Kirkpatrick is an Irish ( Ulster) and Scottish surname, and occasionally a given name, possibly a branch of the Cenél nEógain of the Northern Uí Néill. The name traditionally relates to a church ("kirk") dedicated to

Saint Patrick Saint Patrick ( la, Patricius; ga, Pádraig ; cy, Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints be ...

.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 411 - 412.

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Alexander Kirkpatrick Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick (25 June 1849 – 22 January 1940) was Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge University (1882–1903) and the third Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge (1898–1907). Life Kirkpatrick was born at Lewes, East Su ...

(1849-1940), British professor of Hebrew and biblical commentator Chris at manband

* Alexander Kirkpatrick (rugby union) (1898-1971), New Zealand rugby union player * Andrew Kirkpatrick (lawyer) (1756–1831), Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court *

Andrew Kirkpatrick (judge) Andrew Kirkpatrick (October 8, 1844 – May 3, 1904) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born in Washington, D.C., Kirkpatrick was named after his grandfa ...

(1844–1904), U.S. District Court for New Jersey, grandson of Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756–1831) (''above'') *

Andrew Kirkpatrick (politician) The Hon Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick (4 January 1848 – 19 August 1928) was an Australian politician, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 18 ...

(1848–1928), South Australian politician * Andy Kirkpatrick (born 1971), British climber and writer * Ann Kirkpatrick (born 1950), American politician—Arizona *

Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick (born in Helsinki 1946) is an American diplomat. Early life and education Owens-Kirkpatrick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland. She received her Master of Public A ...

(born 1946), American diplomat *

Bob Kirkpatrick (musician) Bob Kirkpatrick (born January 10, 1934) is an American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, whose recorded work has been released on three albums. One commentator noted that Kirkpatrick's 1996 album, ''Going Back to Texas'', "is a c ...

(born 1934), American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * Chris Kirkpatrick (born 1971), American musician * Clayton Kirkpatrick (1915–2004), American journalist and newspaper editor * Conilee Kirkpatrick (born 1948), American electronics engineer * Cyril Kirkpatrick (1872–1957), British civil engineer * David Kirkpatrick (producer) (born 1951), American film producer * David Gordon Kirkpatrick (1927–2003), Australian country musician known as Slim Dusty *

David G. Kirkpatrick David Galer Kirkpatrick is a Professor Emeritus of computer science at the University of British Columbia. He is known for the Kirkpatrick–Seidel algorithm and his work on polygon triangulation, and for co-inventing α-shapes and the β-skel ...

, Canadian computer scientist * Donald Kirkpatrick (1924–2014,

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1960s), American educator * Ethel Kirkpatrick (1869–1966), British artist and jeweller * Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (1933–1986), African-American musician, civil rights activist, and minister * Gary Kirkpatrick (1941–2021), American concert pianist * George Airey Kirkpatrick (1841–1899), Canadian politician *

George G. Kirkpatrick Jr. George Grier Kirkpatrick Jr. (December 24, 1938 – February 5, 2003) was an American politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 1980 to 2000. Kirkpatrick was born in Gainesville, Florida. During his tenure in the F ...

(1938–2003), American politician *

Harry Kirkpatrick Henry Kirkpatrick (born c. 1958) is a former Irish National Liberation Army member turned informer against other members of the INLA. Arrest In February 1983 Kirkpatrick was arrested on multiple charges including the murder of two policemen, two ...

(born c. 1958), Irish activist and convict * Ian Kirkpatrick (born 1946), New Zealand rugby union player * Ivone Kirkpatrick (1897–1964), British diplomat *

J. Davy Kirkpatrick J. Davy Kirkpatrick is an American astronomer at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Kirkpatrick's research was named one of the top ten science accomplishments of the firs ...

, American astronomer * James Kirkpatrick (disambiguation), various people * Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926–2006), American diplomat for whom the American political doctrine, Kirkpatrick Doctrine, is named *

Joey Kirkpatrick Joey Kirkpatrick (born 1952) is an American glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, and educator. She has taught glassblowing at Pilchuck Glass School. Since the 1970s, her artistic partner has been Flora Mace and their work is co-signed. Kirkpatric ...

(born 1952), American glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, and educator * John Kirkpatrick (rugby league) (born 1979), British player * John Kirkpatrick (musician) (born 1947), English musician *

John Simpson Kirkpatrick John Kirkpatrick (enlisted as John Simpson; 6 July 1892 – 19 May 1915) was a stretcher bearer with the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance brigade during the Gallipoli campaign – the Allied attempt to capture Constantinople, ca ...

(1892–1915), British-born Australian soldier * Joseph Kirkpatrick (1872-1930), British artist * Karey Kirkpatrick (born 1964), American writer *

Kitty Kirkpatrick Katherine Aurora "Kitty" Kirkpatrick (9 April 1802 – 2 March 1889) was a British woman of Anglo-Indian descent best known as a muse of the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle. Born in India to a British father and an Indian mother, Kirk ...

(1802–1889), Anglo-Indian noblewoman, muse of the philosopher Thomas Carlyle * Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797–1859), 19th-century American attorney, political figure * Lyman Kirkpatrick (1916–1995), American government administrator * Maggie Kirkpatrick (born 1941), Australian actress * María Manuela Kirkpatrick (1794–1879), Spanish royal family member * Nora Kirkpatrick (born 1984), American actress and musician, founding member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros * Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911–1984), American musician, musicologist and cataloguer of the works of Domenico Scarlatti * Randolph Kirkpatrick (1863–1950), British naturalist and author * Roger de Kirkpatrick (

14th century), Scottish activist *

Samuel A. Kirkpatrick Samuel A. Kirkpatrick was president of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Early life Kirkpatrick earned a bachelor's degree in education from Shippensburg University and a masters and Ph.D. in poli ...

, president of the University of Texas at San Antonio and Eastern Michigan University * Sanford Kirkpatrick (1842–1932), American politician—Iowa *

Sidney D. Kirkpatrick Sidney D. Kirkpatrick (born 1955) is a documentary filmmaker and a bestselling historical author. He grew up in Stony Brook, Long Island and attended Kent School, Connecticut, Hampshire College, Massachusetts and New York University. His d ...

(born 1955), American documentary filmmaker and author *

Snyder S. Kirkpatrick Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (February 21, 1848 – April 5, 1909) was an American attorney, Civil War veteran and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Kansas from 1895 to 1897. Early life and education Kirkpatrick was b ...

(1848–1909), American politician—Kansas *

Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick The Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick Memorial Chapel, known as Kirkpatrick Chapel, is the chapel to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and located on the university's main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States. Kirkpatrick ...

(1802–1871), wife of Littleton Kirkpatrick (''above''), donor to Rutgers College * Ted Kirkpatrick (1960–2022), American musician *

Timothy Kirkpatrick Timothy James Kirkpatrick (born June 11, 1978) is an American drummer. Originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Kirkpatrick played in punk band Shaft and emotional hardcore bands Roosevelt and Burgundy in his teens. After moving to Gaines ...

(born 1978), American drummer * Thomas Kirkpatrick (Canadian politician) (1805–1870), Canadian politician *

Thomas Kirkpatrick (New York) Thomas Kirkpatrick was an American politician from New York. Life He lived in Albany, New York, and was an alderman, elected in the Tenth Ward in 1843, and Overseer of the Poor. In 1853, he was elected, on the Whig ticket, Inspector of State P ...

, New York politician *

Thomas J. Kirkpatrick Thomas Jellis Kirkpatrick (July 31, 1829 - October 17, 1897) was a Virginia lawyer, Confederate officer, and later Lynchburg's first public school superintendent, as well as its representative in the Virginia senate for one term (1871-1875). Ea ...

(1829–1897), American lawyer and politician * Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1960), American musician *

William Kirkpatrick (disambiguation) William Kirkpatrick may refer to: *William Kirkpatrick (East India Company officer) (1754–1812), British officer and diplomat in India, known also as an orientalist *William Kirkpatrick (New York politician) (1769–1832), United States Represent ...

, various people

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* Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1812–1878), Scottish blacksmith and inventor of the mechanical bicycle * Kirkpatrick Sale, American author, technology critic and tax resister

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