Ogilvy is a surname of

Clan Ogilvy Clan Ogilvy, also known as Clan Ogilvie, is a Scotland, Scottish family from Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT ...

from

Angus, Scotland Angus (; ) is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland, local government council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City (council area), Dundee City and Per ...

, which is probably

Pictish Pictish is an extinct Brittonic Celtic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from late antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geog ...

of uncertain origin and meaning.

People with the surname

Andrew Ogilvy Andrew James "A.J." Ogilvy (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian-Irish former professional basketball player. He played three seasons of college basketball for Vanderbilt before playing in Europe for the first three years of his professional care ...

(born 1988), basketball player *

Sir Angus Ogilvy Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy (14 September 1928 – 26 December 2004) was a British businessman. He is best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Ogilvy is also remembered for his role in a bu ...

(1928–2004), British businessman and husband of

Princess Alexandra of Kent Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936) is a member of the British royal family and the only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and D ...

* Bernie Ogilvy, New Zealand politician * C. Stanley Ogilvy (1913–2000), American mathematician and sailor *

David Ogilvy (disambiguation) David Ogilvy may refer to: *David Ogilvy (businessman) (1911–1999), British advertising executive *David Ogilvy (cricketer) (1859–1917), Australian cricketer *David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie (1785–1849), Scottish representative peer, Lord Li ...

, various people **

David Ogilvy (businessman) David Mackenzie Ogilvy (; 23 June 1911 – 21 July 1999) was a British advertising tycoon, founder of Ogilvy & Mather, and known as the "Father of Advertising." Trained at the Gallup research organisation, he attributed the success of his cam ...

(1911–1999), British advertising executive **

David Ogilvy (cricketer) This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. It is complete to the end of the 2017–18 season. The list refers to the sides named as "New South Wales" and does not include pl ...

(1859–1917), Australian cricketer **

David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie (16 December 1785 – 20 August 1849) was a Scottish peer. Early life David was the youngest son of Walter Ogilvy, who was ''de jure'' 8th Earl of Airlie, and Jean Ogilvy. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. ...

(1785–1849), Scottish representative peer, Lord Lieutenant of Angus 1826–1849 **

David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie (4 May 1826 – 25 September 1881), styled Lord Ogilvy from birth until 1849, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and rancher in Colorado. Background and education Born in London in 1826, he was t ...

(1826–1881), his son, Scottish representative peer **

David Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie Lieutenant-Colonel David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, (20 January 1856 – 11 June 1900) was a Scottish peer and soldier. He was born at Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He was the third child and elder son of David Ogilvy, 1 ...

(1856–1900), his son, Scottish soldier and representative peer **

David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie Colonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, (18 July 189328 December 1968) was a Scottish peer, soldier and courtier. He was the father-in-law of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy. Early life Airlie was born o ...

(1893–1968), his son, Scottish Lord Chamberlain 1937–1965, 1936–1967 **

David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, (17 May 1926 – 26 June 2023) was a Scottish landowner, soldier, banker and peer. Airlie served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 1984 until 1997, as well as in a number of h ...

(1926–2023), his son, Scottish Lord Chamberlain from 1984, Lord Lieutenant of Angus from 1989 ** David Ogilvy (1804–1871), first president of the

Law Institute of Victoria The Law Institute Victoria (LIV) is a legal society in the Australian state of Victoria. It is the professional association for solicitors in Victoria, making rules to regulate their practice, and representing them to governments and other bodi ...

Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Charles Ogilvy (born 11 June 1977) is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships. Professional career Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to an English-born fat ...

(born 1977), Australian golfer * George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff (died 1668), Scottish Royalist *

George Ogilvy, 3rd Lord Banff George Ogilvy, recorded as baptised in the Aberdeen sasines, xiv 500, on 9 September 1649, was the third Lord Banff. He inherited the lands of Inchdrewer and Montbray on the death of his father in 1668. Formerly a staunch Roman Catholic, he renou ...

(died 1713) * Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy (1651–1710), Polish-Saxon Field Marshal *

Ian Ogilvy Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English actor, playwright and novelist. Early life Ogilvy was born in Woking, Surrey, England, to Francis Fairfield Ogilvy, brother of advertising executive David Ogilvy, and actress Aileen R ...

(born 1943), English actor *

James Ogilvy James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (born 29 February 1964) is a British landscape designer, and the founder and editor of the magazine '' Luxury Briefing''. He is a member of the extended British royal family as the elder child and only son of Princess ...

, several people **

(born 1964), member of the British royal family **

James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (died 1606) was a Scottish landowner and diplomat. Life Ogilvy was the son of James, Master of Ogilvy, and Katherine Campbell, Countess of Crawford, a daughter of Sir John Campbell of Cawdor. His father, t ...

(died 1606), Scottish landowner and diplomat **

James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie (c. 1593 – 1666) was a Scottish royalist of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Life The son of James Ogilvy, 6th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie by his first wife, Lady Jean Ruthven, daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of ...

(1593–1666), Scottish royalist **

James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield, (11 July 166419 August 1730) was a Scottish politician, prominent during the reign of Queen Anne. He was created Earl of Seafield in 1701 and was an active supporter of the 1707 Ac ...

(1664–1730), Scottish politician **

James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater and 3rd Earl of Seafield (c. 1714 – 3 November 1770) was a Scottish peer. Life He was the eldest son of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield, and Lady Elizabeth Hay, second daughter o ...

(c. 1714–1770), Scottish earl **

James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield (10 April 17505 October 1811) was a Scottish peer and an accomplished amateur landscape architect and philanthropist. He promoted the British landscape garden in mainland Europe, ...

(1750–1811), Scottish peer, amateur landscape architect and philanthropist ** James Ogilvy-Grant, 9th Earl of Seafield (1817–1888), Scottish peer and member of parliament *

John Ogilvy (disambiguation) John Ogilvy may refer to: *Earl of Airlie#Family history, John Ogilvy, spy of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter and James VI * Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet, MP for Dundee See also

*John Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield, Scottish nobleman *Jo ...

, several people **

Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet (17 March 1803 – 9 March 1890) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who was MP for Dundee from 1857 to 1874. Origins Ogilvy was born at 60 George Street in Edinburgh on 17 March 1803, eldest of the nine childr ...

, MP for Dundee ** John Ogilvy, agent of

William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter (1566 – 6 July 1640), known as the third Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English nobleman, politician, and peer. Life Exeter was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, and Dorothy Neville, d ...

and

James VI James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (disambiguation), various kings named James * Prince Ja ...

John Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield John Charles Ogilvie-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield, (4 September 1815 – 18 February 1881), styled Viscount Reidhaven from 1840 to 1853, was a Scottish nobleman. He is numbered as the 26th Chief of Clan Grant. Biography Early life and family ...

Marion Ogilvy Marion Ogilvy (c. 1495–1575) was the mistress of Cardinal David Beaton, an advisor of James V of Scotland. Early life Marion Ogilvy was the younger daughter of Sir James Ogilvy of Lintrathen. Sir James, a diplomat, was created Lord Ogilvy of Air ...

(died 1575), mistress of

Cardinal Beaton David Beaton (also Beton or Bethune; 29 May 1546) was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish cardinal prior to the Reformation. Life David Beaton was said to be the fifth son of fourteen children born to John Beaton (Bethune) of Balfo ...

* Virginia Ogilvy *

William Ogilvy William Ogilvy (19 September 1793 – 10 April 1871) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, and briefly the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth Burghs. He was a younger son of Walter Ogilvy of Clova (died 1819) and his wife Jean, daughter ...

, several people ** William Ogilvy, 8th Baronet of Inverquharity ( 1765––1823) **

, Scottish politician and officer in the British Army,

Fictional characters

* Ogilvy, fake Oceanic soldier made up by Winston Smith in George Orwell's ''

Nineteen Eighty-Four ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also published as ''1984'') is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically ...

'' * Ogilvy, astronomer in H. G. Wells' ''

The War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel was ...

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