Moffat or Moffatt is a surname of

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

origin (see Clan Moffat). It may refer to: *

Abbot Low Moffat Abbot Low Moffat (May 12, 1901 – April 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from New York. Life and career Moffat was born on May 12, 1901, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He graduated from Harvard University in 1923, ...

(1901–1996), American politician and diplomat * Aidan Moffat (born 1973), Scottish musician with the band Arab Strap * Alex Moffat (disambiguation), several people *

Alfred Edward Moffat Alfred Edward Moffat (1863–1950) was a Scottish musician, composer and collector of music. He was born in Edinburgh on 4 December 1863. His father was John Moffat, a photographer, and his mother was Sophia Maria Knott. He was educated at Edinb ...

(1863–1950), Scottish musician, composer and collector of music *

Alf Moffat Alfred Augustine Moffat (15 March 1870 – 8 December 1956) was an Australian sportsman and sports administrator. He played first-class cricket for Western Australia and Australian rules football for several clubs in the West Australian Football ...

(1870–1956), Australian sportsman and administrator *

Alistair Moffat Alistair Murray Moffat (born 16 June 1950, Kelso, Scotland) is a Scottish writer and journalist, former director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and former Rector of the University of St Andrews. Education Moffat graduated from the Universit ...

(born 1950), Scottish writer and journalist * Allan Moffat (born 1939), Canadian-Australian racing driver *

Anne Moffat Anne Moffat (born 30 March 1958) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian from 2001 to 2010. She was deselected by her Constituency Labour Party and replaced by Fiona O'Donnell. Early li ...

(born 1958), Scottish politician *

Anthony Moffat Anthony (Tony) Lee Moffat is an emeritus professor of astronomy at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Moffat was appointed as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001. Dr. Moffat's interests focus on massive stars ...

, Canadian professor of astronomy * Ariane Moffatt (born 1979), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Bernard Moffatt Bernard Moffatt (born April 1946) is a Manx nationalist who was born in Peel, Isle of Man. Both his mother (Millie Cashin) and father (James Moffatt) were Manx. He was educated at Peel Clothworkers School, where Manx dancing classes at the Schoo ...

(born 1946), Manx political campaigner and trade unionist * David Moffat (disambiguation), several people named David or Dave Moffat or Moffatt *

Donald Moffat Donald Moffat (26 December 1930 – 20 December 2018) was a British–American actor with a decades-long career in film and stage in the United States. He began his acting career on- and off-Broadway, which included appearances in ''The Wild D ...

(1930–2018, Canadian artist * Ellen Moffat (born 1954), Canadian artist * George Moffat (disambiguation), several people named George Moffat or Moffatt *

Geraldine Moffat Geraldine Houser ( Moffat; born 5 September 1939) is a British former film and television actress and the mother of video game producers Sam and Dan Houser. Selected filmography * ''The Man Who Had Power Over Women'' (1970) – Lydia Blake ...

(born 1943), English actress *

Graham Moffat William Graham Moffat (21 February 1866 – 12 December 1951) was a Scottish actor, director, playwright and spiritualist. Moffat formed a Men's League for Women's Suffrage in Glasgow in 1907 after his wife Maggie Moffat was arrested at a prot ...

(1866–1951), Scottish actor, director, playwright and spiritualist *

Graham Moffatt Graham Victor Harold Moffatt (6 December 1919 – 2 July 1965) was an English comedic character actor. He is best known for a number of films where he appeared with Will Hay and Moore Marriott as 'Albert': a plump cheekily insolent street-savv ...

(1919–1965), English actor * Henry Moffat (1855–1926), American football player and physician *

Karyn Moffat Karyn Moffatt is a Canadian computer scientist working in human–computer interaction. She is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies at McGill University, where she holds the Canada Research Chair in Inclusive Social Computin ...

, Canadian computer scientist *

Howard Unwin Moffat Howard Unwin Moffat (13 January 1869 – 19 January 1951) served as second premier of Southern Rhodesia, from 1927 to 1933. Early life Born in the Kuruman mission station in Bechuanaland (now in the Northern Cape province of South Africa), ...

(1869–1951), Rhodesian politician * Hugh Moffat (disambiguation), several people * James Moffat (disambiguation), several people named James Moffat or Moffatt *

Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jay Pierrepont Moffat (January 7, 1896 – January 25, 1943) was an American diplomat, historian and statesman who, between 1917 and 1943, served the State Department in a variety of posts, including that of United States Ambassador to Canada ...

(1896–1943), American diplomat * Jay Pierrepont Moffat, Jr. (1932–2020), American diplomat *

Jerry Moffatt Jerry Moffatt (born 18 March 1963), is a British rock climber and climbing author who is widely considered as being the best British rock climber from the early-1980s to the early-1990s, and was arguably the best rock climber in the world in the ...

(born 1963), British climber * John Moffat (disambiguation), several people *

John Moffatt (disambiguation) John Moffatt may refer to: * John Moffatt (actor) (1922–2012), English actor * John Moffatt (physicist) John Moffatt (12 October 1922 – 23 December 2013) was a British physicist and academic. He was the provost of The Queen's College, Oxfo ...

, several people *

John Keith Moffat John 'Keith' Moffat (born 1943) is Louis Block Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and former Deputy Provost for Research at the University of Chicago. He currently heads BioCARS at Argonne National Laboratory, where he worked on the ...

(born 1943), American biophysicist * Jovante Moffatt (born 1996), American football player * Keith Moffatt (born 1935), Scottish mathematician and fluid dynamicist * Keith Moffatt (athlete) (born 1984), American high jumper *

Laura Moffatt Laura Jean Moffatt (''née'' Field; born 9 April 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crawley from 1997 until 2010. Early life Born Laura Jean Field in London in 1954, she was educated at Hazelw ...

(born 1954), British politician * Martin Moffat (1884–1946), Irish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Nicholas de Moffat Nicholas de Moffat (died 1270) was a 13th-century cleric who was twice bishop-elect of Glasgow. He had been archdeacon of Teviotdale, and was elected (actually, he was postulated) to the bishopric of Glasgow on the first occasion in early 1259. H ...

(died 1270), Scottish cleric *

Nicky Moffat Brigadier Nicola Patricia Moffat, (born 1962) was the highest-ranking woman in the British Army from 2009 until her resignation in 2012. She is now a leadership consultant and speaker. Life Moffat graduated in 1985 with a B.A. in Hispanic Stu ...

(born 1962), British army officer *

Peter Moffatt Peter Moffatt (15 April 1922 – 21 October 2007) was an English television director. His work includes '' Crane'' (1963), '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1978) and ''The Gentle Touch'' (1980). He also directed the BBC science fiction tel ...

(1922–2007), British television director *

Peter Moffat Alexander Peter Moffat (born 2 June 1962) is a British playwright and screenwriter. Early life Moffat was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to John Laidlaw Moffat, who was in the Royal Military Police, and Norma Guthrie. His grandfather and great- ...

(born 1962), British playwright and screenwriter * Robert Moffat (disambiguation), several people *

Scarlett Moffatt Scarlett Sigourney Leigh Moffatt (born 17 October 1990) is a British television personality, presenter, and former ballroom dancer from County Durham, best known for appearing in the Channel 4 programme ''Gogglebox''. She won the sixteenth se ...

(born 1990), English television personality *

Scott Moffatt Scott Andrew Moffatt (born March 30, 1983) is a Canadian musician. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist for Canadian band the Moffatts, alongside his younger triplet brothers Clint, Bob, and Dave. Early life Scott is the eldest child of ...

(born 1983), Canadian musician *

Seth C. Moffatt Seth Crittenden Moffatt (August 10, 1841 – December 22, 1887) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Moffatt was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, attended the common schools, and graduated from the law department of the University of ...

(1841–1887), American politician from Michigan *

Siue Moffat Siue Moffat (born September 5, 1973) is a chocolatier, cookbook author, filmmaker, zine maker, video activist and film archivist.http://www.interpares.org/display_file.cfm?doc=ip2_dissemination_c-prog_amia_2005.pdf She was very involved in the ...

(born 1973), Canadian writer and activist * Steven Moffat (born 1961), Scottish television writer and producer * Tracey Moffatt (born 1960), Australian photographic artist * William Moffat (disambiguation), several people

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