Pringle is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aileen Pringle Aileen Pringle (born Aileen Bisbee; July 23, 1895 – December 16, 1989) was an American stage and film actress during the silent film era. Biography Early life Born into a prominent and wealthy San Francisco family and educated in Europe, ...

(1895–1989), American stage and film actress *

Alan Pringle Alan Keith Pringle (born January 20, 1952) is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League for one season. He played college football at Rice Owls football, Rice. Professional career Pringle was selected by ...

(born 1952), American football player *

Alexander Pringle (politician) Alexander Pringle (30 January 1791 – 2 September 1857) was a Scottish Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Selkirkshire from 1830 to 1832 and again from 1835 to 1846. He was made a Lord of the Treasury in Peel's second mini ...

(1791–1857), Scottish Conservative politician *

Alexandra Pringle Alexandra Pringle, Hon FRSL (born 1953, London SW10), is a British publisher. A founding Director of Virago Press, she has been Editor-in-Chief of Bloomsbury Publishing since 2000. Biography Of Scottish descent and kinsmen of the Pringle bar ...

(born 1952/1953), British publisher * Andrew Pringle: **

Andrew Pringle (British Army officer) Major General Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle, (born 1946) is a retired British Army officer who served as president of KBR's International Government and Defence business. Military career Pringle attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst a ...

(born 1946), British Army officer **

Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor (died 1776) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was the son of John Pringle of the Haining, who was a Senator of the College of Justice. Andrew Pringle passed the Scottish bar as an a ...

(died 1776), Scottish judge **

Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison Andrew Seth, FBA, DCL (1856, Edinburgh – 1931, The Haining, Selkirkshire), who changed his name to Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison in 1898 to fulfill the terms of a bequest, was a Scottish philosopher. His brother was James Seth, also a philo ...

(1856–1931), Scottish philosopher ** Andy Pringle (born ), Canadian bond trader and Conservative political activist in Ontario *

Anne Pringle Dame Anne Fyfe Pringle (born 13 January 1955) is a British diplomat and the former HM Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Russian Federation. From 2001 to 2004, Pringle was the British ambassador to the Czech Republic. Pringle presented ...

(born 1955), British diplomat *

Benjamin Pringle Benjamin Pringle (November 9, 1807 – June 7, 1887) was a United States representative from New York. Born in Richfield Springs, Otsego County, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1830 and practiced fo ...

(1807–1887), American politician *

Bryan Pringle Bryan Pringle (19 January 1935 – 15 May 2002) was an English character actor who appeared for several decades in television, film and theatre productions. Life and career Born in Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, he was brought up in the L ...

(1935–2002), British actor *

Byron Pringle Byron Pringle (born November 17, 1993) is an American football wide receiver of the National Football League (NFL). Pringle first played college football at Butler Community College before transferring to finish his collegiate career at Kansas ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Cedric E. Pringle Rear Admiral Cedric E. Pringle (born c. 1964) is a retired United States Navy officer and career Surface Warfare Officer who served as the 31st Commandant of the National War College. He served in this position from October 16, 2019 until July 2 ...

(born c. 1964), United States Navy admiral *

Charlie Pringle Charles Ross Pringle (18 October 1894 – 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half. Career Born in the village of Nitshill, south of Glasgow, Pringle's first professional club was St Mirren, for whom he signed during World War ...

(born 1894), Scottish footballer *

Chris Pringle Christopher Pringle (born 26 January 1968) is a New Zealand former cricketer. A fast bowler, medium-fast bowler, he played 14 Test cricket, Tests and 64 One Day Internationals (ODI) for New Zealand cricket team, New Zealand between 1990 and 1 ...

(born 1968), New Zealand cricketer *

Christine Pringle Christine Pringle was one of the founders of the C3 Church (Christian City Church) movement. She is the wife of Australian pastor Phil Pringle Philip Andrew Pringle OAM (born 21 May 1952) is a New Zealand-born Australian Christian evangeli ...

, Australian pastor * Cyrus Pringle (1838–1911), American botanist *

Curt Pringle Curtis L. "Curt" Pringle (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician from the U.S. state of California. He is the most recent Republican Party (United States), Republican to have served as the Speaker of the California State Assembly. He is a ...

(born 1959), California politician *

David Pringle David Pringle (born 1 March 1950) is a Scottish science fiction editor and critic. Pringle served as the editor of ''Foundation'', an academic journal, from 1980 to 1986, during which time he became one of the prime movers of the collective whic ...

(born 1950), Scottish science fiction editor *

Denys Pringle Reginald Denys Pringle (born 20 September 1951) is a British archaeologist and medievalist. He is best known for his numerous publications regarding Crusader castles and Crusader-era churches in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the 12th-13th century Crusa ...

(born 1951), British archaeologist and medievalist *

Derek Pringle Derek Raymond Pringle (born 18 September 1958) is an English former Test and One Day International cricketer for England, and is now a cricket journalist. Life and career Pringle was born in Nairobi, Kenya. His father Donald Pringle, who had ...

(born 1958), English cricketer *

Donald Pringle Donald James Pringle (1 May 1932 – 4 October 1975) was a British landscaper and a Kenyan international cricketer who represented East Africa at the 1975 Cricket World Cup. He was born in England and moved to Kenya in the late 1950s. His son ...

(1932–1975), English cricketer *

Eric Pringle Eric Pringle (5 April 1935, Morpeth, Northumberland, England – 13 April 2017, Ledbury, Herefordshire) was a British writer for radio and television. He also wrote three novels for children. He was one of the writers of the 1972 television ...

, (1935-2017), British television and radio writer *

Eunice Pringle Eunice Irene Pringle (born March 5, 1912, Garden Grove, California — died March 26, 1996) was an aspiring dancer, notable for accusing Los Angeles movie-house owner Alexander Pantages of rape in 1929, resulting in a sensational trial. 1929 tr ...

(1912–1996), American actress *

Harold Pringle Harold Joseph Pringle (14 January 1920 - 5 July 1945) was the only soldier of the Canadian Army to be executed during the Second World War. Pringle was born in the small hamlet of Flinton, Ontario, near Napanee. He and his father tried to enlist ...

(d. 1945), executed Canadian soldier *

Harry Pringle Henry Pringle (8 April 1900 – 8 January 1965) Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu. was an English professional footballer who scored 60 goals from 292 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for ...

(190065), English footballer *

Harry Pringle (producer) Harry Noel Pringle (25 December 190330 March 1985) was an Australian radio and television producer who worked on light entertainment programmes in England and Australia. Biography Harry Pringle was the son of Edith Ogilvie Benzley, and Harr ...

(1903after 1959), radio and television producer who worked on light entertainment programmes in England and Australia *

Heather Pringle (writer) Heather Pringle is a Canadian freelance science writer who mostly writes about archaeology. Before becoming a writer, Pringle worked as a furniture polisher, summons server, museum researcher, book editor, and "failed waitress". Her 2006 book ''The ...

, Canadian author and journalist *

Henry F. Pringle Henry Fowles Pringle (1897–1958) was an American historian and writer most famous for his witty but scholarly biography of Theodore Roosevelt which won the Pulitzer prize in 1932, as well as a scholarly biography of William Howard Taft. His w ...

, (1897–1958) American historian; Pulitzer prize * James Pringle: **

James Alexander Pringle James Alexander Pringle KC (18 August 1874 – 7 July 1935) was a barrister and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. James Pringle was the son of Henry Pringle, of Clonbay House, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. He was admitted, firstly as a ...

(1874–1935), British politician **

James E. Pringle James Edward Pringle (born 20 January 1949) is a British astrophysicist. He is a professor of theoretical astronomy at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge part of the University of Cambridge. His research is focused mainly on astrophysical fl ...

(born 1949), British astrophysicist **

James Hogarth Pringle James Hogarth Pringle (born 26 January 1863 in Parramatta, Australia – died 24 April 1941 in Killearn, Scotland) was an Australian-born British surgeon in Glasgow, who made a number of important contributions to surgical practice. He is most f ...

(1863–1941), Australian surgeon *

Jen Pringle Jennifer Pringle (born 1983, in York) is an English television presenter and actress. Pringle is a continuity presenter on ''Milkshake!'', the early-morning programming block for young children, and formerly on ''Shake!'', the weekend morning ...

(born 1983) English TV children's presenter and actress *

Joan Pringle Joan Pringle (born June 2, 1945) is an American actress known for her roles on ''General Hospital'' (1963), '' The White Shadow'' (1978), and ''Original Sin'' (2001). One of her best-known roles was that of vice principal (and subsequently princi ...

(born 1945), American actress *

Joel R. P. Pringle Vice Admiral Joel Roberts Poinsett Pringle (February 4, 1873 – September 25, 1932) was a senior officer of the United States Navy, serving from 1894 to 1932. Career Pringle, born in Georgetown, South Carolina, was appointed to the United St ...

(1873–1932), US naval officer *

John Pringle John Pringle may refer to: *John Pringle, Lord Haining (c. 1674–1754), Scottish landowner, judge and politician, shire commissioner for Selkirk 1702–07, MP for Selkirkshire 1708–29, Lord of Session *Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782) ...

: **

(1707–1782), Scottish physician **

(born 1938), Australian baritone **

John Pringle, Lord Haining John Pringle, Lord Haining ( – 19 August 1754) was a Scottish lawyer, politician, and judge. His ownership of a large estate near Selkirk secured him a seat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 until the Act of Union in 1707, and then in ...

(–1754), Scottish landowner, judge and politician, shire commissioner for Selkirk 1702–07, MP for Selkirkshire 1708–29, Lord of Session ** John Pringle (MP, born 1716) (–1792), son of the above, Scottish landowner and politician, MP for

Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( gd, Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. ...

1765–86 ** John Pringle (1796–1831) of Haining, Scottish politician, MP for

Lanark Burghs Lanark Burghs (also known as Linlithgow Burghs) was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster Palace, Westminster) from 1708 to 1832 ...

1819–20 **

John James Pringle John James Pringle (1855 – 18 December 1922) was a Scottish dermatologist. Biography Pringle was born in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire and educated at Merchiston Castle School. He graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1876 ...

(1855–1922), British dermatologist ** John Abbott Pringle, Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure **

John Quinton Pringle John Quinton Pringle (13 December 1864 – 25 April 1925) was a Scottish painter, influenced by Jules Bastien-Lepage and associated with the Glasgow Boys. Early life Pringle was born the son of a railway employee in Dennistoun, Glasgow. Thoug ...

(1864–1925), Scottish painter **

John Wallace Pringle Colonel Sir John Wallace Pringle, CB, FRGS (23 May 1863 – 16 July 1938) was a British engineer who was Chief Inspecting Officer of the Railways Inspectorate of the Ministry of Transport from 1916 to 1929. As such he was in charge of investigatio ...

(1863–1938), Chief Inspecting Officer of the UK Railways Inspectorate **

John William Sutton Pringle Sir John William Sutton Pringle (22 July 1912 – 2 November 1982) was a British zoologist. His research interests were in insect physiology, especially proprioception, flight muscle, and cicada song. Life and career Pringle was born in 1912, an ...

(1912–1982), British zoologist ** Sir John Pringle, 2nd Baronet (1662–1721) of the

Pringle Baronets There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Scottish Pringle family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. As of , one creation is extant. The Pringle Baronetcy, of Stichill in the Coun ...

** Sir John Pringle, 5th Baronet (1784–1869) of the Pringle Baronets * Mark Pringle, member of Hot House *

Martin Pringle Martin Ulf Pringle (born 18 November 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre forward, and the current manager of Varbergs BoIS. As a player, he played from 1991 until his career was cut short by injury in 2002 ...

(born 1964), New Zealand cricketer *

(born 1970), Swedish soccer player * Mike Pringle: **

Mike Pringle (politician) Mike Pringle (born 25 December 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Edinburgh South from 2003 to 2011. Background He was born in Northern Rhodesia (modern-day Zambia), and ed ...

(born 1945), Scottish Member of Parliament **

Mike Pringle (gridiron football) Michael A. Pringle (born October 1, 1967) is an American former professional football player. A running back, he had a successful career in the Canadian Football League (CFL), during which he set or tied almost every significant league records f ...

(born 1967), Canadian football player *

Meyrick Pringle Meyrick Wayne Pringle (born 22 June 1966) is a former South African cricketer who played in four Tests and seventeen One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1992 to 1995. Career Pringle attended and played for Kingswood College at school level. A ...

(born 1966), South African cricketer *

Percy Pringle William Alvin Moody (April 10, 1954 – March 5, 2013) was an American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) where he performed under t ...

(1954–2013), American wrestling manager (better known by another ring name, Paul Bearer) *

Phil Pringle Philip Andrew Pringle OAM (born 21 May 1952) is a New Zealand-born Australian Christian evangelist. Pringle arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, from Christchurch in 1980 with his wife Chris. He is the senior pastor of C3 Church Sydney (forme ...

(born 1952), Australian pastor *

Ramona Pringle Ramona Pringle is a Canadian digital journalist, television host, multiplatform media producer, actress and professor. Currently she is the Director of the Transmedia Zone at Ryerson University, an incubator for innovation in media, and a Techno ...

, Canadian actress *

Richard Pringle Leslie Richard Pringle is an American psychologist and professor. Pringle holds the Henry S. Dulaney Professorship of Psychology and is affiliated with the peace studies program at Goucher College. He researches the psychology of community ser ...

, American psychologist and professor * Robert Pringle: **

Robert Pringle (politician) Robert Pringle (died 1736) was a Scottish lawyer and politician. Life He was the third son of Sir Robert Pringle, 1st Baronet, of Stitchel, by his wife, Margaret, daughter of Sir John Hope, Lord Craighall, a lord of session; and a younger broth ...

(d. 1736), British politician **

Robert Abercrombie Pringle Robert Abercrombie Pringle (December 15, 1855 – January 9, 1922) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Cornwall, Canada West, the son of Jacob Farrand Pringle and Isabella Fraser, (daughter of Col. Alexander Fraser), Pringle was ...

(1855–1922), Canadian lawyer and politician **

Robert Pringle (poet) Robert Thomas Pringle (born 1943) is an American poet, schoolmaster and park ranger. Of Scottish descent and originally from Westerville, Ohio, from 1962 to 1987 Pringle was a schoolteacher, teaching English and biology in high schools. Since then ...

(born 1940), American poet *

Thomas Pringle Thomas Pringle (5 January 1789 – 5 December 1834) was a Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist. Known as the father of South African poetry, he was the first successful English language poet and author to describe South Africa's scenery, nati ...

: **

(1789–1834), Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist **

Thomas Pringle (politician) Thomas Pringle (born 30 August 1967) is an Irish Independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency since the 2016 general election, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Donegal South-West constituency. ...

(born 1967), Irish politician **

Thomas Pringle (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral Thomas Pringle (died 8 December 1803) was a British officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Family and early life He was born into a wealthy S ...

(d. 1803), admiral in the Royal Navy *

Valerie Pringle Valerie Pringle (née Whittingham, born 5 September 1953) is a Canadian television host and journalist, hosting the Canadian edition of ''Antiques Roadshow'' on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in Windsor, Ontario. Pringle began her career in ...

(born 1953), Canadian journalist and television host *

Walter Pringle, Lord Newhall Sir Walter Pringle, Lord Newhall (1664?–1736) was a Scottish lawyer and judge. Life He was the second son of Sir Robert Pringle, 1st Baronet of Stitchel, and Margaret, daughter of John Hope, Lord Craighall; Walter Pringle of Greenknowe t ...

(1664?–1736), Scottish lawyer and judge *

Walter Pringle (rugby union) Walter Peter Pringle (17 July 1869 – 24 February 1945) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A Rugby union positions#Forwards, forward, Pringle represented Wellington Rugby Football Union, Wellington at a provincial level. He was a member of t ...

(1869–1945), New Zealand rugby union player * William Pringle: **

William Henry Pringle Lieutenant-General Sir William Henry Pringle GCB (21 August 1772 – 23 December 1840) was a British Army officer who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for two constituencies in Cornwall. He was born the eldest son of Maj-Gen. Henry Pringle ...

(1772–1840), British soldier and Member of Parliament ** William Henderson Pringle (1877-1967), Scottish politician *

William Pringle (Liberal politician) William Mather Rutherford Pringle (22 January 1874 – 1 April 1928) was a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1910 to 1918 and ...

(1874-1928), British Member of Parliament

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{{surname, Pringle Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin

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