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Rankin (surname)
Rankin is a last name of Scotland, Scottish and England, English origin, brought to Ireland by the Plantation of Ulster. The name is derived from the medieval personal name Rankin, which is a diminutive of Ronald or Rand, combined with the diminutive suffix ''kin''.Rankin Name Meaning and History Retrieved on 2008-02-22. (The website cites ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, .) People with the surname include: * Alan Rankin, sound editor * Annabelle Rankin, Australian senator * Arabella Rankin, Scottish artist * Arthur Rankin (other) * Bobby Rankin (1905–1954), Scottish football player and manager * Boyd Rankin, Irish cricketer * Brian Robson Rankin (born 1941), stage name Hank Marvin, lead guitarist of the Shadows * Chris Rankin, New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Name
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Rankin
Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress. Career In the 1990s, Rankin performed in Shakespeare's plays ''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''Romeo and Juliet'' and ''The Tempest''. Rankin has appeared in over 50 films and television shows, including guest star roles on '' Hemlock Grove'', ''The Mentalist'', ''House'', ''Monk'', ''Without a Trace'', ''The District'', ''Chicago Hope'', ''Ally McBeal'' and ''The Drew Carey Show''. She has also had lead roles in independent films and television movies such as Molly's Game, '' Seven in Heaven'' and '' One of Our Own''. While training with the Stratford Festival Young Company, she spent four years with the Stratford Shakespearean Festival playing classical roles, such as Miranda in ''The Tempest''. She has also danced the ballet role of Louise in ''Carousel'' at the same festival. Other stage appearances include Cosette in ''Les Misérables'' and Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet''. She is known for starring as Mary in '' Son of a Critch'', and for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Rankin (other)
Ian Rankin (born 1960) is a Scottish crime author. Ian Rankin may also refer to * Ian Rankin (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer * Iain Rankin Iain Thomas Rankin (born April 9, 1983) is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Nova Scotia from February 23, 2021, to August 31, 2021. He serves in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, repr ... (born 1983), Canadian politician * Ian Rankin (rugby union), Scottish rugby union coach * Ian Niall Rankin (1932–2020), 4th Baronet {{hndis, name=Rankin, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaiah Rankin
Isaiah Marcus Rankin (born 22 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1996 to 2014. He started his professional career with Arsenal where he came through the club's youth setup. He appeared once for the Gunners, was loaned out to Colchester United, then sold to Bradford City in 1998 where he was part of the squad that gained promotion to the Premier League. Bradford loaned him to Bolton Wanderers, then Birmingham City, before moving him to Barnsley on a permanent deal in 2001. In 2004, he joined Grimsby Town and then Brentford where he remained for two years before returning to Grimsby. During his second spell with The Mariners he spent a month on loan with Macclesfield Town before being released. He then joined Stevenage Borough for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. He subsequently played non-league football for Crawley Town, Forest Green Rovers, Ashford Town and Hendon. Career Arsenal Rankin started his career playing for Ars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack River (musician)
Holly Isabella Rankin (born 19 December 1991), known professionally as Jack River, is an Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her debut album, '' Sugar Mountain'' (22 June 2018), peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018 she received nominations for Breakthrough Artist, Best Pop Release and Engineer of the Year (the latter shared with Xavier Dunn and John Castle). Early life Holly Isabella Rankin was born on 19 December 1991, to David and Donna Rankin, Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' and raised in Forster, New South Wales. She started writing a diary from the age of five or six, with Rankin stating, "I just had an attraction to writing and also recording things. I've always been fascinated by people and stories and nature." Career 2013-2016: Career beginnings and EPs Rankin initially performed under her given name, before adopting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Rankin (singer)
Heather Elaine Rankin OC (born October 24, 1967) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. She is best known as a member of the multi-platinum selling musical group The Rankin Family. Between 1989 and 1999, the family band released five full albums, a five-song EP and two compilations of their most popular songs. They toured extensively in Canada, the U.S, the U.K, Australia and New Zealand and won six Juno Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards, an American country music Television Award and fifteen East Coast Music Awards. Combined sales of their recordings exceeded 1.5 million copies. As an actor, Rankin has performed on stages in Toronto and Halifax and has appeared in a number of films. She is also co-owner of The Red Shoe Pub in Mabou, Cape Breton. Rankin has released two solo records, ''A Fine Line'' (2016) and ''Imagine'' (2017). In December 2024, the Governor General of Canada announced Rankin’s appointment to the Order of Canada. Early life Heather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Rankin (curler)
Heather Rankin (born April 30, 1965) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Calgary. While living in Nova Scotia, she won the provincial junior championships in 1984 and would skip the Nova Scotia team at the 1984 Canadian Junior Women's Curling Championship. In 1990 she won the Nova Scotia provincial championships sending her to that year's Tournament of Hearts. She skipped the Nova Scotia team to a 9-2 record in her debut winning the all-star skip award, but lost the final to Ontario, skipped by Alison Goring. Rankin returned to the Tournament of Hearts once again in 1993, playing third for Colleen Jones. The team finished with a 6-5 record 1 game out of the playoffs. Rankin moved to Calgary c. 1997 to start a computer consulting business with her husband. Since the move, she tried unsuccessfully to win that province's championship with a runner up finish at the 2001 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts. She continued to be a top cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Rankin
Harry Rankin (May 8, 1920 – February 26, 2002) was a Vancouver lawyer and long term member of the Vancouver City Council. Early years Rankin was born Harry Riffkin in Vancouver to secular Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. His father worked at a factory while his mother grew up in Glasgow's working class Jewish community. At 14, Rankin dropped out of secondary school to work in a bakery and through the trade union he got involved in politics. During World War Two he served in the Canadian Army with Vancouver's The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. He attained the rank of sergeant and was wounded on 23 May 1944 during the Battle of the Hitler Line. Rankin married a Jewish divorcee, and they had a son, Phil Rankin, who went on to become a Vancouver lawyer. A documentary film, the Rankin File, was premiered in 2018, which was a biography and a background to the 1986 Vancouver mayoral election between Harry Rankin and Gordon Campbell (Canadian politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Claus Rankin
Sir George Claus Rankin PC (12 August 1877 – 8 April 1946) was a British judge in India. Rankin was born in Lamington, Lanarkshire, the son of Rev. Robert Rankin. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated M.A., and where his essay on “Democracy in literature” was awarded the Edinburgh University Club of London Triennial Prize in 1898, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn and called to the bar in 1904. He served in the First World War with the Royal Garrison Artillery. He went to India in 1918 and served first as a puisne judge of the High Court of Calcutta, and then as Chief Justice, from 1926 to 1934. While in India, in 1919 he was given a temporary commission as Major in the Calcutta University Infantry of the Indian Defence Force. Upon his return to Britain, he was sworn to the Privy Council, entitling him to sit on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, at that time the court of last resort In most l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Rankin
George James Rankin, (1 May 1887 – 28 December 1957) was an Australian soldier and politician. He served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing the Country Party of Australia. Early life Rankin was born at Bamawm, Victoria, the tenth child of Irish farmer James Rankin and Sarah, née Gallagher. He attended the local state school and became a farmer. In 1907, he joined the Militia, and was commissioned in the 9th Light Horse Regiment in 1909. He married Annie Isabella Oliver at Rochester, Victoria on 7 July 1912. In 1914, he was appointed a lieutenant of the Australian Imperial Force and posted to the 4th Light Horse Regiment. Military service Rankin served in the 4th Light Horse Regiment and reached Gallipoli in May 1915, was wounded in July, became a captain in December, and a major in March 1916. He also served in the Sinai, and was second in command of his unit from August 1917. Rankin was present at the famous charge at Beersheba on 31 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayle Rankin
Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress. She is known for her role as Sheila in the Netflix series '' GLOW'' (2017–2019). She also played Emily Dodson in the HBO series ''Perry Mason'' (2020). Her films include ''The Greatest Showman'' (2017), ''Her Smell'' (2018), '' Blow the Man Down'', and '' The Climb'' (both 2019). Rankin joined the cast of the HBO series ''House of the Dragon'' for its second season as Alys Rivers. In 2024, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 77th Tony Awards for her role in ''Cabaret''. Early life Gayle Rankin was born in Paisley and grew up in Eaglesham and Kilmaurs. She has an older sister. She attended Mearns Castle High School and completed sixth form at Knightswood Secondary School's Dance School of Scotland. At 17, Rankin won a scholarship to train at the Juilliard School in New York City and became the institution's first Scottish student. She was also awarded an international fellowship to study in Sydney, Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Rankin
Frank Gilchrist Rankin (April 1, 1891 – July 23, 1932) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. As a player, Rankin played the rover position for the Toronto Eaton's and Toronto St. Michael's Majors in senior hockey between 1910 and 1914. Rankin later coached the Toronto Granites to the gold medal for Canada at the 1924 Winter Olympics. Personal Rankin was one of ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rankin of Stratford, Ontario. He had seven brothers: Charles, Jimmy, George, Gordon, Reginald, Sid and Fred, and two sisters, Annie and Nellie. Rankin was conscripted into the Canadian military on November 2, 1918 for the First World War, but an armistice was signed on November 11 so he did not actively serve. He died in 1932 in his hometown of Stratford from blood poisoning. Ice hockey career Rankin played junior hockey in his hometown of Stratford with the Stratford team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1904 until 1910. His brother Jimmy also played with the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
