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Malcolm (given name)

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Gender
  
Male

Region of origin
  
Scotland

Meaning
  
Devotee of Saint Columba

Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba".

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Literature

  • Malcolm Azania, Canadian teacher, writer, community activist, radio host, and political aspirant
  • Malcolm Bradbury (1932–2000), British author and academic
  • Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989), American novelist, poet, literary critic, and journalist
  • Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990), publisher of Forbes magazine
  • Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957), English poet and novelist
  • Malcolm Muir, American magazine industrialist
  • Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890-1968), American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur

    • Music

  • Malcolm Archer (born 1952), English organist, conductor, and composer
  • Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006), British composer
  • Malcolm Bilson (born 1935), American pianist
  • Malcolm Burn (born 1960), Canadian musician
  • Malcom Catto, English drummer and musician
  • Malcolm Clarke (1943-2003), British composer
  • Malcolm Forsyth (born 1936), Canadian musician
  • Malcolm Goldstein (born 1936), American violinist
  • Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010), English musician and producer of the Sex Pistols
  • Malcolm Middleton (born 1973), Scottish musician
  • Malcolm Mooney, African-American rock music singer, poet, and artist
  • Malcolm Sargent (1895-1967), British conductor, organist, and composer
  • Malcolm Williamson (1931-2003), Australian composer
  • Malcolm Young (born 1953), Australian rhythm guitarist for AC/DC

    • Politics

  • Malcolm Baldrige, Jr. (1922-1987), American politician and 26th United States Secretary of Commerce
  • Malcolm Bruce (born 1944), Scottish politician
  • Malcolm Caldwell (27 September 1931 – 23 December 1978), a prominent British academic and communist intellectual and a strong supporter of Pol Pot's rule in Democratic Kampuchea
  • Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton (1909-1964), Scottish politician and aviator
  • Malcolm Fraser (1930-2015), 22nd Prime Minister of Australia
  • Malcolm Hebert (1926-2006), streets and parks commissioner in Alexandria, Louisiana, 1973 to 1977
  • Malcolm H. Kerr, political scientist and teacher who was an expert on Middle East politics
  • Malcolm Lafargue (1908-1963), U.S. attorney in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1941 to 1950
  • Malcolm MacDonald (1901-1981), British politician and diplomat
  • Malcolm Mackerras (born 1939), Australian psephologist and commentator and lecturer on Australian and American politics
  • Malcolm Rifkind (born 1946), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea
  • Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords
  • Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954), Prime Minister of Australia (2015–)
  • Malcolm Wallop (born 1933), American politician and United States Senator
  • Malcolm Wicks (born 1947), English politician
  • Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (1918–2001), Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords, 1974 to 1976

    • Religion

  • Malcolm X (1925-1965), black Muslim minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam
  • Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), British journalist, author, satirist, media personality, soldier, spy, and Christian scholar
  • Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), 11th Archbishop of Colombo

    • Sports

  • Malcolm Allen (swimmer), Australian freestyle swimmer
  • Malcolm Allison (born 1927), English footballer and football manager
  • Malcolm Butler, American football cornerback for the New England Patriots
  • Malcolm Cameron, Miami Dolphins head coach (better known as "Cam" Cameron)
  • Malcom Chalmers, Australian Paralympic swimmer
  • Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), English racing motorist and motoring journalist
  • Malcolm Champion, New Zealand's first Olympic gold medallist
  • Malcolm Elliott (born 1961), English professional cyclist
  • Malcom Floyd (born 1981), American football wide receiver
  • Malcolm Glazer (1928-2014), American businessman and sports-team owner
  • Malcolm Macdonald (born 1950), English footballer and football manager
  • Malcolm Marshall, cricketer
  • Malcolm Poole, Australian field hockey player
  • Malcolm Reilly, British rugby league player and coach
  • Malcolm Thomas (born 1988), American professional basketball player
  • Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
  • Malcolm Smith, American football player and MVP of Super Bowl XLVIII
  • Malcolm Subban, Canadian hockey goaltender

    • Television and film

  • Malcolm Gets (born 1964), American actor
  • Malcolm Hulke (1924-1979), British television writer
  • Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992), American child actor
  • Malcolm D. Lee (born 1970), American actor and director
  • Malcolm McDowell (born 1943), British actor
  • Malcolm McFee (1949-2001), British actor from Please Sir! (1968-1971) and Fenn St Gang (1972-1973)
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born 1970), American television actor

    • Other

  • Malcolm I of Scotland
  • Malcolm II of Scotland
  • Malcolm Barber (born 1943), English historian
  • Malcolm Bowie (1943-2007), British academic
  • Malcolm Bricklin (born 1939), American automotive entrepreneur
  • Malcolm Browne (born 1933), American journalist and photographer
  • Malcolm Garrett (born 1956), British graphic designer
  • Malcolm Gladwell (born 1963), Canadian journalist
  • Malcom Glenn (born 1987), American writer and journalist
  • Malcolm Hardee (1950-2005), English comedian
  • Malcolm Kendall-Smith, unit medical officer with the British Royal Air Force
  • Malcolm Laycock, (1938-2009), British radio presenter and producer
  • Malcom McLean (1913-2001), American entrepreneur
  • Malcolm Morley (born 1931), English-born artist now living in the United States
  • Malcolm Sayer (1916-1970), British automobile designer
  • Sir Malcolm Stewart, 1st Baronet, founder of The London Brick Company

    • Fictional

  • Malcolm Reed, fictional human character of British descent in the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise
  • Malcolm Reynolds, character in the science fiction television series Firefly
  • Malcolm Goode, a side character in the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore.
  • Malcolm Wilkerson, the main character of Malcolm in the Middle, a television situation comedy
  • Malcolm Tucker, master of spin in Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It and In the Loop
  • Malcolm Merlyn, a major villain in the superhero television series Arrow

    • References

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