Mungo is a Scottish masculine given name and, more rarely, a surname. It may refer to:
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Saint Mungo
Kentigern ( cy, Cyndeyrn Garthwys; la, Kentigernus), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow.
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In Wales and England, this ...
(died 614), Scottish saint
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Mungo Bovey
Mungo Bovey, KC (born 1 May 1959) is a Scottish advocate (lawyer). He is Keeper of the Faculty of Advocates' Library.
He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow, in his time there he was involved in student politics, and opposed the twinning ...
(born 1959), Scottish lawyer
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Mungo Lewis (1894–1969), Canadian politician
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Mungo Wentworth MacCallum (1941–2020), Australian journalist
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Mungo William MacCallum (1854–1942), Australian university president and literary critic
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Mungo Mackay Mungo Mackay (April 1, 1740 – March 29, 1811) was a Scottish people, Scottish seafarer from the Orkney Islands who made a fortune in the Boston shipping trades in Massachusetts. Mungo was a highly regarded ship master, successful privateer own ...
(1740–1811), American privateer and businessman
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Mungo McKay (born 1971), Australian actor
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Mungo Martin
Chief Mungo Martin or ''Nakapenkem'' (lit. ''Potlatch chief "ten times over"''), ''Datsa'' (lit. ''"grandfather"''), was an important figure in Northwest Coast style art, specifically that of the Kwakwaka'wakw Aboriginal people who live in the a ...
(1879–1962), Canadian First Nations sculptor and painter
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Mungo Melvin
Major-General Robert Adam Mungo Simpson Melvin (born 1955) CB OBE is a retired British Army officer, and a noted military historian. He is best known for his biography of German field marshal Erich von Manstein. He is an editorial board member of ...
, Scottish major-general and historian
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Mungo Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield
Mungo David Malcolm Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield (9 August 1900 – 2 September 1971), styled Lord Scone from 1906 to 1935, was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.
Mansfield was the son of Alan Murray, 6th Earl of Mansfield and ...
(1900–1971), Scottish politician
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Mungo Park (explorer)
Mungo Park (11 September 1771 – 1806) was a Scottish explorer of West Africa. After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled ''Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa'' in ...
(1771–1806), Scottish explorer of Africa
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Mungo Park (golfer)
Mungo Park (22 October 1836 – 19 June 1904) was a member of a famous family of Scottish golfers. He won the 1874 Open Championship held at Musselburgh Links.
Early life
He was born 22 October 1836 to farm labourer and occasional golfer James ...
(1835–1904), Scottish golfer
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Mungo Park Jr. (1877–1960), Scottish golfer and golf course architect
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Mungo Ponton (1801–1880), Scottish inventor
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Hugh John Mungo Grant
Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as both a charming, and vulnerable romantic lead and has since transitioned into a dramatic character actor. Among his numerous a ...
(born 1960), English actor
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Mungo Thomson
Mungo Thomson (born 1969, Woodland, California) is a contemporary visual artist based in Los Angeles.
Education
Thomson attended the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program and the UCLA MFA program, where he gained a master of fine arts degree.
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(born 1969), American artist
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Ray Mungo
Raymond Mungo (born 1946) is an American author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books. He writes about business, economics, and financial matters as well as cultural issues.
In the 1960s, he attended Boston University, where he served ...
(born 1946), American writer
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Van Lingle Mungo
Van Lingle Mungo (June 8, 1911 – February 12, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from to for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The five-time All-Star ...
(1911–1985), American baseball player
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