McVittie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Arthur Blake McVittie was an English amateur cricketer who played in four first-class cricket matches during the 1929 season.
Prof George Cunliffe McVittie FRSE FRAS OBE (1904-1988) was a British mathematician and cosmologist.
Dame Joan Christine McVittie, is a British head teacher. She graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc in Biological Sciences in 1974.
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The ILLIAC I, a pioneering computer built in 1952 by the University of Illinois, was the first computer built and owned entirely by a US educational institution.
Neil is a masculine given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neil in the context of a surname as meaning champion.
Francis Cochrane, was a Canadian politician.
The surname McArdle or MacArdle was the twelfth most numerous in its homeland of County Monaghan in 1970. The surname in Irish is MacArdghail, from ardghal, meaning 'high valour' or from the Irish "ardghail" meaning "tall foreigner" with roots "ard" meaning "tall" and "gail" meaning "foreigner" indicative of their original ancestor being a Viking or from Viking stock. The surname is also common in County Armagh and County Louth.
Richard P.A.C. Newman (1955–2000) was a physicist notable for his work in the area of cosmology and general relativity.
A Denver sandwich, also known as a Western sandwich, consists of a Denver omelet, sandwiched between two pieces of bread.
Bradford were an indie band from Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The band is best known for being liked by Morrissey, who proclaimed them heirs to the Smiths throne.
The surnames MacGavin and McGavin are Scottish surnames, which are possibly variations of the surnames McGowan and MacGowan, which are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacGobhann and Irish Gaelic Mac Gabhann, meaning "son of the smith". When the surname MacGavin and McGavin originate from Glasgow and Moray, they can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as Mac a' Ghobhainn.
Trouble on the Corner is a 1997 crime, drama film in which Tony Goldwyn plays Jeff Steward, a psychologist, takes good care of his patients mostly living in the same apartment. One day a piece of the bathroom ceiling collapses so he can watch the woman living in the upper apartment taking a bath. This causes total disorder of his normal life and he starts mixing the patients' psychoses up with his own.
McVitie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Crest Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in Neasden, Brent, North West London. The school opened in September 2014 replacing Crest Girls' Academy, Crest Boys' Academy and Crest Sixth Form. The Crest Academy serves the local communities of Neasden, Dollis Hill and Cricklewood. The school was the centre of controversy in June 2015 when the leadership of the school scrapped the retention of single gender teaching, instead opting for a co-educational, integrated model against the wishes of some parents.
The Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors (ABCLS) is a self-governing, non-profit, non-governmental organization which sets educational requirements, examines for admission, and regulates professional land surveyors within British Columbia, Canada. The ABCLS is responsible for developing bylaws and guidelines for the conduct of its members, establishing and administering entry requirements for the profession, and liaising with governmental bodies and other associations to improve the quality of the profession's service to the public.
Last Request is a 2006 American comedy directed by John DeBellis. The film features T.R. Knight, as a son who leaves the seminary responding to the last request of his father Danny Aiello to find a wife and prolong the family name.
Wilfrid Wolters McVittie was Ambassador Extraordinary And Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Dominican Republic from 1958 to 1962. A career consul, he also served in Argentina, Portugal, and the United States.
A Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party leadership convention was held on April 7, 2018, as a result of the resignation of Michael Redmond on December 6, 2017, after he placed fourth place in the Charlottetown-Parkdale by-election held on November 27, 2017.
Prof John Strong CBE FRSE FEIS LLD (1868–1945) was a 20th-century British educationalist. He was one of the creators of the Education Act (Scotland) 1918. Amongst other actions. This brought the many poorly-funded private Catholic schools in Scotland into state control.