Melville is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

and a

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. The surname has two different origins: Scottish and

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

. The place name Malleville is derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

elements ''malum'' ("bad") and ''villa'' ("country house"). In Ireland, the surname is an

Anglicisation Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influe ...

of the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, an ...

Ó Maoilmhichíl, which means "descendant of Maoilmhichil". The Gaelic personal name Maoilmhichil means "devotee of (Saint) Michael". The surname is sometimes spelled without the terminal "e": Melvill. The given name originates from

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

and Scotland. The name is derived from the Scottish surname. Melville or Melvill may refer to:

People

Surname

Alan Melville Alan Melville (19 May 1910 – 18 April 1983) was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1938 to 1949. He was born in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa and died at Sabie, Transvaal. Early life and cricket career Melville wa ...

(1910–1983), South African cricketer *

Alan Melville (writer) Alan Melville (9 April 1910 – 24 December 1983) was an English broadcaster, writer, actor, raconteur, producer, playwright and wit. Biography Born William Melville Caverhill in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, he was educated in hi ...

(1910–1983), English playwright and composer *

Alex Melville (disambiguation) Alexander Melville may refer to: *Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven Alexander Melville (also Alexander Leslie), 5th Earl of Leven (28 May 1695 – 2 September 1754) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life He was the son of David Melville, 3r ...

* Alexander Gordon Melville (1819–1901), Irish anatomist *

Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven Alexander Melville (also Alexander Leslie), 5th Earl of Leven (28 May 1695 – 2 September 1754) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life He was the son of David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven (1660–1728) and Lady Anne Wemyss (1675–1702). His m ...

(died 1754) * Andy Melville (born 1968), Welsh footballer *

Andrew Melville of Garvock Andrew Melville of Garvock (died 1617) was a Scottish courtier and servant of Mary, Queen of Scots. Family background Andrew Melville was a younger son of John Melville of Raith in Fife and Helen Napier of Merchiston. His older brother James M ...

(died 1617), Scottish courtier *

Andrew Melville Andrew Melville (1 August 1545 – 1622) was a Scottish scholar, theologian, poet and religious reformer. His fame encouraged scholars from the European continent to study at Glasgow and St. Andrews. He was born at Baldovie, on 1 August 154 ...

(1545–1622), Scottish theologian *

Arthur Melville Arthur Melville (1855–1904) was a Scottish painter of Orientalist subjects, among others. Early life and art education Arthur Melville was born in Loanhead-of-Guthrie, Forfarshire (now Angus, Scotland) on 10 April 1855. The family moved ...

(1858–1904), Scottish painter *

Charles Melville Charles Melville (1828 – January 5, 1867) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Born in 1828 in Dover, New ...

(1828–1867), American sailor *

Charles Melvill Major General Charles William Melvill, (9 September 1878 – 15 September 1925) was a soldier who served with the British Army for several years before joining the New Zealand Army, New Zealand Military Forces. He participated in the World War ...

(1878–1925), British soldier with the New Zealand Military Forces *

Charles P. Melville Charles P. Melville (born 10 May 1951) is a British academic who has been Professor of Persian History at the University of Cambridge since 2008. He is the President of the British Institute of Persian Studies. He was one of the editors of ''The ...

, Professor of Persian History at Cambridge *

Christian Melville Christian Melville (9 December 1913 – 23 April 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby union career Amateur career Melville played for the Black Watch and the Army. Provincial career He was supposed to play for the Scot ...

(1913–1984), Scottish rugby player *

Craig Melville Craig James Melville is an Australian television comedy director. He is best known for his collaborations with comedians John Safran, Lawrence Leung and The Chaser. Filmography Television * ''Maximum Choppage'' Series Director (2015) * '' T ...

(fl. 1990–2000s), Australian comedy director *

Cyron Melville Cyron Bjørn Melville (born 1 July 1984) is a Danish actor and musician. Early life Melville was born in Djursland, Denmark, to Scottish comedian Johnny Melville and Dane Elizabeth Bjørn Nielsen. Career At the age of ten, Melville gained ...

(born 1984), Danish actor and musician *

Dan Melville Daniel Lee Melville (born March 4, 1956) is a former American football punter who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at Grossmont College before transferring to the University o ...

(born 1956), American football player *

David Melville (disambiguation) David Melville may refer to: * David Melville (academic) (born 1944), British physicist and former vice-chancellor of the University of Kent * David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven or David Leslie (1660–1728), Scottish aristocrat * David Melville, ...

Elizabeth Melville Elizabeth Melville, Lady Culross (c.1578–c.1640) was a Scottish poet. In 1603 she became the earliest known Scottish woman writer to see her work in print, when the Edinburgh publisher Robert Charteris issued the first edition of ''Ane Godlie ...

(1578–1640), Scottish poet *

Ellen Melville Eliza Ellen Melville (13 May 1882 – 27 July 1946) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician. She was New Zealand's second female lawyer, and the first woman elected to a city council in New Zealand. She sat on the Auckland City Council for 33 ye ...

(1882–1946), New Zealand politician *

Emelie Melville Emelie Melville (c. 1852 – 8 July 1932), also known as Emelie Melville Derby, was an American actress, a star of comic opera, who had a considerable career in Australia. History She was born in Philadelphia and first appeared on stage at the a ...

(c. 1851–1932), actress in comic opera *

Esme Melville Esme Melville (born Esme Grace Mount-Melville, 23 July 1918 – 14 September 2006) was an Australian theatre, television and film actress. At the Tropfest awards for 2003 she won Best Actor – Female for her role of Granma in the short film, '' ...

(1918–2006), Australian actor *

Francis Melville (disambiguation) Francis Melville may refer to: * Francis Dawes Melville, member of the Bombay civil service *Captain Melville Francis McNeiss McNeil McCallum (Captain Melville) (c 1823- 10 August 1857) was a Scottish-born Australian notorious bushranger during ...

Frank Melville Frank Bruce Melville (8 February 1903 – 18 January 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in A ...

(1903–1971), Australian football player *

Fred Melville Frederick John Melville (25 February 1882 – 12 January 1940)Schofield, Brian. ''Who Was Who in British Philately''. London: British Philatelic Trust, 2003, p.34. Online versiohere. was a British philatelist, prolific philatelic author and fo ...

(1882–1940), British philatelist *

George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville (163620 May 1707) was a Scottish aristocrat and statesman during the reign of William III and Mary II. In 1643, he succeeded his father as Lord Melville. Career At the Restoration of the Stuarts Melvil ...

(1636–1707), Scottish aristocrat and statesman * George W. Melville (1841–1912), American rear admiral, engineer, Arctic explorer and author *

Gertrude Melville Gertrude Mary Melville (née Day; 7 October 1884 – 21 August 1959) was an Australian politician of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party. In 1952 she was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. Life ...

(1884–1959), Australian politician *

Greg Melville Greg Melville (born 1970) is a journalist and author. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1992 and Pennsylvania State University Graduate School of Communication in 1994. Writing career A former newspaper reporter, and editor at Sports Afield and ...

(born 1979), American sportswriter * Harry Melville (disambiguation), several names: :*

Harry Melville (chemist) Sir Harry Work Melville, (27 April 1908 – 14 June 2000) was a British chemist, academic, and academic administrator, who specialised in polymer research. He spent his early career in academia as a lecturer and researcher, before moving into a ...

(1908–2000), British chemist and academic administrator :*

Harry Melville (rugby league) Harry 'Hughie' Melville (1929-1965) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s and was a two time premiership winning player with St. George. Playing career A local junior and the son of the former Glebe for ...

(1930–1965), Australian rugby league player *

Henry Melvill Rev. Henry Melvill (14 September 1798 – 9 February 1871) was a British priest in the Church of England, and principal of the East India Company College from 1844 to 1858. He afterwards served as Canon of St Paul's Cathedral. Early years Melv ...

(1798–1871), Anglican priest *

Henry Melville Henry Saxelby Melville Wintle (1799 – 22 December 1873), commonly referred to as Henry Melville, was an Australian journalist, author, occultist, and Freemason best remembered for writing the play '' The Bushrangers'',

(1799–1873), Australian author *

Herman Melville Herman Melville ( born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are '' Moby-Dick'' (1851); '' Typee'' (1846), a ...

(1819–1891), American author (''Moby-Dick'') *

James Cosmo Melvill Sir James Cosmo Melvill (8 June 1792 – 23 July 1861) was a British administrator who served as the last secretary of the East India Company. Life Born at Guernsey, he was the third but eldest surviving son of Philip Melvill (1762–1811), ...

(1792–1861): a British administrator who served as the last secretary of the East India Company. *

(1845–1929): British botanist and malacologist. *

James Melville (disambiguation) James Melville or Melvill may refer to: * James Melville (Scottish minister) (1556–1614), Scottish divine and reformer * James Melville of Halhill (1535–1617), Scottish diplomat and memoir writer * James Melville (politician) (1885– ...

Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are ''Le Silence de la mer'' (1949), '' Bob le flambeur'' (1956), ''Le Doulos'' (1962), '' Le Samouraï'' (19 ...

(1917–1973), French film director * Jennie Melville, pen name of British crime fiction author Gwendoline Butler (1922–2013) * John Melville (disambiguation) * Josephine Melville (1961–2022), British actress, director and writer *June Melville (1915 - 1970), English actress and theatre manager *

Ken Melville Peter Kennedy Melville (born 11 February 1931) is a former Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ken Melville had his short career at Melbourne during the early period of Melbourne's golden era. He was a memb ...

(born 1931), Australian football player *Kerry Melville, birth name of

Kerry Reid Kerry Melville Reid (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles to ...

(born 1947), Australian tennis player * Lee Melville (born 1970), Bahamian cricket player *Sir

Leslie Melville Sir Leslie Galfreid Melville (26 March 190230 April 2002) was a renowned Australian economist, academic and public servant. He helped form Australia's central banking system and gave his voice in international economic forums in the years fo ...

(1902–2002), Australian economist *

Lewis Melville Lewis Saul Benjamin (pen name, Lewis Melville; 1874–1932) was an English author, born into a Jewish familyWilliam D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, ''The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History'', Palgrave Macmillan (2011 ...

, pen name of British author Lewis Saul Benjamin (1874–1932) * Marvin Melville, American skier in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics - see

United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. As Squaw Valley would be hosting the following Winter Olympics, an American segment was performed at the closing ceremony. Medalists American figure skat ...

Michael Linning Melville Michael Linning Melville (1805 – 22 June 1878) was a Scots Barrister, Judge and Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone. He was commissioned by monarch, King William IV of the United Kingdom to suppress the slave trade by force off the West Coa ...

(1805–1878), Sierra Leone politician *

Mike Melvill Michael Winston Melvill (born November 30, 1940 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a world-record-breaking pilot and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted SpaceShip ...

, American pilot *

Miranda Melville Miranda Melville (born March 20, 1989) is an American race walker. She competed in the women's 20 kilometers walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. Melville represented the United States in the 2016 Olympic G ...

(born 1989), American racewalker *

Murray Melville Murray Melville is a Scottish curler. At the 1969 World Men's Championship, called the Air Canada Silver Broom, Bill Muirhead brought Melville in to replace second Derek Scott, who had a migraine, for the semifinal against the United State ...

, Scottish curler *

Neil Melville Neil Melville is an Australian actor. He was born in Sydney, but spent most of his childhood in Apollo Bay, Victoria. In the early 1970s he was lead singer of Geelong rock band "The Iliad". Melville graduated from Adelaide's Flinders University ...

(fl. 1980s), Australian actor *

Nigel Melville Nigel David Melville (born 6 January 1961) is a former England national rugby union team scrum half and captain and currently serves as Director of Professional Rugby for Rugby Football Union. Melville became the youngest player to captain En ...

(born 1961), British rugby player *

Ninian Melville Ninian Melville (29 December 1843 – 26 June 1897) was an Australian politician in the late nineteenth century. Early life The son of a Scottish cabinet maker (Ninian Melville Jnr) who had been transported to Australia for stealing clothes, M ...

(1843–1897), Australian political figure *

Paul Melville Paul Melville (27 December 1956 – 21 November 1978) was an Australian cricketer. Melville was a right-handed batsman who played for the Victoria state cricket team. He died of brain hemorrhage in 1978. Melville made his first-class debut f ...

(1956–1978), Australian cricket player *

Pauline Melville Pauline Melville FRSL (born 1948) is an English/Guyanese-born writer and former actor of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry, who is currently based in London, England. Among awards she has received for her writing – which encompasses short ...

(born 1948), Guyanese-born British actress and writer *

Philip Melvill (East India Company officer) Philip Melvill (7 April 1762 – 27 October 1811)''Memoirs of the Late Philip Melvill, Esq. Lieut. Gov. of Pendennis Castle, Cornwall : With an Appendix Containing Extracts From His Diaries and Letters Selected by a Friend...together with Two Let ...

(1796–1882), British official in India * Robert Melville (disambiguation) *

Rodney Melville Rodney Scott Melville is a presiding judge in Santa Barbara County's superior court. He was the judge in Michael Jackson's 2005 child molestion trial, in which Jackson was acquitted. Biography Melville was born in 1941 and studied at San Diego ...

(fl. 1990–2000s), American judge *

Ronald Melville (botanist) Ronald Melville (12 March 1903 – 6 August 1985) He was an English botanist, based at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. He is chiefly remembered for his wartime research into rosehips as a source of vitamin C, prompted by the epidemic of scurvy ...

(1903–1985), English botanist *

Rose Melville Rose Melville (January 30, 1867 – October 8, 1946) born Rosa Smock, was an American stage actress famous for playing one character her whole career, "Sis Hopkins". Rosa Smock was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, the youngest of four daughter of ...

(1873–1946), American actor *

Sam Melville Samuel Joseph Melville (born Samuel Joseph Grossman, 1934 – September 13, 1971), was the principal conspirator and bomb setter in the 1969 bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City. Melville cited his opposi ...

(1934–1971), American anarchist *

Sam Melville (actor) Samuel Gardner Melville (August 20, 1936 – March 9, 1989) was an American film and television actor. He appeared as a guest star on many television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He portrayed Officer Mike Danko in four seasons of Aaron Sp ...

(1936–1989), American television actor *

Scott Melville Scott Melville (born August 4, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Melville enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles because of injuries. During his career, he won nine doubles titles and fini ...

(born 1966), American tennis player *

Stephen Melville General Stephen Alexander Melville (31 December 190417 June 1977) was a South African Air Force officer. He commanded air force formations in East Africa, North Africa, Madagascar, and Italy during the Second World War, and rose to Air Chief o ...

(1904–1977), South African military man *

Teignmouth Melvill Teignmouth Melvill VC (8 September 1842 – 22 January 1879) was an officer in the British Army and 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 ...

(1842–1879), English lieutenant and recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Thomas Melvill Thomas Melvill(e) (1726 – December 1753) was a Scottish natural philosopher, who was active in the fields of spectroscopy and astronomy. Biography The son of Helen Whytt and the Rev Andrew Melville, minister of Monimail (d. 29 July 17 ...

(1726–1753), Scottish natural philosopher *

Thomas Melville (disambiguation) Thomas Melville or Melvill may refer to: * Thomas Melvill (1726–1753), Scottish natural philosopher * Thomas Melvill (American patriot) (1751–1832), American merchant, participant in the Boston Tea Party, Revolutionary War major and state legi ...

Velma Caldwell Melville Velma Caldwell Melville (, Caldwell; July 1, 1858 – August 25, 1924) was an American editor, and writer of prose and poetry from Wisconsin. She served as editor of the "Home Circle and Youths' Department" of the ''Practical Farmer'' of Philade ...

(1852–1924), American writer and poet *

Ward Melville John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 – June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist and businessman active in the "Three Villages" in western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook ...

(1887–1977), American businessman and philanthropist *

William Melville William Melville (25 April 1850 – 1 February 1918) was an Irish law enforcement officer and the first chief of the British Secret Service Bureau. Birth William Melville was born into a Roman Catholic family in Direenaclaurig Cross, Sneem, Co ...

(1850–1918), Irish law enforcement official

Given name

* Melville E. Abrams (1912–1966), American politician *

Melville Arnott Sir William Melville Arnott (14 January 1909 – 17 September 1999) was a Scottish academic. Born in Edinburgh, the son of a Scottish minister, Rev Henry Arnott, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1931 and was awarded his MD on ...

(1909–1999), British academic *

Melville Sewell Bagley Melville Sewell Bagley (born July 10, 1838 in Bangor, Maine – died July 14, 1880 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was the originator of the archetypical Argentine national liqueur Hesperidina and holder of the first patent and trademark to be register ...

(1838–1880), American-born Argentine businessman and winemaker * Melville Baker (1901–1958), American film writer * Melville W. Beardsley (1913–1998), American inventor *

Melville Reuben Bissell Melville Reuben Bissell (September 25, 1843 – March 15, 1889) was an American entrepreneur who invented the modern carpet sweeper.Baxter, Albert (1891). ''History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan.'' Munsell The Bissell corporation is name ...

(1843–1889), American inventor and businessman * Mel Brandt (1919–2008), American actor *

J. Melville Broughton Joseph Melville Broughton Jr. (November 17, 1888March 6, 1949) was an American politician who served as the 60th governor of North Carolina from 1941 to 1945. He later briefly served as a United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his dea ...

(1888–1949), American politician *

Melville W. Brown Melville W. Brown (March 10, 1887 – January 31, 1938) was an American film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He began his career on the local stage in Oregon, in stock companies and vaudeville, before moving to California and worki ...

(1887–1938), American film director *

Melville Bull Melville Bull (September 29, 1854 – July 5, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Bull attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Harvard University in 1877. He ...

(1854–1909), US political figure *

Mel Bungey Melville Harold "Mel" Bungey (born 30 August 1934) is an Australian retired politician. Born in Gnowangerup, Western Australia, he was educated at Wesley College, Perth and the University of Western Australia before becoming a farmer. Later, he ...

(born 1934), Australian political figure *

Melville Henry Cane Melville Henry Cane (April 15, 1879 – March 10, 1980) was an American poet and lawyer. He studied at Columbia University, and was the author of the influential book, ''Making a Poem'' (1953). Early life and education As a Columbia Univer ...

(1879–1980), American poet and lawyer *

Melville Cook Alfred Melville Cook (18 June 1912 – 22 May 1993) was a British organist, conductor, composer and teacher. Early life and education Cook was born in Gloucester. He was a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral (1923–1928) and articled pupil th ...

(1912–1993), British musician *

Mel Cooke Melville Lance Cooke (30 May 1934 – 5 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand twenty three times between 1959 and 1964. Playing career Cooke was a member of the Hornby club in the Canterbury Rugby Le ...

(1934–2013), New Zealand rugby player *

Melville Cooper George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973) was an English actor. His many notable screen roles include the High Sheriff of Nottingham in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938), Mr. Collins in ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1940) and ...

(1896–1973), British actor *

Melville De Lloyd Melville De Lloyd (2 April 1917 – May 1985) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Resolven RFC and Llanelli RFC, and representati ...

(1917–1985), Welsh rugby player * Melville Dewey (1851–1931), American library classification expert * Melville Eastham (1885–1964), American radio executive *

Melville Fuller Melville Weston Fuller (February 11, 1833 – July 4, 1910) was an American politician, attorney, and jurist who served as the eighth chief justice of the United States from 1888 until his death in 1910. Staunch conservatism marked his ...

(1833–1910), American judge * Melville Gideon (1884–1933), American musician and composer * Melville S. Green (1922–1979), American physicist * Melville Bell Grosvenor (1901–1982), American magazine editor *

Melville Guest Melville Richard John Guest (born 18 November 1943) is a British former diplomat and first-class cricketer. He was born in what was then Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, two weeks after the death of his father, Ernest Melville Charles Guest, a ...

(born 1943), British diplomat and cricketer * Melville Hatch (1898–1988), American entomologist *

Melville J. Herskovits Melville Jean Herskovits (September 10, 1895 – February 25, 1963) was an American anthropologist who helped to first establish African and African Diaspora studies in American academia. He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from Af ...

(1895–1963), American anthropologist *

Melville R. Hopewell Melville Reeves Hopewell (March 27, 1845 – May 2, 1911) was a Nebraska lawyer and Republican politician who served as the state's 12th lieutenant governor from 1907 to 1911. Hopewell was born in Monroe County, Indiana, in 1845, and moved to Co ...

(1845–1911), American politician *

Melville E. Ingalls Melville Ezra Ingalls (1842–1914), commonly abbreviated M. E. Ingalls, was a Massachusetts state legislator who went on to become president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Big Four Railroad). Career Ingalls was ...

(1842–1914), American politician *

Melville Jacobs Melville Jacobs (July 3, 1902 – July 31, 1971) was an American anthropologist known for his extensive fieldwork on cultures of the Pacific Northwest. He was born in New York City. After studying with Franz Boas he became a member of the faculty o ...

(1902–1971), American anthropologist *

Melville James Melville Charles James (13 May 1877 – 4 April 1957) was an Australian Anglican bishop. Ordained in 1902, he was vicar of St Peter's Ballarat and then the Archdeacon of Maryborough, then Ballarat,"Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ...

(1877–1957), Australian Anglican bishop *

Melville Jones Frank Melville Jones, CBE, was an Anglican Colonial Bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was born in 1866, educated at the Nelson College and the University of New Zealand and ordained in 1890. After a curacy at Holy Trinity, Chelte ...

(1866–1941), Anglican bishop *

Melville Clyde Kelly Melville Clyde Kelly (August 4, 1883 – April 29, 1935) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography M. Clyde Kelly was born in Bloomfield, Muskingum County, Ohio. He attended Muskingum College in ...

(1883–1935), American politician * Melville D. Landon (1839–1910), American journalist and humorist * Melville H. Long (1889–1969), American tennis player *

Melville Lyons Melville Edwin Lyons (27 February 1889 – 7 May 1955), sometimes called Tiny, was briefly a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand until his election was declared void. A journalist by trade, he became involved in local politics in ...

(1889–1955), New Zealand politician *

Melville Macnaghten Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten (16 June 1853, Woodford, London −12 May 1921) was Assistant Commissioner (Crime) of the London Metropolitan Police from 1903 to 1913. A highly regarded and famously affable figure of the late Victorian and Edw ...

(1853–1921), British politician *

Melville Henry Massue Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigné, "9th Marquis of Ruvigny and 15th of Raineval" (25 April 1868 – 6 October 1921) was a British genealogist and author, who was twice president of the Legitimist Jacobit ...

(1868–1921), British genealogist and author *

Melville McKee Melville McKee (born 19 August 1994) is a British racing driver. He currently drives for Bamboo Engineering in the GP3 Series. His grandfather Mike was a Formula Two and 24 Hours of Le Mans racing driver. Career Karting McKee began karting at t ...

(born 1994), British race car driver *

Melville de Mellow Melville de Mellow (also de Mello) (1913 - 1989) was an Indian radio broadcaster with the All India Radio. He is remembered for his high-quality reports and commentary on various events in independent India, the most notable of which was a seven ...

(1913–1989), Indian radio personality *

Mel Merritt Melville Pettengill Merritt (November 11, 1897 – August 22, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania Meadville is a city in and the county seat o ...

(1897–1986), American football player *

Melville Nimmer Melville Bernard Nimmer (June 6, 1923 – November 23, 1985) was an American lawyer and law professor, renowned as an expert in freedom of speech and United States copyright law. Nimmer graduated from UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Harvard Law School. He w ...

(1923–1985), American lawyer *

Melville Pengelly Melville Francis "Pen" Pengelly (17 March 1901 – 24 September 1973) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He stood in four Test matches between 1946 and 1952. Pengelly attended Christ's College, Christchurch, and played senior club cricket in ...

(1901–1973), New Zealand cricket umpire *

Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker. Career Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...

(born 1973), French actor, author and filmmaker * Melville Portal (1819–1904), British politician *

Melville Davisson Post Melville Davisson Post (April 19, 1869 – June 23, 1930) was an American author, born in Harrison County, West Virginia. Although his name is not immediately familiar to those outside of specialist circles, many of his collections are still ...

(1869–1930), American author *

Melville Marks Robinson Melville Marks Robinson (April 8, 1888 – June 6, 1974) was a Canadian journalist and sports executive, also known as M. M. Robinson and Bobby Robinson. He was the sports editor of ''The Hamilton Spectator'', and founded the British Empire Games ...

(1888–1974), Canadian athlete and sports organizer *

Melville Rogers Melville F. Rogers (January 5, 1899 – September 26, 1973) was a Canadian figure skater and figure skating judge. He competed in the disciplines of single skating, pair skating, ice dancing, and fours. He won the Canadian championship severa ...

(1899–1973), Canadian figure skater *

Melville Ruick Melville Ruick (July 8, 1898 – December 24, 1972) was an American actor. Early years Ruick was born in Boise, Idaho in 1898. His father was a U.S. district attorney in Idaho, and Ruick studied law at the University of California. Milit ...

(1898–1972), American actor and musician * Melville Ryan (1933–2015), British cricket player *

Melville J. Salter Melville Judson Salter (born Sardinia, New York, June 20, 1834; died Pawnee Station, Kansas, March 12, 1896) was a politician and civic leader who was twice elected the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Kansas serving under Governor Thomas A. Osbo ...

(1834–1896), American politician *

Melville Amasa Scovell Melville Amasa Scovell (February 26, 1855 – August 15, 1912) was an American academic from New Jersey. Moving with his family to Champaign, Illinois early in his life, he attended the University of Illinois there, graduating in 1875. He worke ...

(1855–1912), American academic * Melville Shavelson (1917–2007), American film director *

Melville J. Shaw Melville James Shaw (August 6, 1872 – May 16, 1927) was an American officer born in Minnesota and serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish–American War who was one of only 23 Marine Corps officers approved to receive the ...

(1872–1927), American Marine Corps colonel *

Melville Shyer Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968)According to the State of California. ''California Death Index, 1940–1997''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searc ...

(1895–1968), American film director *

Mel Spence Melville "Mel" Spence (2 January 1936 – 28 October 2012) was a Jamaican sprinter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of Mal Spence, an Olympic sprint medalist. He was a relay ...

(1936–2012), Jamaican sprinter *

Melville Y. Stewart Melville Y. Stewart (June 19, 1935 – June 19, 2020) was an American Philosopher and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Bethel University, Minnesota. Bibliography *''The Greater-Good Defence, An Essay on the Rationality of Faith'', author, Lond ...

(born 1935), American educator *

Melville Elijah Stone Melville Elijah Stone (August 22, 1848 – February 15, 1929) was an American newspaper publisher, the founder of the ''Chicago Daily News'', and was the general manager of the reorganized Associated Press. Biography Stone's parents were ...

(1848–1929), American newspaper executive *

Melville Vail Melville Arthur "Sparky" Vail (July 5, 1906 in Meaford, Ontario - January 29, 1983) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in t ...

(1906–1983), Canadian hockey player *

Melville Waddington Lieutenant Melville Wells Waddington (21 December 1895 – 14 August 1945) was a World War I Canadian flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories. He was the first observer ace in No. 20 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps to score a vic ...

(1895–1945), Canadian pilot * Melville Wallace (1887–1943), South African sports shooter

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* Jackson Melville, in the television series ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel ( Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flag ...

'' *Melville Crump,

Sid Caesar Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor, comedian and writer. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950� ...

's character in the 1963 motion picture ''

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast of comedians, is ...

'' * Melville - Pet of fictional character

Chuckie Finster ''Rugrats'' includes a large array of characters: family, friends, extended relatives, townspeople, and fictional characters. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated television series (original), its various movies, and the 2 ...

in the television animated series

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...

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