Agar is both a surname and a given name.

People with the surname

Alf Agar Alfred Agar (28 August 1904 – 1989) was an English association football, footballer. He played for Esh Winning F.C., Esh Winning, Shildon A.F.C., Shildon, West Stanley F.C., West Stanley, Dundee F.C., Dundee, Barrow A.F.C., Barrow, Carlisle U ...

(1904–1989), English footballer *

Allan Agar Allan Agar (born 11 June 1949) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (two spells), Dewsbury, New Hunslet ...

(born 1949) (father of

Richard Agar Richard Agar (born 20 January 1972) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the former head coach of the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He play ...

), English rugby league footballer and coach * Andrew Agar (1865–1948), Canadian politician * Andrew Agar (cricketer) (born 1956), English cricketer *

Ashton Agar Ashton Charles Agar (born 14 October 1993) is an Australian cricketer who plays all forms of the game at international level. Agar plays domestically for Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers. A left-handed spin bowler and capable lower-orde ...

(born 1993), Australian cricketer *

Augustus Agar Augustus Willington Shelton Agar, (4 January 1890 – 30 December 1968) was a Royal Navy officer in both the First and the Second World Wars. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy t ...

(1890–1968), British Royal Navy commodore and recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Bernice Agar Bernice Agar (09 April 1885–1976) was a leading Australian portrait, fashion and society photographer in the late 1910s until the 1930s. Early life and education Bernice Isabel Agar was born on 9 April 1885 in Bowen, Queensland, to Isabella ...

(1885–1976), Australian photographer * Carl Agar (1901–1968), Canadian pioneering aviator * Charles Agar (disambiguation), several people *

Charles d'Agar Charles d'Agar (1669–1723) was a French, and , describe d'Agar as a French painter. Alternately, , says that " 'Agar's''œuvre'' was clearly of more consequence to English art than that of his father." portrait painter, the son of Jacques d'Agar ...

(1669–1723), French painter *

Edward Agar, 5th Earl of Normanton Edward John Sidney Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 5th Earl of Normanton (29 March 1910 – 28 January 1967) was a British and Irish peer, soldier, and landowner, a member of the House of Lords from 1933 until his death. From birth until 1933 he ...

(1910–1967), a British and Irish peer and landowner *

Eileen Agar Eileen Forrester Agar (1 December 1899 – 17 November 1991) was an Argentine-British painter and photographer associated with the Surrealist movement. Biography Agar was born in Buenos Aires, to a Scottish father and American mother. Her fathe ...

(1899–1991), Argentine-born British painter and photographer *

George Agar, 1st Baron Callan George Agar, 1st Baron Callan PC (4 December 1751 – 29 October 1815) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Agar was the third son of James Agar, of County Kilkenny, by the Honourable Rebecca Flower, daughter of William Flower, 1st Baron Ca ...

(1751–1815), Irish politician * George Agar (rugby league) (1902–1966), Australian rugby league footballer *

Herbert Agar Herbert Sebastian Agar (29 September 1897 – 24 November 1980) was an American journalist and historian, and an editor of the ''Louisville Courier-Journal''. Early life and education Herbert Sebastian Agar was born September 29, 1897, in New R ...

(1897–1980), American journalist and editor, and Pulitzer Prize winner *

Jacques d'Agar ''Jacques d'Agar'' (Danish: ''Jacob d'Agar''; 9 March 1640 – 16 November 1715) was a French portrait painter born in Paris. He was a pupil of Jacob Ferdinand Voet. He began his career as a history painter, but soon abandoned it for portraiture, ...

(1640–1716), French portrait painter, son of Charles d'Agar * James Agar (disambiguation), several people *

John Agar John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films ''Sands of Iwo Jima'', '' Fort Apache'', and '' She Wore a Yellow Ribbon''. In h ...

(1921–2002), American actor and husband of Shirley Temple *

(born 1946), Australian nephrologist * John Samuel Agar (1773–1858), English portrait painter and engraver *

Madeline Agar Madeline Agnes Agar (21 May 1874 – 30 November 1967) was a British landscape designer. She was an early professional female landscape designer in Britain, and responsible for the design and the layout of a number of public gardens across London ...

(1874–1967), English landscape designer, sister of Wilfred *

Malik Agar Malik Agar (; born Nganyofa Agar Eyre Nganyofa) is a Sudanese politician and former insurgent leader who was active in the insurgency in Blue Nile state. Since 2023, he has been the deputy chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Sud ...

, Sudanese politician *

Mehmet Ağar Mehmet Kemal Ağar (born on 30 October 1951) is a Turkish former police chief, politician, government minister and leader of the Democratic Party. He was a police officer who rose to General Director of the General Directorate of Security (effec ...

(born 1951), Turkish former police chief, politician, government minister and leader of the Democratic Party *

Nat Agar Nathan "Nat" Agar (July 26, 1887 – June 24, 1978) was an English-American soccer player, coach, referee, team owner and league executive. He was part of the formation of the United States Football Association, but later fought it as a team owne ...

(1888–1978), English-American soccer player, coach, referee, team owner and league executive *

Nicholas Agar Nicholas Agar (born 1965) is a New Zealand professor of ethics. Agar has a BA from the University of Auckland, an MA from the Victoria University of Wellington, and a PhD from the Australian National University. He has been teaching at the Univer ...

(born 1965), Australian professor of ethics *

(son of

), English rugby league footballer and coach *

Shaun Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton (21 August 1945 – 13 February 2019) was an Irish and British peer, soldier, landowner, and powerboat racer. From birth until 1967 he was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Some ...

(1945–2019), a British and Irish landowner and powerboat racer * Sidney James Agar, 4th Earl of Normanton (1865–1933), British and Irish peer *

Welbore Ellis Agar Welbore Ellis Agar FRS (1735 – 30 October 1805) was an Anglo-Irish gentleman, senior officer of HM Revenue and Customs, and art collector, who lived most of his life in Mayfair, Westminster. Life Agar was the middle son of Henry Agar of Gowr ...

(1735–1805), commissioner of

HM Revenue and Customs His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC, and formerly Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) is a department of the UK government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of stat ...

and art collector * Welbore Ellis Agar, 2nd Earl of Normanton (1778–1868), Irish peer and landowner *

Wes Agar Wesley Austin Agar (born 5 February 1997) is an Australian cricketer. He is a fast bowler who has played for Australia's national youth team, and has played first-class and List A cricket for South Australia and Twenty20s for the Adelaide Str ...

(born 1997), Australian cricketer * Wilfred Eade Agar (1882–1951), Anglo-Australian zoologist, brother of Madeline *

William Agar William Talbot Agar (15 February 1814 – 12 June 1906) was an English cricketer with amateur status. He was born at Camden Town, London and played for Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and made his first-class debut in 18 ...

(1814–1906), English cricketer * William Seth Agar (1815–1872), English Roman Catholic priest

Given name

In Russian

In the

Russian language Russian is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is ...

, the name "" (''Agar'') is used predominantly in the biblical context and derives from "

Hagar According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar is an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as ''Sarai''), whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later renamed Abraham) as a wife to bear him a child. Abraham's firstborn son, through Haga ...

"—a person mentioned in the

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek language, Greek ; ; ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its incipit, first word, (In the beginning (phrase), 'In the beginning'). Genesis purpor ...

.Superanskaya pp. 250–251 In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars.Superanskaya pp. 22 and 278

People with the given name

Agar Adamson Agar Stewart Allan Masterton Adamson (25 December 1865 – 21 November 1929) was a Canadian soldier who commanded the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1916 to 1918, during World War I. Born into a well-connected Upper Canadian f ...

(1865–1929), a well-to-do Canadian who married the Toronto heiress Mabel Cawthra * Agar Rodney Adamson (1901–1954), Canadian mining engineer and politician *

Agar Wynne Agar Wynne (15 July 185012 May 1934) was an Australian lawyer and politician. He began his career in the Victorian Legislative Council and served two terms as Solicitor-General of Victoria. In 1906, he transferred to the federal Australian Hous ...

(1850–1934), Australian politician

References

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Sources

* А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. * А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, type=both