Colin Jackson (disambiguation)

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Colin Jackson is a Welsh sprinter and sports broadcaster.

Colin Jackson Welsh hurdler

Colin Ray Jackson, CBE is a British former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, World indoor champion once, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder.

Colin Jackson may also refer to:

George Colin Jackson was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, lecturer and writer.

Colin MacDonald Jackson was a Scottish footballer, who played predominantly for Rangers and the Scotland national team.

Colin Jackson was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Paterson is a Scottish and Irish surname meaning "Fathers' son" or "son of Patrick". In Connacht, and Ulster, the name is considered to be an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname Ó Casáin. Paterson is rarely used as a given name. There are other spellings, including Patterson. Notable people with the surname include:

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Campbell is primarily a Scottish surname of Gaelic origins.

Cameron is a Scottish surname and thus somewhat common throughout the English-speaking world.

Thomas Crawford or Tom Crawford may refer to:

Colin is an English-language masculine given name. It has two distinct origins:

  1. A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas (Nicholas). This name, but not the anglicized Gaelic name, is also found in the spelling Collin. This name is formed by the Old French diminutive -in also found in Robin.
  2. An anglicized form of the Gaelic name Cuilen, Cailean, modern Irish spelling Coileáin, meaning "whelp, cub". The Old Irish word for "whelp," is cuilén. The Scottish Gaelic name is recorded in the spelling Colin from as early as the 14th century. MacCailean was a patronymic used by Clan Campbell, after Cailean Mór.

Dodds is a surname, and may refer to:

Jackson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Jack". In 1980 Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales. In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.

Colin Smith may refer to:

Colin Cameron may refer to:

Mackenzie, MacKenzie and McKenzie are Scottish surnames. It was originally pronounced [məˈkɛŋjiː] in Scots, with the "z" representing the old Middle Scots letter, yogh. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Coinneach, anglicised as Kenneth. The personal name means "comely".

McMenamin is an Irish surname. In ancient Gaelic it was shorter, Meanma, a word meaning courageous or high spirited. It originated in Co. Donegal in the 13th Century and the Meanma’s were a warrior branch of the O'Donnells of Tyrconnell (Donegal), who were the "chieftains of Fanad" a large territory in Donegal. Notable people with the surname include:

Colin Sinclair may refer to:

McAdam or MacAdam is a Scottish Gaelic clan which originated as a branch of Clan Gregor. As a surname it is most prominent in the Galloway and Ayrshire regions of Scotland. Some of their descendants are also to be found in Ireland, the United States, Australia and Canada. Notable people with the surname include: