Pringle is a Scottish and English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aileen Pringle Aileen Pringle (born Aileen Bisbee; July 23, 1895 – December 16, 1989) was an American stage and film actress during the silent film era. Biography Early life Pringle was born into a prominent and wealthy San Francisco family and educate ...

(1895–1989), American stage and film actress *

Alan Pringle Alan Keith Pringle (born January 20, 1952) is a Venezuelan-born former American football placekicker who played one game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions. Born in Venezuela, he played college football for the Rice Owl ...

(born 1952), American football player *

Alexander Pringle (politician) Alexander Pringle (30 January 1791 – 2 September 1857) was a Scottish Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Selkirkshire from 1830 to 1832 and again from 1835 to 1846. He was made a Lord of the Treasury in Peel's second minis ...

(1791–1857), Scottish Conservative politician *

Alexandra Pringle Alexandra Pringle, Hon FRSL (born 1953), is a British publisher. A founding director of Virago Press, she has been editor-in-chief of Bloomsbury Publishing since 2000. Biography Of Scottish descent and kinsmen of the Pringle baronets of Stich ...

(born 1952/1953), British publisher * Andrew Pringle: **

Andrew Pringle (British Army officer) Major General Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle, (born 1946) is a retired British Army officer who served as president of KBR's International Government and Defence business. Military career Pringle attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst a ...

(born 1946), British Army officer **

Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor (died 1776) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was the son of John Pringle of the Haining, who was a Senator of the College of Justice. Andrew Pringle passed the Scottish bar as a ...

(died 1776), Scottish judge **

Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison Andrew Seth, FBA, DCL (1856, Edinburgh – 1931, The Haining, Selkirkshire), who changed his name to Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison in 1898 to fulfill the terms of a bequest, was a Scottish philosopher. His brother was James Seth, also a phi ...

(1856–1931), Scottish philosopher ** Andy Pringle (born ), Canadian bond trader and Conservative political activist in Ontario * Anne Pringle (born 1955), British diplomat * Benjamin Pringle (1807–1887), American politician *

Bryan Pringle Bryan Pringle (19 January 1935 – 15 May 2003) was an English character actor who appeared for several decades in television, film and theatre productions. Life and career Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, he was brought up in the Lancashire town ...

(1935–2002), British actor *

Byron Pringle Byron Pringle (born November 17, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Butler Community College and for the Kansas State Wildcats. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs ...

(born 1993), American football player * Cedric E. Pringle (born c. 1964), United States Navy admiral * Charlie Pringle (1894–1966), Scottish footballer *

Chris Pringle Christopher Pringle (born 26 January 1968) is a New Zealand former cricketer. A medium-fast bowler, he played 14 Tests and 64 One Day Internationals (ODI) for New Zealand between 1990 and 1995. He represented Auckland in the State Champions ...

(born 1968), New Zealand cricketer * Christine Pringle, Australian pastor *

Cyrus Pringle Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (May 6, 1838 – May 25, 1911) was an American botanist who spent a career of 35 years cataloguing the plants of North America. He was a prolific collector and accomplished botanical explorer. Early life He was born on May ...

(1838–1911), American botanist *

Curt Pringle Curtis L. "Curt" Pringle (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician from the U.S. state of California. He is the most recent Republican to have served as the Speaker of the California State Assembly. He is a former mayor of Anaheim and a fo ...

(born 1959), California politician *

David Pringle David Pringle (born 1 March 1950) is a Scottish science fiction editor and critic. Pringle served as the editor of '' Foundation'', an academic journal, from 1980 to 1986, during which time he became one of the prime movers of the collective whi ...

(born 1950), Scottish science fiction editor *

Denys Pringle Reginald Denys Pringle (born 20 September 1951) is a British archaeologist and medievalist. He is best known for his numerous publications regarding Crusader castles and Crusader-era churches in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the 12th–13th century C ...

(born 1951), British archaeologist and medievalist *

Derek Pringle Derek Raymond Pringle (born 18 September 1958) is a Kenyan-born English former Test and One Day International cricketer for England, and is now a cricket journalist. He was a part of the English squads which finished as runners-up at the 198 ...

(born 1958), English cricketer *

Donald Pringle Donald James Pringle (1 May 1932 – 4 October 1975) was a British landscaper and a Kenyan international cricketer who represented East Africa at the 1975 Cricket World Cup. He was born in England and moved to Kenya in the late 1950s. His son D ...

(1932–1975), English cricketer *

Eric Pringle Eric Pringle (5 April 1935, Morpeth, Northumberland, England – 13 April 2017, Ledbury, Herefordshire) was a British writer for radio and television. He also wrote three novels for children. He was one of the writers of the 1972 television ...

, (1935–2017), British television and radio writer *

Eunice Pringle Eunice Irene Pringle (March 5, 1912, Garden Grove, California – March 26, 1996) was an aspiring dancer, notable for accusing Los Angeles movie-house owner Alexander Pantages of rape in 1929, resulting in a sensational trial. 1929 trial Pring ...

(1912–1996), American actress *

Harold Pringle Harold Joseph Pringle (14 January 1920 - 5 July 1945) was the only soldier of the Canadian Army to be executed during the Second World War. Biography Pringle was born in the small hamlet of Flinton, Ontario, near Napanee. He and his father tr ...

(d. 1945), executed Canadian soldier *

Harry Pringle Henry Pringle (8 April 1900 – 8 January 1965) Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu. was an English professional footballer who scored 60 goals from 292 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for ...

(190065), English footballer *

Harry Pringle (producer) Harry Noel Pringle (25 December 1903 – 30 March 1985) was an Australian radio and television producer who worked on light entertainment programmes in England and Australia. Biography Harry Pringle was the son of Edith Ogilvie Benzley, and ...

(1903after 1959), radio and television producer who worked on light entertainment programmes in England and Australia *

Heather Pringle (writer) Heather Pringle is a Canadian freelance science writer who mostly writes about archaeology. Before becoming a writer, Pringle worked as a museum researcher and book editor. Her 2006 book ''The Master Plan'' detailed Heinrich Himmler's establishment ...

, Canadian author and journalist *

Henry F. Pringle Henry Fowles Pringle (August 23, 1897 – April 7, 1958) was an American historian and writer most famous for his witty but scholarly biography of Theodore Roosevelt which won the Pulitzer prize in 1932, as well as a scholarly biography of Willia ...

, (1897–1958) American historian; Pulitzer prize *

Jane Pringle Jane Pringle is an American politician who is serving as a member of the Maine House of Representatives Electoral history Pringle was elected to the 111th district in the 2012 Maine House of Representatives election. In the 2014 Maine House o ...

, American politician *

Jamale Pringle Jamale L. Pringle is an Antiguan politician who is leader of the United Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda), United Progressive Party and Leader of the Opposition (Antigua and Barbuda), leader of the opposition. He was elected to the House of R ...

, Antigua and Barbuda politician * James Pringle: ** James Alexander Pringle (1874–1935), British politician ** James E. Pringle (born 1949), British astrophysicist ** James Hogarth Pringle (1863–1941), Australian surgeon *

Jen Pringle Jennifer Pringle (born 1983, in York) is an English television presenter and actress. Pringle was born in York, and grew up in Scunthorpe. She attended Salford University, studying media and performance. Pringle is a continuity presenter on '' ...

(born 1983) English TV children's presenter and actress *

Joan Pringle Joan Pringle (born June 2, 1945) is an American actress known for her role as vice principal (and subsequently principal) Sybil Buchanan in the CBS drama series, '' The White Shadow'' (1978–1981), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Out ...

(born 1945), American actress * Joel R. P. Pringle (1873–1932), US naval officer * John Pringle: ** John Pringle (1707–1782), Scottish physician ** John Pringle (born 1938), Australian baritone **

John Pringle, Lord Haining John Pringle, Lord Haining ( – 19 August 1754) was a Scottish people, Scottish lawyer, politician, and judge. His ownership of a large estate near Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Selkirk secured him a seat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 un ...

(–1754), Scottish landowner, judge and politician, shire commissioner for Selkirk 1702–07, MP for Selkirkshire 1708–29, Lord of Session ** John Pringle (MP, born 1716) (–1792), son of the above, Scottish landowner and politician, MP for

Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. It de ...

1765–86 **

John Pringle (1796–1831) John Pringle may refer to: *John Pringle, Lord Haining (c. 1674–1754), Scottish landowner, judge and politician, shire commissioner for Selkirk 1702–07, MP for Selkirkshire 1708–29, Lord of Session *Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782) ...

of Haining, Scottish politician, MP for Lanark Burghs 1819–20 **

John James Pringle John James Pringle (1855 – 18 December 1922) was a Scottish dermatologist. Biography Pringle was born in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire and educated at Merchiston Castle School. He graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1876 ...

(1855–1922), British dermatologist **

John Abbott Pringle John Abbott Pringle (May 4, 1892 – November 26, 1962) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1955 as a Progressive Conservative member. He was b ...

, Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure **

John Quinton Pringle John Quinton Pringle (13 December 1864 – 25 April 1925) was a Scottish painter, influenced by Jules Bastien-Lepage and associated with the Glasgow Boys. Early life Pringle was born the son of a railway employee in Dennistoun, Glasgow. Thoug ...

(1864–1925), Scottish painter **

John Wallace Pringle Colonel Sir John Wallace Pringle, CB, FRGS (23 May 1863 – 16 July 1938) was a British engineer who was Chief Inspecting Officer of the Railways Inspectorate of the Ministry of Transport from 1916 to 1929. As such he was in charge of investigat ...

(1863–1938), Chief Inspecting Officer of the UK Railways Inspectorate **

John William Sutton Pringle Sir John William Sutton Pringle (22 July 1912 – 2 November 1982) was a British zoologist. His research interests were in insect physiology, especially proprioception, flight muscle, and cicada song. Life and career Pringle was born in 1912, an ...

(1912–1982), British zoologist ** Sir John Pringle, 2nd Baronet (1662–1721) of the

Pringle Baronets There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Scottish Pringle family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. As of , one creation is extant. The Pringle Baronetcy, of Stichill in the Cou ...

** Sir John Pringle, 5th Baronet (1784–1869) of the Pringle Baronets * Mark Pringle, member of Hot House *

Martin Pringle Martin Ulf Pringle (born 18 November 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre forward, and the current manager of Varbergs BoIS. As a player, he played from 1991 until his career was cut short by injury in 2002. ...

(born 1964), New Zealand cricketer *

(born 1970), Swedish soccer player * Mike Pringle: **

Mike Pringle (politician) Mike Pringle (born 25 December 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Edinburgh South from 2003 to 2011. Background He was born in Northern Rhodesia (modern-day Zambia), and educ ...

(born 1945), Scottish Member of Parliament **

Mike Pringle (gridiron football) Michael A. Pringle (born October 1, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He set or tied almost every significant league record for the position. He played colleg ...

(born 1967), Canadian football player *

Meyrick Pringle Meyrick Wayne Pringle (born 22 June 1966) is a former South African cricketer who played in four Tests and seventeen One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1992 to 1995. Career Pringle attended and played for Kingswood College at school level. A ...

(born 1966), South African cricketer *

Percy Pringle William Alvin Moody (April 10, 1954 – March 5, 2013) was an American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) where he performed under ...

(1954–2013), American wrestling manager (better known by another ring name, Paul Bearer) *

Phil Pringle Philip Andrew Pringle OAM (born 21 May 1952) is a New Zealand-born Australian Christian evangelist. Pringle arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, from Christchurch in 1980 with his wife Chris. He is the senior pastor of C3 Church Sydney (former ...

(born 1952), Australian pastor * Ramona Pringle, Canadian actress * Richard Pringle, American psychologist and professor * Robert Pringle: **

Robert Pringle (secretary at war) Robert Pringle (died 1736) was a Scottish lawyer and politician. Life He was the third son of Sir Robert Pringle, 1st Baronet, of Stitchel, by his wife, Margaret, daughter of Sir John Hope, Lord Craighall, a lord of session; and a younger bro ...

(d. 1736), British politician ** Robert Abercrombie Pringle (1855–1922), Canadian lawyer and politician ** Robert Pringle (poet) (born 1940), American poet *

Thomas Pringle Thomas Pringle (5 January 1789 – 5 December 1834) was a Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist. Known as the father of South African poetry, he was the first successful English language poet and author to describe South Africa's scenery, nati ...

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(1789–1834), Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist **

Thomas Pringle (politician) Thomas Pringle (born 30 August 1967) is an Irish independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency from 2016 to 2024, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Donegal South-West constituency. Early life Pr ...

(born 1967), Irish politician **

Thomas Pringle (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral Thomas Pringle (died 8 December 1803) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Family and early life He was born into a wealthy Scottish family, the ...

(d. 1803), admiral in the Royal Navy *

Valerie Pringle Valerie Pringle (née Whittingham, born 5 September 1953) is a Canadian television host and journalist, hosting the Canadian edition of '' Antiques Roadshow'' on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in Windsor, Ontario. Pringle began her career in ...

(born 1953), Canadian journalist and television host * Walter Pringle, Lord Newhall (1664?–1736), Scottish lawyer and judge * Walter Pringle (rugby union) (1869–1945), New Zealand rugby union player * William Pringle: **

William Henry Pringle Lieutenant-General Sir William Henry Pringle GCB (21 August 1772 – 23 December 1840) was a British Army officer who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for two constituencies in Cornwall. He was born the eldest son of Maj-Gen. Henry Pring ...

(1772–1840), British soldier and Member of Parliament **

William Henderson Pringle William Henderson Pringle (1877 – 23 April 1967), was a Scottish Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician and economist. Background He was the son of the Reverend John Pringle. He was educated at Hamilton Academy and privately, the Universi ...

(1877–1967), Scottish politician * William Pringle (Liberal politician) (1874–1928), British Member of Parliament

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