Maskelyne may refer to:

People

Nevil Maskelyne (MP) Nevil Maskelyne (1611 – 30 August 1679) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Maskelyne was the son of Edmund Maskelyne of Purton, Wiltshire, and his wife Catherine Davys, daughter of Richard Da ...

(1711–1679), English landowner, MP for Cricklade * Nevil Maskelyne (1732–1811), the fifth British Astronomer Royal *

Nevil Story Maskelyne Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne (3 September 1823 – 20 May 1911) was an English geologist and politician. Scientific career Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, Maskelyne taught mineralogy and chemistry at Oxford from 1851, before becomin ...

(1823–1911), English geologist, MP for Cricklade *

Nevill Maskelyne Smyth Major General Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth, (14 August 1868 – 21 July 1941) was a senior officer in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British a ...

(1868–1941), British Army office, recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Ryan Maskelyne Ryan Campbell Maskelyne (born 25 January 1999) is a Papua New Guinean swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event ...

(born 1999), Australian-born Papua New Guinean Olympic swimmer *The Maskelyne family of British magicians: ** John Nevil Maskelyne (1829–1917), stage magician **

Nevil Maskelyne (magician) John Nevil Maskelyne, known professionally as Nevil Maskelyne (1863–1924), was a British magician and inventor. Biography Maskelyne was born in 1863 Cheltenham (bapt 22 July 1863) to stage magician John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) and hi ...

(1863–1924), son of John Nevil ** Jasper Maskelyne (1902–1973), stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s, son of Nevil

Other uses

Maskelyne (crater) Maskelyne is a solitary lunar impact crater that lies in the southeast part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. Its diameter is 22 km. It was named after British astronomer Nevil Maskelyne. The outer rim has a somewhat polygonal shape, although it ...

, a solitary lunar crater * Maskelynes Islands, in Vanuatu ** Maskelynes language *

Maskelyne Passage Maskelyne Passage () is a passage between Larrouy Island and Tadpole Island to the east, and Cat Island, Runnelstone Rock and Hummock Island to the west, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys ...

, Antarctica {{Disambiguation, geo, surname