Rankin is a last name of Scottish and Irish origin. The name is derived from the medieval personal name Rankin which is a diminutive of Ronald or Rand, combined with the diminutive suffix kin. In the 18th century one Hebridean family bearing the surname—the Conduiligh Rankins—produced pipers to the Macleans of Coll, Duart and Mull.
Alan Rankin, sound editor
Annabelle Rankin, Australian senator
Arthur Rankin, surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West
Arthur Rankin, Jr., of Rankin/Bass animation studios
Arthur E. Rankin (1888-1962), American politician
Bobby Rankin (1905–1954), Scottish football player and manager (St. Mirren FC)
Boyd Rankin, Irish cricketer
Brian Robson Rankin, (Hank Marvin) lead guitarist of the Shadows
Chris Rankin, New Zealand actor
Christopher Rankin, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
Claire Rankin, Canadian actress
Darrell Rankin (born 1957), leader of the Communist Party of Canada-Manitoba and peace activist
David Rankin, editor of the Richmond & Twickenham Times newspaper
David Logan Rankin, actor, singer/songwriter, photographer
Fermin Rankin, published Physician, U.S. Marine
Frank Rankin, Canadian ice hockey player
George Rankin, Australian Major General, DSO and Bar
George Claus Rankin, Anglo-Indian judge
Harry Rankin, Canadian lawyer from Vancouver
Isaiah Rankin, English footballer
Ian Rankin, Scottish mystery author
J. Lee Rankin, U.S. Solicitor General
James Rankin, several people
James Rankin (lighthouse keeper) (1844–1921), Irish-born American lighthouse keeper
Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet,
Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973), the first female member of Congress, voted against entry into World War I, promoter of woman suffrage and social legislation, and the only member of Congress to vote against United States entry into World War II
Jennifer Rankin (1941–1979), Australian poet and playwright
John Rankin, several people
John Rankin (abolitionist) (1793–1886), American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist
John Rankin (Lt. British Royal Navy), (c. 1600s), Rankin Inlet, Canada was named after him.
John E. Rankin (1882–1960), United States Representative from Mississippi
John W. Rankin, captain of the USS Phoenix cruiser at Pearl Harbor
John Rankin (politician) (1890–1973), Scottish Member of Parliament 1955–1973
John Rankin (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish footballer
Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league footballer
Judy Rankin, American golfer
Kenny Rankin, American jazz singer
Kyle Rankin, American film director
Lou Rankin, American sculptor
Murray Rankin, Canadian lawyer, academic and politician
Naomi Rankin, leader of the Communist Party of Alberta
Nell Rankin, American opera singer
Paul Rankin, Irish celebrity chef, a mainstay of Ready Steady Cook
Robert Rankin (disambiguation), several people
Sir Robert Rankin, 1st Baronet (1877–1960), shipbuilder and British Conservative politician
Robert Rankin (born 1949), British science fiction and fantasy author
Robert Alexander Rankin (1915–2001), Scottish mathematician
Robert William Rankin (1907–1942), Australian naval officer
John Gilbert "Tex" Rankin (1894-1947), American aviator
Lt Col William Rankin (1920–2009), the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud
William Rankin (screenwriter) (1900–1966), American screenwriter
Dwayne Rankin, Cheif Lending Officer (1979-) Piitsburgh,PA
The Rankin Family, Canadian folk music group
Adam Rankin Alexander, member of the US House of Representatives for Tennessee
John Rankin Franklin, Maryland congressional representative
John Rankin Gamble, American lawyer
John Rathbone (John Rankin Rathbone Sr.), English politician
John Rankin Rogers, the third governor of the state of Washington
Rankin (photographer) (originally John Rankin Waddell), a British portrait and fashion photographer
Tim Rankin Rathbone, English politician
William Rankin Ballard, American pioneer and land developer
Rankin Gibson, American lawyer and politician
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