Ainslie is a surname and given name, as well as a variant of
Ainsley.
People with the name include:
Notable people
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Ben Ainslie
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British sailing (sport), competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at four ...
(born 1977), English competitive sailor
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Brodie Ainslie (1891–1944), Australian rules footballer
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Charles Nicholas Ainslie (1856–1939), American entomologist
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Charlotte Ainslie (1863–1960), Scottish educationalist and headmistress
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Donald C. Ainslie, American philosopher
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Douglas Ainslie (1865–1948), Scottish poet, translator, critic and diploma
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George Ainslie (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
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George Robert Ainslie (1776–1839), Scottish general and coin collector
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George Ainslie (British Army officer, died 1804) (died 1804), Scottish general
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George Ainslie (delegate) (1838–1913), Congressional delegate from Idaho
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George Ainslie (psychologist)
George W. Ainslie is an American psychiatrist, psychologist and behavioral economist. He is chief Psychiatrist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Temple University School ...
(born 1944), American psychiatrist, psychologist and behavioral economist
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George Ainslie (Virginia politician) (1868–1931), mayor of Richmond, Virginia
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Gilbert Ainslie (1793–1870), English academic and clergyman
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Henry Ainslie
Henry Ainslie (21 March 1760 – 1834) was a physician. He was the son of the Kendal physician James Ainslie. Educated at Hawkshead Grammar School and then Pembroke College, Cambridge (where he graduated Senior Wrangler and was second in the ...
(1760–1834), English physician
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Hew Ainslie
Hew Ainslie (5 April 1792 – 11 March 1878) was a Scottish poet.
He was born in the parish of Dailly, in Ayrshire to George Ainslie and a mother whose name is unknown. After a fair education, he became a clerk in Glasgow, a landscape gardener i ...
(1792–1878), Scottish poet
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Ian Ainslie (born 1967), South African Olympic sailor
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Jack Ainslie (1921–2007), English politician
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James Ainslie (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
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James Ainslie (cricketer) (1880–1953), Australian cricketer
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James Ainslie (pastoralist) (1787–1844), Scottish pastoralist, after whom some areas near Canberra are named
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John Ainslie
A plaque in Castlegate in Jedburgh
John Ainslie (22 April 1745 – 29 February 1828) was a Scottish surveyor and cartographer.
Life
Ainslie was born in Jedburgh, the youngest son of John Ainslie, a druggist, Writer to the Signet and burgess of t ...
(1745–1828), Scottish surveyor and cartographer
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Lee Ainslie (born 1964), American hedge fund manager
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Montague Ainslie (1792–1884), English businessman
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Montague Ainslie (cricketer) (1823–1896), English cricketer
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Paul Ainslie (born 1967), city councillor in Toronto, Canada
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Robert Ainslie (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
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Robert Ainslie (rugby union) (fl. 1879–1882), Scottish rugby union football player
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Sir Robert Ainslie, 1st Baronet (1730–1812), Scottish ambassador, orientalist and numismatist
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Robert Ainslie (writer) (1766–1838), Scottish writer and correspondent of Robert Burns
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Thomas Ainslie (rugby union) (fl. 1881–1885), Scottish rugby football player
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William George Ainslie (1832–1893), English politician
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Whitelaw Ainslie (1767–1837), British surgeon and writer
Given name
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Ainslie Caterer (1858–1924), Australian cricketer, cricket administrator and educator
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Ainslie Embree
Ainslie Thomas Embree (; January 1, 1921 – June 6, 2017) was a Canadian Indologist and historian. He was considered a leading scholar of modern Indian history and played a seminal role in the introduction of South Asian studies into US college ...
(1921–2017), American Indologist and historian
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Ainslie Henderson
Ainslie Thomas Henderson (born 28 January 1979) is a Scottish animator and singer-songwriter. He gained fame via his participation in the BBC's television programme, ''Fame Academy'', in 2002''.'' He signed a recording contract with Mercury Reco ...
(born 1979), Scottish singer-songwriter
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Ainslie Kemp (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
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Ainslie Meares (1910–1986), Australian psychiatrist
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Ainslie Roberts (1911–1993), Australian painter, photographer, and commercial artist
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Ainslie Sheil (born 1933), Australian rugby union player
See also
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Ainslee (disambiguation) Ainslee may refer to:
* Mary Ainslee (1919–1991), American film actress
* Ainslee Cox (1936–1988), American music conductor
* Ainslee Lamb, Canadian field hockey coach
* Ainslee's Magazine, American literary periodical published from 1897 to De ...
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Ainslie baronets
The Ainslie baronetcy, of Great Torrington in the County of Lincoln, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 November 1804 for the Scottish diplomat Sir Robert Ainslie, 1st Baronet, Sir Robert Ainslie, with remai ...
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