Mackenzie is a unisex
given name
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McKenzie
' It is derived from the
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
surname
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 give ...
, from the Gaelic ''MacCoinnich'' (son of Coinneach/
Kenneth
Kenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byna ...
).
Notable people with the given name in its various spellings include:
Mackenzie
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Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor.
Early and personal life
Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His half brother is actor Sean Astin. H ...
(born 1973), American actor
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Mackenzie Blackburn (born 1992), Canadian-born Chinese Taipei short track speed skater
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Mackenzie Blackwood (born 1996), Canadian NHL goaltender
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Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896.
Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, E ...
(1823–1917), English-born Canadian Prime Minister
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Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (born 1991), Canadian ski jumper and Olympian
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Mackenzie Chapman (born 2002), English professional footballer
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Mackenzie Clark (born 2004), Canadian racing driver
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Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook (born Paul James Crook, 29 September 1971) is an English actor, director, comedian and writer best known for his roles in television and film. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Gareth Keenan in the British sitcom '' ...
(born 1971), English actor, director, and writer
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Mackenzie Dalzell Chalmers (1847–1927), English judge and civil servant
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Mackenzie Darragh (born 1993), Canadian competitive swimmer
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Mackenzie Gordon Jr. (1913–1992), American invertebrate paleontologist
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Mackenzie Gray
Alexander Mackenzie Gray (born 22 November 1957) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada. He divides his time between Toronto and Vancouver.
Life and career
Gray was born in Toront ...
(born 1957), Canadian film-, television-, and stage actor
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Mackenzie Harvey (born 2000), Australian cricketer
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Mackenzie Heaney (born 1999), English footballer
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Mackenzie Horton (born 1996), Australian retired freestyle swimmer
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Mackenzie Hughes
Mackenzie Robert Hughes (born November 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Hughes was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a graduate of Kent State University, where he played on the golf team with fellow Canad ...
(born 1990), Canadian professional golfer
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Mackenzie Kiritome
Mackenzie Kiritome is a Tuvaluan politician, elected to represent Nui in the 2015 Tuvaluan general election. He was re-elected in the 2019 general election, and again in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election.
Mackenzie Kiritome was born in Kiriba ...
, Tuvaluan politician
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Mackenzie MacEachern (born 1994), American AHL- and NHL player
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Mackenzie Martin (born 2003), Welsh professional rugby union player
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Mackenzie McDonald
Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald (born April 16, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 37, achieved on October 16, 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 49, achieved on Octobe ...
(born 1995), American professional tennis player
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Mackenzie Mgbako (born 2004), Nigerian-American college basketball player
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Mackenzie Molner (born 1988), American chess grandmaster- and instructor
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Mackenzie Murdock (born 1989), American voice actor and writer
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Mackenzie Pridham (born 1990), Canadian soccer player
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Mackenzie Ross (1890–1974), Scottish golf course architect
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Mackenzie Skapski (born 1994), Canadian goaltending coach and former NHL goaltender
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Mackenzie Sol (born 2000), English contestant on
American Idol season 22
The twenty-second season of ''American Idol'' premiered on February 18, 2024, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host; Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges. This season was Perry's final one on the ...
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Mackenzie Taylor (1978–2010), English comedian, writer, and director
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Mackenzie Thomason
Mackenzie Thomason (born July 29, 1997) is a Canadian politician and former leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party.
Early life and family
Thomason grew up in Tracy, New Brunswick until the age of 11 when his family moved to Alberta ...
(born 1997), Canadian politician
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Mackenzie Thorpe (born 1956), British artist
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Mackenzie Walcott (1821–1880), English clergyman, ecclesiologist, and antiquarian
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Mackenzie Ward (1903–1976), British stage- and film actor
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Mackenzie Wilcox (born 1996), New Zealand field hockey player
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Mackenzie Willis
Mackenzie Willis (born 7 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League
Th ...
(born 1995), Australian AFL player
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Mackenzie Aladjem
Mackenzie Aladjem (born September 11, 2001) is an American actress. She co-starred in the Showtime series ''Nurse Jackie'' as the title character's daughter, Fiona Peyton, for which she won a Young Artist Award. She also appeared in the soap op ...
(born 2001), American actress
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Mackenzie Alexander (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
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Mackenzie Allessie (born 2001), American field hockey player
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Mackenzie Arnold (born 1994), Australian WSL player
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Mackenzie Barry (born 2001), New Zealand footballer
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Mackenzie Bent (born 1997), Canadian ice dancer
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Mackenzie Brannan
Mackenzie Eryn Brannan (born May 17, 1996, in Austin, Texas) is a former American artistic gymnast. She won the Senior competition at Nastia Liukin Cup in 2014 in Greensboro, NC with McKenna Kelley. She currently competes in college gymnastics ...
(born 1996), American artistic gymnast
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Mackenzie Brown (born 1995), American archer
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Mackenzie Caquatto
Mackenzie Caquatto Jaworksi (born March 26, 1992) is a former artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2010 World Championships and competed for the University of Florida. Her younger sister, Bridgette Caquatto, is also a forme ...
(born 1992), American artistic gymnast
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Mackenzie Carson (born 1998), Canadian-born English rugby union player
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Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard (born 1998), Australian WNBL player
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Mackenzie Cowell (1992–2010), American murder victim
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Mackenzie Davis
Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She made her feature film debut in the drama film '' Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in the film '' The F Word'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination ...
(born 1987), Canadian actress
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Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Lynne Dern (born March 24, 1993) is an American and Brazilian professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner currently competing in the women's Strawweight (MMA), Strawweight division of the U ...
(born 1993), Brazilian- and American professional MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner
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Mackenzie Elias
Mackenzie Elias (born October 3, 2000, in Winnipeg) is a Canadians, Canadian Curling, curler from Rural Municipality of East St. Paul, East St. Paul, Manitoba. She currently plays Lead (curling), lead on Team Kate Cameron (curler), Kate Cameron.
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(born 2000), Canadian curler
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Mackenzie Fierceton
Mackenzie Cahira Fierceton (born Mackenzie Terrell; August 9, 1997; later Mackenzie Morrison,) is an American activist and graduate student. Raised in Chesterfield, Missouri, she attended Whitfield School in Creve Coeur, the University of Penns ...
(born 1997), American activist and graduate student
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Mackenzie Firgens, American actress
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Mackenzie Foy
Mackenzie Christine Foy (born November 10, 2000) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination ...
(born 2000), American actress and model
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Mackenzie Glover (born 1998), Canadian swimmer
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Mackenzie Hawkesby (born 2000), Australian professional footballer
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Mackenzie Holmes, American college basketball player
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Mackenzie Lank (born 1994), American curler
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Mackenzie Lansing, French-American television- and film actress
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Mackenzie Lintz, American film- and television actress
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Mackenzie Little (born 1996), Australian javelin thrower
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Mackenzie Lueck (1996–2019), American murder victim
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Mackenzie McKee (born 1994), American reality television personality
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Mackenzie Padington (born 1999), Canadian swimmer
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Mackenzie Phillips (born 1959), American actress
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Mackenzie Rosman (born 1989), American actress
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Mackenzie Ruth Scott (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, stage name Torre
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Mackenzie Smith (born 2001), American actress
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Mackenzie Soldan (born 1992), American wheelchair basketball- and wheelchair tennis player
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Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis
Mackenzie W. Mathis, is an American neuroscientist and principal investigator at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Her lab investigates adaptive mechanisms in biological and artificial intelligence to inform adaptive AI systems and ...
, American neuroscientist
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Mackenzie Woodring, American Paralympic cyclist
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Mackenzie Zacharias (born 1999), Canadian curler
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Mackenzie Ziegler
Mackenzie Ziegler (born June 4, 2004; age ) is an American singer, actress and former dancer, and internet personality. She appeared as a child for six years on the Lifetime reality dance series ''Dance Moms'' together with her older sister, d ...
(born 2004), American dancer, singer, actress, model, and social media personality
MacKenzie
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MacKenzie Bourg
MacKenzie Richard Bourg (born September 11, 1992; ; ) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. He placed fourth in the American Idol (season 15), fifteenth season of the reality show ''American Idol.'' Prior to appe ...
(born 1992), American singer-songwriter
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MacKenzie Entwistle
MacKenzie Entwistle (born July 14, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected ...
(born 1999), Canadian NHL player
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MacKenzie Gore (born 1999), American MLB pitcher
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MacKenzie Miller (1921–2010), American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner/breeder
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MacKenzie Weegar
MacKenzie Weegar (born January 7, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Weegar was drafted by the Florida Panthers with the 206th overall pick in ...
(born 1994), Canadian NHL player
Female
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MacKenzie Jones, American
Jeopardy!
''Jeopardy!'' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead g ...
contestant
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MacKenzie Mauzy (born 1988), American actress
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MacKenzie Meehan, American actress
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MacKenzie Porter (born 1990), Canadian country singer, songwriter, and actress
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MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott ( Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist, philanthropist, co-founder of Amazon, and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos. As of May 2025, she has a net worth of US$35.9 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionair ...
(born 1970), American novelist and philanthropist
Mackenzy
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Mackenzy Bernadeau (born 1986), American NFL player
Mackynzie
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Mackynzie Duggar (born 2009), American daughter of Joshua and Anna Duggar
Makenzie
Male
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Makenzie Kirk (born 2004), Northern Irish professional footballer
Female
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Makenzie Dunmore (born 1997), American sprinter
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Makenzie Fischer (born 1997), American water polo player
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Makenzie Leigh
Makenzie Leigh (born August 8, 1990) is an American actress, noted for playing the protagonist's romantic interest Faison Zorn in Ang Lee's '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' (2016).
Early life
Leigh was born in Dallas, Texas on August 8, 1990. ...
(born 1990), American actress, director, producer, and writer
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Makenzie Lystrup (born c. 1977), American planetary scientist
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Makenzie Vega
Makenzie Jade Vega Norfolk (born February 10, 1994) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Grace Florrick on '' The Good Wife'' and as the 11-year-old counterpart of Nancy Callahan in ''Sin City''.
Life and career
Makenzie Vega w ...
(born 1994), American actress
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Makenzie Weale (born 2002), Australian professional rugby league footballer
McKenzie
Male
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McKenzie Corey Dickerson (born 1989), American MLB player
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McKenzie Grant
McKenzie Grant (c. 1834 – 15 September 1897) was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He owned or leased large quantities of land in Western Australia, especially in the North-West, and served in the Legislative Council of Western Austr ...
(1834–1897), Australian pastoralist and politician
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McKenzie Milton
McKenzie Milton (born October 10, 1997) is an American college football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the UCF Knights football, UCF Knights. He was formerly an offensive analyst for the Tennessee Volunteers football, Tennessee Voluntee ...
(born 1997), American college football coach and former player
* McKenzie Matthew Moniak, birth name of
Mickey Moniak
McKenzie Matthew Moniak (born May 13, 1998) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels. The Phi ...
(born 1998), American MLB player
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McKenzie Moore (born 1992), American basketball player
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McKenzie Smith
Midlake is an American folk rock band from Denton, Texas, formed in 1999. The band consists of Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Scott Lee, Eric Nichelson, Jesse Chandler, and Joey McClellan.
In 2012, vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter Tim S ...
, American member of folk rock band
Midlake
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McKenzie Yei (born 1997), Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer
Female
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McKenzie Adams (born 1992), American professional volleyball player
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McKenzie Berryhill (born 1993), American retired soccer player
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McKenzie Browne (born 1995), American speed skater
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McKenzie Cantrell (born 1987), American politician
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McKenzie Coan (born 1996), American Paralympic swimmer
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McKenzie Dowrick (born 2000), Australian AFLW player
* McKenzie Ellis, birth name of
Mothica (born 1995), American singer
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McKenzie Forbes (born 2000), American college basketball player
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McKenzie Hawkins (born 1997), American rugby union player
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McKenzie Kurtz (born 1997), American actress, singer, and dancer
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McKenzie Meehan (born 1994), American retired NWSL player
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McKenzie Wark
McKenzie Wark (born 1961) is an Australian-born writer and scholar. Wark is known for her writings on media theory, critical theory, new media, and the Situationist International. Her best known works are '' A Hacker Manifesto'' and ''Gamer The ...
(born 1961), Australian writer
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McKenzie Westmore (born 1977), American actress, singer, host, entrepreneur, and model
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McKenzie Wofford (born 1995), American retired artistic gymnast
Fictional characters
*Mackenzie, a character who appeared in the episode "Creepy Connie 3: The Creepening" from the Disney Channel show ''
Jessie'', played by
G Hannelius
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Mackenzie Allen, in the American political drama TV series ''
Commander in Chief'', played by
Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Davis made her acting debut in the satirical romantic comedy ''Toots ...
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Mackenzie Atkins, in the British TV soap opera ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...
'', played by Isaac Lemonius
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Mackenzie Booth, in the Australian TV soap opera ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...
'', played by
Emily Weir
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Mackenzie Boyd, in the British TV soap opera ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...
'', played by Lawrence Robb
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Mackenzie Browning, in the American TV soap opera ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
'', played by
Ashley Bashioum, Nicole Tarantini,
Kelly Kruger
Kelly Kruger (born November 12, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Mackenzie Browning on ''The Young and the Restless''. She also played the recurring role of Eva on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.
Early life
She was born ...
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Rachel Kimsey, and
Clementine Ford
Clementine Ford is an American actress known for her appearance as Molly Kroll on Showtime's ''The L Word''. In April 2009, she joined the cast of the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' in the role of Mackenzie Browning. She left the s ...
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Mackenzie Calhoun, in the ''
Star Trek: New Frontier'' series
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Mackenzie Choat, in the New Zealand soap opera ''
Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand Prime time, prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The show was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 and is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, be ...
'', played by
Ingrid Park
Ingrid Park (born February 1971) is a New Zealand television actress. She began her acting career in 1998 appearing in the New Zealand television soap opera series ''Shortland Street''.
Early life and career breakthrough
Ingrid was born in 19 ...
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Mackenzie "Mac" Cory, in the American TV soap opera ''
Another World'', played by
Robert Emhardt and
Douglass Watson
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Mackenzie Hargreaves, in the Australian TV soap opera ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
'', played by
Georgie Stone
Georgie Robertson Stone (born 2000) is an Australian actress, writer and transgender rights advocate. At the age of 10, Stone was the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, which set a precedent that eventually changed the ...
* Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford, an ''
Operation Overdrive Red Ranger'', played by James Maclurcan; voiced by
Nolan North
Nolan North (born October 31, 1970) is an American actor best known for his voice acting roles.
After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera '' Port Charles'' in 1997, North moved into voice acting when the show ended ...
in ''
Power Rangers: Super Legends''
* Mackenzie Hollister, in ''
Dork Diaries
''Dork Diaries'' is a children's book series written by Rachel Renée Russell and illustrated by Nikki Russell and Rachel Renée Russell.
The series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily li ...
''
* Mackenzie Mack, a.k.a.
Makoto Kenzaki, in the anime series ''
DokiDoki! PreCure
, is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation and the tenth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the eighth generation of Cures. The series is produced by Hiroaki Shibata, who produced ''Digimon Data Sq ...
'', voiced by Kanako Miyamoto (Japanese) and Stephanie Sheh (English)
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MacKenzie "Mac" Morgan McHale, in the US TV series ''
The Newsroom'', played by
Emily Mortimer
Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British and American actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award ...
* Mackenzie Zales, in the US adult stop-motion animated comedy web series ''
The Most Popular Girls in School
''The Most Popular Girls in School'' (abbreviated ''MPGIS'') is an American adult stop-motion animated comedy web series that debuted on YouTube on May 1, 2012. Created by Mark Cope and Carlo Moss, the series animates Barbie, Ken and other f ...
'', voiced by Kate Frisbee
* Mackenzie, a Border Collie in the Australian animated preschool TV series ''
Bluey''
* McKenzie "Mack", one of the two leads in the television musical film ''
Teen Beach Movie
''Teen Beach Movie'' is a 2013 American musical teen romantic comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and written by Vince Marcello, Mark Landry, Robert Horn, it was filmed in Puerto Rico. The movie ...
'', played by
Maia Mitchell
* Mackenzie, a character played by
Chad Dylan Cooper from the fictional series ''MacKenzie Falls'' in the Disney Channel series ''
Sonny With a Chance
''Sonny with a Chance'' is an American teen sitcom created by Steve Marmel that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between February 2009 and January 2011. The series centers on Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, a teenage comedian f ...
''
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Kenzie Judd
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2008, by order of first appearance.
Tina McIntyre
Tina McIntyre, played by Michelle Keegan, made her first appearance on 7 January 2008, ...
, in the British television soap opera ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...
'', played by Jack Cooper
See also
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Kenzie
References
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