Milne (surname)

Milne /ˈmɪln/ is a surname of Scottish origin, and may refer to:

In military:

Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, British admiral
Archibald Berkeley Milne (1855–1938), admiral of the Royal Navy
Sir David Milne, British admiral
Duncan Grinnell-Milne (1896–1973), English First World War pilot
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, British field marshal
John Theobald Milne, English first world war flying ace
MacGillivray Milne, United States Navy Captain, and the 27th Governor of American Samoa
William Johnstone Milne, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross

In science:

Colin Milne, Scottish botanist and priest
Edward Arthur Milne, British mathematician and astrophysicist
John Milne, English geologist
Lorus J Milne and Margery Milne, American zoologists and authors
Stephen Milne (mathematician), American mathematician
William Grant Milne (?–1866), Scottish botanist
James Stuart Milne New Zealand mathematician

In politics:

Charles Black Milne (1879–1935), Scottish politician, Unionist Party Member of Parliament for West Fife
Christine Milne, Australian politician
David Milne (Ontario politician)
Donald Milne, American politician and lawyer
Duane Milne, Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 167th legislative district
Eddie Milne (1915–1983), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Blyth, later re-elected as an independent candidate
John Milne (politician) (1839–1922), Canadian Senator and businessman
John Wardlaw-Milne (1879–1922), British Conservative Party politician
Lance Milne (?–1996), Australian Democrats member of the South Australian Legislative Council
Lorna Anne Milne, Canadian senator
Marion Milne, American businesswoman and politician
Michael John Milne, 34th Baron of Corstorphine
Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party politician
Robert Milne (Canadian politician) (1881–1953), Member of Parliament
Ross Milne (Canadian politician) (born 1932), retired Canadian politician
Seumas Milne (born 1958), British Labour Party Director of Communications and Strategy, also a journalist and writer
Sir William Milne (politician) (1822–1895), Australian politician
William Ross Milne, Canadian politician

In literature:

A. A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh
Carly Milne, Canadian writer
Christian Milne (1773–?), Scottish poet of the Romantic Era
Christopher Robin Milne, son of A. A. Milne, appearing as Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh
Drew Milne, British poet and academic
Ewart Milne, Irish poet who was in the Spanish Civil War
John Clark Milne (1897-1962), a Scottish poet who wrote in the Doric dialect of the Scots language.
Mary Christianna Milne Lewis, a popular British mystery writer and children's author who wrote as Christianna Brand
Robert Duncan Milne (1844–1899), American science fiction writer

In sports:

Alec Milne, Scottish footballer who played for Cardiff City
Alec Milne (footballer born 1889), footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke
Andrew Milne (born 1990), professional footballer
Arthur Milne (footballer) (1915–1997), Scottish association football player, played for Dundee United, Hibs and St. Mirren
Athol Milne, former Australian rules footballer who played with University
Billy Milne, Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal
Brian Milne (born 1973), former American football fullback in the National Football League
Callum Milne (born 1965), Scottish former footballer who played as a right back
Cordy Milne (1914–1937), American motorcycle speedway rider
David Milne (rugby league), Australian Rugby League player
David Milne (rugby union), former Scottish international rugby union player
Elizabeth Milne (born 1990), New Zealand football player who represented her country
Fiona Milne, Canadian rower
Gordon Milne (born 1937), English former footballer and football manager
Herbert Milne (born 1884), Australian rules footballer
Iain Milne (born 1958), former Scotland rugby union footballer
Jack Milne (1907–1995), international speedway rider
Jackie Milne (born 1911), Scottish footballer
Jimmy Milne (football), Scotland player and manager
Kenny Milne (rugby union) (born 1961), former Scotland rugby union player who was capped 39 times
Kenny Milne (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish professional footballer playing for Scunthorpe United
Lachie Milne (born 1978), Australian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s
Leslie Milne (field hockey) (born 1956), former field hockey player from the United States
Malcolm Milne (born 1948), former Australian Olympic skier
Pete Milne, former Major League Baseball outfielder
Ralph Milne, Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United and Manchester United
Ray Milne, former Scottish–U.S. soccer defender
Riley Milne, Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Hawks
Robert Milne (footballer), Scottish-born footballer who played for Ireland
Ross Milne, Australian Olympic downhill skier
Shawn Milne (born 1981), American road bicycle racer
Stephen Milne, Australian rules footballer
Steven Milne (born 1980), Scottish footballer
Vic Milne (1897–1971), footballer who played Aston Villa
Wilfred Milne (born 1899), English former professional footballer
William Milne (sport shooter) (born 1852), British sport shooter who competed in the Olympic Games

In other fields:

Alasdair Milne, former Director-General of the BBC
Alex Milne, a comic book artist
Alexander Milne, British civil servant
Alexander Milne, entrepreneur
Andy Milne, Canadian jazz pianist and composer now based in New York
Anna-Louise Milne, specialist of Twentieth Century Parisian History and Culture
Bruce Milne (born 1957), Australian music entrepreneur closely linked to the Melbourne post-punk scene
Christopher Milne (born 1950), Australian actor and award winning writer
Christopher Milne (artist) (born 1965), United States born, New York-based visual artist
Dan Milne, British actor/director who is possibly best known for his role in EastEnders
David Brown Milne (1882–1953), artist
David Milne (artist) (1882–1953), Canadian painter
Ethel Marian Milne, mother of singing legend Judy Garland
Glenn Milne, a News Ltd journalist and vice-president of the National Press Club of Australia
Hamish Milne, a British pianist and a professor of Music
Lawrence Arabia, real name James Milne, solo artist and bassist for Okkervil River
James Lees-Milne (1908–1997), English writer and expert on country houses
Jennifer Keeler-Milne (born 1961), Australian contemporary artist
Jimmy Milne (trade unionist), STUC General Secretary
John Alden Milne, filmmaker
John Milne (journalist), retired BBC Scotland presenter
Joshua Milne (1776–1851), English actuary
Kevin Milne (born 1949), New Zealand television presenter
Kirsty Milne (1964–2013), English-born Scottish journalist
Mrs. Leslie Milne (1860–1932), English lady who traveled extensively and wrote about the ethnic peoples of the Shan State in Northern Burma
Paula Milne, British screenwriter who has been active since the 1970s
Robert Lyon (Australian settler), advocate of Australian Aboriginal rights (born Robert Milne)
Robert Milne (telecommunications consultant), see Inmos
Ronald Milne (born 1957), British librarian and administrator
Stewart Milne (born 1950), successful businessman from Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Tom Milne (1926–2005), British film critic
Walter Milne (died 1558), the last Protestant martyr to be burned in Scotland
William Milne (missionary) (1782–1834), British Protestant missionary to China
William J. Milne (educator) (1843–1914), American educator

Milne (surname)

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