Cranston

Cranston, Cranstoun or Cranstone is a Scottish surname originating in a clan that lived around

Roxburgh Roxburgh () is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at leas ...

in the Scottish Borders. It is a minor clan but has its own

tartan Tartan ( gd, breacan ) is a patterned cloth consisting of criss-crossed, horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Sc ...

and clan brooch. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Cranston (1914–2000), American politician from California * Andrew Cranston (b. 1969), Scottish painter *

Bryan Cranston Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor and director who is best known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000–20 ...

(b. 1956), American actor *

Catherine Cranston Catherine Cranston (27 May 1849 – 18 April 1934), widely known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, was a leading figure in the development of tea rooms. She is nowadays chiefly remembered as a major patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh ...

(1849–1934), also known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, tea room proprietor * Earl Cranston (1840–1932), bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church *

Edwin Cranston The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (die ...

, professor of Japanese at Harvard University * Emily Cranston, Canadian chemist * John Cranston, colonial governor of Rhode Island *

Ken Cranston Kenneth Cranston (20 October 1917 – 8 January 2007) was an English amateur cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and eight times for England, in 1947 and 1948. He retired from playing cricket to concentrate on his career as ...

(1917-2007), former English cricketer *

Kyle Cranston Kyle Cranston (born 3 September 1992) is an Australian athlete competing in the combined events. He won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. In addition, he competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast finishing fifth. His ...

(b. 1992), Australian Decathlete, 2017 World University Games Decathlon Champion *

Lefevre James Cranstone Lefevre James Cranstone (March 6, 1822 – June 22, 1893) was an English artist known for his watercolor genre-style landscapes and oil paintings. He visited the United States, where many of his works are displayed, and later moved to Australia. ...

(1822–1893), English artist *

Maurice Cranston __NOTOC__ Maurice William Cranston (8 May 1920 – 5 November 1993) was a British philosopher, professor and author. He served for many years as Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics, and was also known for his pop ...

(1920–1993), British philosopher and political scientist *

Ross Cranston Sir Ross Frederick Cranston (born 23 July 1948) is a professor of Law at London School of Economics and a retired High Court judge. He is also a former British Labour Party politician, and served as the Member of Parliament for Dudley North betw ...

(b. 1948), British lawyer and politician, member of Parliament for Dudley *

Samuel Cranston Samuel Cranston (1659–1727) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the first quarter of the 18th century. He held office from 1698 to 1727, being elected to office 30 times (twice in 1698), and served as ...

, colonial governor of Rhode Island * Tim Cranston (b. 1962), Canadian ice hockey player * Tom Cranston (footballer) (1891–1916), Scottish footballer * Thomas George Cranston (1877–1954), Irish chess player *

Toller Cranston Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston, CM (April 20, 1949 – January 24, 2015) was a Canadian figure skater and painter. He won the 1971–1976 Canadian national championships, the 1974 World bronze medal and the 1976 Olympic bronze medal. ...

(1949–2015), Canadian figure skater and artist Fictional characters: *

Billy Cranston Billy Cranston is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. He is the Blue Ranger in the series '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,'' and was portrayed by actor David Yost. Billy is the only original Power Ranger to remain for the entire ...

, a character from the ''Power Rangers'' universe * Lamont Cranston, a crime-fighting vigilante from the 1930s series, ''The Shadow'' *

Kirk Cranston '' Santa Barbara'' is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from July 30, 1984, to January 15, 1993. The show initially revolved around the lives of four families; the wealthy Capwell family, rivals the Lockridge family, and the mor ...

, a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap ''Santa Barbara'' *

Rachel Cranston Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...

, a female character on the ''NCIS'' *

Chuck Cranston Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * C ...

, the lowlife boyfriend of Ariel Moore in the movie ''

Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...

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