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personal name ''Arthur''. It denotes the 'son of Arthur', which means noble one. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander McArthur (disambiguation) * Barry McArthur (born 1947), English footballer * Bruce McArthur (born 1951), Canadian serial killer *

Charles McArthur Charles McArthur (May 1844 – 3 July 1910) was a British average adjuster from Liverpool. He became a Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1897 and 1910. Life McArthur was born near Bristol in Kin ...

(1844–1910), British maritime insurance specialist and Liberal Unionist politician from Liverpool, MP between 1897 and 1910 * Daniel McArthur (1867–1943), Scottish footballer *

Duncan McArthur Duncan McArthur (1772April 29, 1839) was a military officer and a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 11th governor of Ohio. When first elected to state office as a representative, he was serving in the s ...

(1772–1839), 11th Governor of Ohio * Frederick John McArthur, Canadian politician * Gale McArthur (1929–2020), All-American basketball player *

James McArthur James McFarlane McArthur (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder. McArthur started his career at Hamilton Academical F.C., Hamil ...

(born 1987), Scottish footballer * John McArthur (1826–1906), Union general during the American Civil War *

Katherine McArthur Katherine Megan McArthur (born August 30, 1971) is an American oceanographer, engineer, and NASA astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for both the Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS). Megan McArthur has flo ...

(born 1971), American astronaut *

Kathleen McArthur Kathleen McArthur (1915 – 2000) was an Australian naturalist, writer, botanical illustrator and conservationist. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to Catherine and Daniel Evans. Her mother was a daughter of the Durack pastoral family, h ...

(1915–2000), Australian environmental activist *

Ken McArthur Kennedy Kane McArthur (10 February 1881 – 13 June 1960) is most noted as a track and field athlete and winner of the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Dervock, County Antrim, Ireland, McArthur was recognised as a p ...

(1881–1960), South African athlete * Lewis A. McArthur (1883–1951), American businessman, geographer and author *

Lewis Linn McArthur Lewis Linn McArthur (March 18, 1843 – May 10, 1897) was known as an American newspaper publisher, attorney, and state judge in Oregon. He served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1870 to 1878. His son Clifton Nesmith McArthur also ...

(1843–1897), American newspaper publisher and Oregon Supreme Court Justice *

Nancy McArthur Nancy McArthur (October 30, 1931 – July 15, 2020) was an American children's author. Living in Berea, Ohio, she was a part-time journalism professor at Baldwin-Wallace College. She wrote fourteen books, nine of which form a series called ''The P ...

(1931–2020), American children's author * Reginald McArthur (1954–2018), American singer, member of the R&B group

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Stewart McArthur Fergus Stewart McArthur, (born 27 October 1937) is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from February 1984, representing the Division of Corangamite, Victori ...

(born 1937), Australian politician *

Wally McArthur (disambiguation) Wally McArthur is the name of: * Wally McArthur (footballer) (1912–1980), English Association (soccer) footballer * Wally McArthur (rugby league) (1933–2015), Australian rugby league footballer {{hndis, Mcarthur, Wally ...

William Pope McArthur William Pope McArthur (April 2, 1814 – December 23, 1850) was an American naval officer and hydrologist who was involved in the first surveys of the Pacific Coast for the United States Coast Survey. Early life McArthur was born in Ste. Genev ...

(1814–1850), a United States Coast Survey officer *

William S. McArthur William Surles McArthur Jr. (born July 26, 1951) is a retired United States Army Colonel (United States), colonel and NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russ ...

(born 1951), American astronaut

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