Mackinder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Halford Mackinder
Sir Halford John Mackinder (15 February 1861 – 6 March 1947) was an English geographer, academic and politician, who is regarded as one of the founding fathers of both geopolitics and geostrategy. He was the first Principal of University Ex ...
(1861–1947), English geographer
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography
The Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography established in 1971 is located at St Peter's College, Oxford, St Peter's College of the University of Oxford. The post is named after Sir Halford Mackinder, the first Reader in the Department of Geograp ...
, Oxford university chair
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William Mackinder (1880–1930), British Labour Party politician
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