Tait is a Scottish surname which means "pleasure" or "delight." The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1100. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Tait (born 1964), Scottish rugby player and coach * Alasdair Tait, British cellist and teacher * Alex Tait (disambiguation), several persons :*

Alex Tait (cricketer) Alex Ross Tait (born 13 June 1972) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in five One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the late 1990s. In 1996-97 Tait took 9/48 in the first innings and 16/130 in the match for the Northern Districts agai ...

(born 1972), New Zealand cricketer :* Alex Tait (footballer) (born 1933), English footballer :* Alex Tait (rugby union) (born 1988), English rugby union player * Alex Tait (poet) (born 1720), Scottish poet * Alice Tait (born 1986), Australian swimmer * Angus Tait (1919–2007), New Zealand businessman * Ashley Tait (born 1975), British ice hockey player *

Archibald Tait Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 18113 December 1882) was an Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England and theologian. He was the first Scottish Archbishop of Canterbury and thus, head of the Church of England. Life Tait was bor ...

(1811–1882), English archbishop *

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (February 5, 1819April 28, 1905) was a British-American artist who is known mostly for his paintings of wildlife. During most of his career, he was associated with the New York City art scene. Life and career Tait was b ...

(1819–1905), American artist * Barry Tait (born 1938), English footballer *

Blyth Tait Robert Blyth Tait (born 10 May 1961) is a New Zealand equestrian. Tait has competed at four Olympics and has won four medals, one of only four New Zealanders to do so. Tait's first success at international level was at the 1990 World Equestri ...

(born 1961), New Zealand equestrian * Bobby Tait (born 1938), Scottish footballer * Bobby Tait (Cowdenbeath footballer) (c. 1886–1950), Scottish footballer *

Branford Taitt Sir Branford Mayhew Taitt, KA (May 15, 1938 – February 15, 2013) was a Barbadian politician who served as a cabinet minister and former President of the Senate of Barbados. He served as Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce from 1971 to 1976 ...

(1938 – 2013), Barbadian politician *

Campbell Tait Admiral Sir William Eric Campbell Tait (12 August 1886 – 17 July 1946) was a senior British naval officer, courtier and the fifth Governor of Southern Rhodesia after his naval retirement in 1944, serving from 1945 to 1946. He commanded var ...

(1886–1946), British naval officer colonial governor *

Cecilia Tait Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta (born May 2, 1962) is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player. Nicknamed ''La Zurda del Oro'' (''The Golden Left-Handed Woman''), she participated in three Summer Olympics with the Peru national team, ...

(born 1962), Peruvian volleyball player and politician *

Charles Tait (politician) Charles Tait (February 1, 1768 – October 7, 1835) was a United States senator from Georgia and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alabama, the United States District Court for the Northern Dist ...

(1768–1835), American politician * Charles Tait (film director) (1868–1933), Australian film director * Chris Tait, Canadian singer–songwriter and producer * David M. Tait (born 1947), Scottish airline executive * David Tait (born 1987), English rugby union player *

Doug Taitt Douglas John Taitt oco(August 3, 1902 – December 12, 1970) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball and a player/manager in the Minor leagues. Listed at 6' 0, 176 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Bay ...

(1902–1970), Major League baseball player * Douglas Tait (disambiguation), several persons :*

Douglas Tait (illustrator) Douglas Tait is a Canadian children's book illustrator. He won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was presented annually by the Canadian Library Association/Association canad ...

, Canadian children's book illustrator :*

Douglas Tait (actor) Douglas Tait (born December 17, 1978) is an American actor, and independent filmmaker. Tait has played characters in several films, including Freddy vs. Jason, Star Trek, Zathura: A Space Adventure, Land of the Lost, Annabelle Comes Home, and ...

, American actor, creature performer, stuntman and producer * Edward Joseph Tait (1878–1948), Australian theatrical entrepreneur *

Eric Tait Eric Tait (born 17 June 1951) is an English former football player and manager. Football career Tait's footballing career started at East of Scotland League side Coldstream. He joined the Berwick Rangers in 1969, remaining with the club for ni ...

(born 1951), English football player and manager * Francis M. Taitt (1862–1943), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania *

George Tait George Tait (1859 – 25 November 1882) was an English international footballer who played as a centre forward. Career Tait played for Birmingham Excelsior, and earned one cap for England on 26 February 1881. The match was a 1–0 loss to Wal ...

(1858–1882), English footballer *

Gerald Tait Thomas Gerald Tait (7 November 1866, in Campbeltown – 19 December 1938, in Glasgow) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olym ...

(1866–1938), Scottish sailor *

Glen Tait Glen Tait is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted wit ...

, Canadian politician * Gordon Tait (1912–1999), British architect *

Gregor Tait Gregor Tait (born 20 April 1979) is a Scottish backstroke swimmer, and an Olympic swimmer for Great Britain. He has swum for Great Britain (or Scotland as noted) at the: *Olympics: 2004, 2008 *World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007 *Commonwealth ...

(born 1979), Scottish swimmer * Frank Samuel Tait (1883–1965), Australian theatre entrepreneur * Frederick Guthrie Tait (1870–1900), Scottish soldier and amateur golfer * Ian Tait (1926–2013), British general practitioner * James Tait (disambiguation), several persons :* James Tait (historian) (1863–1944), English medieval historian :*

James Brian Tait Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, (9 December 1916 – 31 August 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank th ...

(1916–2007), British bomber pilot :*

James Edward Tait James Edward Tait (27 May 1888 – 11 August 1918), was a Scottish/Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth force ...

(1886–1918), Scottish–Canadian soldier :*

James Francis Tait James Francis Tait (1926-2014) was an English physicist and endocrinologist. He worked with his wife, Sylvia Agnes Sophia Tait from 1948 until her death in 2003, a partnership described by the Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Dictionary ...

(1926–2014), British endocrinologist :* James Sharp Tait (1912–1998), Scottish electrical engineer and academic administrator :* James Sinclair Tait (1849–1928), Canadian physician, author and politician :* James Haldane Tait (1771–1845), Scottish naval commander :* James Tait (1834–1915), English architect of Clarendon Park Congregational Church, Leicester * Jason Tait, Canadian musician * Jessie Tait (1928–2010), English ceramic designer * Jock Tait (1886–1945), Scottish cricketer *

Joe Tait Joseph Tait (May 15, 1937 – March 10, 2021) was an American sports broadcaster who was the play-by-play announcer on radio for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and both TV and radio for the Cleveland India ...

(1937–2021), American sports broadcaster * John Tait (disambiguation), several persons :* John Tait (American football) (born 1975), professional football player :* John Tait (architect) (1787–1856), Scottish architect :* John Tait (entrepreneur) (1871–1955), Australian film and theatre entrepreneur :* John Tait (horseman) (1813–1888), racehorse owner/trainer in Australian Racing Hall of Fame :* John Tait (rugby union) (born 1973), Canadian rugby player :* John Tait (runner) (1888–1971), Olympic athlete :* John Guthrie Tait (1861–1945), Scottish educator and international rugby union player :* John W. Tait (born 1945), English Egyptologist :* John Barclay Tait (1900–1973), British hydrographist :* John Robinson Tait (1834–1909), American landscape painter, art critic, and travel writer :* John Tait (physiologist) (1878–1944), Scots-born professor of physiology :* John Guthrie Tait (1861–1945), Scottish educator and international rugby player * Jordan Tait (born 1979), English footballer * Katharine Tait (born 1923), British writer * Kenneth Tait (1918–1941), New Zealand flying ace * Lauren Tait (born 1996), Scottish netball player * Laurie Taitt (1934–2006), British hurdler *

Lawson Tait Lawson Tait, born Robert Lawson Tait (1 May 1845 – 13 June 1899) was a pioneer in pelvic and abdominal surgery and developed new techniques and procedures. He emphasized asepsis and introduced and advocated for surgical techniques that significa ...

(1845–1899), Scottish gynecologist *

Luke Tait Luke Tait (born 26 October 1981 in Barrie, Ontario) is a Canadian rugby union player. He plays as a lock. Tait last played for James Bay of the British Columbia Premiership. He has played previously for Cardiff RFC, Ospreys, Overmach Parma, ...

(born 1981), Canadian rugby union player * Lynn Taitt (1934–2010), Trinidad and Tobago reggae guitarist *

Margaret Tait Margaret Caroline Tait (11 November 1918 – 16 April 1999) was a Scottish medical doctor, filmmaker and poet. Early life and education Tait was born and raised in Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands in the north of Scotland, before being sent to ...

(1918–1999), Scottish film maker and poet * Marion Tait, ballerina and ballet mistress *

Mathew Tait Mathew James Murray Tait (born 6 February 1986) is a retired English rugby union player who gained 38 caps for between 2005–2010, including starting in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final; and played 279 club games for Newcastle Falcons, Sal ...

(born 1986), English rugby union player *

Melanie Tait Melanie Tait is an Australian playwright and author. She is from Robertson, New South Wales. Career At 20 years of age she wrote the ''The Vegemite Tales'', which played in London over seven years from 2001 to 2007, including two years on the ...

, Australian radio broadcaster, playwright and author * Melbourne McTaggart Tait (1842–1917), Canadian lawyer and judge * Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, New Zealand politician and activist *

Michael Tait Michael DeWayne Tait (born May 18, 1966) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high school. Both Toby and Michael met Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1 ...

(born 1966), American musician * Mick Tait (born 1956), English footballer and manager * Nancy Tait (1920–2009), English activist * Nevin Tait (1876–1961), Australian concert promoter and film producer * Norman Tait (born 1941), Canadian artist and totem pole carver * Paul Tait (disambiguation), several persons :*

Paul Tait (footballer, born 1971) Paul Ronald Tait (born 31 July 1971) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 250 appearances in the Football League. Club career Tait was born in Sutton Coldfield, which was then part of Warwickshire. As a youth he p ...

, English midfielder for Birmingham City :* Paul Tait (footballer, born 1974), English striker for Northwich Victoria * Percy Tait (born 1929), British motorcycle road racer and tester * Peter Tait (disambiguation), several persons :*

Peter Tait (physicist) Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE (28 April 1831 – 4 July 1901) was a Scottish mathematical physicist and early pioneer in thermodynamics. He is best known for the mathematical physics textbook '' Treatise on Natural Philosophy'', which he co-wrote w ...

(1831–1901), Scottish mathematical physicist :*

Peter Tait (footballer) Peter Tait (17 October 1936 – 18 July 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for York City, and in non-League football for Scarborough, Bridlington Town Bridlington Town Associatio ...

(1936–1990), English professional footballer :*

Peter Tait (mayor) Sir Peter Tait (5 September 1915 – 31 January 1996) was a New Zealand National Party Member of Parliament, mayor of Napier, small businessman and opponent of New Zealand's Homosexual Law Reform Act. Early life Tait was born on 5 September ...

(1915–1996), New Zealand politician :*

Peter Tait (radio presenter) Peter Richard Tait (15 March 1950 – 20 September 2002) was an English radio presenter. Early career Peter was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. After leaving school, he started a career in insurance, however he soon turned professional as a ...

(1950–2002), English radio presenter :*

Peter Tait (rugby union) Peter Tait (19 October 1906 – 22 April 1980) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Tait played for Royal HSFP. Provincial career Tait was capped for Edinburgh District. He was supposed to play ...

(1906–1980), Scottish rugby union player :*

Peter Tait (sport shooter) Peter Tait (born 5 March 1949) is a former Australian Paralympic shooter. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 event, competed at the FESPIC Games, World Shooting Championships, Oceania, National ...

(born 1949), Australian Paralympian * Richard Tait, British journalist and academic * Robert Tait (disambiguation), several persons :*

Robert Lawson Tait Lawson Tait, born Robert Lawson Tait (1 May 1845 – 13 June 1899) was a pioneer in pelvic and abdominal surgery and developed new techniques and procedures. He emphasized asepsis and introduced and advocated for surgical techniques that significa ...

(1845–1899), British medical pioneer :* Robert Tait (captain) (fl. 1793), Scottish naval officer *

Robin Tait Robin Douglas Tait (14 April 1940 in Dunedin, Otago – 20 March 1984 in Auckland) was a Discus throw, discus thrower representing New Zealand at two Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972. He represented New Zealand at six Commonwealth Games: 1962 Bri ...

(1940–1984), New Zealand discus thrower * Roger Tait, New Zealand rugby league player *

Sarah Tait Sarah Anne Tait (née Outhwaite; 23 January 1983 – 3 March 2016) was an Australian rower - a national and world champion, three-time Olympian and Olympic-medal winner. She was the first mother to represent Australia in rowing at Olympic leve ...

(1983–2016), Australian rower *

Shaun Tait Shaun Tait (born 22 February 1983) is a former Australian professional cricketer who was appointed as the bowling coach of the Pakistan national cricket team in February 2022. He played as a right arm fast bowler

(born 1983), Australian cricketer * Sylvia Tait, Canadian painter * Thomas Tait (disambiguation), several persons * Timothy M. P. Tait, Canadian/American physicist * Tom Tait (volleyball), American volleyball coach * Tommy Tait (disambiguation), several persons :* Tommy Tait (socialist) :* Tommy Tait (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1942), Scottish international footballer for Sunderland :* Tommy Tait (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1976), English footballer for Sunderland, Manchester City * Victor Hubert Tait (1892–1988), Canadian soldier and airman * Viola Tait (1911–2002), Australian biographer * William Tait (disambiguation), several persons :* William Auld Tait (1826–1900), Canadian pioneer and politician :*

William W. Tait William Walker Tait (born 1929) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he served as a faculty member from 1972 to 1996, and as department chair from 1981 to 1987. Education and career Tait received his B.A. f ...

(born 1929), professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago :* William Tait (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer :*

William Tait (footballer) William Tait (1863 – after 1890) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. After playing for Glasgow Parkside, Glasgow Pilgrims and Third Lanark F.C., Third Lanark, he moved to England in 1887 to play ...

, Association football player during the 1890s and 1900s. :*

William Tait (publisher) William Tait (1793–1864) was a 19th century Scottish publisher, based in Edinburgh. He was best known for ''Tait's Magazine''. Life The eldest son of Isabella Bertram and her husband, James Tait (1762–1834), an architect in Edinburgh, he w ...

(1793–1864), known for ''Tait's Magazine'' :*

William Tait (MP) William Tait MP FRSE (c. 1755 – 7 January 1800) was an 18th-century Scottish politician and landowner. He was MP for Stirling Burghs 1797 to 1800. Life He was born in Edinburgh around 1755, the second son of Alexander Tait (died 1781), a Writ ...

(died 1800), Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs

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