McDiarmid, also MacDiarmid, is an

Irish surname A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ac ...

originating from a high king of Ireland circa

657 __NOTOC__ Year 657 (Roman numerals, DCLVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 657 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domi ...

AD, popular in Scotland.

People

Notable people with this surname include:

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Archie McDiarmid Archibald McDiarmid (December 8, 1881 – August 11, 1957) was a Canadian track and field athlete born in Balvicar, Scotland who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the 56 pound weight throw competition and ...

(1881–1957), Scottish-born Canadian track and field athlete *

Bunny McDiarmid Bunny McDiarmid ( born 1957 or 1958 in Christchurch) is an environmental activist from New Zealand, she has been, (with Jennifer Morgan) Executive Director of the non-governmental organization Greenpeace International since April 4, 2016. She has ...

(contemporary), New Zealand environmental activist * C. J. McDiarmid (1869–1942), American lawyer and professional baseball executive *

David McDiarmid David McDiarmid (1952–1995) was an artist, designer and political activist, recognised for his prominent and sustained artistic engagement in issues relating to gay male identity and HIV/AIDS. He is also known for his involvement in the gay libe ...

(1952–1995), Tasmanian-born Australian artist, designer and political activist *

Dorothy Shoemaker McDiarmid Dorothy Shoemaker McDiarmid (October 22, 1906 – June 8, 1994) was a teacher, real estate broker, Quaker activist, and Virginia legislator for nearly 26 years. Early and family life Born in Waco, Texas to U.S. Department of Agriculture employe ...

(1906–1994), American politician in Virginia and Quaker activist *

Errett Weir McDiarmid Errett Weir McDiarmid (July 13, 1909 – April 27, 2000) was an American librarian and academic who was president of the American Library Association from 1948 to 1949. McDiarmid was born in West Virginia and received his bachelor's degree in 192 ...

(1909–2000), American librarian and academic *

George McDiarmid George McDiarmid (1880–1946) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the ...

(1880–1946), Scottish footballer *

Howard McDiarmid Howard Richmond McDiarmid (June 3, 1927 – August 25, 2010) was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1972 as a Social Credit member. Born ...

(1927–2010), Canadian physician and political figure in British Columbia *

Ian McDiarmid Ian McDiarmid (; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen, best known for portraying the Sith Lord Emperor Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious in the ''Star Wars'' multimedia franchise. Making his stage debut in '' ...

(born 1944), Scottish Tony award theatre actor and director *

Jack McDiarmid John Frederick Dawes McDiarmid (3 October 1903 – 10 August 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Perth Football Club, West Perth and Claremont Football Clubs in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) ...

(1903–1974), Australian rules footballer *

John McDiarmid (tennis) John McDiarmid (August 12, 1911 – November 4, 1982) was a tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Beckley, West Virginia. Tennis career In singles, McDiarmid was ranked as high as No. 7 in the United States, achieving that rankin ...

(1911–1982), American tennis player *

John B. McDiarmid John Brodie McDiarmid (June 6, 1913 – April 15, 2002) was a Canadian-born academic who played an important role in Canadian Naval Intelligence during World War II. He was chairman of the Classics Department at the University of Washington, was the ...

(1913–2002), Canadian academic and military intelligence officer *

John Stewart McDiarmid John Stewart McDiarmid (December 25, 1882 – June 7, 1965) was a Manitoba politician. He held senior ministerial positions in the governments of John Bracken, Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell, and served as the province's 14th Lieut ...

(1882–1965), Canadian Liberal politician, later Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba *

Matthew McDiarmid Matthew McDiarmid, full name Matthew Purdie McDiarmid (25 June 1914–12 February 1996) was a Scottish literary scholar, essayist, campaigning academic and poet. He was a founding member of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies (1970) ...

(1914–1996), Scottish literary scholar, essayist and poet *

Niall McDiarmid Niall McDiarmid (born 1967) is a Scottish photographer.Alan MacDiarmid Alan Graham MacDiarmid, ONZ FRS (14 April 1927 – 7 February 2007) was a New Zealand-born American chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000. Early life and education MacDiarmid was born in Masterton, New Z ...

(1927–2007), New Zealand-born American chemist * Douglas MacDiarmid (1922–2020), New Zealand-born painter active in Paris, France *

Findlay George MacDiarmid Findlay (Finlay) George MacDiarmid (October 11, 1869 – July 15, 1933) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member in 1898 and from 1900 to 1919 and fro ...

(1869–1933), Canadian farmer and political figure in Ontario *

Hugh MacDiarmid Christopher Murray Grieve (11 August 1892 – 9 September 1978), best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid (), was a Scottish poet, journalist, essayist and political figure. He is considered one of the principal forces behind the Scottish Rena ...

(1892–1978), Scottish poet, pen name of ''Christopher Murray Grieve'' *

Margaret MacDiarmid Margaret MacDiarmid is a Canadian politician, former provincial Minister of Health, and also served as Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government. She was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ...

(fl. 2009–2013), Canadian politician in British Columbia * Sarah MacDiarmid, Scottish-Australian woman who disappeared in 1990 in Melbourne, Australia *

Toby MacDiarmid Finlay Melrose "Toby" MacDiarmid OBE (9 May 1925 – 18 April 2003) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1973 to 1988, serving as a member of the National Party (formerly the Country ...

(1925–2003), Australian politician *

William MacDiarmid William Burton MacDiarmid (23 May 1875 – 13 May 1947) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Athol, Ontario and became a physician by career. MacDiarmid graduated from McGill University where he re ...

(1875–1947), Canadian politician in Ontario

Places

MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (often simply called the MacDiarmid Institute) is a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) specialising in materials science and nanotechnology. It is hosted by Victoria ...

, in New Zealand *

McDiarmid Falls McDiarmid Falls is a waterfall on Grouse Creek in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada. It is located downstream from Moul Falls and upstream from Grouse Creek's confluence with the Clearwater River.Neave, Roland (2 ...

, a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada *

McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of . As well as St Jo ...

, a stadium in Perth, Scotland * William McDiarmid House, a historic building in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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