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MacFarlane

MacFarlane may refer to:

  • MacFarlane (surname), a surname
  • Macfarlane Burnet
  • MacFarlane Lang, a biscuit firm which merged with McVitie & Price to form United Biscuits
  • Macfarlane Group, a packaging and label company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland
MacFarlane (surname)

MacFarlane or Macfarlane is a surname derived from the Gaelic patronymic Mac Phàrlain (son of Parlan), shared by:

  • Alan Macfarlane (born 1941), professor of anthropological science at Cambridge University
  • Alan Brock MacFarlane (born c. 1920), lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia
  • Alexander Macfarlane (disambiguation) (or Alex or MacFarlane), several people
  • Alistair MacFarlane (born 1931), British electrical engineer
  • Allison Macfarlane, chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Amy MacFarlane (born 1974), former field hockey forward
  • Andrew Macfarlane (died 1819), Anglican clergyman who served as a bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church
  • Angus Hikairo Macfarlane, New Zealand, schoolteacher and educational psychologist
  • Bruce MacFarlane, Canadian lawyer, Crown prosecutor, legal scholar, and former federal and provincial Department of Justice official
  • Catharine Macfarlane (1877–1969), American obstetrician and gynecologist
  • Charles Macfarlane (1799–1858), Scottish writer
  • Dave MacFarlane (1967–2013), Scottish professional football player who is best known for his time with Kilmarnock
  • David Macfarlane (born 1952), Canadian journalist, playwright and novelist
  • Donald MacFarlane (1834-1926), Scottish preacher
  • Donald Horne Macfarlane (1830–1904)
  • Donna MacFarlane (born 1977), Australian middle distance and steeplechase runner
  • Dorothy Macfarlane, an English cricketer
  • Doug MacFarlane (1880–1965), English professional footballer who played for Barrow, Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur
  • Duncan Macfarlane (1827–1903), New Zealand grocer, merchant, government agent, farmer and magistrate
  • Ed Macfarlane (born 1984), singer, instrumentalist, producer, and the principal songwriter of Friendly Fires
  • Edith Mary Macfarlane (1871–1948), New Zealand community worker
  • Eve MacFarlane, New Zealand rower
  • Gaynor Macfarlane, radio drama director and producer for BBC Radio Drama at Pacific Quay, Glasgow
  • George G. Macfarlane (1916–2007), engineer, scientific administrator and public servant
  • Gus MacFarlane (1925–1991), Canadian Liberal MP for Hamilton Mountain
  • Helen Macfarlane, a Scottish Chartist feminist journalist and philosopher
  • James Macfarlane (1844–1914), Scottish-born Australian politician
  • Ian Macfarlane (disambiguation) (or MacFarlane), several people
  • Jean Macfarlane, American psychologist
  • John MacFarlane (disambiguation) (or John Macfarlane), several people
  • Karla MacFarlane, Canadian politician
  • Katie MacFarlane (born 1982), former American women's basketball player and a current U.S. Army intelligence officer
  • Kee MacFarlane (born 1947), Director of Children's Institute International
  • Kris MacFarlane (born 1975), Canadian freelance drummer
  • Laura Macfarlane, rock and roll musician
  • Les MacFarlane (1919–1986), former Australian politician
  • Lorne MacFarlane (1904–1971), farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • Luke Macfarlane (born 1980), Canadian actor
  • Malcolm MacFarlane (1853–1931), Scottish Gaelic scholar and songwriter
  • Mike Macfarlane (born 1964), former catcher in Major League Baseball
  • Neil MacFarlane (footballer) (born 1977), Scottish professional footballer
  • Neil Macfarlane (politician) (born 1936), British Conservative politician and former Minister for Sport
  • Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden (born 1926), British Conservative member of the House of Lords
  • Rab Macfarlane (1875–?), Scottish footballer in 1902 Scottish Cup Final
  • Rachael MacFarlane (born 1976), voice actress and sister of Seth MacFarlane
  • Robert MacFarlane (disambiguation) (or Robert Macfarlane), several people
  • Ronald D. Macfarlane, distinguished professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University
  • Sandy MacFarlane (1878–?), Scottish football player and manager
  • Seth MacFarlane (born 1973), American animator and voice actor, best known for his show Family Guy
  • Stewart MacFarlane (born 1953), figurative Australian painter
  • Thomas Macfarlane (1811–1885), 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Auckland Region, New Zealand
  • Walter Scott MacFarlane (1896–1979), Canadian bard and soldier

Usage examples of "macfarlane".

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Macfarlane, in speaking of Italian banditti, remarks, that the abuses of the Catholic religion, with its confessions and absolutions, have tended to promote crime of this description.

When they had got the body upstairs and laid it on the table, Macfarlane made at first as if he were going away.