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derived from

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and nearby

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. It is an

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of ''Mac Reachtain'' an

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variant of the patronymic surname ''Mac Neachtain'' (commonly Anglicised as '' McNaughton'').McCracken Name Meaning and Origin
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People surnamed ''McCracken''

* Annie Virginia McCracken (1868–?), American author *

Bert McCracken Robert Edward McCracken (born February 25, 1982) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band the Used. Early life McCracken was born in Provo, Utah, and grew up in Orem, Utah. He was raised in a Mormon fam ...

(born 1982), American vocalist *

Billy McCracken William Robert McCracken (29 January 1883 – 20 January 1979) was an Irish footballer who played as a defender. He is famous for inventing the offside trap. He was a cousin of Robert McCracken who also had a career as a professional football ...

(1883–1979), Northern Ireland football player *

Bob McCracken Robert Edward McCracken (November 23, 1904 – July 4, 1972) was an American jazz clarinetist. He was born in Dallas, Texas, United States. Early in his career, McCracken played with local Dallas musicians, including Jack Teagarden, Eddie Whitl ...

(1904-1972), American jazz clarinetist *

Branch McCracken Emmett B. "Branch" McCracken (June 9, 1908 – June 4, 1970) was an American basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Ball State University from 1930 to 1938 and at Indiana University Bloomington from 1938 to 1943 ...

(1908–1970), American basketball coach *

Brian McCracken Brian Moore McCracken (born 13 July 1934) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland, Supreme Court from 2002 to 2006 and a Judge of the High Court (Ireland), High Court from 1995 to 2002. He is an officer of T ...

(born 1934), Irish jurist and Justice of the Irish Supreme Court *

Craig McCracken Craig McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American cartoonist, animator, director, writer, and producer known for creating Cartoon Network's ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', Disney Channel and Disney XD's ''W ...

(born 1971), American animator *

Daniel D. McCracken Daniel D. McCracken (July 23, 1930 – July 30, 2011) was a computer scientist in the United States. He was a professor of Computer Sciences at the City College of New York, and the author of over two dozen textbooks on computer programming, with ...

(1930–2011) American computer scientist *

David McCracken David McCracken (born 16 October 1981) is a Scottish football player and coach, whose last role was as co-manager of Falkirk between 2019 and 2021. McCracken, who played as a central defender, was a Scotland under-21 internationalist, having ma ...

(born 1981) Scottish football player * Eileen McCracken (1920–1988), Irish botanist * Edward R. McCracken American businessman *

Elizabeth McCracken Elizabeth McCracken (born September 16, 1966) is an American author. She is a recipient of the PEN New England Award. Life McCracken, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Newton North Hig ...

(born 1966), American author *

Esther McCracken Esther Helen McCracken (née Armstrong; 25 June 1902 – 9 August 1971) was a British actress and playwright. Biography She was born Esther Helen Armstrong in Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 June 1902 and was educated at the Central Newcastle High S ...

(1902–1971), British actress and playwright *

Frederick McCracken Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick William Nicholas McCracken, (18 August 1859 – 8 August 1949) was a British Army officer who saw regimental service in Africa during the late nineteenth century, and later held senior command during the First Wo ...

(1859-1949), British general *

Harold McCracken Harold McCracken (1894–1983) was an American writer, Alaskan grizzly bear hunter, biplane stunt photographer, cinematographer, Film producer, producer and Curator, museum director. He was a noted explorer, who led expeditions in the 1920s tracin ...

(1894–1983), American author *

Harry McCracken Harry McCracken is a global technology editor for ''Fast Company'' and the founder of Technologizer, a website about personal technology. He was an editor at large for ''Time'', covering technology, from February 2012 to June 2014. McCracken is a ...

(born 1964), American journalist, editor in chief of ''PC World'' *

Harry McCracken (footballer) Henry McCracken was a Northern Irish amateur footballer, best remembered for his time as a centre forward in the Irish League with Linfield. He scored a hat-trick on his only appearance for the Ireland amateur team in November 1925. Persona ...

, Northern Irish footballer *

Henry Joy McCracken Henry Joy McCracken (31 August 1767 – 17 July 1798) was an Irish republican executed in Belfast for his part in leading United Irishmen in the Rebellion of 1798. Convinced that the cause of representative government in Ireland could not be a ...

(1767–1798), Irish rebel * Henry Noble McCracken (1880-1970), American chancellor of New York University * Herb McCracken (1899–1995), American football coach *

Hugh McCracken Hugh Carmine McCracken (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally ...

(1942–2013), American musician * J. J. McCracken (born 1972), American artist *

Jack McCracken Jack D. "Jumping Jack" McCracken (June 15, 1912 – January 5, 1958) was an American basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Chickasha, Oklahoma, McCracken went to Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended North ...

(1911–1958), American basketball player * Jack McCracken (Scouting) *

James McCracken James McCracken (December 16, 1926 – April 29, 1988) was an American operatic tenor. At the time of his death ''The New York Times'' stated that McCracken was "the most successful dramatic tenor yet produced by the United States and a pill ...

(1926–1988), American tenor * Janet McCracken, American academic *

Jarrod McCracken Jarrod McCracken (born 27 March 1970) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team and is the son of New Zealand rugby league internation ...

, New Zealand rugby league player *

Jeff McCracken Jeff McCracken (born September 12, 1952) is an American actor, director, producer, and artist. Early life and education Born in Chicago, McCracken graduated Evanston Township High School in 1970. He served in the United States Air Force dur ...

(born 1952), American actor, director, and producer *

Jeremy McCracken ''Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden'' was a British children's TV programme in the mid-1980s, starring Tony Robinson. It was produced by Debbie Gates for Central Independent Television and was broadcast on the ITV network from 1985 to 1987, in a 4:00 ...

, British television director *

Joan McCracken Joan Hume McCracken (December 31, 1917 – November 1, 1961) was an American dancer and actress who became famous for her role as Sylvie ("The Girl Who Falls Down") in the original 1943 production of ''Oklahoma!'' She also was noted for her per ...

(1917–1961), American actress and dancer *

John McCracken (artist) John Harvey McCracken (December 9, 1934April 8, 2011) was an American minimalist visual artist. He lived and worked in Los Angeles, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and New York. Education and teaching After graduating from high school, McCracken served ...

(1934-2011), American artist * Josephine Clifford McCracken (1839–1921), German-born American *

Josiah McCracken Josiah Calvin McCracken (March 30, 1874 – February 15, 1962) was an American football player and track and field athlete. Early life: football and track achievements McCracken, nicknamed Joe, was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee. His earli ...

(1874–1952), US college football All American and Olympic medal winner * Krista McCracken, Canadian public historian and archivist *

Mark McCracken Mark McCracken (born August 1, 1960) is an American actor. McCracken was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He appeared in the films ''We Were Soldiers'' with Mel Gibson, Joe Dante's ...

(born 1960), American actor *

Mary Ann McCracken Mary Ann McCracken (8 July 1770 – 26 July 1866) was a social activist and campaigner in Belfast, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, whose extensive correspondence is cited as an important chronicle of her times. Born to a prominent liberal Presbyter ...

(1770–1866), Irish radical and anti-slavery campaigner * Mary Isabel McCracken (1866–1955), American entomologist *

Paul McCracken (basketball) Paul George McCracken (born September 11, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. McCracken, who was and , played guard. Early life McCracken was born in New York, New York. He attended high school at Hillhouse High School ...

(born 1950), NBA and Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball player *

Paul McCracken (economist) Paul Winston McCracken (December 29, 1915 – August 3, 2012) was an American economist born in Richland, Iowa. Biography He held an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University in Economics and a B.A. from William Penn University. He was the Edmund ...

(1915–2012), American economist and former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers * Peter Hale McCracken, American founder of

Serials Solutions Serials Solutions was a division of ProQuest that provided e-resource access and management services ( ERAMS) to libraries. These products enabled librarians to more easily manage electronic resources that serve the needs of their users. Serials S ...

Philip McCracken Philip "Phil" McCracken (November 14, 1928 – June 6, 2021) was an American visual artist, who worked mainly in sculpture. Born in Bellingham, Washington, he graduated from the University of Washington in 1953, having interrupted his studies to se ...

(1928–2021), American artist *

Quinton McCracken Quinton Antoine McCracken (born August 16, 1970) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), and was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise's first center fielder and ba ...

(born 1970), American major league baseball player * Robert McCracken (footballer) (1890–unknown), Northern Irish professional footballer *

Robert McCracken Robert Chad “Bob” McCracken (born 31 May 1969) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2001, and has since worked as a boxing trainer. He once challenged for the WBC middleweight title in 2000. At regional level, ...

(born 1968), United Kingdom professional boxer * Robert M. McCracken (1874–1934), American politician *

Sandra McCracken Sandra Marie McCracken Work ID: 886831052 ISWC: T9140398330 (born June 16, 1977) is an independent singer-songwriter. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Drawing from folk, gospel, and hymn traditions, her music often weaves together ...

(born 1977), American musician * Thomas McCracken Jr. (born 1952), American lawyer and politician *

Voros McCracken Robert "Voros" McCracken (born August 17, 1971, Chicago) is an American baseball sabermetrician. "Voros" (vörös in hungarian = red in english) is a nickname from his partial Hungarian heritage. He is widely recognized for his pioneering work on ...

(born 1971), American sabermetrician * William McCracken (c. 1864 – 1940), American football coach and college educator

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