Kirkland is a surname. It originated from a habitational name with variant spellings Kirtland and Kirtlan, from the English word Kirk meaning church, plus land, and was originally given either as a topographical name to someone resident on land belonging to the church, or as a locational name from any of the several places named Kirkland.

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* Alexander Kirkland *

Anthony Kirkland Anthony Kirkland (born September 13, 1968) is an American serial killer. Between 2006 and 2009, Kirkland murdered two women and two girls in the Cincinnati area, following a 16-year prison term for the 1987 killing of his girlfriend. Early life ...

, American serial killer

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Boyd Kirkland Boyd Douglas Kirkland (November 4, 1950 – January 27, 2011) was an American television director of animated cartoons. He was best known for his work on '' X-Men: Evolution'' and '' Batman: The Animated Series''. He suffered from idiopathic ...

* Brian Joseph Kirkland (born 1981), American politician

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* Caroline Kirkland * Charles Kirkland *

Chris Kirkland Christopher Edmund Kirkland (born 2 May 1981) is an English football coach and former professional goalkeeper who is now the head goalkeeping coach at Colne. As a player, he made 321 league and cup appearances in an 18-year professional career ...

, English footballer

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Dennis Kirkland Dennis Kirkland (2 December 1942 – 16 February 2006) was an English television producer and director best known for his long association with comedian Benny Hill. Early life and career Born in North Shields, Northumberland, England, Kir ...

, British producer and director *

Douglas Kirkland Douglas Morley Kirkland (August 16, 1934 – October 2, 2022) was a Canadian-born American photographer. He was noted for his photographs of celebrities, especially the ones he took of Marilyn Monroe several months before her death. Early life ...

(1934-2022), Canadian-born American photographer

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Eddie Kirkland Eddie Kirkland (August 16, 1923 – February 27, 2011) was an American electric blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer, and songwriter. Kirkland, known as the "Gypsy of the Blues" for his rigorous touring schedules, played and toured with John ...

(1923–2011), American blues musician * Edward C. Kirkland (c. 1894 – 1975), American historian * Edward R. Kirkland (1923–2012), American politician

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Gelsey Kirkland Gelsey Kirkland (born December 29, 1952) is an American ballerina. She received early ballet training at the School of American Ballet. Kirkland joined the New York City Ballet in 1968 at age 15, at the invitation of George Balanchine. She was ...

, American ballet dancer * Gordon Kirkland (coach) (1904–1953), football, baseball and basketball coach *

Graeme Kirkland Graeme Kirkland is a Canadian record producer, composer, musician, and performance artist active during the late 1980s and 1990s. Musical career At age 15, while too young to be formally enrolled, Kirkland studied music in advanced classes at Yor ...

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James I. Kirkland James Ian Kirkland (born August 24, 1954) is an American Palaeontologist, paleontologist and geologist. He has worked with dinosaur remains from the south west United States of America and Mexico and has been responsible for discovering new and i ...

(born 1954), American geologist and palaeontologist *

James Hampton Kirkland James Hampton Kirkland (September 9, 1859 – August 5, 1939) was an American Latinist and university administrator. He served as the second chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1893 to 1937. Early life James Hampton Kirkland was born ...

Jari Kirkland Jari aka "Yari" Kirkland (born 1976) is an American ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker. She has been member of the national ski mountaineering selection since 2010. Selected results * 2010: ** 9th, World Championship relay race, togethe ...

, American ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker *

Jaxson Kirkland Jaxson Kirkland (born July 30, 1998) is an American football offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington Huskies football, Washington. Early life and high school Kir ...

(born 1998), American football player * Jerusha Bingham Kirkland (1743-1788), American missionary * Jessica Kirkland, American tennis player *

Jim Kirkland James William Kirkland (born 30 October 1946) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and ...

(born 1946), English footballer *

John Thornton Kirkland John Thornton Kirkland (August 17, 1770 – April 26, 1840) was an American Congregational clergyman who served as President of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828. As an undergraduate, he was a member of the Hasty Pudding. He is remembered ch ...

(1770–1840), president of Harvard University (1810–1828) * Joseph Kirkland (1830–1894), novelist *

Diamond D Joseph Kirkland (born April 5, 1968), better known by his stage name Diamond D, is an American hip hop MC and record producer from The Bronx, New York City, and one of the founding members of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew, abbreviated as D.I.T. ...

, born Joseph Kirkland, music producer

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Kenny Kirkland Kenneth David Kirkland (September 28, 1955 – November 12, 1998) was an American pianist and keyboardist. Biography Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Kirkland was six when he first sat down at a piano keyboard. After years ...

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Lane Kirkland Joseph Lane Kirkland (March 12, 1922 – August 14, 1999) was an American labor union leader who served as President of the AFL–CIO from 1979 to 1995. Life and career Kirkland was born in Camden, South Carolina, the son of Louise Beardsley ( ...

(1922–1999), president of the AFL-CIO * Leigh G. Kirkland (1873–1942), American politician *

Leroy Kirkland Leroy E. Kirkland (February 10, 1904 or 1906 – April 6, 1988) was an American arranger, bandleader, guitarist and songwriter whose career spanned the eras of big band jazz, R&B, rock and roll and soul. Life and career Born in Columbia, South Ca ...

(1904–1988), American musician *

Levon Kirkland Lorenzo Levon Kirkland (born February 17, 1969) is an American former football inside linebacker and coach. A second-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1992 NFL Draft, he played 11 years as a linebacker in the National Footba ...

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Marie-Claire Kirkland Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain, (September 8, 1924 – March 24, 2016) was a Quebec lawyer, judge and politician. She was the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, the first woman appointed a Cabinet minister in Quebec, ...

Mark Kirkland Mark Kirkland is an American animation director. He has directed 84 episodes of ''The Simpsons'' since 1990, more than any other director. Career At the age of 13, Kirkland began making super 8 films and working for his father, noted photograph ...

Muriel Kirkland Muriel Kirkland (August 19, 1903 – September 26, 1971) was an American actress. Early years Kirkland was born on August 19, 1903, in Yonkers, New York, She was the daughter of advertising executive Charles B. Kirkland and Margaret Keith Kirkland ...

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* Niatia Jessica Kirkland, singer

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Pee Wee Kirkland Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland (born May 6, 1945) is a former American streetball player and drug kingpin. Career Basketball Born in Manhattan, New York, Kirkland played varsity basketball at Charles Evans Hughes High School in Manhattan, New York, a ...

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* Richard Kirkland, noted for his bravery during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War * Ricky Kirkland, (born December 5, 1965)in Dothan, Alabama. Created a large Christmas themed Light Show in Dothan called "Christmas on Oakwood" that has been operating annually for over twelve years.

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Sally Kirkland Sally Kirkland (born October 31, 1941) is an American film, television and stage actress and producer. A former member of Andy Warhol's The Factory and an active member in 1960s New York avant-garde theater, she has appeared in more than 250 fi ...

, American actor *

Sally Kirkland (editor) Sally Kirkland (1 July 1912 – 1 May 1989) was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at ''Vogue'' magazine and served as the only fashion editor at ''Life'' magazine between 1947 and 1969. Early life Born as Sarah Phinney in a small ...

Samuel Kirkland Samuel Kirkland (December 1, 1741 – February 28, 1808) was a Presbyterian minister and missionary among the Oneida and Tuscarora peoples of present-day central New York State. He was a long-time friend of the Oneida chief Skenandoa. Kirkland ...

(1741–1808), Presbyterian missionary to the Oneida and Tuscarora Iroquois * Sean D. Kirkland, American philosopher

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Thaddeus Kirkland Thaddeus Kirkland (born January 12, 1955) is an American politician who is the Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania since 2016. A Democrat, he served as a member of the 159th district from 1993 to 2016. Early life and education Born in Chester, Kirk ...

(born 1955), American politician *

Thomas Kirkland Thomas Kirkland M.D. (1721–1798) was an English physician and medical writer. Life Kirkland was born at Ashbourne, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Kirkland, an attorney, and his father's second wife, Mary Allsop. After a grammar school educatio ...

(1721–1798), English physician and medical writer

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Vance Kirkland Vance Hall Kirkland (November 3, 1904 – May 24, 1981) was a painter and educator in Denver, Colorado. His paintings, from 1926 to 1981, range from realist and impressionist watercolors, to surrealist deadwood worlds, to abstract expressionist ...

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* Wilbur Kirkland (born 1947), American basketball player * Willie Kirkland {{surname English-language surnames Surnames of English origin