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and Scottish

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

. Mill workers or owners of one or more mills would have received the name, through being called John the worker of the mills, or Joe the owner of the mills until it was shortened to simply John or Joe Mills. Notable people with the surname include:

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Aaron Mills Aaron Scott Mills (born July 8, 1972) is an American former Arena Football League (AFL) kicker who, in a career lasting two years, played for the San Jose SaberCats (1995–1996). He holds the AFL league record for the longest field goal, with a 6 ...

(born 1972), American football player *

Adrian Mills Adrian Mills (born 16 July 1956) is a British television presenter and actor. He appeared on ''That's Life!'' with Esther Rantzen for seven years until 1994. Since then, he has presented talk show ''Central Weekend Live'', reported for BBC view ...

(born 1956), British television presenter * Alan Mills (disambiguation), multiple people including: **

Alan Mills (baseball) Alan Bernard Mills (born October 18, 1966) is an American former relief pitcher and pitching coach. He spent 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees (1990–1991), Baltimore Orioles (1992–1998, 2000–2001 ...

(born 1966), American baseball player **

Alan Mills (musician) Alan Mills (born Albert Miller; September 7, 1912 or 1913 – June 14, 1977 ) was a Canadian folksinger, writer, and actor. He was best known for popularizing Canadian folk music, and for his original song, '' I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a ...

(1913–1977), British songwriter **

Alan Mills (tennis) Alan Ronald Mills, (born 6 November 1935), is a former tennis player and tournament referee for the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon tennis championships from 1983 to 2005. Although each individual tennis match was controlled by an on-court O ...

, British tennis player and referee *

Alec Mills Alec Thomas Mills (born November 30, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. The Kansas City Royals selected Mills in the 22nd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He previously played for the Kansas ...

(born 1991), American baseball player *

Alexandria Mills Alexandria Nichole Mills (born February 26, 1992) is an American model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2010 on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, China. Mills is the third woman from the United States to win Miss World. Early life Mills ...

(born 1992), American model *

Alexander Rud Mills Alexander Rud Mills (1885 – 8 April 1964) was an Australian barrister and author, interned in 1942 for his Nazi sympathies and fascist beliefs. He was also a prominent Odinist, one of the earliest proponents of the rebirth of Germanic Neopagan ...

(1885–1964), Australian Odinic religious author and lecturer * Alice Mills (born 1986), Australian swimmer *

Alice du Pont Mills Alice Frances du Pont Mills (December 13, 1912 – March 13, 2002) was an American aviator, thoroughbred race horse breeder and owner, environmentalist, philanthropist and a member of the prominent du Pont family. Biography Born in Wilmington, D ...

(1912–2002), American aviator and race-horse breeder * Allison "Alley" Mills (born 1951), American actress * Angela Mills or

Angela Kincaid Angela Kincaid, formerly known by her married name of Angela Mills, is a children's book illustrator best known for ''The Butterfly Children'' series of picture books. In 1983, with her then husband, Pat Mills, she created the Celtic comics ...

, British children's book illustrator * Ann Mills, British woman of the eighteenth century, was a disguised sailor *

Annette Mills Annette Mills (born Edith Mabel Mills; 10 September 1894 – 10 January 1955) was an English actress, dancer, songwriter and television presenter, best known for presenting the children's television show ''Muffin the Mule''. Biography Early life ...

(1894–1955), British dancer, actress and broadcaster

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Barbara Mills Dame Barbara Jean Lyon Mills DBE, QC (''née'' Warnock; 10 August 1940 – 28 May 2011) was a British barrister. She held various senior public appointments including Director of Public Prosecutions, and was widely seen as a pioneer for women g ...

(1940–2011), British barrister and public servant * Barry Mills (disambiguation), multiple people * Beatrice Mills, (1883–1972), American-born Countess of Granard * Ben Mills (born 1980), British singer *

Bernard Mills Bernard Yarnton Mills AC, FRS, FAA, DSc(Eng) (8 August 1920 – 25 April 2011) was an Australian engineer and a pioneer of radio astronomy in Australia, responsible for the design and implementation of the Mills Cross Telescope and the Molon ...

(1920–2011), Australian astronomer *

Bertram Mills Bertram Wagstaff Mills (August 1873 – 16 April 1938) was a British circus owner originally from Paddington, London, who ran the Bertram Mills Circus. His circus became famous in the UK for its Christmas shows at Olympia in West London televised ...

(1873–1938), British circus owner * Bill Mills (1919–2019), Major League Baseball player *

Billy Mills Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...

(1898–1937), South African racing driver *

(born 1938), American distance runner *

(born 1954), Irish poet *

Billy G. Mills Billy G. Mills (born 1929) is a retired Los Angeles Superior Court judge and a former Los Angeles City Council member, serving from 1963 to 1974. He was one of the first three African-Americans elected to the council. Biography Mills was born on ...

(born 1929), American politician and judge * Bob Mills (born 1957), British comedian and radio presenter * Bob Mills (born 1941), Canadian politician * Brad Mills (born 1957), American baseball player and coach * Brad Mills (born 1985), American baseball player *

Bradley Mills Bradley "Brad" Mills (born May 3, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and the Chicago Blackhawks. Playing career On March 16, 2007, Mills was sig ...

(born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Brian Mills (born 1971), English footballer * Brian Mills, British television director

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C. Wright Mills Charles Wright Mills (August 28, 1916 – March 20, 1962) was an American Sociology, sociologist, and a professor of sociology at Columbia University from 1946 until his death in 1962. Mills published widely in both popular and intellectual journ ...

(1916–1962), American sociologist *

Caleb Mills Caleb Mills (July 29, 1806 – October 17, 1879) was an American educator who served as the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Indiana and was the first faculty member at Wabash College. He played a central role in designing the public educa ...

(1806–1879), American educator * Charles Mills (disambiguation), multiple people * Charlie Mills (1844–1874), American baseball player * Charlie Mills (1888–1972), German harness racing driver and trainer * Chris Mills (born 1970), American basketball player * Clark Mills (1915–2001), American boat builder and designer * Clark Mills (1810–1883), American sculptor * Colin Mills (educationalist) (born 1951), British educationalist *

Colin Mills (sociologist) Colin Mills is a professorial fellow in sociology at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Mills has research interests in social inequality, social mobility, social demography, historical social mobility, and social measurement. He was editor i ...

, British sociologist *

Crispian Mills Crispian Mills (born 18 January 1973 as Crispian John David Boulting; spiritual name Krishna Kantha Das) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. Active since 1988, Mills is best known as the frontman of the psychedelic ...

(born 1973), British musician (

Kula Shaker Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a num ...

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* Damian Mills (1979–2003), Canadian cricketer *

Darby Mills Darby Phyllis Mills is a Canadian rock vocalist, former figure skater, and the past lead singer of the Headpins. She has embarked on a solo career, having signed a worldwide record contract and released both a remastered solo album and a live CD. ...

, Canadian singer *

Darius Ogden Mills Darius Ogden Mills (September 25, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker and philanthropist. For a time, he was California's wealthiest citizen. Early life Mills was born in North Salem, in Westchester County, New Yor ...

(1825–1910), American banker and philanthropist *

Danny Mills Daniel John Mills (born 18 May 1977) is an English former professional footballer best known for his time at Leeds United. His main position was right-back, though he could also play as a centre-back. On 7 August 2009, he announced his retirem ...

(born 1977), British footballer * David Mills (disambiguation), multiple people *

Davis Mills Davis Compton Mills (born October 21, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2021 NF ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Dennis Mills Dennis Joseph Mills (born July 19, 1946) is a Canadian businessman and former politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Toronto—Danforth in the east-end of downtown Toronto. From February 2012 until November 2016, Mi ...

(born 1946), Canadian businessman and politician *

Derek Mills Derek Mills (born July 9, 1972) is a former American sprinter. He was a 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4×400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400 m. After going to ...

, American Olympic runner *

Dick Mills Dick Mills (born 1936) is a British sound engineer, specialising in electronic music, electronic sound effects which he produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Mills was one of the original staff at the Radiophonic Workshop, joining in 1958 ...

, British sound engineer and electronic composer *

Donna Mills Donna Mills (born Donna Jean Miller on December 11, 1940) is an American actress. She began her television career in 1966 with a recurring role on ''The Secret Storm'', and in the same year appeared on Broadway in the Woody Allen comedy '' Don ...

(born 1940), American actress *

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. Dizze ...

, British musician – real name Dylan Mills

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* E. C. Mills (1873–1962), American educator * Edwin Mills (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Edwin Mills (actor), American actor in ''

Return to the Planet of the Apes ''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1975 Saturday morning animated series, by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television, based on the 1963 novel ''Planet of the Apes'' by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel had ...

'' **

Edwin Mills (athlete) Edwin Archer Mills (17 May 1878 – 12 November 1946) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team ''City of ...

(1878–1946), British tug-of-war competitor **

Edwin Mills (economist) Edwin Smith Mills (born June 25, 1928) is an American economist known for his contributions to urban economics. Mills was a long-time faculty member at Johns Hopkins University (1957–1970), Princeton University (1970–1987), and Northwestern U ...

(born 1928), American economist *

Eleri Mills Eleri Mills (born 1955) is a Welsh painter. Life Mills was born in Llangadfan in Powys, and gained a B.A. in Art and Design from Manchester Polytechnic. She was elected to the Royal Cambrian Academy in 2000 and in 2012 was an artist-in-residence ...

(born 1955), Welsh artist *

Elijah H. Mills Elijah Hunt Mills (December 1, 1776May 5, 1829) was an American politician from Massachusetts. Early life Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studi ...

(1776–1829), American politician * Elle Mills (born 1998), Canadian YouTuber * Enoch J. Mills (1878–1935), American college sports coach *

Everett Mills Everett Mills (January 20, 1845 – June 22, 1908) was an American Major League Baseball player from Newark, New Jersey. He played in all five seasons of the National Association of Professional Baseball Players, National Association (&ndas ...

(1845–1908), American baseball player

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Florence Mills Florence Mills (born Florence Winfrey; January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927), billed as the "Queen of Happiness", was an American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian. Life and career Florence Mills (Florence Winfrey) was born a daughter of for ...

(1896–1927), African American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian *

Frances Jones Mills Frances Jones Mills (July 4, 1920 – May 24, 1996) was an American politician who was a state official in Kentucky for a large portion of the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first woman and first Democrat in the 20th century to win the office of S ...

(1920–1996), Kentucky politician *

Frank Mills Frank Mills (born June 27, 1942) is a Canadian pianist and recording artist, best known for his solo instrumental hit "Music Box Dancer". Early life and education Mills was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Verdun, Quebec and started pl ...

, Canadian musician *

Freddie Mills Frederick Percival Mills (26 June 1919 – 25 July 1965) was an English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950. Mills was tall and did not have a sophisticated boxing style; he relied on two-fisted aggression, relent ...

(1919–1965), British boxer

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Garrett Mills Michael Garrett Mills (born October 12, 1983) is a former American football tight end. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa. Mills also played for the Minnes ...

, American football player * Gary Mills (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Gary Mills (footballer, born 1961) Gary Roland Mills (born 11 November 1961) is an English football manager and former professional player. He played in the Premier League and Football League for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Notts County and Leicester City and managed in t ...

, English footballer and manager **

Gary Mills (footballer, born 1981) Gary Leonard Mills (born 20 May 1981) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently caretaker manager of Burton Albion. He was assistant manager at Wrexham until 31 March 2015. He was appointed the new manager at ...

, English footballer *

Garry Mills Garry Mills (also Gary Mills) (born 13 October 1941 in West Wickham, Kent, England) is a former British pop singer. Mills had three hits on the UK Singles Chart in the early 1960s. Released on Top Rank Records in 1960, these were "Look for a St ...

, British pop singer *

George Mills (footballer) George Robert Mills (born 29 December 1908 in Deptford, died 15 July 1970) was an English footballer, principally for Chelsea. He signed for Chelsea as an amateur in 1929 from Bromley and stayed at the club for the rest of his career. He was a ...

(1908–1970), English footballer *

George Mills (RAF officer) Air Chief Marshal Sir George Holroyd Mills, (26 March 1902 – 14 April 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. After his retirement from the RAF, Mills served as Black Rod in the Houses of Parliament until 1970. He was also a trustee of ...

(1902–1971), British

Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admir ...

* Gladys Mills, known as 'Mrs Mills', (1918–1978), English pianist * Glady Mills (1883–1970), American racehorse owner/breeder *

Gord Mills Gordon Lewis Mills (March 30, 1928 – June 4, 2004) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the eastern Ontario riding of Durham East. ...

(1928–2004), Canadian politician

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Harlan Mills Harlan D. Mills (May 14, 1919 – January 8, 1996) was Professor of Computer Science at the Florida Institute of Technology and founder of Software Engineering Technology, Inc. of Vero Beach, Florida (since acquired by Q-Labs). Mills' contri ...

(1919–1996), American computer scientist *

Harriet Cornelia Mills Harriet Cornelia Mills (2 April 1920 – 5 March 2016) was a scholar and professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1990. In 1951, she was arrested by the government of the People's Republic of China an ...

(1920–2016), China scholar * Harriet May Mills (1857–1936), civil rights leader *

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

(born 1946), British actress *

Heather Mills Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968) is an English former model, businesswoman and activist. Mills first came to public attention in 1993 when she was a model and was involved in a traffic collision with a police motorcycle in London. T ...

(born 1968), second wife of Sir Paul McCartney *

Howard Mills Howard D. Mills III (born May 29, 1964) is an American insurance consultant and former politician from Goshen, New York. He served as New York's Superintendent of Insurance from 2005 to 2006, and previously held elective office in both the New ...

, American politician *

Hannah Mills Hannah Louise Mills, (born 29 February 1988) is a British competitive sailor and two-time world champion in the Women's 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olymp ...

, (born 1988), British (Welsh) Olympic sailor * Hugh Brooks Mills, American businessman and politician *

Hugh Mills (rugby union) Hugh Parsons Mills (6 June 1873 – 26 March 1905) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1897. His position of choice was forward. Mills did not play in any test matches as New Zealand did not play their first un ...

(1873–1905), New Zealand rugby union player

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Iain Mills Iain Campbell Mills (21 April 1940 – 16 January 1997) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Mills was educated in southern Africa and subsequently worked as a Market Planning Executive for Dunlop. He served as a counci ...

, British politician *

Irving Mills Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 16, 1894 – April 21, 1985) was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose. Personal Mills was ...

(1894–1985), jazz figure

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Jack Mills Jack Mills (1 September 1905 – 28 February 1970) was a British railway worker who was the driver of the train that was robbed in the Great Train Robbery in 1963. Great Train Robbery He boarded the train at the driver change-over at Crewe ...

(1905–1970), British train driver *

Jacquelyn Mills Jacquelyn Mills is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her films '' In the Waves'' and ''Geographies of Solitude''. Early life Mills was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Career In 2008, Mills' short film, ''For Wendy'', won 5 ...

, Canadian documentary filmmaker * James Mills (disambiguation), multiple people * Jane Mills, Australian-New Zealand academic * Jay Mills (born 1961), US American football coach *

Jeff Mills Jeff Mills (born June 18, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American DJ, record producer, and composer. Thanks to his technical abilities as a DJ, Mills became known as ''The Wizard'' in the early to mid 1980s. In the late 1980s Mills founded ...

(born 1963), American DJ and music producer *

(born 1968), US American football player *

Jerry Mills Jerry A. Mills (February 26, 1951 - January 28, 1993) was an openly gay cartoonist known for his comic strip ''Poppers'', which is credited as one of the first comic strips to develop multi-dimensional gay characters. Scholars have stated that ...

(1951–1993), American cartoonist *

Jill Mills Jill Mills (born March 2, 1972) is an American world champion powerlifter and world champion strongwoman. Powerlifting contest results *1995 USMC *1996 Alamo Classic, 165 lb. division - 1st *1997 US ...

(born 1972), American strongwoman * Jim Mills (disambiguation), multiple people * John Mills (disambiguation), multiple people *

John Archibald Mills John Archibald Mills (August 19, 1910 – April 15, 1986) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. Politic ...

(1910-1986), Canadian politician *

Joseph Trotter Mills Joseph Trotter Mills (December 18, 1812November 22, 1897) was an American attorney, jurist, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four one-year terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was Wisconsin circuit court judge for th ...

(1811–1897), American politician and jurist * Joshua Mills (disambiguation), multiple people *

Judson Mills Judson Mills (born May 10, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his performances as Texas Ranger Francis Gage in the American action drama television series'' Walker, Texas Ranger'' (1999–2001). Judson Mills joined the TV series in the s ...

(born 1969), American actor *

Juliet Mills Juliet Maryon Mills (born 21 November 1941) is an English-American actress. She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell and the eldest of three siblings; her younger siblings are actress Hayley Mills and director Jonathan M ...

(born 1941), British character actress * June Mills, Australian singer and musician, daughter of

Kathy Mills Kathleen Mary Mills (née McGinness; 6 April 1936 – 24 April 2022), also known as Mooradoop and Aunty Kathy, was an Australian community leader, singer, Aboriginal elder and activist. She had a large family, all musical, with several of her d ...

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, (1935–2022), Australian community leader, singer, Aboriginal elder and activist *

Kerry Mills Kerry Mills ''(né'' Frederick Allen Mills; 1 February 1869 in Philadelphia – 5 December 1948 in Hawthorne, California), publishing also as F.A. Mills was an American ragtime composer and music publishing executive of popular music during the Ti ...

(1869–1948), American composer *

Kyle Mills Kyle David Mills (born 15 March 1979) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former international cricketer who is the former bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was also a former captain of the New Zealand cricket team in limited-overs ...

(born 1979), New Zealand cricketer *

Kyle Mills (author) Kyle Mills (born 1966) is an American writer of thriller novels including ''Rising Phoenix'', ''Fade'', and ''The Second Horseman''. Several of his books (''Rising Phoenix'', ''Storming Heaven'', ''Sphere of Influence'', ''Free Fall'' and ...

(born 1966), American author

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Lawrence Heyworth Mills Lawrence Heyworth Mills, DD, MA, (1837 – January 29, 1918), who generally published as L. H. Mills, was Professor of Zend Philology or the Persian language at Oxford University. Mills was born in New York City to Philo L. Mills and Elizabeth ...

(1837–1918), American orientalist *

Leonard Myles-Mills Leonard ("Leo") Myles-Mills (born May 9, 1973, in Accra, Greater Accra Region) is a Ghanaian former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres. He ran a personal best of 9.98 seconds for the event in 1998, becoming the first Ghanaian to break the ...

(born 1973), Ghanaian sprinter *

Les Mills Leslie Roy Mills (born 1 November 1934) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete and politician. He represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games over two decades, competing in the shot put and discus throw. He w ...

(born 1934), New Zealand Olympic athlete *

Leslie Mills Leslie Mills is an American actress, film producer, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Music career Originally from Kentucky and based in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Mills grew up studying dance, theater, and music. She got her st ...

, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress *

Liz Mills Liz Mills is an Australian basketball coach who has coached elite level men's club, national university and national men's basketball teams in Africa since 2011, Mills is currently the head coach of ABC Fighters of the Basketball Africa League (BA ...

, Australian basketball coach

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Magnus Mills Magnus Mills (born in 1954 in Birmingham) is an English fiction writer and bus driver. He is best known for his first novel, '' The Restraint of Beasts'', which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and praised by Thomas Pynchon. Background Magn ...

(born 1954), English author *

Mark Muir Mills Mark Muir Mills (August 8, 1917 – April 7, 1958) was an American nuclear physicist and a developer of atomic bombs. He was born in Estes Park, Colorado to Enoch and Ethel Mills. Prior to college he attended Estes Park High School and then move ...

(1917–1958), American nuclear physicist * Mary Mills (born 1940), American golfer * Mary Mills (born 1964), American opera singer * Matthew Mills, English footballer *

May Mills May Mills (19 July 1890 – 26 January 1984) was a pioneering sports administrator and educator in South Australia who helped to raise the status and opportunities for women in sport. Contribution to women's sport Mills was founding president ( ...

(1890–1984), Australian sports administrator and educator. *

Mick Mills Michael Dennis Mills MBE (born 4 January 1949) is an English former footballer who played for Ipswich Town, Southampton and Stoke City. He managed Stoke City, Colchester United and Birmingham City. During his career he achieved Ipswich Town's ...

(born 1949), British footballer *

Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., hi ...

(born 1958), American musician and composer, bass guitar player for R.E.M. *

Mike Mills (director) Michael Chadbourne Mills is an American film and music video director, writer and graphic designer. He is best known for his independent films, '' Beginners'' (2010), ''20th Century Women'' (2016), and '' C'mon, C'mon'' (2021). Mills received a ...

(born 1966), American director * Mildred Mills or Mildred May Gostling (1873–1962), English chemist * Miles E. Mills (1891–1972), American politician * Miriam Mills (1938–1992), professor of public policy

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* Nat Mills (1900–1993), English entertainer as one half of Nat Mills and Bobbie *

Nicholas Mills Nicholas Mills Sr. (23 November 1781 – 13 September 1862) was a prominent businessman in Richmond, Virginia. He built a 13 mile tramway known as the Chesterfield Railroad Company(forerunner of Virginia's first railways) to connect the coal ...

(1781–1862), American businessman *

Noam Mills Noam Mills ( he, נעם מילס; born May 27, 1986) is an Israeli fencer, who competed in the individual women's épée event for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is a three-time junior Israeli champion in épée, and a four-t ...

(born 1986), female Israeli Olympic fencer

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Ogden Mills (financier) Ogden Mills (December 18, 1856 – January 29, 1929) was an American financier and Thoroughbred racehorse owner. Early life Ogden Mills was born on December 18, 1856 in Sacramento, California to Jane Templeton Cunningham and Darius Ogden Mi ...

(1857–1929), American businessman, father of Ogden L. * Ogden L. Mills (1884–1937), American Secretary of the Treasury and Congressman *

Ossian Everett Mills Ossian Everett Mills (February 16, 1856 – December 26, 1920) was the founder of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, at the New England Conservatory of Music The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a Private college, pr ...

, American fraternity founder

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Pat Mills Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather o ...

(born 1949), British cartoonist *

Pat Mills (director) Kevin Patrick Mills is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and actor, whose feature film debut ''Guidance'' was released in 2015. Early life and education A former child actor who appeared on the television series ''You Can't Do That on Televi ...

(born c. 1980), Canadian film director and actor *

Patty Mills Patrick Sammy Mills (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is of Torres Strait Islander and Aborigin ...

(born 1988), Australian men's basketball player * Paul Mills (disambiguation), multiple people *

Pauline Mills McGibbon Pauline Mills McGibbon (21 October 1910 – 14 December 2001) served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1974 to 1980. In addition to being the first woman to occupy that position, she was also the first woman to serve as a vi ...

(1910–2001), Canadian politician * Pete Mills (born 1942), American football player * Peter Mills (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Peter Mills (born 1943), American politician from Maine ** Peter Mills (1921–1993), British Conservative Member of Paraliament for Devon West *

Phil Mills Phil Mills (born 30 August 1963) is a Welsh rally racing co-driver. He was winner of the 2003 World Rally Championship (WRC), as co-driver to Petter Solberg. Mills was born in Trefeglwys, Powys. He has a place in the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame, ...

(born 1963), Welsh rally co-driver * Philip Mills (1952–1991), Australian drag queen,

Doris Fish Doris Fish (born Philip Clargo Mills; 11 August 1952 – 22 June 1991) was a drag queen, artist, actor and writer, based in Sydney, Australia, and San Francisco, California, United States. As Doris Fish, Mills wrote and starred in the cult movi ...

stage name *

Phoebe Mills Phoebe Mills (born November 2, 1972, in Northfield, Illinois) is an American attorney and Olympic medalist who has been active in the sports of artistic gymnastics, diving, speed skating and snowboarding. Personal life Before becoming a gymnast, ...

(born 1972), American gymnast and athlete

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* Randell Mills, American chemist and developer of the hydrino theory *

Reginald Mills Reginald Mills (15 September 1912 – July 1990) was a British film editor and one-time film director with more than thirty feature film credits. Among his prominent films are '' The Red Shoes'' (1948), for which he received his only Academy Awa ...

(1912–1990), British film editor * Richard Mills (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rob Mills Robert Mills (born 21 June 1982) is an Australian actor, television host and singer-songwriter. He was one of the finalists from the first season of ''Australian Idol''. He co-hosted the late-night quiz show '' The Mint'', and was a regular sin ...

(born 1982), Australian pop singer *

Robert Mills (disambiguation) Robert Mills may refer to: *Rob Mills (born 1982), Australian musician and television presenter *Robert Mills (architect) (1781–1855), American architect *Robert Mills (physicist) (1927–1999), American physicist *Robert Mills (politician), Amer ...

, multiple people including: ** Robert Mills (1781–1855), American architect ** Robert Mills (1927–1999), American physicist ** Robert Lee Mills (died 2006), former president of

Georgetown College (Kentucky) Georgetown College is a Private college, private Christian college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1829, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers 38 undergraduate degrees and a Master ...

Robert P. Mills Robert Park Mills (1920−1986) was an American crime- and science fiction magazine editor and literary agent. Mills was the managing editor of ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' beginning in 1948 and ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fictio ...

(1920–1986), American crime and science fiction magazine editor * Roger George Mills (born 1948), English race walker *

Roger Q. Mills Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832September 2, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician. During the American Civil War, he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army. Later, he served in the US Congress, first as a representative a ...

(1832–1911), American politician * Ron Mills (1938–2015), former Australian rules footballer * Ron Mills (Ronald A. Mills), Canadian curler *

Royce Mills Anthony Royce Mills (12 May 1942 – 21 May 2019) was an English television, stage and film actor. He attended Eastbourne College, then studied fine art for five years and qualified as a theatre designer before attending the Guildhall School wh ...

(1942–2019), English actor * Russell Mills (1892–1959), American architect * Russell Mills (born 1944), Canadian journalist and publisher * Russell Mills (born 1952), British artist, designed Pingu cartoons for

CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...

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Sam Mills Samuel Davis Mills Jr. (June 3, 1959 – April 18, 2005) was an American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers. He also played for three seasons for ...

(1959–2005), US American football player *

Samuel John Mills Samuel John Mills Jr. (April 12, 1783 – June 16, 1818) was an American preacher and missionary from Connecticut. He is known for contributing to the organization of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and to the formation of t ...

(1783–1818), American preacher * Samuel Sylvester Mills (1806–1874), Canadian businessman and member of the Senate of Canada *

Samuel Mills (footballer) Samuel Mills (1871 – after 1896) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was a ...

, English footballer *

Scott Mills Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973) is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the '' Scott Mills'' show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2. Mills has also ...

(born 1973), British DJ *

Stephanie Anne Mills Stephanie Anne Mills (born March 7, 1979) is a Canadian actress. Biography Born in Edmonton, Mills aspired to be a singer, dancer and actress as a young girl. In 2003, she had starred in ''Eloise at the Plaza'' with Julie Andrews. She does voi ...

(born 1979), Canadian voice actress *

Stephanie Mills Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song " Home" from t ...

(born 1957), African-American singer * Stephanie Mills (All in the Family), fictional TV character *

Stephen Mills Stephen Mills (born August 18, 1960 in Morganfield, Kentucky) is an American dancer and choreographer and is currently the Artistic Director/Choreographer at Ballet Austin. Under his tenure, Ballet Austin has been invited on four occasions to pe ...

, Artistic director Ballet Austin * Steve Mills (disambiguation), multiple people including: ** Steve Mills (1953–1988), English footballer with Southampton ** Steve Mills, (born 1951), English international rugby union player ** Steve Mills,(born 1957), a juggler and unicyclist from New Jersey ** Steve Mills, a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street *

Susan Tolman Mills Susan Tolman Mills (November 18, 1826 – December 12, 1912) was the co-founder of Mills College (formerly the ''Young Ladies Seminary'' at Benicia, California). Background Mills was born on November 18, 1826, in Enosburgh, Vermont. She was one ...

(1825–1912), American co-founder and first president of

Mills College Mills College at Northeastern University is a private college in Oakland, California and part of Northeastern University's global university system. Mills College was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia, California; it was ...

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* Tarpe Mills (1915–1988), American comic book writer whose real name was June Mills * Terry Mills (disambiguation), multiple people * Therese Mills (1928–2014), Trinidadian journalist * Thomas Mills (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tommy Mills Thomas Emmet Mills (April 5, 1883 – February 25, 1944) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Creighton University (1915–1919), ...

(c. 1883–1944), American athlete, coach, and administrator * Tony Mills (physician), American physician *

Tony Mills (musician) Anthony Paul Mills (7 July 1962 – 18 September 2019) was an English rock singer, best known for his work with Shy and TNT. Early life and career Mills was born in Birmingham. In 1983 he joined the band Shy. He recorded eight albums with t ...

(1962–2019), English musician, member of the bands Shy, TNT *

Tymal Mills Tymal Solomon Mills (born 12 August 1992) is an English international cricketer who currently plays internationally for England cricket team, England and domestically for Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex. He is a left-handed fast bowler and a ...

(born 1992), English cricketer

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Viscount Mills Viscount Mills, of Kensington in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 August 1962 for the Conservative politician Percy Mills, 1st Baron Mills. He had already been created a Baronet, of Al ...

British title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

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* Walter Mills (disambiguation), multiple people * Wayne Mills, British soldier * Wayne Mills (1969–2013), American country musician *

Wilbur Mills Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from ...

(1909–1992), American politician * William Mills (1750–1820), British politician * William Mills (1820–1877), British lawyer and cricketer * William Mills (1846–1917), Canadian Anglican bishop * William Mills (1856–1932), British inventor of the Mills bomb *

William Augustus Mills William Augustus Mills (1777–1844) was a major general in the War of 1812 and early settler of Livingston County, New York. Biography Mills was born in New Bedford, Connecticut and came to the Genesee Valley with his father. In 1794, he settled ...

(1777–1844), American major-general in the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

William Corless Mills William Corless Mills (January 2, 1860 - January 17, 1928) was a US museum curator. Mills was born in Pyrmont, Ohio. Mills specialized in Native American remains, leading excavations in Adena Mound, Ohio (1901) Mills was the fourth curator and ...

(1860–1928), American museum curator * W. G. Mills (1859–1933), sheep breeder and politician in South Australia *

William Hemingway Mills William Hemingway Mills (1834-1918) was a British civil engineer known for his work with the Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNR(I)) from its formation in 1876 until his retirement in 1910. Life Mills was born in Yorkshire, England in 1834. ...

(1834-1918), British civil engineer known for polychromatic brick style *

William Hobson Mills William Hobson Mills FRS (6 July 1873 – 22 February 1959) was a British organic chemist. Biography William Hobson Mills was born in Hammersmith on 6 July 1873, the eldest of five children of William Henry Mills, an architect, and Emily Wil ...

(1873–1959), British organic chemist * William J. Mills (1849–1915), Governor of New Mexico Territory * William O. Mills (1924–1973), American politician *

William Thomas Mills William Thomas "Bill" Mills (1924 – October 9, 2011) was a business owner and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston from 1959 to 1964. The son of William and Beatrice Mills, he was educated at Queen's University. Mi ...

(1924–2011), Canadian politician * Willie Mills (1877–1914), American baseball player * Willie Mills (1915–1991), Scottish footballer *

Wyatt Mills Gregory Wyatt Mills (born January 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021 for the Seattle Mariners and has also played in MLB for the Kans ...

(1995 born), American baseball player

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Zack Mills Zachary Eric Mills (born May 1, 1982) is a former American football quarterback. He was an All-Big Ten Conference, Big Ten selection and four-year starter at Penn State University. High school Mills attended Urbana High School (Maryland), Urbana ...

, American football coach

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* Bryan Mills, the lead character in the ''Taken'' film series, portrayed by Liam Neeson * Detective Mills, played by Brad Pitt, in ''

Seven (1995 film) ''Seven'' (stylized as ''Se7en'') is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. McGinley. Set in a crime-ridden, unnamed cit ...

'' * Henry Daniel Mills, character in ABC TV show ''

Once Upon A Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in the ...

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