McCormack is a Scottish and Irish surname that originated in

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

Milltown Galway. Spelling variations include: Cormack, MacCormack, MacCormac, McCormac,

Cormac Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish language, Irish and English language, English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as ''Kormákr''. Family name#Surname prefixes, Mac is I ...

, Cormach.

Architecture

* Sir

Richard MacCormac Sir Richard Cornelius MacCormac CBE, PPRIBA, FRSA, RA (3 September 1938 – 26 July 2014), was a modernist English architect and the founder of MJP Architects. Early life and background Richard Cornelius MacCormac was born in Marylebone ...

, (1938–2014), British architect, the founder of

MJP Architects MJP Architects was an employee-owned British architectural practice established in 1972 by Sir Richard MacCormac, and based in Spitalfields, London. The practice officially changed its name from MacCormac Jamieson Prichard to MJP Architects in Ju ...

Business

* Arthur John McCormack (1865–1936), English businessman associated with

Wolseley Motors Wolseley Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by the Vickers Armaments in conjunction with Herbert Austin. It initially made a full range, topped by large luxury cars, and dominated the market in the E ...

* Derek McCormack (academic), New Zealand professor and administrator of the

Auckland University of Technology Auckland University of Technology ( AUT; ) is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college (originally established in 1895) was granted university status. AUT is New Zealand's third largest university i ...

* Emmet J. McCormack (1880–1965), US director and treasurer, One of the founders of

Moore-McCormack The Moore-McCormack Lines was a series of companies operating as shipping lines, operated by the Moore-McCormack Company, Incorporated, later Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, and simply Mooremack, founded in 1913 in New York City. It ceased tr ...

Gavan McCormack Gavan McCormack is a researcher specializing in East Asia who is Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History of the Australian National University. He is also a coordinator of an award-winning open access journ ...

, Australian historian and orientalist, Visiting Professor of Social Science at the

International Christian University is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and Bank of Japan, BOJ Governor Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first liberal arts coll ...

in Tokyo

Entertainment

Adetokumboh McCormack Frederick Adetokumboh M'Cormack (born February 27, 1982), sometimes credited as Ade McCormack, Frederick McCormack, or Adetokumoh McCormack, is a Sierra Leonean-born American actor, known for his roles in the television series '' Lost'' and ''Hero ...

(born 1982), Sierra Leone-born US film and television actor *

Ange McCormack Angela McCormack is an Australian journalist, social media producer, photographer, filmmaker, and radio presenter from Sydney, New South Wales. She currently works for Triple J's news and current affairs radio program ''Hack''. McCormack condu ...

(born 1996 or 1997), Australian journalist and radio presenter *

Catherine McCormack Catherine Jane McCormack (born April 3, 1972) is an English actress. Her film appearances include ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' The Land Girls'' (1998), '' Dangerous Beauty'' (1998), ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998), ''Spy Game'' (2001), and ''28 Wee ...

(born 1972), English film actress * Danielle McCormack (born 1983), English television actress * Daryl McCormack (born 1992/1993), Irish actor *

David McCormack David Liam McCormack (born 25 October 1968) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is best known for voicing the character Bandit Heeler in the Peabody Award-winning animated children's series '' Bluey'' and as the front ...

(born 1968), Australian singer and songwriter *

Eric McCormack Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian and American actor known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', Grant MacLaren in Netflix's ''Travelers (TV series), Travelers'', and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the T ...

(born 1963), Canadian-born US television, Broadway and film actor * Franklyn MacCormack (1906–1971), US radio personality * Geoffrey MacCormack known as

Warren Peace Geoffrey Alexander MacCormack, better known as Warren Peace, is an English vocalist, composer and dancer best known for his work with David Bowie in the 1970s. Musical career A long-time friend of Bowie since their schooldays in Bromley, Peace ...

, English vocalist * John McCormack (1884–1945), Irish tenor singer * Kevin McCormack (born 1970), Irish dancer, one of the first dancers selected for

Riverdance ''Riverdance'' is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions J ...

Mary McCormack Mary Catherine McCormack (born February 8, 1969) is an American actress. She has had leading roles as Justine Appleton on the series '' Murder One'' (1995–1997), as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper on ''The West Wing'' (2004–20 ...

(born 1969), US television, Broadway and film actress * Niamh McCormack (born 2001), Irish actress *

Patty McCormack Patricia McCormack (born Patricia Ellen Russo; August 21, 1945) is an American actress with a career in theater, films, and television. McCormack began her career as a child actress. She is perhaps best known for her performance as Rhoda Penma ...

(born 1945), US film, Broadway and television actress *

Sean McCormack Sean McCormack (born 1964) is the Vice President of Communications at Chevron U.S.A. Inc. McCormack is responsible for corporate and brand communications, in addition to reputation management, employee and executive communications. He is a forme ...

, Academy award nominated sound editor * Shane McCormack (singer), an Irish contestant in series 7 of

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing competition '' The Voice of Holland'', and ...

(2018) *

Will McCormack William Joseph McCormack Jr. (born January 13, 1974) is an American actor, executive producer, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for his short film '' If Anything Happens I Love You'' (2020), which earned him the Academy Award f ...

(born 1974), American actor and younger brother of Mary McCormack

Fictional characters

Cliff McCormack ''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during network UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor network ...

, fictional character on The CW television series ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...

'' * Clive McCormack, fictional character in the video game '' The Getaway'' * Ren McCormack, fictional character in the film ''

Footloose ''Footloose'' is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn a b ...

Law

Bridget Mary McCormack Bridget Mary McCormack (born July 23, 1966) is an American lawyer, professor, and retired justice. She served on the Michigan Supreme Court from 2013 to 2022, first as an associate justice, and as chief justice from 2019 to 2022. Previously she w ...

(born 1966), Justice of the

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the s ...

(January 1, 2013 – Present) * Michael McCormack (born 1939), US state judge (Nebraska) * Mike McCormack, Toronto Police officer and Toronto Police Association president * William J. McCormack (1933–2016), Mauritius-born Canadian Chief of Police

Literature

* Derek McCormack (born 1969), Canadian writer * Mike McCormack (born 1965), Irish writer *

Una McCormack Una McCormack (born 13 January 1972) is a British-Irish academic, scriptwriter and novelist. She is the author of ''The Baba Yaga'' (2015) and ''The Star of the Sea'' (2016), two books in the ''Weird Space'' series from UK science fiction publis ...

(born 1972), British-Irish novelist

Medicine

* Henry MacCormac, Irish dermatologist and physician who served as a lieutenant-colonel in

Royal Army Medical Corps The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) was a specialist corps in the British Army which provided medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army De ...

during the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

* Henry MacCormac, (1800–1886), Irish physician who advocated open-air theory * William MacCormac, (1836–1901), British surgeon who served as the President of the

Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgery, surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wa ...

Military

James McCormack James McCormack Jr. (8 November 1910 – 3 January 1975) was a United States Army officer who served in World War II, and was later the first Director of Military Applications of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. A 1932 graduate of t ...

(1910–1975),

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

officer who served in

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, and was later the first Director of Military Applications of the

United States Atomic Energy Commission The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by the U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. President Harry ...

Politics

* Billy McCormack (1928–2012), director and vice president of the

Christian Coalition of America The Christian Coalition of America (CCA), a 501(c)(4) organization, is the successor to the original Christian Coalition created in 1987 by religious broadcaster and former presidential candidate Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson. This US Christia ...

and pastor of University Worship Center in

Shreveport Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, Lo ...

, Louisiana * Edward J. McCormack, Jr. (1923–1997),

Massachusetts Attorney General The Massachusetts attorney general is an elected constitutionally defined executive officer of the Massachusetts government. The officeholder is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The officeholder ...

, nephew of

John William McCormack John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards in the Massachusetts State Senate before winnin ...

Ellen McCormack Ellen Cullen McCormack (September 15, 1926 – March 27, 2011) was an American politician who was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976. Early life On September 15, 1926, Eleanor Rose Cullen was born in The Bronx ...

(1926–2011), US third-party candidate for US president in 1980 * John McCormac, US politician ( Democratic Party) *

(1891–1980), US Representative from Massachusetts and

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United ...

* Michael McCormack (born 1964), Australian Member of Parliament * Mike McCormack (1921–2020), US Representative from Washington *

Pádraic McCormack Pádraic McCormack (born 15 May 1942) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Mayor of Galway from 1992 to 1993. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 1989 to 2011 and a Senator for the Agricultu ...

(born 1942), Irish delegate to

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...

* Richard T. McCormack (born 1941),

United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States The following is a list of people who have served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States, or the full title, "United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States", with the rank and status of ...

and United States Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs *

(born 1964), US Assistant Secretary of State * William McCormack (1879–1947), Australian politician, Premier of Queensland

Sports

Alan McCormack Alan McCormack (born 10 January 1984) is an Irish football coach and former professional player who played as a right-back or midfielder. He is a coach at EFL League One club Leyton Orient. He began his career at Preston North End and later p ...

(born 1984), Irish footballer *

Charlie McCormack Charles McCormack (29 April 1895 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, mainly for Third Lanark and Hamilton Academical, as well as a short spell at Ayr United before retiring.Chris McCormack (triathlete) (born 1973), Australian triathlete * Damien McCormack (born 1987), Australian rules footballer * David McCormack (basketball) (born 1999), American basketball player *

Don McCormack Donald Ross McCormack (born September 18, 1955) is a former professional baseball player and coach. He was a fourth round draft pick (75th overall) in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft The 1974 Major League Baseball draft took place prior t ...

(born 1955), American baseball player *

Fergal McCormack Fergal McCormack (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish hurling coach and former hurler. He played for North Cork club Mallow and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually carried the team fro ...

(born 1974), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer * Frank MacCormack (born 1954), baseball pitcher for Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners * Jack McCormack (Australian rules footballer) (1904–1966), Australian rules footballer * Jack McCormack (rugby league) (1904–1996), Australian rugby league footballer * John McCormack, several sportspeople *

Mark McCormack Mark Hume McCormack (November 6, 1930 – May 16, 2003) was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG (company), IMG, an international management organization ser ...

(1930–2003), American lawyer,

sports agent A sports agent is a legal representative (hence agent (law), agent) for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches. They procure and negotiate employment and Testimonial, endorsement contracts for the principal (commercial law), at ...

and writer, founder and chairman of IMG * Mike McCormack (American football) (1930–2013), American football player (Cleveland Browns) and coach *

Ross McCormack Ross McCormack (born 18 August 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for English side Doncaster City, who play in the Central Midlands Alliance League North Division. McCormack started his career with Scottish ...

(born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Steve McCormack Steve McCormack is a rugby league coach. He was head coach of Scotland until 2017 and was the longest reigning coach in the nation's history having held the role since 2004. He has also had an extensive club coaching career, having coached Sal ...

(born c.1973), Scottish rugby league coach * Tom McCormack (Erin's Own hurler) (1888–1959), Irish hurler for Kilkenny and Erin's Own

Other genre

* Billy McCormack (1928–2012), American clergyman * Bruce L. McCormack (born 1952), professor of theology at

Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, is a Private university, private seminary, school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Establish ...

* Franklyn MacCormack (1906–1971), US radio personality in Chicago * Hilary McCormack (1934–2022), New Zealand advocate for the Deaf community * Sir William MacCormac, 1st Baronet (1836–1901), British surgeon

Other

MacCormack method In computational fluid dynamics, the MacCormack method (/məˈkɔːrmæk ˈmɛθəd/) is a widely used discretization scheme for the numerical solution of hyperbolic partial differential equations. This second-order finite difference method was int ...

, a discretization scheme for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. It is introduced by Robert W. MacCormack in 1969.MacCormack, R. W., The Effect of viscosity in hypervelocity impact cratering, AIAA Paper, 69-354 (1969). *

McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports is a former IndyCar, Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. Based in Avon, Indiana, the team debuted at the 1996 Indianapolis 500, 1996 Indianapolis 500 with a car for Randy Tolsma, h ...

, former

Indy Racing League IndyCar, LLC (stylized as INDYCAR), is an auto racing Governing body, sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization sanctions two Auto racing, racing series: the premier IndyCar Serie ...

team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. * McCormack, Minnesota, an unorganized territory in St. Louis County, Minnesota

References

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