Rankin (surname)

Rankin is a of Scottish and northern Irish origin. The name is derived from the medieval personal name Rankin which is a diminutive of Ronald or Rand combined with the diminutive suffix kin.

Individuals with that surname but no separate page

 * , Australian Senator
 * , surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West
 * , of animation studios
 * , Irish cricketer
 * , New Zealand actor
 * , Canadian actress
 * (born 1957), leader of the Communist Party of Canada-Manitoba and peace activist
 * , New York-based Australian artist
 * , rip off "DJ"
 * , Canadian ice hockey player
 * , Vancouver lawyer
 * , English footballer
 * , Scottish mystery author
 * , U.S. Solicitor General
 * several people,
 * (1844-1921), Irish-born American lighthouse keeper
 * (1880-1973), the first female member of Congress, voted against entry into World War I, promoter of woman suffrage and social legislation, and the only member of Congress to vote against United States entry into World War II
 * (1941-1979), Australian poet and playwright
 * several people,
 * (1793–1886), American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist
 * (1882–1960), United States Representative from Mississippi
 * , captain of the USS Phoenix cruiser at Pearl Harbor
 * (1890–1973), Scottish Member of Parliament 1955–1973
 * (born 1983), Scottish footballer for
 * , American golfer
 * , American jazz singer
 * , American film director
 * , American sculptor
 * , leader of the Communist Party of Alberta
 * , American opera singer
 * , an Irish celebrity chef, a mainstay of Ready Steady Cook
 * several people, ,
 * , (born 1949), a British science fiction and fantasy author
 * , (1915–2001), Scottish mathematician
 * , (1907–1942), an Australian naval officer
 * , (1907–1942), an Australian naval officer