Melrose is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alex Melrose
Alexander Melrose (16 May 1865 – 2 September 1944) was a South Australian lawyer noted for his patronage of the arts.
History
Alexander was a son of pastoralist George Melrose (1806–1894) and his wife Euphemia née Thomson (c. 1829–1887), w ...
(1865–1944), South Australian lawyer and art patron
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Alexander Melrose
Alexander John Melrose (18 March 1889 – 6 September 1962) was a politician in the State of South Australia.
History
Melrose was born at Kooringa, the only son of the noted philanthropist Sir John Melrose (1860–1938), of Ulooloo, and his w ...
(1889–1962), South Australian politician
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Barry Melrose (born 1956), former head coach of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning & Los Angeles Kings
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Charles James Melrose (1913–1936), Australian aviator and holder of early flight records between Australia and other countries
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David Melrose, Scottish wheelchair curler
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Dianna Melrose (born 1952), British diplomat, ambassador to Cuba
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George Melrose
George Melrose (22 December 1806 – 8 April 1894) was a Scottish pioneer of South Australia, whose descendants were prominent in pastoral and professional circles.
History
George Melrose (22 December 1806 – 8 April 1894), the last surviving so ...
(1806–1894), pioneer in South Australia
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Jim Melrose (born 1958), Scottish footballer
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Joseph Melrose (1944–2014), American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone
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Richard Burt Melrose (born 1949), Australian mathematician
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Robert Thomson Melrose (1862–1945), pastoralist and politician in South Australia
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