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Clan Haldane Clan Haldane is a Lowland Scottish clan. History Origins of the clan Bernard, son of Brien, received from William the Lion the manor of Hauden between 1165 and 1171. A cadet of the house is believed to have settled in Strathearn and acquired l ...

, a Lowland Scottish clan

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* A. R. B. Haldane (1900–1982), Scottish social historian and author *

Andrew Haldane Andrew Allison Haldane (August 22, 1917 – October 12, 1944) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps who served in the Pacific theatre during World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Peleliu. Early life Haldane was b ...

(1917–1944), United States Marine Corps officer killed in action during World War II *

Andy Haldane Andrew George Haldane (; born 18 August 1967) is a British economist who worked at the Bank of England between 1989 and 2021 progressing to the role of chief economist and executive director of monetary analysis and statistics. He resigned fro ...

(born 1967), British economist *

Aylmer Haldane General Sir James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane, (17 November 1862 – 19 April 1950) was a Scottish soldier who rose to high rank in the British Army. Early life Born to physician Daniel Rutherford Haldane and his wife Charlotte Elizabeth née ...

(1862–1950), British Army general * Benjamin Haldane (1874–1941), Tsimshian professional photographer from Metlakatla, Alaska *

Bert Haldane Bert Haldane (1871–1937) was a British film director of the silent era. Filmography 1910 *''Coals of Fire (1910 film), Coals of Fire'' (1910) *''Tried and Found True'' (1910) *''Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters'' (1910) *''Behind the S ...

(1871–1937), British silent film director *

Charlotte Haldane Charlotte Haldane (; 27 April 1894 – 16 March 1969) was a British feminist writer.Elizabeth Russell, "The Loss of the Feminine Principle in Charlotte Haldane's ''Man's World'' and Katherine Burdekin's "Swastika Night" in Lucie Armitt, ''Where no ...

née Franken (1894–1969), British feminist writer; wife of J. B. S. Haldane * Daniel Rutherford Haldane (1824–1887), Scottish physician; son of James Haldane (second marriage) * Douglas Haldane (1926–2012), Scottish child psychiatrist and pioneer of family therapy *

Duncan Haldane Frederick Duncan Michael Haldane (born 14 September 1951) is a British physicist who is currently the Sherman Fairchild University Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He is a co-recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, along wit ...

(born 1951), British physicist, Princeton University professor and Nobel Prize laureate * Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862–1937), Scottish author, biographer, philosopher, suffragist, nursing administrator, and social welfare worker * George Haldane (1722–1759), British Army brigadier general, Governor of Jamaica and Member of Parliament *

Graeme Haldane Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane, known as Graeme Haldane (14 December 1897 – 24 June 1981), was a Scottish engineer. He was the son of Sir William Haldane and his wife Edith Nelson. He was a nephew of Elizabeth Haldane, Richard Burdon Haldane, 1 ...

(1897–1981), Scottish engineer *

J. B. S. Haldane John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (; 5 November 18921 December 1964), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", was a British-born scientist who later moved to India and acquired Indian citizenship. He worked in the fields of physiology, genetics, evolutionary ...

(1892–1964), British geneticist and evolutionary biologist; son of John Scott Haldane and brother of Naomi Mitchison née Haldane * James Haldane (disambiguation), multiple people *

John Scott Haldane John Scott Haldane (; 2 May 1860 – 14/15 March 1936) was a Scottish physician physiologist and philosopher famous for intrepid self-experimentation which led to many important discoveries about the human body and the nature of gases. He al ...

(1860–1936), British physician physiologist and philosopher; father of J. B. S. Haldane *

John Joseph Haldane John Joseph Haldane (born 19 February 1954) is a British philosopher, commentator and broadcaster. He is a former papal adviser to the Vatican. He is credited with coining the term 'analytical Thomism' and is himself a Thomist in the analytic t ...

(born 1954), British philosopher *

Lewis Haldane Lewis Oliver Haldane (born 13 March 1985) is a Welsh former under-21 international footballer who scored 75 goals in 414 league and cup games in a 14-year career. A winger, he was a youth player at Southampton and Trowbridge Town before he t ...

(born 1985), Welsh footballer *

Mungo Haldane Mungo Haldane ( – 1 June 1755) was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons intermittently between 1715 and 1727. Haldane was the eldest son of John Haldane MP of Gleneagles and his wife Mary Drummond, daughter of David Drummond ...

(c. 1682–1755), Scottish Member of Parliament *

Naomi Mitchison Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and poet. Often called a doyenne of Scottish literature, she wrote more than 90 books of historical an ...

(1897–1999), née Haldane, Scottish writer; daughter of John Scott Haldane and sister of J. B. S. Haldane *

Patrick Haldane Rev Patrick Haldane of Gleneagles MP (1683–1769) was a Scottish classicist, advocate, politician and judge. Life He was born the second son of John Haldane of Gleneagles, M.P., and the younger brother of Mungo Haldane. He was educated ...

of Gleneagles (–1769), Scottish classicist, advocate, and politician, joint Solicitor-General for Scotland 1746–55 *

Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, (; 30 July 1856 – 19 August 1928) was a Scottish-born English lawyer, philosopher, an influential British Liberal and later Labour politician and statesman. He was Secretary of State for War ...

(1856–1928), British lawyer and philosopher and an influential Liberal and later Labour politician *

Robert Haldane Robert Haldane (28 February 1764 – 12 December 1842) was a religious writer and Scottish theologian. Author of ''Commentaire sur l'Épître aux Romains, On the Inspiration of Scripture'' and ''Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans.'' Early ...

(1764–1842), Scottish churchman *

Shona Haldane, Lady Haldane Shona Haldane, Lady Haldane is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2021. Biography Haldane was educated at St George's School, Edinburgh, an all-girls independent school, where she became head girl. She studied ...

, Scottish judge *

William Haldane Sir William Stowell Haldane WS (19 August 1864 – 7 November 1951) was a Scottish civil servant who was Crown Agent for Scotland. Biography Haldane was born in Edinburgh to Mary Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson and Robert Haldane.''Scotland, Selec ...

(1864–1951), Crown Agent for Scotland; grandson of James Haldane, brother of Elizabeth, John Scott and Richard Haldane

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Haldane Burgess James John (J.J.) Haldane Burgess (28 May 1862 – 16 January 1927) was a Shetland historian, poet, novelist, violinist, linguist and socialist, a noted figure in Shetland's cultural history. His published works include ''Rasmie's Büddie, Som ...

(1862–1927), Shetland historian, poet, novelist, violinist, linguist and socialist *

Haldane Douglas Haldane Douglas (August 13, 1893 – May 26, 1980) was an American art director, painter, etcher, muralist and architect. He was nominated an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''For Whom the Bell Tolls''. He was ...

(1892–1980), American art director *

Haldane Duncan Haldane Duncan (25 July 1940 – 26 December 2018) was a Scottish television producer and director, best known for his contributions to soap operas. Career Early years In 1958, Duncan left George Heriot's School in Edinburgh to take up a car ...

(1940–2018), Scottish television producer and director *

Haldane MacFall Haldane MacFall (24 July 1860 – 25 July 1928) was a British Army officer who became an authoritative art critic, the author of several works of art history, an essayist and a novelist. He illustrated many of his own works, as well as bookplates ...

(1860–1928), British Army officer and art critic *

Haldane Robert Mayer Haldane Robert Mayer (born February 21, 1941) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education and military service Mayer was born in Buffalo, New York, to Haldane and Myrtle Mayer ...

(born 1941), Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and law professor * Haldane Stewart (1868–1942), English musician, composer and cricketer *

Haldane Philp Tait Haldane Philp Tait (1911–1990) was the Principal Medical Officer for the Child Health Service, Edinburgh and co-founder of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine and as a result of his contributions, became its President in 1977 and H ...

(1911–1990), Scottish doctor and healthcare writer * Haldane Colquhoun Turriff (1834–1922), Australian hospital nurse and administrator

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* the title character of ''

Haldane of the Secret Service ''Haldane of the Secret Service'' is a 1923 American silent adventure film directed by Harry Houdini. The film stars Harry Houdini, Gladys Leslie, William J. Humphrey, Richard Carlyle, Edward Boulden, Jane Jennings, and Charles Fang. The film ...

'', a 1923 American silent adventure film

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