, painter, etcher, muralist and architect. He was nominated an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''For Whom the Bell Tolls''. He was ...

(1892–1980), American art director * Jessie O. Douglas (born 1856), British artist *

John Douglas (Scottish architect) John Douglas of Pinkerton (170920 June 1778) was a Scottish architect who designed and reformed several country houses in the Scottish Lowlands. His work deserves to be noted for what the 2002 history of Scottish architecture remarks as an appro ...

(died 1778) *

John Douglas (English architect) John Douglas (11 April 183023 May 1911) was an English architect who designed over 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throug ...

(1830–1911), English architect *

Malcolm Douglas (illustrator) Malcolm Douglas (8 October 1954 – 22 March 2009) was an illustrator. He died aged 54 in March 2009.Mel Douglas Mel Douglas (born 1978) is an Australian glass artist living and working in her studio located in the Australian capital of Canberra. Biography Douglas received her BA (Visual), Glass Workshop, from the Australian National University in 2000. ...

(born 1978), Australian glass artist *

Sholto Johnstone Douglas Robert Sholto Johnstone Douglas (3 December 1871 – 10 March 1958), known as Sholto Douglas, or more formally as Sholto Johnstone Douglas, was a Scottish figurative artist, a painter chiefly of portraits and landscapes. In 1895, he stood su ...

(1871–1958), Scottish artist known as Sholto Douglas or Robert Sholto Johnstone Douglas * Stan Douglas (born 1960), Canadian artist *

Stuart Douglas Stuart Anthony Douglas (born 9 April 1978 in London Borough of Enfield, Enfield) is an English retired association football, footballer and television presenter. In October 2020, he was appointed as physiotherapist at AFC Bournemouth. Career D ...

(born 1962), British photographer/director

Literature

* Lord Alfred Douglas (1870–1945), British poet * Alice May Douglas (1865–1943), American poet, author, editor * Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916), American writer of children's stories * Carole Nelson Douglas (born 1944), American writer * Colin Douglas (novelist) (born 1945), pseudonym of Colin Thomas Currie, Scottish novelist *

David John Douglass David John Douglass, sometimes known as Dave or "''Danny the Red''", is a political activist in Tyneside and Yorkshire. He is a member of the IWW, the NUM and Class War, and was formerly in the Revolutionary Workers' Party (Trotskyist) and the ...

, British political activist and writer * Ellen Douglas (1921–2012), born Josephine Ayres Haxton, American author *

Gavin Douglas Gavin Douglas (c. 1474 – September 1522) was a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. Although he had an important political career, he is chiefly remembered for his poetry. His main pioneering achievement was the '' Eneados'', a full and fa ...

(1474–1522), Scottish poet and bishop * Geoffrey Douglas (born 1944), American author and journalist * Helen Douglas Irvine (1880–1947), Scottish novelist, historian and translator * Jack Douglas (writer) (1908–1989), American comedy writer *

John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury) John Douglas (14 July 1721 – 18 May 1807) was a Scottish scholar and Anglican bishop. Douglas was born at Pittenweem, Fife, the son of a shopkeeper, and was educated at Dunbar, East Lothian, and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained hi ...

(1721–1807), Scottish man of letters and Anglican bishop * John E. Douglas (born 1945), American criminal profiler and writer *

Keith Douglas Keith Castellain Douglas (24 January 1920 – 9 June 1944) was a poet and soldier noted for his war poetry during the Second World War and his wry memoir of the Western Desert campaign, '' Alamein to Zem Zem''. He was killed in action during ...

(1920–1944), English poet of World War II * J. Yellowlees Douglas, American author of hypertext fiction *

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 – May 14, 1998) was an American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for d ...

(1890–1998), American conservationist and writer * Max Douglas (born 1970), Canadian comic book creator * Myra Douglas (1844–?), American writer, poet * Michael Douglas (pen name Michael Crichton), American author *

Norman Douglas George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 – 7 February 1952) was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel '' South Wind''. His travel books, such as ''Old Calabria'' (1915), were also appreciated for the quality of their writing. ...

(1868–1952), British writer * Orville Lloyd Douglas (born 1976), Canadian essayist, poet, and writer *

Mark Douglas-Home Mark Douglas-Home (born 31 August 1951) is a Scottish author and journalist. He was the editor of '' The Herald'' newspaper in Scotland 2000–2005. Early life Douglas-Home was born on 31 August 1951. The son of Edward Charles Douglas-Home an ...

(born 1951), Scottish editor-in-chief of ''The Herald'' in Glasgow, Scotland *

William Douglas-Home William Douglas Home (3 June 1912 – 28 September 1992) was a British dramatist and politician. Early life Douglas-Home (he later dropped the hyphen from his surname) was the third son of Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home, and Lady Lili ...

(1912–1992), British playwright

Music

* Alan Douglas (record producer), American record producer *

Ashanti (entertainer) Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. Records in 2002. That year, she was featured on Fat Joe's " What's Luv?" a ...

(Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas) (born 1980), American R&B singer * Barry Douglas (pianist) (born 1960), Northern Irish classical pianist and conductor *

Carl Douglas Carlton George Douglas (born 10 May 1942) is a Jamaican recording artist based in the UK who is best known for the 1974 disco single "Kung Fu Fighting". Early life Carlton George Douglas was born in Kingston, Colony of Jamaica. He later liv ...

(born 1942), Jamaican-born singer *

Carol Douglas Carol Douglas (born April 7, 1948) is an American singer whose hit " Doctor's Orders" (1974) was a pioneering track in the disco genre. Early life and acting career Carol Douglas was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, Unite ...

(born 1948), American singer *

Charles Douglass Charles Rolland Douglass (January 2, 1910 – April 8, 2003) was a Mexican-born American sound engineer, credited as the inventor of the laugh track. Early years Douglass was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1910 to an American family. His fathe ...

(1910–2003), American sound engineer *

Chip Douglas Douglas Farthing Hatlelid (born August 27, 1942), better known as Chip Douglas, is an American songwriter, musician (bass, guitar and keyboards), and record producer, whose most famous work was during the 1960s. He was the bassist of the Turtle ...

(Douglas Farthing Hatlelid, born 1942), American songwriter, musician, and record producer * Chris Douglas (born 1974), American musician *

Craig Douglas Craig Douglas (born Terence Perkins, 13 August 1941) is an English pop singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His sole UK chart-topper, " Only Sixteen" (1959), sold more copies in the UK than Sam Cooke's original version. C ...

(born 1941), English singer *

Dave Douglas (drummer) David Alan Douglas (born August 19, 1979) is an American musician, most widely known for being in the Christian music industry as the drummer of the Christian rock band Relient K. Douglas joined the band after their former drummer, Stephen ...

, American drummer *

Dave Douglas (trumpeter) Dave Douglas (born March 24, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator. His career includes more than fifty recordings as a leader and more than 500 published compositions. His ensembles include the Dave Douglas Quintet; Sound ...

(born 1963), American jazz composer and trumpeter * Jahméne Douglas, English singer, contestant of The X Factor (UK), series 9 * James Douglas (composer) (born 1932), Scottish composer * Jenny Douglas (born 1991), Scottish singer and actress *

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he h ...

(born 1955), American country music and bluegrass musician *

Jimmy Douglass Jimmy Douglass, also known as "The Senator", is an American recording engineer and record producer. His career has spanned more than four decades. Career In the early 1970s at Atlantic Records studios in New York City, he started his studio ...

, American record producer * John Douglas, drummer for English band

Anathema Anathema, in common usage, is something or someone detested or shunned. In its other main usage, it is a formal excommunication. The latter meaning, its ecclesiastical sense, is based on New Testament usage. In the Old Testament, anathema was a cr ...

Johnny Douglas (conductor) Johnny Douglas (19 June 1920 – 20 April 2003) was an English composer, pianist, musical director, conductor, and string arranger primarily working with film scores and orchestras. He recorded more 500 tracks for Decca Records, over 80 albums fo ...

(1920–2003), English composer, musical director and conductor *

K. C. Douglas K. C. Douglas (November 21, 1913 – October 18, 1975) was an American rural blues singer and guitarist. His given names were initials only. Career Born in Sharon, Mississippi, Douglas moved to Vallejo, California in 1945 to work in the naval ...

(1913–1975), American blues musician *

Roy Douglas Richard Roy Douglas (12 December 1907 – 23 March 2015) was an English composer, pianist and arranger. He worked as musical assistant to Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, and Richard Addinsell, made well-known orchestrations of works su ...

(1907–2015), British composer, pianist and arranger * Steve Douglas (saxophonist) (1938–1993), American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist *

Tom Douglas (songwriter) Thomas Stevenson Douglas (born January 27, 1953) is an American country music songwriter. He has written Top 10 ''Billboard'' Country hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, a ...

, American country music songwriter * Tony Douglas (singer) (1929–2013), American country music singer

Stage, screen, and radio

Aaron Douglas (actor) Aaron Douglas (born August 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Galen Tyrol on the Sci Fi Channel's television program ''Battlestar Galactica''. He headlined on the CTV drama '' The Bridge'', which was also picked up b ...

(born 1971), Canadian actor *

Angela Douglas Angela Douglas (born 29 October 1940), born Angela McDonagh, is an English actress. Early life Douglas was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Career Douglas started acting as a teenager, joining the Worthing, West Sussex repertory comp ...

(born Angela McDonagh in 1940), English actress * Bill Douglas (1934–1991), Scottish film director *

Cameron Douglas Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978) is an American actor. Early life and family Douglas is the elder son of actor Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell Douglas (née Luker), and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudan actress ...

(born 1978), American actor and drug dealer * Christopher Douglas (born c. 1955), United Kingdom actor and writer *

Clare Douglas Elizabeth Clare Douglas (21 February 1944 – 9 July 2017) was a British film editor who received a BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the 2006 film '' United 93''. Douglas worked extensively for British television, and had been nominated four ti ...

, British film editor * Colin Douglas (actor) (1912–1991), British stage and television actor * D. C. Douglas (born 1966), American actor and director * Don Douglas (1905–1945), Scottish film actor * Donald Douglas (Scottish actor) (born 1933), British actor *

Donna Douglas Donna Douglas (born Doris Ione Smith; September 26, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' (1962–1971). Following her acting career, Douglas becam ...

(1933–2015), American actress *

Eric Douglas Eric Anthony Douglas (June 21, 1958 – July 6, 2004) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Douglas was the youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas and his second wife Anne Buydens. His half brother was actor and producer Michael Douglas. Dougl ...

(1958–2004), American actor, son of Kirk Douglas * Gordon Douglas (director) (1907–1993), American actor and director * Hal Douglas (1924–2014), American voice actor * Hazel Douglas, British actress *

Illeana Douglas Illeana Hesselberg (born July 25, 1961 or 1965), known professionally as Illeana Douglas, is an American actress and filmmaker. She appeared in three episodes of '' Six Feet Under'', for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as O ...

(born 1965), American actress *

Jack Douglas (actor) John Douglas Roberton (26 April 1927 – 18 December 2008) was an English actor best known for his portrayals in the ''Carry On'' films. Early life Douglas was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, into a theatrical family; his father was a th ...

(1927–2008), English actor *

James Douglas (actor) James Douglas (May 20, 1929 – March 5, 2016) was an American actor probably best known for his role as Grant Colman on ''As the World Turns'' (1974–81, with return appearances in 1986 and 1989). Born in Los Angeles, Douglas was the son of St ...

(born 1933), American soap opera actor *

Jason Douglas Jason Douglas is an American film, television and voice actor, known as Tobin on AMC's '' The Walking Dead'', as the voice of Beerus in the anime film '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods ''and the series Dragon Ball Super, and Krieg in the vide ...

, American stage, film, and voice actor *

Jeff Douglas Jeffrey Lloyd Douglas (born June 8, 1971) is a Canadian actor and broadcaster, best known as the cohost of CBC Radio One's daily news program ''As It Happens'' from 2011 to 2019. He has hosted the mainland Nova Scotia afternoon show "Mainstreet" s ...

(born 1971), Canadian actor and broadcaster * Joanna Douglas (born 1983), Canadian actress * Joel Douglas (born January 23, 1947), American movie producer, son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill * Kirk Douglas (1916–2020), American actor, producer, director, and author *

Kyan Douglas Kyan Douglas (born Hugh Edward Douglas Jr.; May 5, 1970) is an American television personality and stylist. He was the grooming expert on the American television program '' Queer Eye'' from 2003 to 2007. Biography Born Hugh Edward Douglas Jr. in ...

(born 1970), American cosmetologist * Malcolm Douglas (1941–2010), Australian wildlife documentary film maker, and crocodile hunter. *

Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the romantic comedy ''Ninotchk ...

(1901–1981), American actor *

Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the A ...

(born 1944), American actor and producer, son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill *

Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including Jack Butler in ''Mr. Mom'' (1983), Betelgeuse in '' Beetlejuice'' ...

, born Michael John Douglas (born 1951), American actor * Mike Douglas (1925–2006), American entertainer and former TV talk-show host *

Paul Douglas (actor) Paul Douglas Fleischer (April 11, 1907 − September 11, 1959), known professionally as Paul Douglas, was an American actor. Early years Douglas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Margaret (Douglas) and William Paul Fleischer. ...

(1907–1959), American actor * Paul Douglas (cameraman) (1958–2006), British CBS News cameraman *

Pavel Douglas Pavel (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Serbian language, Serbian and Macedonian language, Macedonian: Павел, Czech language, Czech, Slovene language, Slovene, Romanian language, Romanian: Pavel, Polish language, Po ...

(born 1951), Polish-born, British-based actor * Peter Douglas (born 1955), American television and film producer, son of Kirk Douglas *

Robert Douglas (actor) Robert Douglas Finlayson (9 November 1909 – 11 January 1999), known professionally as Robert Douglas, was an English stage and film actor, a television director and producer. Early career and personal life Douglas was born in Fenny S ...

(born 1909), stage and film actor, television director and producer * Róbert Ingi Douglas (born 1973), Icelandic film director * Sam Douglas (born 1957), British/American film, stage and video game actor *

Sarah Douglas (actress) Sarah Douglas (born 12 December 1952) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa in ''Superman'' (1978) and ''Superman II'' (1980), Pamela Lynch in the 1980s primetime drama series ''Falcon ...

(born 1952), English actress *

Sharon Douglas Sharon Douglas (born Rhoda-Nelle Rader; October 16, 1920 – June 18, 2016) was an American film and radio actress, most active in the 1940s and 1950s. Early life The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Rader, Douglas was born in Stephens County, Okla ...

(1920–2016), American film and radio actress *

Shirley Douglas Shirley Jean Douglas (April 2, 1934 – April 5, 2020) was a Canadian actress and activist. Her acting career combined with her family name made her recognizable in Canadian film, television and national politics. Early life Douglas was born A ...

(1934–2020), Canadian actress, former wife of Donald Sutherland, mother of Kiefer Sutherland *

Steve Douglas (sportscaster) Steve Douglas (c. 1911 – October 8, 1981) was a Canadian sportscaster, most notably with CBC Sports. Born in Ottawa, the only child of Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Percy LeSueur, Douglas' broadcasting career began in 1930 as the play-by- ...

, Canadian sportscaster *

Suzzanne Douglas Suzzanne Douglas (April 12, 1957 – July 6, 2021) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as matriarch Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson on The WB sitcom ''The Parent 'Hood'', starring Robert Townsend, which originally ran from 1995 ...

(1957–2021), American film, television and stage actress *

Saba Douglas-Hamilton Saba Iassa Douglas-Hamilton (born 7 June 1970) is a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and television presenter. She has worked for a variety of conservation charities, and has appeared in wildlife documentaries produced by the BBC and other br ...

(born 1970), television presenter and naturalist * Vivien Endicott-Douglas (born 1990), Canadian actress *

Martha Howe-Douglas Martha Howe-Douglas is an English actress and writer. She is a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe, in which she starred in the TV series ''Horrible Histories''. She also starred in and co-created ''Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. S ...

, British actress

Business

* Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892–1981), American-born Scottish businessman, founder of

Douglas Aircraft The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas; it then operated as ...

* Donald Wills Douglas Jr. (1917–2004), American businessman, son of Donald Wills Douglas Sr. * Gustaf Douglas (born 1938), Swedish businessman, vice chairman and largest single shareholder in security firm Securitas AB *

James Douglas (businessman) James Walter Douglas (4 November 1837 – 25 June 1918) was a Canadian born mining engineer and businessman who introduced a number of metallurgical innovations in copper mining and amassed a fortune through the copper mining industry of Ari ...

(1867–1949), Canadian mining engineer and businessman * James Douglas Jr. (1868–1949), Canadian-born American businessman and mining executive in Canada, US and Mexico * Louis Douglas (1889–1939), American dancer, choreographer, and music businessman * Raymond E. Douglas (1948–2007), executive for ''The New York Times'' * Walter Donald Douglas (1861–1912), American businessman and ''Titanic'' casualty

Law

* Andrew Grant Douglas (1932–2021), Republican justice of the Ohio Supreme Court * Byrd Douglas (1894–1965), American college baseball and football coach as well as a judge * Charles Gywnne "Chuck" Douglas III (born 1942), trial lawyer and a former United States Representative *

John Brown Douglas John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(c. 1855 – 1935), British professor of Roman law * Lori Douglas, Manitoba judge * Robert Dick Douglas (1875–1960), American lawyer and son of Robert M. Douglas * Robert M. Douglas (1849–1917), American judge, North Carolina Supreme Court justice * Samuel Douglas (1781–1833), Pennsylvania lawyer and state attorney general * Wallace B. Douglas (1852–1930), American judge, Minnesota Supreme Court justice and Minnesota Attorney General *

William O. Douglas William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views, and is often ci ...

(1898–1980), American associate justice of the Supreme Court

Military

* Captain Andrew Snape Douglas (1761–1797), Scottish sea captain in the Royal Navy * Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas (1842–1913), Canadian officer of the British Navy * Lt. Col.

Campbell Mellis Douglas Campbell Mellis Douglas (5 August 1840, in Quebec City – 31 December 1909), was a Canadian 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 Commo ...

(1840–1909), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet of Carr, officer in the Royal Navy * General Sir Charles W. H. Douglas (1850–1914), Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) * Admiral George Henry Douglas (1821–1905), British naval officer *

Henry Kyd Douglas Henry Kyd Douglas (1838–1903) was a Confederate staff officer during the American Civil War. He participated in most of the battles of the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia; serving on the staffs of Stonewall Jackson and his successors. S ...

(1838–1903), Confederate States Army officer * General Sir

Howard Douglas General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet, (23 January 1776 – 9 November 1861) was a British Army officer born in Gosport, England, the younger son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, and a descendant of the Earls of Morton. He was an English ...

(1776–1861), British general and colonial administrator * Admiral James Douglas, (abt 1755–1839), British naval officer * Sir

James Douglas, Lord of Douglas Sir James Douglas (also known as Good Sir James and the Black Douglas; – 1330) was a Scottish knight and feudal lord. He was one of the chief commanders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Early life He was the eldest son of Sir W ...

(James 'the Good', 1286–1330), Scottish soldier and knight in the Scottish wars of independence * Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703–1787), Commodore for Newfoundland and Labrador * James H. Douglas Jr. (1899–1988), United States Secretary of the Air Force and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense * James Postell Douglas: Confederate Captain of the ''First Texas Artillery Battery'', farmer, founder of the Tyler Tap Railroad, and president of the ''Texas and Gulf Short Line Railroad'' *

Lord James Douglas Lord James Douglas (1617–1645) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was born at Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, the son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, and his wife Margaret Hamilton, a daughter of Claud Hamilton ...

(1617–1645), son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas * Sir John Douglas (died 1814), Royal Marine officer *General Sir John Douglas of Glenfinart (1817–1888), Commander of the troops in the North British District * Admiral

John Erskine Douglas Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral John Erskine Douglas (c. 1758 – 25 July 1847) was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who served in a number of vessels and participated at the destruction of the French ship of t ...

(c. 1758 – 1847), British naval officer * Admiral John Leigh Douglas (1741–1810), British naval officer * Major-General

John Primrose Douglas Major-General John Primrose Douglas CB OBE (22 February 1908 – 4 September 1975), was Honorary Surgeon to the Queen. Commissioned a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. in April 1933, his first posting overseas was to Gibraltar, 1934–39, during th ...

(1908–1975), Honorary Surgeon to the Queen * Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth MacKenzie Douglas, 1st Baronet of Glenbervie (1754–1833), born Kenneth MacKenzie * Matthew Douglas, 7th Laird of Mains (c. 1519 – after 1571), Scottish soldier * Lt. Col. Montagu William Douglas (1863–1957), British soldier and colonial administrator in India * Lt. General Sir

Neil Douglas Lieutenant-General Sir Neil Douglas (1779 – 1 September 1853) was a British Army officer who fought at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo and later became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Life He was born in Glasgow the fifth son of John Douglas ...

(1779/80–1853) * Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Douglas (1876–1939), British naval officer, Hydrographer of the Navy * Admiral Peter John Douglas (1787–1858), British naval officer * Admiral Robert Gordon Douglas (1829–1910), British Royal Navy officer, Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1887. * Field Marshal Robert Douglas (1727–1809), Scottish-born career soldier and field marshal of the Netherlands * Admiral Sholto Douglas, (1833–1913), British naval officer * Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside Marshal of the Royal Air Force William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, (23 December 1893 – 29 October 1969) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. After serving as a pilot, then a flight commander and finally as a sq ...

(1893–1969), British air force officer * Brigadier General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas (1788–1868), army officer in the East India Company * Major-General Sir William Douglas KCMG, CB, DSO (13 August 1858 – 1920) * Col. William Douglas of Balgillo ( 1778–1818), British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars * William Douglas of Fingland (1672 – c. 1760), Scottish soldier * Brigadier-General William Douglas of Kirkness (c. 1690 – 1747), Member of Parliament and soldier * Major General Sir William Douglas of Bonjedward and Timpendean (1770–1834), British Army officer * Lt. Col. Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish soldier and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross * Admiral

Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott Admiral Lord Charles Thomas Montagu Douglas Scott, (20 October 1839 – 21 August 1911) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Naval career Born the fourth son of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch ...

(1839–1911), Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth * Admiral The Honourable Sir Cyril Douglas-Pennant (1894–1961), Commander-in-Chief, The Nore * General Count Archibald Douglas-Stjernorp, Swedish military *

Violet Douglas-Pennant Commandant Violet Blanche Douglas-Pennant (31 January 1869 – 12 October 1945) was a British philanthropist and supporter of local government who served as the second commandant of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) until her dismissal in Augu ...

(1865–1945), British philanthropist and commandant of the Women's Royal Air Force

Nobility

Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll (1574 – 3 May 1607) was a Scottish noblewoman and the first wife of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll. She was the mother of three of his children, including his heir, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of A ...

(1574–1607), Scottish noblewoman *

Archibald I, Lord of Douglas Archibald of Douglas (before 1198 – died c. 1238) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William of Douglas. Life The earliest attestation of his existence is in a charter of confirmation dated prior to 1198. This charter of Jocelin ...

(died c. 1238), Scottish nobleman * Sir Archibald Douglas (died 1333) (k. 1333), Guardian of Scotland, leader of Scots army at Halidon Hill * Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas (1694–1761), Scottish nobleman * Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar (1653–1712), Scottish peer *

Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormond Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, 1st Earl of Ormond (1609–1655) was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Marquis of Douglas, from whom he obtained the courtesy title of Earl of Angus.Vian in the DNB spells the title Earl of Ormonde. Lee in ...

(1609–1655), Scottish Earl of Angus *

Archibald Douglas, 2nd Earl of Forfar Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and '' bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop o ...

(1692–1715 *

Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell (c. 1330 – c. 24 December 1400), called Archibald the Grim or Black Archibald, was a late medieval Scottish nobleman. Archibald was the bastard son of ...

(Archibald the Grim, c. 1328–1400), Scottish nobleman * Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1372–1424), Scottish nobleman and warlord, Duke of Touraine *

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (c. 1391 – 26 June 1439) was a Scottish nobleman and general during the Hundred Years' War. Life Douglas was the son of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, eldest daughter o ...

(1390–1439), Scottish nobleman, ''de jure'' Duke of Touraine *

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (c. 1449October 1513), was a Scottish nobleman, peer, politician, and magnate. Tradition has accorded him the nickname Archibald 'Bell-the-Cat' due to his association with the 1482 rebellion against Jam ...

(1453–1514), warden of the east marches *

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (c. 148922 January 1557) was a Scottish nobleman active during the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of George, Master of Angus, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden, and suc ...

(1490–1557) * Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus and 5th Earl of Morton (1556–1588) *

Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry PC (18 April 1818 – 6 August 1858), styled Viscount Drumlanrig between 1837 and 1856, was a British Conservative Party politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household betwe ...

(1818–1858) * Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, Scottish nobleman *

Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie Sir Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie (c. 1475 – bef. 1536), also known as ''Greysteil'', was a Scottish nobleman and courtier, who served as Treasurer of Scotland, and was three times Provost of Edinburgh. Life Rise Kilspindie was the f ...

(1475–1536), known as Greysteil *

Andrew Douglas of Hermiston Sir Andrew Douglas of Hermiston (d. bef. 1277) was a medieval Scottish nobleman. Life Although it cannot be proven except circumstantially, Douglas appears to be the son of Archibald, Lord of Douglas (c.1198-1238) by his wife Margaret Crawford ...

(died before 1277) *

Charles Douglas, 5th Lord Mordington Charles Douglas, 5th Lord Mordington (d. after 1746), son of George Douglas, 4th Lord Mordington by his wife Catherine née Lauder, was a Jacobite. He went to sea when he was young and did not return to Britain until after his father's death. E ...

(died after 1746) *

Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry, (March 1777 – 3 December 1837), known as Sir Charles Douglas, 5th Baronet between 1783 and 1810, was a Scottish peer and member of Clan Douglas. Early life Douglas was the eldest son and heir of Si ...

(1777–1837), great-great-great-great-grandson of the 1st Earl of Queensberry * Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry and 2nd Duke of Dover (1698–1778) *

David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(c. 1515 – 1558), grandson of George, Master of Douglas *

David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (born 19 December 1929) is an Anglo-Scottish aristocrat and pottery designer. He is the elder son of Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry, and his only son by his second wife, ...

(born 1929) *

Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk Dunbar Hamilton Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk FRSE (1 December 1722 – 24 June 1799) was a Scottish peer. Early life Born Dunbar Hamilton, he adopted the name Dunbar Douglas upon his succession to the Earldom of Selkirk in 1744. He was the eld ...

(1722–1799), grandnephew of 3rd Earl of Selkirk *

Dunbar Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk Dunbar James Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk FRS (22 April 1809 – 11 April 1885) was a Scottish peer. Biography The son of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk and Joan Wedderburn-Colville, was born on 22 April 1809 in London, styled as The Lo ...

(1809–1885) *

Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Erroll Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Erroll (died 1631) was a Scottish aristocrat. Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton and Agnes Leslie, Countess of Morton. Morton had seven daughters, alleged to have been called ...

(died 1631) *

Frances Douglas, Lady Douglas Frances Douglas, Lady Douglas (26 July 1750 – 31 March 1817), formerly Lady Frances Scott, was the wife of Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas, and the mother of novelist Caroline Lucy Scott. Like her brother, Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccle ...

(1750–1817), wife of Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas * Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry (1896–1954), son of the 10th Marquess of Queensberry *

George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus (1380–1403) was a Scottish nobleman and peer. Life He was born at Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland. He was the natural-illegitimate son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret St ...

(1378–1402) *

George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest (c. 1427 – 12 March 1463)Alan R. Borthwick, 'Douglas, George, fourth earl of Angus (c.1417–1463)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University ...

(1429–1462) * George Douglas, Master of Angus (1469–1513) * George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton (1662–1738), younger brother of the 12th Earl of Morton *

George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton, KT, FRS, FRSE, FSA (3 April 1761 – 17 July 1827) was a British nobleman. Life He was the son of Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton, and Katherine Hamilton. He succeeded to the title Earl of Morton in 17 ...

(1761–1827) * George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton (1789–1858), grandson of the 14th Earl of Morton *

Henry Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig Henry Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig (30 October 1722 – 19 October 1754) was the eldest son of Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover, and his wife Catherine. He was educated at Winchester College and at Christ Church, Univer ...

(1722.1754), son of Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover and a soldier * Hugh the Dull, Lord of Douglas (1294–1342/1346) *

James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas Sir James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar (c. 1358 – 5 or 19 August 1388) was an influential and powerful magnate in the Kingdom of Scotland. Early life He was the eldest son and heir of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and Marga ...

(1358–1388), influential lord in the Kingdom of Scotland *

James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371 – 24 March 1443), latterly known as James the Gross, and prior to his ennoblement as James of Balvenie, was a late mediaeval Scottish magnate. He was the second son of Archibald Do ...

(1371–1443) * James Douglas, 1st Lord Dalkeith (born after 1372, died before 22 May 1441) *

James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas. Early life The son of James the Gross, 7th Earl of Douglas, by his wife Lady Beatrice Sinclair, daug ...

(1426–1488) * James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton (died 1493) * James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus (1426)–1446 * James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (died 1548) * James Douglas, 7th Baron Drumlanrig (died 1578), son of the 6th Baron Drumlanrig *

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581, aged 65) was the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. He was in some ways the most successful of the four, since he won the civil war that had b ...

(c. 1525 – 1581), younger brother of 7th Earl of Angus; the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI * James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (1646–1699) *

James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (2 November 1697 – 24 January 1715), known until 1711 as James Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig, was a Scottish nobleman, the second son, and eldest to survive infancy, of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensbe ...

(1697–1715), lunatic and cannibal * James Douglas, Earl of Angus (1671–1692), Scottish nobleman and soldier, son of the previous *

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (18 December 16626 July 1711) was a Scottish nobleman. Life He was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and his wife Isabel Douglas, daughter of William Douglas ...

and 1st Duke of Dover (1662–1711) *

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, PRS (1702 – 12 October 1768) was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death. He also became ...

(c. 1703 – 1768) * John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton (died 1513) * John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (1779–1856), younger brother of the 6th Marquess of Queensberry *

John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 184431 January 1900), was a British nobleman, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the " Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of ...

(1844–1900), Scottish nobleman *

John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton John Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton (19 March 1927 – 5 March 2016) was a Scottish peer and landowner. Douglas was the son of Hon. Charles William Sholto Douglas and Florence Timson, daughter of Edith Theodosia Glyn and Henry Thoma ...

(1927–2016), grandson of the 19th Earl of Morton * John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie (c. 1433 – 1463), son of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas * Margaret, Duchess of Douglas *

Margaret Douglas Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578), was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. In her youth she was high in the favour of her un ...

(1515–1578), the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor * Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway (died c. 1474), Scottish noblewoman, a member of the Black Douglas family * Percy Douglas, 10th Marquess of Queensberry (1868–1920), son of the 9th Marquess of Queensberry *

Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton Robert Douglas, Earl of Morton (died 12 November 1649) was a Scottish nobleman and Earl of Morton. He was the son of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton and Lady Anne Keith, daughter of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal. In 1627, he married Anne ...

(died 1649), son of the 7th Earl of Morton * Robert Douglas, Viscount Belhaven(executed 1584), Gentlemen of the Bedchamber * Sholto Douglas (d.unknown), mythical progenitor of the

House of Douglas Clan Douglas is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands. Taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire, their leaders gained vast territories throughout the Borders, Angus, Lothian, Moray, and also in France and Sweden. The f ...

* Sholto Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton (1844–1935), son of the 18th Earl of Morton * Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton (1732–1774) * Stewart Sholto Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton (born 1952) *

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas t ...

(1771–1820), Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada * William I, Lord of Douglas (died c. 1214) * William Longleg, Lord of Douglas (c. 1220 – c. 1274), Scoto-Norman nobleman *

William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas Sir William Douglas "le Hardi" (''"the Bold"''), Lord of Douglas (1243 – 24 January 1298) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. Early life William Douglas was the son of William Longleg, Lord of Douglas and it is supposed by his possibl ...

(c. 1240 – 1299), Governor of Berwick Castle, Scottish warrior and freedom-fighter * William IV, Lord of Douglas (died 1333) *

William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale Sir William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale (–1353), also known as the Knight of Liddesdale and the Flower of Chivalry, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier active during the Second War of Scottish Independence. Family and early life Douglas' f ...

(c. 1300 – 1353) *

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c. 1323 – 1 May 1384) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, magnate, and head of the Black Douglas family. Under his leadership, the Black Douglases continued their climb to pre-eminence in Scottish politics ...

(died 1384) * William Douglas, 1st Baron Drumlanrig (died 1427), illegitimate son of the 2nd Earl of Douglas * William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (c. 1398 – 1437) *

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas William, 6th Earl of Douglas (c. 1424 – 24 November 1440) was a Scottish nobleman. In addition to his Earldom of Douglas, he was Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale, Lauderdale, and ...

(c. 1424 – 1440) *

William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale (1425 – 22 February 1452) was a late Medieval Scottish nobleman, Lord of Galloway, and Lord of the Regality of Lauderdale, and the most powerful magnate in Southern Scotland. He was ki ...

(1425–1452) *

William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533 – 1 July 1591, at Glenbervie) was a Scottish nobleman and zealous supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. Biography Douglas was the eldest son of Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, Knt., by his spouse Agnes ...

(died 1571) *

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (c. 1540 – 1606) was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland. Career Connections Sir William's half-brother from his mother's liaison with the k ...

(1540–1606) *

William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton William Douglas, Earl of Morton (died before 1 November 1681) was a Scottish nobleman and Earl of Morton. He was the son of Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton, and Anne Villiers. He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Morton on 12 November 1649. Willi ...

(died bef 1 Nov 1681) *

William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (15543 March 1611) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533–1591). He was a direct descendant of King James I through his paternal grandmother, Agnes Keith, a d ...

(1553–1611) *

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 15828 March 1639/40) was a Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig and his wife Mary Fleming. He inherited his father's title, as 9th Laird of Drumlanrig, in October ...

(c. 1582 – 1640) *

William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582 – 7 August 1648) was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist. Life He was the son of Robert Douglas, Master of Morton, and Jean Lyon, daughter of ...

(1582–1648) *

William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and 11th Earl of Angus (1589–1660) was a Scottish nobleman. Life Master of Angus William Douglas was the eldest son of William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus and his Countess, Elizabeth Oliphant, elde ...

(1590–1660), son of the 10th Earl of Angus *

William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC (163728 March 1695), also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician.G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and L ...

(1637–1695), Scottish politician *

William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, (16 December 172423 December 1810) was a Scottish noble landowner. He was popularly known as Old Q and was reputed as a high-stakes gambler. In 1799 he was estimated the eighth-wealthiest man (or small ...

(1724–1810), son of 2nd Earl of March * William Douglas of Cluny (c. 1428 – c. 1475), guardian to King James III of Scotland * William Douglas of Glenbervie (c. 1473 – 1513) * Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852), Scottish politician * Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938–2010) *

Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon (born 31 March 1978) is a Scottish nobleman and the premier peer of Scotland. Early life He is the son of Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, and his ...

(born 1978) *

Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton Lieutenant Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon TD, DL (6 March 1862 – 16 March 1940) was a Scottish nobleman and sailor. Early life Hamilton was born at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, in 1862, the son ...

and 9th Earl of Selkirk (1862–1940) *

Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, 5th Duke of Brandon and 2nd Baron Hamilton of Hameldon, (24 July 1756 – 2 August 1799) was a Scottish peer, nobleman, and politician. Life Hamilton was born at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the son of ...

(1756–1799) *

Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973) was a Scottish nobleman and aviator who was the first man to fly over Mount Everest. When German Deputy Führer Rudol ...

(1903–1973), aviator, politician and landowner *

Frank Douglas-Pennant, 5th Baron Penrhyn Frank Douglas-Pennant, 5th Baron Penrhyn (21 November 1865 – 3 February 1967) was a British nobleman and Justice of the Peace for Northamptonshire. Life He attended Eton College and the RMC, Sandhurst and became an officer in the King's Royal ...

(1865–1967) *

George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk Group Captain George Nigel "Geordie" Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, (4 January 1906 – 24 November 1994) was a British nobleman and Conservative politician. Early life Born at Merly, Wimborne, Dorset, he was the second son of Nina ...

(1906–1994), younger son of the 13th Duke of Hamilton * George Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn (1836–1907), landowner who played a prominent part in the Welsh slate industry * Hugh Douglas-Pennant, 4th Baron Penrhyn (1894–1949) *

James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, (born 31 July 1942) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West and then as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the L ...

(briefly 11th Earl of Selkirk) (born 1942), younger son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon *

Malcolm Douglas-Pennant, 6th Baron Penrhyn Colonel Malcolm Frank Douglas-Pennant, 6th Baron Penrhyn DSO MBE (11 July 1908 – 8 November 2003), was a Welsh peer, soldier, rifleman, and farmer, and the second son of Frank Douglas-Pennant, 5th Baron Penrhyn. Life Penrhyn was educated at ...

(1908–2003), Welsh peer, soldier, rifleman, and farmer * Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850–1922) * Muriel Douglas-Pennant (1869–1962), Speaker of the House of Commons *

Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (née Nina Mary Benita Poore; 13 May 1878 – 12 January 1951) was an English peeress and animal rights activist. Early life Douglas-Hamilton was born on 13 May 1878 in Nether Wallop, Hamp ...

and Brandon (1878–1951), the daughter of Major Robert Poore *

William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

and 1st Earl of Selkirk (1635–1694) *

William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

and 8th Earl of Selkirk (1845–1895) * David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home (born 1943), heir general to the House of Douglas * Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 11th Earl of Home (1799–1881), Scottish diplomat and politician *

Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre Rachel Leila Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre (née Brand, 24 October 1929 – 25 December 2012) was an English peer. Early life Lady Dacre was a daughter of Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden and 26th Baron Dacre, and his wife, Leila Emily Se ...

(1929–2012), English peeress *

James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton Lieutenant General James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon (11 April 1658 – 15 November 1712) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. Hamilton was a major investor in the failed Darien Scheme, which cost many o ...

(1658–1712), eldest son of William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton and his wife Anne *

Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu Henry John Montagu-Scott, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu JP, DL (5 November 1832 – 4 November 1905), styled Lord Henry Scott until 1885, was a British Conservative Party politician. Background and education Montagu was the second son of Walt ...

(1832–1905), British Conservative politician * Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott (1901–2004), Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester * Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch 1836–1912, wife of 6th Duke of Buccleuch *

Mary Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (Vreda Esther) Mary Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry (17 September 1900 – 9 February 1993), was the elder of the two daughters of Major William Frank Lascelles and Lady Sybil Evelyn de Vere Beauclerk, daughter of W ...

(1900–1993), wife of 8th Duke of Buccleuch * Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch (Born 1954) *

Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn (born 28 June 1938) is a British nobleman. He is the current holder of the title of Baron Penrhyn - he succeeded his father Nigel's elder brother the 6th Baron, who died without male issue in 2003. He st ...

, (Born 1938) *

Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry, (born Walter Francis Montagu-Scott; 25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884), styled Lord Eskdail between 1808 and 1812 and Earl of Dalkeith between 1812 and 18 ...

(1806–1884), British politician and nobleman * Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (1894–1973), a politician and Conservative peer

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Adye Douglas Sir Adye Douglas (31 May 1815 – 10 April 1906) was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886. Early life The so ...

(1815–1906), Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricketer * Albert B. Douglas (1912–1971), Canadian MP * Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995), British baron, politician, and prime minister * Alexander Douglas (Orkney and Shetland), MP for Orkney and Shetland, Scotland *

Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas Archibald James Edward Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas (10 July 1748 – 26 December 1827), was a Scottish politician. Early life He was born Archibald James Edward Stewart, in Paris,G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. Wh ...

(1748–1827), Member of Parliament for Forfarshire *

Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers was a Scottish politician. In 1701, prior to the Union of Scotland and England, Douglas had been able to return himself as one of Roxburghshire's four Commissioners to the Scottish Parliament. In his electoral ca ...

(died 1741), Receiver-general for Scotland and MP for Dumfries Burghs *

Archibald Douglas (1707–1778) Lt-General Archibald Douglas of Kirkton (1707 – 8 November 1778) was a Scottish Army officer and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of William Douglas of Fingland and Elizabeth (Betty) Clerk. His father, a former Jacobite, had been ...

(Lt Gen Archibald Douglas of Kirkton), MP for Dumfriesshire, Scotland * Benjamin Douglas (1816–1894), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut * Beverly B. Douglas (1822–1878), Virginian politician * Boyd Douglas (born 1950), politician in Northern Ireland *

Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas of Douglas (26 October 1775 – 10 September 1848) was an English amateur cricketer who made 13 known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1797 to 1799. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lanarkshi ...

(1775–1848), MP for Lanarkshire, and a cricketer *

Charles Douglas (mayor) Charles Stanford Douglas (October 1, 1852 – April 15, 1917) born in Madison, Wisconsin, co-journalist and realtor, was the 13th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving one term of office in 1909. He represented Emerson from 1883 to 1 ...

(1852–1917), Mayor of Vancouver * Charles Douglas III (born 1942), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire and New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice *

Charles Eurwicke Douglas Sir Charles Eurwicke Douglas (12 May 1806 – 21 February 1887) was an English M.P. Life Charles Eurwicke Douglas was the natural son of the Right Hon. Charles Philip Yorke.The peerage, baronetage, and knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland He ...

1806–1887, English MP *

Charles Mackinnon Douglas Charles Mackinnon Douglas (2 October 1865 – 3 February 1924) was a Scottish philosopher, agriculturist and Member of Parliament who represented North West Lanarkshire from 1899 to 1906. Education and academia Douglas was born in Edinburgh, a ...

(1865–1924), Liberal MP for North West Lanarkshire * Curtis N. Douglas (1856–1919), New York politician *

Denzil Douglas Denzil Llewellyn Douglas (born 14 January 1953) is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in office from 1995 to 2015. Subsequently he has been Leader of the Opposition. He was t ...

(born 1953), Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis *

Dick Douglas Richard Giles Douglas (4 January 1932 – 3 May 2014) was a Scottish politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) elected as a Labour Co-operative candidate, but who subsequently joined the Scottish National Party (SNP). Political career ...

(1932–2014), Scottish politician * Emily Taft Douglas (1899–1994), American politician, wife of Paul Douglas (below) * Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig (1867–1894), a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician * Fred J. Douglas (1869–1949), United States Representative *

Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 1817 or 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became ...

(1818–1895), American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer *

Helen Gahagan Douglas Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Her career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain ...

(1900–1980), American actress and politician * Hezekiah Ford Douglas (1831–1865), American abolitionist, traveling speaker, political organizer, and newspaper proprietor * Hima Douglas, Niuean politician * Ian Douglas (politician), attorney and politician from Dominica *

James Douglas (governor) Sir James Douglas (August 15, 1803 – August 2, 1877) was a Canadian fur trader and politician who became the first Governor of the Colony of British Columbia. He is often credited as "The Father of British Columbia." He was instrumental t ...

(1803–1877), Scottish-Canadian governor of the colony of Vancouver Island * James G. Douglas (1887–1984), Irish senator * James Henry Douglas (died 1905), Australian politician * James W. Douglas (1851–1883), British Columbian politician * Janet Douglas (diplomat) (born 1960), British diplomat and ambassador *

Jim Douglas James Holley Douglas (born June 21, 1951) is an American politician from the state of Vermont. A Republican, he served the 80th governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. On August 27, 2009, Douglas announced that he would not seek re-election fo ...

(born 1952), American politician *

John Douglas Sr. John Douglas, often spelled Douglass in early Maryland records, was born in Scotland c. 1636, probably at his father's estate of Blythswood near Glasgow. He emigrated to Maryland in c. 1654, during the English Civil War. His father, Sir Robert Do ...

(born c. 1636), Maryland, US, politician * John Douglas (died 1838) (c. 1774 – 1838), MP for Orford and Minehead, England * Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet of Kelhead (c. 1708 – 1778), MP for Dumfriesshire * John Douglas (Queensland politician) (1828–1904), Premier of Queensland, Australia * John Douglas of Broughton (died 1832), Scottish politician *

John Henry Douglas John Henry Douglas (June 22, 1851 – December 12, 1930) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Northumberland East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal. The son of Donald Douglas a ...

(1851–1930), Canadian politician and farmer * John St Leger Douglas (died 17830, MP for Hindon and Weobly * Lewis Williams Douglas (1894–1974), American politician, diplomat, businessman and academic * Lincoln Douglas, MP, Trinidad and Tobago Parliament politician * Count Ludvig Douglas, ''riksmarskalk'' and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, peer of the Grand Duchy of Baden * Malcolm Douglas (born 1941), New Zealand politician of the Labour Party * Mark Douglas (Wisconsin) (1829–1900), American politician *

Michael Douglas (politician) Michael Douglas (1940 – 30 April 1992) was a politician from Dominica. He served as Member of Parliament for the Portsmouth constituency since 1975 and as well as a cabinet minister for a number of years, including as Minister of Finance from 197 ...

, (1940–1992), Dominican politician *

Paul Douglas Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and Georgist economist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967. During his Senat ...

(1892–1976), American economist and United States Senator from Illinois * Robert Douglas (New Zealand politician), 19th-century New Zealand MP * Robert van Breugel Douglas (1791–1873), 19th-century Dutch member of the Council of State and Publicist. *

Roger Douglas Sir Roger Owen Douglas (born 5 December 1937) is a retired New Zealand politician who served as a minister in two Labour governments. He became arguably best known for his prominent role in New Zealand's radical economic restructuring in the 19 ...

(born 1937), former New Zealand politician * Rosie Douglas (1941–2000), Dominican politician *

(1924–2020), British Liberal politician and academic * Samuel J. Douglas (1812–1873), American politician and jurist * Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), American politician *

Tommy Douglas Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist min ...

(1904–1986), Canadian politician, Premier of Saskatchewan, and father of Shirley Douglas * Walburga Habsburg Douglas (born 1958), Austrian-Swedish politician, member of the Swedish parliament since 2006 * Walter Douglas (governor) (1670–1739), Leeward Islands * William Bloomfield Douglas (1822–1906), Australian public servant and naval officer * Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, MP for Dumfries Burghs * William Douglas (died 1821) of Almorness, British MP * William Douglas (Northern Ireland politician) (1923–2013), unionist politician in Northern Ireland * William Lewis Douglas (1845–1924), American businessman and politician * Lord William Douglas (William Robert Keith Douglas, 1783–1859), British MP * Chief Alabo Graham-Douglas (born 1939), Nigerian politician * Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston (1851–1926), British statesman and politician *

Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston, (17 February 1876 – 25 July 1947), was a British diplomat. He was List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia, Ambassador to the Soviet Union between 1933 and 1938. Background and education ...

(1876–1947), British diplomat * Bruce Douglas-Mann (1927–2000), British politician *

Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (20 June 1800 – 31 March 1886), was a Scottish landowner in Wales, and a Conservative Party politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry. Life Born Edwa ...

(1800–1886), Scottish landowner in Wales, and politician * Edward Douglas-Pennant, 3rd Baron Penrhyn (1864–1927), British Conservative politician *

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (20 October 1926 – 31 August 2015), was an English aristocrat and Conservative politician, best known for founding the National Motor Museum, as well as for a pivota ...

(born 1926), a British Conservative politician *

(1832–1905), a British Conservative Party politician *

(born 1942), Scottish nobleman, Conservative politician *

John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu John Walter Edward Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (10 June 1866 – 30 March 1929), was a British Conservative politician, soldier and promoter of motoring. He is the father of Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of ...

(1826–1929), a British Conservative politician * Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton (1919–1964), Scottish nobleman and politician * Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (1923–2007), Scottish Peer, politician and landowner *

William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and 8th Duke of Queensberry, (9 September 1831 – 5 November 1914) was a Scottish Member of Parliament and peer. He was the paternal grandfather of Princess Alice, Duchess ...

(1831–1914), Scottish Member of Parliament

Sport

* Allan Douglas (born 1958), Bermudian cricketer * Allan Douglas (born 1987), Bermudian cricketer * Andy Douglas (born 1978), American professional wrestler * Angus Douglas (born 1889), Scottish international footballer * Archibald Hugh "Toots" "Tootsie" Douglas (1885–1972),American college football and baseball player * Anthony Douglas (born 1985), British Olympic speed skater * Atle Douglas (born 1968), Norwegian athlete * Barry Douglas (footballer) (born 1989), Scottish footballer * Billy Douglas (rugby player) (1863–1945), Welsh international rugby player * Bob Douglas (1882–1979), US-American sports manager, founder of the New York Renaissance * Bobby Douglas (born 1942), American Olympian wrestler * Bobby Douglass (born 1947), American football player *

Bruce Douglas (rugby union) Bruce Andrew Ferguson Douglas (born 10 February 1980) is a former Scottish rugby union rugby player. He played as a prop, and had been signed with French top 14 club Montpellier from July 2008 up until March 2010 when it was confirmed that he ...

(born 1980), Scottish rugby union footballer *

Bryan Douglas Bryan Douglas (born 27 May 1934) is an English former footballer who played as a winger. During his career, he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1954 to 1969, totalling 438 league appearances and 100 goals. He also earned 36 caps and scored 1 ...

(born 1934), English footballer * C. A. Douglas (1905–2000), American football coach * C.H. "Pickles" Douglas (1886–1954), English cricketer and boxing referee *

Caimin Douglas Caimin Christian Douglas (born 11 May 1977 in Rosmalen, North Brabant) is a Dutch Antilles, Antillean Sprint (running), sprinter.

(born 1977), Dutch sprinter * Chris Douglas (born 1989), Bermudian cricketer * Colin Douglas (born 1962), Scottish footballer * Darl Douglas (born 1979), Dutch footballer * Dave Douglas (golfer) (1918–1978), American professional golfer * David Douglas (fighter) (born 1982), American mixed martial artist (also known as "Tarzan" Douglas") * David Douglas (rower) (born 1947), Australian rower * Desmond Douglas (born 1955), British table tennis player * Dewayne Douglas (1931–2000), American football player * Florence Douglas, Trinidadian cricketer *

Gabby Douglas Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2 ...

(born 1995), American gymnast * Glenn Douglas (1928–2017), Canadian Football League player * Guillermo Douglas (1909–1967), Uruguayan Olympic rower *

Harry Douglas Harry Douglas IV (born September 16, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football at Louisville. Douglas was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in ...

(born 1984), American footballer * Hugh Douglas (American football) (born 1971), American NFL football player *

Jack Douglas (ice hockey) John Douglas (April 24, 1930 – January 12, 2003) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics. Early life Douglas was born in Trenton, Ontario. He played junior hockey with Pembroke Lumber Kings. Ca ...

(1930–2003), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * James Douglas ( Buster Douglas), born 1960), American heavyweight boxer * James Douglas (cricketer) (1870–1958), English cricketer * Jason Douglas (boxer) (born 1980), Canadian boxer *

Jimmy Douglas (American soccer) Jimmy Douglas (January 12, 1898 – March 5, 1972) was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent his career in the first American Soccer League (ASL). He earned nine caps with the U.S. national team, making his first appearance for the "Stars and Str ...

(1898–1972), American soccer goalkeeper *

Jimmy Douglas (Canadian soccer) Jimmy Douglas (born October 6, 1948 in Falkirk, Scotland) is a former Scottish-Canadian soccer midfielder and head coach. He played professionally in the North American Soccer League and earned fourteen caps for the Canadian national socce ...

(born 1948), Scottish-Canadian footballer and coach * Jimmy Douglas (Scottish footballer) (born 1859), Scottish footballer *

John Douglas (rugby union) John Douglas (born 18 December 1934, Woolwich) was a Scottish international rugby player. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh and first played rugby for the school XV. During his National Service he played for the B.A.O. ...

(born 1934), Scottish rugby player *

John Douglas (sportsman) John Raymond Douglas (born 24 October 1951) is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with North Melbourne during the 1970s and first-class cricket for Victoria. From the Cobur ...

(born 1951), Australian footballer and cricketer *

Johnny Douglas John William Henry Tyler Douglas (3 September 1882 – 19 December 1930) was an English cricketer who was active in the early decades of the twentieth century. Douglas was an all-rounder who played for Essex County Cricket Club from 1901 to 1 ...

(1882–1930), English cricketer *

Jon Douglas Jon Alexander "Jack" Douglas (September 10, 1936 – July 27, 2010) was an amateur American tennis player and college football quarterback. Early life Douglas was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the only child of Dortha and Gordon Douglas. In 1 ...

(1936–2010), American tennis player * Jonathan Douglas (born 1981), Irish football player *

Kane Douglas Kane Douglas (born 1 June 1989) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who currently plays as a lock for the Bordeaux club in France. Douglas previously played a season with Irish province Leinster, as well as eight seasons in Sup ...

(born 1989), Australian rugby union footballer * Katherine Douglas (rower) (born 1989), British rower *

Katie Douglas (basketball) Kathryn Elizabeth Douglas (born May 7, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. Her primary position was shooting guard, her secondary was small forward. She was known league-wide as one of the most prominent two-way players f ...

(born 1979), American Women's National Basketball Association player * Keith Douglas (curler), Scottish curler *

Kent Douglas ''For the American actor sometimes known as Kent Douglass see Douglass Montgomery.'' Kent Gemmell Douglas (February 6, 1936 – April 12, 2009) was a professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. Playing career Early career Douglas started his ca ...

(1936–2009), Canadian ice hockey player * Laura Douglas (artist) (1886–1962), American painter * Laura Douglas (athlete) (born 1983), Welsh hammer thrower * Luke Douglas (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer * Mark Douglas (born 1968), New Zealand cricketer *

Marques Douglas Marques Lamont Douglas (; born March 5, 1977, in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive tackle and defensive end who played for five teams in the National Football League during an 11-year career. He was signed by the ...

(born 1977), American footballer * Marshall Douglas (born 1940), Scottish golfer * Nathan Douglas (born 1982), British triple jumper *

Otis Douglas Otis Whitfield Douglas Jr. (July 25, 1911 – March 21, 1989) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron (1941–1942), Drexel University (1949), and the University of Arkans ...

(1911–1989), American football player *

Phil Douglas (baseball) Phillip Brooks Douglas (June 17, 1890 – August 1, 1952) was an American baseball player. He was known as "Shufflin' Phil", most likely because of his slow gait from the bullpen to the mound. Douglas originally signed with the Chicago White ...

(1890–1952), American baseball player * :no:Quincy Douglas (born 1975), British-born Norwegian sprinter * Rab Douglas (born 1972), Scottish football goalkeeper *

Rasul Douglas Rasul Douglas (born August 29, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round o ...

(born 1994), American football player * René R. Douglas (born 1967), Panamanian jockey * Robert Douglas (American football) (born 1982), American football player * Robert Noel Douglas (1868–1957), English cricketer and priest * Rowley Douglas (born 1977), British Olympic rower * Ruben Douglas (born 1979), Panamanian-American professional basketball player. * Sean Douglas (born 1972), New Zealand association football player *

Shane Douglas Troy Allan Martin (born November 21, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (W ...

(born 1964), American professional wrestler * Steve Douglas (darts player) (born 1977), English darts player * Steve Douglas (skateboarder), British skateboarder, company owner and industry mogul * Struan Douglas (born 1966), Scottish Rugby League International *

(born 1978), English football player * Taz Douglas (born 1984), Australian race driver * Toney Douglas (born 1986), American professional basketball player * Troy Douglas (born 1962), Dutch sprinter * Whetu Douglas (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player * Ian Akers-Douglas (1902–1952), English cricketer * Thomas Douglas-Powell (born 1992), Australian volleyball player

Science

Biology

* Claude Gordon Douglas (1882–1963), British physiologist * David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist * Virginia Douglas (1927–2017), Canadian psychologist and emeritus professor at McGill University

Earth sciences

* R. J. W. Douglas (1920–1979), Canadian geologist

Engineering

* C. H. Douglas (1879–1952), Scottish engineer and pioneer of the social credit concept * Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892–1981), American aircraft industrialist

Mathematics

Jesse Douglas Jesse Douglas (3 July 1897 – 7 September 1965) was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem. Life and career He was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Sarah (née ...

(1897–1965), American mathematician and professor of mathematics * Ronald G. Douglas (1938–2018), American mathematician

Physics

* David Douglass, American physicist *

James Douglas (physician) James Douglas (21 March 1675 – 2 April 1742) was a Scottish physician and anatomist, and Physician Extraordinary to Queen Caroline. Life and works One of the seven sons of William Douglas (died 1705) and his wife, Joan, daughter of James Mas ...

(1675–1742), Scottish physician and anatomist * Michael R. Douglas, American physicist at Rutgers University

Other scientists

* A.S. Douglas (1921–2010), British professor of computer science * John William Douglas (1814–1905), English entomologist * Mary Douglas (1921–2007), British anthropologist *

Vibert Douglas Allie (or Alice) Vibert Douglas, (December 15, 1894 – July 2, 1988), who usually went by her middle name, was a Canadian astronomer and the first Canadian woman to become an astrophysicist. Life Douglas was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 15 Dec ...

''aka'' A. Vibert Douglas (1894–1988), Canadian astronomer and the first Canadian woman to become an astrophysicist * Iain Douglas-Hamilton (born 1942), British zoologist known for his study of elephants

Religion

* Archibald Douglas, Parson of Douglas (b. before 1540 – d. after 1587), Parson, Senator and Ambassador * Reverend Lord Archibald Edward Douglas (1850–1938), Catholic priest and orphanage manager * Rt. Rev. the Hon. Arthur Gascoigne Douglas (1827–1905), Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney * Edward Douglas (bishop) (1901–1967), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop *

(1474–1522), Scottish poet and bishop * George Douglas (priest) (1889–1973) * Gerald Douglas (1875–1934), Bishop of Nyasaland * Gordon Douglas (monk), Bhikkhu monk * Henry Alexander Douglas (1821–1875), bishop * The Very Rev Hugh Osborne Douglas (1911–1986), Honorary Chaplain to the Queen * Ian Douglas (born 1958), bishop of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. * John Douglas (archbishop of St Andrews) (c. 1494 – 1574) *

(1721–1807), Scottish man of letters and Anglican bishop * Lloyd C. Douglas (1877–1951), American minister and author * Philip Douglas 1758-1822), British priest and academic *

Ranuccio Scotti Douglas Ranuccio Scotti Douglas or Ranuzio Scotti Douglas (19 July 1597 – 10 May 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1627–1650), ''(in Latin)'' Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1630-1639), and Apostolic Nun ...

(1597–1659), Italian Bishop * Robert Douglas (minister) (1594–1674), Scottish minister * Robert Douglas (bishop) (died 1716), Scottish churchman * Robert Noel Douglas (1868–1957), English cricketer and priest * Valentin Douglas (died 1598),

Bishop of Laon The diocese of Laon in the present-day département of Aisne, was a Catholic diocese for around 1300 years, up to the French Revolution. Its seat was in Laon, France, with the Laon Cathedral. From early in the 13th century, the bishop of Laon ...

and Peer of France * Vernon Francis Douglas (1910–1943), New Zealand priest * Wilfrid Douglas (1917–2004), missionary, linguist and translator *

William Douglas (priest) William Douglas (1769?–1819) was the Archdeacon of Wilts from 1799 until 1804. He was the son of John Douglas and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Brudenell Rooke, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Precentor of Salisbu ...

(1769?–1819), Archdeacon of Wilts

Other fields

* Alexander Douglas-Douglas (1843–1914), Australian inspector of police and explorer * Alan Douglas (journalist) (born 1951), Scottish journalist and former broadcaster * Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. (1894–1981), American businessman who had an airport named for his wife, Charlotte * Betto Douglas (c. 1772 – ?), slave on the British Colony of St. Kitts * Catherine Douglas, later "Kate" Barlass, 15th-century lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Scotland * Charlie Douglas (Charles Edward Douglas), New Zealand explorer, surveyor, and Royal Geographical Society Gill Memorial Prize winner (1840–1916) * David Douglas (1823–1916), Scottish publisher * David C. Douglas (1898–1982), British historian * David Douglas, Lord Reston (1769–1819), Adam Smith's heir * Frank L. Douglas, Guyanese American medical doctor. * George Douglas of Longniddry (active 1580–1610), Scottish landowner and courtier * James Douglas (journalist) (1867–1940), British newspaper editor, author and critic * J. Archibald Douglas (born 1866), first professor of English and history at Government College, Agra * James Sandilands Douglas (1872–1957), Mayor of Dunedin * James W. B. Douglas (1914–1992), British social researcher * Jane Douglas (c. 1700 – 1762), London brothel keeper * Janet Douglas, 17th-century Scottish woman who claimed to have second sight * Jennifer Douglas (born 1964), American writer/producer and activist. * John E. Douglas (born 1945), FBI agent and criminal profiler * Josepha Williams Douglas (1860–1938), also known as Josepha Williams, American physician * Kenneth George (Ken) Douglas (born 1934), New Zealand trade union leader * Linda Douglass, former director of communications for the White House Office of Health Reform * Malcolm Douglas, 8th Laird of Mains *

Margaret Elizabeth Douglas Margaret Elizabeth Douglas (22 August 1934 – 20 August 2008) was an English television producer and executive for the BBC. She joined the BBC in 1951, as a secretary to the ''Panorama (British TV programme), Panorama'' editor Michael Peacock ( ...

(1934–2008), English television producer and executive * Mark Douglas, professor of Christian ethics at Columbia Theological Seminary * Michael Dutton Douglas (1945–1963), American road accident victim * Robert Douglas, Provost of Lincluden, landowner, courtier, and administrator *

Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, 6th Baronet (1694 – 24 April 1770) was a notable genealogist responsible for one of the major works on Scottish families, ''The Baronage of Scotland''. Works No substantive Scottish peerage had appeared since ...

(Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, 1694–1770), Scottish genealogist * Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas (1838–1913), Keeper of the British Museum's Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts * Robert M. Douglas (doctor) (born 1936), Chairman of Australia 21 * Sandy Douglas (1921–2010), British professor of computer science * Stephen Douglas (journalist), British journalist * Sue Douglas (born 1957), British media executive and former newspaper editor * Susan J. Douglas, American feminist academic, columnist, and cultural critic * Walter Douglas, Scottish drug trafficker * William Alexander Binny "Alec" Douglas (born 1929), Canadian naval historian * William Douglas (died 1791), Scottish sea captain * William Douglas of Whittingehame (c. 1540 – 1595), Senator of the College of Justice at Edinburgh, and a Royal conspirator. * Alexandre-Pierre de Mackensie-Douglas or Mackenzie-Douglas, baron de Kildin (1713–1765), French chargé d'affaires in St Petersburg *

Belinda Douglas-Scott-Montagu, Baroness Montagu of Beaulieu Elizabeth Belinda Douglas-Scott-Montagu, Baroness Montagu of Beaulieu ( Crossley; 11 January 1932 – 15 December 2022) was a British embroiderer and the wife of The 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, from 1958 until their divorce in 1974. Early l ...

(born 1932), British embroiderer * Francisco Antonio Gregorio Tudela van Breugel-Douglas (born 1955), Peruvian career diplomat * Ian Douglas-Wilson (1912–2013), British physician and editor of ''

The Lancet ''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823. The journal publishes original research articles, ...

Counts Douglas in continental Europe

* Field Marshal Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge * Rosita Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough née Douglas * Count Gustaf Archibald Siegwart Douglas (born 1938), Swedish businessman and politician * Count Vilhelm Archibald Douglas (1883–1960), Swedish nobleman and soldier

References

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