Craig (surname)

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Craig is a surname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic creag which (Anglicised to crag ) refers to a small, rocky hill in Scottish English.^[1] Variants have been reported to include Craik, Carrick, Craigie, Cragg and Craggs.^[1]

People

Albert Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Alfred M. Craig (1832–1911), American jurist
Alisa Craig, a pen name of Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005)
Allan Craig (1904–1984), Scottish footballer
Allen Craig (born 1984), American Major League baseballer
Amanda Craig (born 1959), British author
Angie Craig (born 1972), American politician
Ann Craig, English silversmith
Annie Burgin Craig (1873–1955), American political hostess
Annie Walker Craig, Scottish suffragette and political activist
Arthur Craig aka AD (Bud) Craig Jr. (1951–2023), American neuroanatomist and neuroscientist
Carl Craig (politician) (1878–1957), American politician
Caroline Craig (born 1975), Australian actress
Charity Rusk Craig (1849–1913), American organizational leader
Charles Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Charles C. Craig (1865–1944), American jurist and legislator
Charles L. Craig (1872–1935), American New York City Comptroller
Charlotte Craig (born 1991), American Taekwondo practitioner
Cola Barr Craig (1861–1930), American author and clubwoman
Daniel Craig (born 1968), English actor
Daniel F. Craig (1875–1929), American military officer
David Craig (author), pseudonymous British author publishing in 2005
Edward Gordon Craig (1872–1966), English theatre practitioner
Elijah Craig (died 1808), American preacher
Elizabeth Craig (writer) (1883–1980), British chef
Elizabeth Craig, New Zealand politician
Elizabeth A. Craig, American biochemist and geneticist
Sir Ernest Craig, 1st Baronet (1859–1933), British Conservative Party politician
Frank Barrington Craig (1902–1951), British artist
Fred Craig (footballer) (1891–1966), played for Plymouth Argyle
F. W. S. Craig (1929–1989), Scottish politician
Gordon A. Craig (1913–2005), Scottish-American historian
Harmon Craig (1926–2003), American geochemist
Hector Craig (1775–1842), Congressman from New York
Irwin Craig (died 1970), American juror
James Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (1944–2025), British peer and chartered accountant
Jecca Craig, British environmental conservationist
Jennifer Craig, professor of ophthalmology
Jenny Craig (born 1932), American entrepreneur
Joe Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
John Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
John Manson Craig (1896–1970), Scottish soldier
Judy Craig (born 1944), American singer
Larry Craig (born 1945), American politician
Locke Craig (1860–1925), American politician
Lyman C. Craig (1906–1974), American chemist
Malin Craig (1875–1945), American general
Mary Lynde Craig (1834–1921), American writer, teacher, attorney, activist
Meredith Craig, American politician
Michael Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Neil Craig (born 1956), Australian rules footballer and coach
Paco Craig (born 1965), American football player
Paco Craig (born 1992), English footballer
Paul Craig, Scottish MMA Fighter
Philip Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Ralph Craig (1889–1972), American track and field athlete
Richard Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Robert Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Rod Craig (1958–2013), American baseball player
Roger Craig (American football) (born 1960), American football player
Roger Craig (baseball) (1930–2023), American baseball player
Ryan Craig (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
Ryan Craig (playwright) (born 1972), British playwright
Stephen Craig (bobsleigh) (born 1967), Australian bobsledder
Steven Craig (born 1981), Scottish footballer
Tommy Craig, (born 1950), Scottish footballer
Thomas Craig (actor) (born 1962), English actor
Thomas Craig (poet) (c.1538-1608), Scottish jurist and poet
Thomas Dixon Craig (1842–1905), Canadian politician
Walter H. Craig (1880–1937), American politician
Wendy Craig (born 1934), English actress
William Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
Winston Craig (born 1995), American football player
Yvonne Craig (1937–2015), American actress

Fictional characters

Brett Craig, from the television series Kath and Kim
Harriet Craig, main character of the film Harriet Craig starring Joan Crawford
John Craig (fictional agent), hero of spy thrillers by James Munro
Kim Craig, from the television series Kath and Kim
Kyle Craig, an antagonist in James Patterson's series of novels featuring detective Alex Cross
Dr. Mark Craig, from the television series St. Elsewhere

References

1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). Dictionary of Surnames (1998 reprint ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-19-211592-8.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). Dictionary of Surnames (1998 reprint ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-19-211592-8.

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