Checkland is a surname, and may refer to:
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Francis Checkland (born 1897), English footballer
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Michael Checkland
Sir Michael Checkland (born 13 March 1936) was Director-General of the BBC from 1987 to 1992, being appointed after the forced resignation of Alasdair Milne.
Early life
Michael Checkland was educated at the state grammar school King Edward V ...
(born 1936), Director-General of the BBC
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Olive Checkland
Olive Edith Checkland ( Anthony; 6 June 1920 – 8 September 2004) was an English historian and writer who specialised in post-19th century cultural, economic and social relationships between Japan and the United Kingdom. After enrolling on a ge ...
(1920–2004), English historian and writer
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Peter Checkland
Peter Checkland (born 18 December 1930, in Birmingham, UK) is a British management scientist and emeritus professor of systems at Lancaster University. He is the developer of soft systems methodology (SSM): a methodology based on a way of system ...
(born 1930), British management scientist
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Sydney Checkland
Sydney George Checkland FRSE (9 October 1916 – 22 March 1986) was a British-Canadian economic historian.
Life
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Checkland worked at the Bank of Nova Scotia, then the Ottawa Sanitary Laundry Company, while he gained assoc ...
(1916–1986), British-Canadian economic historian
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