Mackay may refer to: *

Clan Mackay Clan Mackay ( ; ) is an ancient and once-powerful Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan from the far north of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old Mormaer of Moray, Kingdom of Moray. They supported Robert I of Scotland, Rober ...

, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Mackay Region The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estimat ...

, a local government area **

Mackay, Queensland } Mackay () is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland ...

, a city in the above region ***

Mackay Airport Mackay Airport located in South Mackay, Queensland, Australia is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Mackay, with flights to the cities of Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns. In the year ending 30 June 2012 ...

, in the above city ***

Mackay railway station Mackay railway station is located on the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line in Paget, Queensland, Paget, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. The station has one sid ...

Electoral district of Mackay Mackay is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in North Queensland, Australia, encompassing the inner suburbs of the city of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. Outer suburbs of the city are included in the neighbouring electorates o ...

, Queensland, Australia

Canada

Fort MacKay Fort McKay ( ) or Fort MacKay is a community in northeast Alberta, Canada, located at the confluence of the Athabasca and MacKay rivers. It is approximately north of Fort McMurray via Highway 63 and Fort McKay Road. The community has an eleva ...

, Alberta * MacKay, Alberta * A. Murray MacKay Bridge, in Halifax, Nova Scotia

United States

Mackay, Idaho Mackay (pronounced ) is a town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 439 at the 2020 census. The town is pronounced "Mackie" with the accent on the first syllable. Highways * - US 93 - to Challis (north) and Arco (sout ...

, a city in Custer County

People and fictional characters

Aeneas James George Mackay Aeneas James George Mackay (3 November 1839 – 10 June 1911) was a Scottish lawyer and academic, known as a legal and historical writer. Life Born at 7 Albyn Place on the Moray Estate in Edinburgh on 3 November 1839 and was son of Mary, dau ...

(1839–1911), a Scottish lawyer and historical writer * Aeneas Mackay Jr. (1838–1909), prime minister of the Netherlands *

Buddy MacKay Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay Jr. (March 22, 1933 – December 31, 2024) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 42nd governor of Florida from December 12, 1998, to January 5, 1999, upon the death of Lawton Chiles. A member of the ...

(1933–2024), American politician and diplomat *

Charles Mackay Charles MacKay (born May 1950, Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American arts administrator, known for leadership roles at the Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Spoleto Festival USA/ Festival of Two Worlds. Early experience MacKay i ...

(1814–1889), Scottish poet * David J. C. MacKay (1967–2016), British physicist and mathematician *

Derek Mackay Derek Mackay (born 1977) is a former Scottish politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work from 2016 to 2020. A former member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) ...

(born 1977), SNP politician *

Donald MacCrimmon MacKay Donald MacCrimmon MacKay (9 August 1922 – 6 February 1987) was a British physicist, and professor at the Department of Communication and Neuroscience at Keele University in Staffordshire, England, known for his contributions to information theor ...

(1922–1987), British physicist *

George Leslie Mackay George Leslie Mackay (偕瑞理 or 馬偕 ''Má-kai''; 21 March 1844 – 2 June 1901) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary. He was the first Presbyterian missionary to northern Taiwan (then Formosa), serving with the Canadian Presbyterian Mis ...

(1844–1901), a Canadian Presbyterian missionary *

George Robert Aberigh-Mackay George Robert Aberigh-Mackay (25 July 184812 January 1881) was a British educationalist and writer resident in India during his short adult life. Biography George Robert Aberigh-Mackay was the son of the Reverend James Aberigh-Mackay D.D., B.D. an ...

(1848–1881), Anglo-Indian writer * Harper MacKay (1921-1995), American pianist and composer *

John Bain Mackay John Bain Mackay (5 February 1795 – 9 August 1888) was a nurseryman based in Clapton, London noted for his introductions of Australian and South American plants into cultivation. He was born in Echt in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. At his Cl ...

(1795–1888), nurseryman of

Clapton, London Clapton is a district of east London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. Clapton is divided into Upper Clapton, in the north, and Lower Clapton to the south. Clapton railway station lies north-east of Charing Cross. Geography and orig ...

Robert Sinclair MacKay Robert Sinclair MacKay (born 1956) is a British mathematician and professor at the University of Warwick. He researches dynamical systems, the calculus of variations, Hamiltonian dynamics and applications to complex systems in physics, enginee ...

(born 1956), British mathematician *

Shena Mackay Shena Mackay FRSL (born 6 June 1944) is a Scottish novelist born in Edinburgh. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1996 for '' The Orchard on Fire'', and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and the Orange Prize for Fictio ...

(born 1944), Scottish author *

McKay McKay, MacKay or Mackay is a Scottish and Irish surname. The last phoneme in the name is traditionally pronounced to rhyme with 'eye', but in some parts of the world this has come to rhyme with 'hey'. In Scotland, it corresponds to Clan Mackay. ...

as surname (list of people) *

McKay (given name) McKay is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * McKay Christensen (born 1975), American baseball player * McKay Coppins (born 1987), American journalist and author * McKay McKinnon, American physician See also * Mackay ...

Other

Mackay Memorial Hospital Mackay Memorial Hospital (), established on 26 December 1912, is one of the largest medical centers in Taiwan. It is a private Christian hospital in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, mostly associated with George Leslie Mackay, the first mode ...

, named in George Leslie Mackay, a medical centers in Taiwan **

Shuanglian metro station Shuanglian (, formerly transliterate as Shuanglien Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station of the and a planned transfer station with the . Station overview The station is located unde ...

, where deputy station name is Mackay Memorial Hospital station, a metro station of the Taipei Metro *

Mackay Trophy The Mackay Trophy is awarded yearly by the United States Air Force for the "most meritorious flight of the year" by an Air Force person, persons, or organization. The trophy is housed in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museu ...

, named in honour of Clarence Mackay, awarded annually by the US Air Force for the "Most Meritorious Flight" *

Mackays M&Co Trading Limited, trading as M&Co.) is a Scottish online retailer and former high street chain store selling women's, men's, and children's clothes, as well as small homeware products. Its head office is in Inchinnan, Scotland, though i ...

, now known as M&Co., a United Kingdom chainstore *Mackay Pianos, see

John Mackay (industrialist) John Mackay (1774–1841) was a well known and successful ship master and early industrialist in Boston, Massachusetts. John Mackay was born in Boston and he participated in the Mackay family business of shipping started by his father and uncle. He ...