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McKissack

McKissack is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Eliza Jane McKissack (1828–1900), founding head of music at the University of North Texas College of Music
  • Jefferson Davis McKissack (1903–1980), Texas folk artist & creator of The Orange Show
  • Patricia McKissack (née Patricia L'Ann Carwell; b. 1944), American author of books
  • Fredrick McKissack (1939-2013), American author of children's books
  • Perri Alette McKissack, aka Perri Nixon (formerly known as Pebbles) (b. 1966), American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter

See also McKissick

  • Floyd Bixler McKissick (b. 1922-1991), American civil rights advocate and author
  • Floyd Bixler McKissick, Jr. (b. 1952), Floyd McKissick's son, lawyer, and North Carolina State Senator, 2007–present
  • Jaycen Mckissick, punk rock musician with The Action Design & Pipedown
  • Joe McKissack, one-time owner (1993–1999) of WEZZ radio in Monroeville, Alabama
  • John McKissick (b. 1926), high school football coach from South Carolina
  • Norsalus McKissick (1923–1997), gospel singer with The Roberta Martin Singers
  • Thomas McKissick Jones (1816–1892), Tennessee politician
  • Helen MacKissick Williamson (approx. 1904-1957), Head Mistress in 1953 at Rosemary Hall prep school, Greenwich, Connecticut

See also McKissic

  • William Dwight McKissic, Sr. (b. 1958), Southern Baptist minister in Arlington, Texas
  • Rodney McKissic, sportswriter for The Buffalo News

See also MacKessack

  • Douglas MacKessack (1903–1987), heir (grandson) to Major Grant, and successor of the Glen Grant Distillery in Scotland

Places bearing the surname McKissack or McKissick or McKissic or MacKessack

  • McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
  • Mackessack Park, a football field in Rothes, Scotland, named after Douglas Mackessack, a benefactor of the sport and onetime owner of Glen Grant Distillery
  • McKissack Park, a park and neighborhood in Nashville named in honor of Moses McKissack III, an American architect
  • McKissack Middle School, a public school in Nashville named in honor of Moses McKissack III, an American architect
  • McKissack Academy, a 9th grade school in Nashville
  • Mckissack Ponds, a small lake in Franklin County, Florida

Businesses bearing the surname

  • McKissack & McKissack (founded 1922), the first and oldest African American owned major architectural firm, founded by Moses McKissack III (1879–1952) and Calvin Lunsford McKissack (1890–1968) of Nashville