Massie is a surname sometimes derived from the Scottish

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

name Matheson. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Massie (disambiguation), multiple people *

Allan Massie Allan Johnstone Massie (born 16 October 1938) is a Scottish journalist, columnist, sports writer and novelist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He has lived in the Scottish Borders for the last 25 years, and now lives in Se ...

(born 1938), Scottish journalist and novelist *

Bob Massie Robert Arnold Lockyer Massie (born 14 April 1947) is a former Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches and three One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1972 and 1973. A swing bowler, he had a relatively short international career but is ...

(born 1947), Australian cricketer * Edward Massie (1619–1674), English Parliament soldier in the English Civil War *

Elizabeth Massie Elizabeth Spilman Massie is an American author. She lives outside Waynesboro, Virginia with illustrator Cortney Skinner. Career Elizabeth Massie is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of horror novels and short fiction. She won the award ...

, American author *

Hugh Massie Hugh Hamon Massie (11 April 1854 – 12 October 1938) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. Massie's role in the 1882 Ashes Test at The Oval was almost as pivotal in deciding the result as Fred Spofforth's celebrat ...

(1854–1938), Australian cricketer * Jack Massie (1890–1966), Australian cricketer *

John Massie John Massie (3 December 1842 – 11 November 1925) was a British academic, educationalist and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency), Cricklade from 1906 t ...

(1842–1925), British theologian and politician * Joseph Massie (economist) (died 1784), British political economist *

Joseph Massie (American football) Joseph Anderson "Ike" Massie (September 24, 1871 – September 24, 1922) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, now known as Virginia Tech, in 1894 and at th ...

(1871–1922), American football player and coach * Matthew (born 1985) and Nicholas Massie (born 1989), American professional wrestlers collectively known as

The Young Bucks The Young Bucks are an American professional wrestling tag team and promoters, consisting of brothers Matthew and Nicholas Massie, who are known by their ring names Matt and Nick Jackson, respectively. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW ...

Nathaniel Massie Nathaniel Massie (December 28, 1763 – November 13, 1813) was a frontier surveyor in the Ohio Country (including the Virginia Military District) who became a prominent land owner, politician, and soldier. He founded fourteen early towns in ...

(1763–1813), American early Ohio Country frontier surveyor * Peter Massie (1767–1840), Scottish planter *

Robert K. Massie Robert Kinloch Massie III (January 5, 1929 – December 2, 2019) was an American journalist and historian. He devoted much of his career to studying and writing about the House of Romanov, Russia's imperial family from 1613 to 1917. Massie was ...

(1929–2019), American historian *

Robert Lee Massie Robert Lee Massie (December 24, 1941 – March 27, 2001) was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of California for the 1979 murder of a liquor store owner in San Francisco. Massie's case was notable because he had previou ...

(1941–2001), American convicted murderer executed in California * Robert Kinloch Massie (born 1956), American author *

Thalia Fortescue Massie Thalia Fortescue Massie (February 14, 1911 – July 3, 1963) was a member of a socially prominent U.S. family involved in a series of heavily publicized trials in Hawaii. Family life Thalia Fortescue was born February 14, 1911, in Washingto ...

(1911–1963), the figure at the centre of a Hawaiian murder trial * Thomas Massie (burgess), (1675–1732) early

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

politician and slaveowner *

William Massie (burgess) William Massie (1718-1751) was a colonial Virginia planter and politician who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Biography William Massie was born May 28, 1718 to Thomas Massie Thomas Harold Massie (born January 13, 1971) is a ...

, (1718-1751) early

politician and slaveowner *

Thomas Massie (planter) Thomas Massie (1747-1834) was an American planter, Continental Army military officer, and magistrate from Virginia during the American Revolutionary War who also served as an aide-de-camp to General Thomas Nelson at the Siege of Yorktown. Biogra ...

, (1747-1834)

Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...

officer and

slaveowner *

Thomas Massie Thomas Harold Massie (born January 13, 1971) is an American politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012, when he defeated Bi ...

(born 1971), American politician *

Thomas Leeke Massie Thomas Leeke Massie (20 October 1802 – 20 July 1898) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of admiral. ''Massie, Thomas Leeke (1802–1898), naval officer'' by J. K. Laughton, rev. Roger Morriss, Oxford Dictionary of Natio ...

(1802–1898), admiral in the British Navy

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