McCormack is a family name (surname) that originated in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

and

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. Spelling variations: Cormack, MacCormack, MacCormac, McCormac, Cormac, Cormach.

Architecture

* Sir

Richard MacCormac Sir Richard Cornelius MacCormac CBE, PPRIBA, FRSA, RA (3 September 1938 – 26 July 2014), was a modernist English architect and the founder of MJP Architects. Early life and background Richard Cornelius MacCormac was born in Marylebone, ...

, (born 1938), British architect, the founder of MJP Architects

Business

* Arthur John McCormack (1865–1936), English businessman associated with

Wolseley Motors Wolseley Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by the Vickers Armaments in conjunction with Herbert Austin. It initially made a full range, topped by large luxury cars, and dominated the market in the E ...

* Derek McCormack (academic) (f. 1990-2000s), New Zealand professor and administrator of the

Auckland University of Technology Auckland University of Technology (AUT) ( mi, Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau) is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college (originally established in 1895) was granted university status. AUT ...

* Emmet J. McCormack (1880–1965), US director and treasurer, One of the founders of

Moore-McCormack The Moore-McCormack Lines was a series of companies operating as shipping lines, operated by the Moore-McCormack Company, Incorporated, later Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, and simply Mooremack, founded in 1913 in New York City. It ceased tr ...

* Gavan McCormack (f. 1980-2000s), Australian historian and orientalist, visiting Professor of Social Science at the

International Christian University is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, commonly known as ICU. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and BOJ President Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first l ...

in Tokyo

Entertainment

* Adetokumboh McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), Sierra Leone-born US film and television actor *

Ange McCormack Angela McCormack (born 1986 or 1987) is an Australian journalist, social media producer, photographer, filmmaker, and radio presenter from Sydney, New South Wales. She currently works for Triple J's news and current affairs radio program ''Hac ...

(born 1996 or 1997), Australian journalist and radio presenter *

Catherine McCormack Catherine Jane McCormack (born 3 April 1972) is an English actress of stage and screen. Her film appearances include ''Braveheart'' (1995), ''The Land Girls'' (1998), ''Dangerous Beauty'' (1998), ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998), ''Spy Game'' (20 ...

(born 1972), English film actress *

Danielle McCormack Danielle Marie McCormack (born 18 September 1983) is an English actress and singer/songwriter and musician. McCormack is best known for playing Mel Barker on the TV show ''My Parents Are Aliens'' on CITV CITV (short for Children's ITV, ...

(f. 1990-2000s), English television actress *

Daryl McCormack Daryl McCormack (born 22 January 1993) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in the RTÉ One soap opera ''Fair City'' (2015–2016), the BBC series ''Peaky Blinders'' (2019–2022), and the Apple TV+ series '' Bad Sisters'' (2022). His films inclu ...

(born 1992/1993), Irish actor *

David McCormack David Liam McCormack (born 25 October 1968) is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as frontman of Brisbane-based rock group Custard,McFarlan'Custard'entry. Retrieved 23 February 2010.Spencer et al, (2007McCormack, D ...

(born 1968), Australian singer and songwriter *

Eric McCormack Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor and singer, known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', Grant MacLaren in Netflix's ''Travelers'' and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the TNT crime drama ...

(born 1963), Canadian-born US television, Broadway and film actor *

Franklyn MacCormack Franklyn MacCormack (March 8, 1906 – June 12, 1971) was an American radio personality in Chicago, Illinois, from the 1930s into the 1970s. After his death, Ward Quaal, the president of the last company for which MacCormack worked, described him ...

(1906–1971), US radio personality * Geoffrey MacCormack known as

Warren Peace Geoffrey Alexander MacCormack, better known as Warren Peace, is an English vocalist, composer and dancer best known for his work with David Bowie in the 1970s. Musical career A long-time friend of Bowie since their schooldays in Bromley, Peace ...

, English vocalist * John McCormack (1884–1945), Irish tenor singer * Kevin McCormack (born 1970), Irish dancer, one of the first dancers selected for

Riverdance ''Riverdance'' is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions Je ...

Mary McCormack Mary Catherine McCormack (born February 8, 1969) is an American actress. She has had leading roles as Justine Appleton in the series '' Murder One'' (1995–97), as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper in ''The West Wing'' (2004–06), a ...

(born 1969), US television, Broadway and film actress * Niamh McCormack (born 2001), Irish actress *

Patty McCormack Patricia McCormack (born Patricia Ellen Russo in 1945) is an American actress with a career in theater, films, and television. McCormack began her career as a child actress. She is perhaps best known for her performance as Rhoda Penmark in Max ...

(born 1945), US film, Broadway and television actress *

Sean McCormack Sean McCormack (born 1964) is a former United States Assistant Secretary of State. He was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Department Spokesman on June 2, 2005, and served until January 20, 2009. McCormack is curre ...

, Academy award nominated sound editor * Shane McCormack (singer), an Irish contestant in series 7 of

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing competition television series. Created by John de Mol, it premiered on BBC One during the spring television cycle on 24 March 2012. Based on the original '' The Voice of Holland'', and part of ''The Voice ...

(2018) * Tom McCormack (singer songwriter, producer), recording artist and creator of GLAMA, the Gay Lesbian American Music Awards * Will McCormack, American actor and younger brother of Mary McCormack

Fictional characters

Cliff McCormack ''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Balanc ...

, fictional character on The CW television series ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series pr ...

'' * Ren McCormack, fictional character in the film ''

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) ...

'' * Clive McCormack, fictional character in the video game '' The Getaway''

Law

Bridget Mary McCormack Bridget Mary McCormack (born July 23, 1966) is an American lawyer, professor, and judge. She served on the Michigan Supreme Court from 2013 to 2022, first as an associate justice, and as chief justice from 2019 to 2022. Previously she was a profe ...

, Justice of the

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the sta ...

(January 1, 2013 – Present) * Michael McCormack (bc. 1937), US state judge (Nebraska) * William J. McCormack (f. 1980-1990s), Mauritius-born Canadian Chief of Police * Mike McCormack, Toronto Police officer and Toronto Police Association president

Literature

* Derek McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), Canadian writer * Mike McCormack (born 1965), Irish writer * Una McCormack (born 1972), British-Irish novelist

Medicine

* Henry MacCormac, (1800–1886), Irish physician who advocated open-air theory * William MacCormac, (1836–1901), British surgeon who served as the President of the

Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wales. T ...

. * Henry MacCormac, Irish dermatologist and physician who served as a

lieutenant-colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...

in Royal Army Medical Corps during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Military

James McCormack James McCormack, Jr. (8 November 1910 – 3 January 1975) was a United States Army officer who served in World War II, and was later the first Director of Military Applications of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. A 1932 graduate of ...

(1910–1975),

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

officer who served in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, and was later the first Director of Military Applications of the

United States Atomic Energy Commission The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. President ...

Politics

* Billy McCormack (1928–2012), director and vice president of the

Christian Coalition of America The Christian Coalition of America (CCA), a 501(c)(4) organization, is the successor to the original Christian Coalition created in 1987 by religious broadcaster and former presidential candidate Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson. This US Christia ...

and pastor of University Worship Center in Shreveport, Louisiana * Edward J. McCormack, Jr. (1923–1997),

Massachusetts Attorney General The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected constitutionally defined executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The officeholder is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The officeholder ...

, nephew of John William McCormack *

Ellen McCormack Ellen Cullen McCormack (September 15, 1926 – March 27, 2011) was an American politician who was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976. Early life On September 15, 1926, Eleanor Rose Cullen was born in The Bron ...

(1926–2011), US third-party candidate for US president in 1980 * John McCormac, US politician (

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

) * John William McCormack (1891–1980), US Representative from Massachusetts and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives * Michael McCormack (born 1964), Australian Member of Parliament * Mike McCormack (1921–2020), US Representative from Washington *

Pádraic McCormack Pádraic McCormack (born 15 May 1942) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician, who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 1989 to 2011, and as a Senator from 1987 to 1989. McCormack is a native of Kenagh, County ...

(born 1942), Irish delegate to

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...

* Richard T. McCormack (born 1941),

United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States The following is a list of people who have served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States, or the full title, "United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States", with the rank and status of ...

and United States Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs *

(f. 1990-2000s), US Assistant Secretary of State * William McCormack (1879–1947), Australian politician, Premier of Queensland

Sports

Alan McCormack Alan McCormack (born 10 January 1984) is an Irish football coach and former professional player who played as a right-back or midfielder. He is an academy coach at club Luton Town. He began his career at Preston North End and later played fo ...

(born 1984), Irish footballer * Charlie McCormack (1895–1975), Scottish footballer *

Chris McCormack (triathlete) Chris McCormack (born 4 April 1973), also known as Macca, is an Australian triathlete. McCormack is a two-time winner of the Ironman World Championship, winning the titles in 2007 and 2010. He is also the winner of the 1997 International Triat ...

(born 1973), Australian triathlete *

Damien McCormack Damien McCormack (born 28 January 1987) is an Australian rules footballer formerly on the Western Bulldogs list in the Australian Football League (AFL). Recruited from the Dandenong Stingrays Under 18's with the 38th pick in the 2004 National ...

(born 1987), Australian rules footballer *

David McCormack (basketball) David Joseph McCormack (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball), Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college bas ...

(born 1999), American basketball player *

Don McCormack Donald Ross McCormack (born September 18, 1955) is a former professional baseball player and coach. He was a fourth round draft pick (75th overall) in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft, by the Philadelphia Phillies out of Omak High School. On S ...

(born 1955), American baseball player *

Fergal McCormack Fergal McCormack (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish hurling coach and former hurler. He played for North Cork club Mallow and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out at centre- ...

(born 1974), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer *

Frank MacCormack Frank Louis MacCormack (born September 21, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers () and Seattle Mariners (). Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, MacCormack was raised in Secaucus, New Jersey and played prep baseb ...

(born 1954), baseball pitcher for Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners *

Jack McCormack (rugby league) John Charles McCormack (25 June 1904 – 16 July 1996) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A state representative fullback, he played with three different Sydney clubs in the New South Wales premi ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Jack McCormack (Australian rules footballer) John Joseph McCormack (4 June 1904 – 5 June 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Career McCormack, a forward recruited from South Ballarat, played at Richmond for three s ...

, Australian rules footballer * John McCormack, several sportspeople *

Mark McCormack Mark Hume McCormack (November 6, 1930 – May 16, 2003) was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organization serving sports ...

(1930–2003), American lawyer, sports agent and writer, founder and chairman of IMG *

Mike McCormack (American football) Michael Joseph McCormack Jr. (June 21, 1930 – November 15, 2013) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Cleveland Browns from 1954 through 1962 and served as head coach of the Philade ...

(1930–2013), American football player (Cleveland Browns) and coach * Ross McCormack (born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Steve McCormack Steve McCormack is a rugby league coach. He was head coach of Scotland until 2017 and was the longest reigning coach in the nation's history having held the role since 2004. He has also had an extensive club coaching career, having coached Salf ...

(bc. 1973), Scottish rugby league coach * Tom McCormack (Erin's Own hurler) (1888–1959), Irish hurler for Kilkenny and Erin's Own

Other genre

* Billy McCormack (1928–2012), American clergyman * Bruce L. McCormack (born 1952), professor of theology at

Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, is a private school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1812 under the auspices of Archibald Alexander, the General Assembly of t ...

(1906–1971), US radio personality in Chicago * Sir William MacCormac, 1st Baronet (1836–1901), British surgeon

Other

* MacCormack method, a discretization scheme for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. It is introduced by Robert W. MacCormack in 1969.MacCormack, R. W., The Effect of viscosity in hypervelocity impact cratering, AIAA Paper, 69-354 (1969). * McCormack Motorsports, former

Indy Racing League The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices o ...

team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. * McCormack, Minnesota, an unorganized territory in St. Louis County, Minnesota

References

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