Malcolm (given name)

Malcolm

Depiction of Malcolm III of Scotland

Gender| Male
Origin
Meaning| Devotee of Saint Columba
Region of origin| Scotland

Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba". Maol "shavenhead" is Scottish Gaelic for monk.[1]

## Literature

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* 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), American publisher of Forbes magazine
* Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957), English poet and novelist
* Malcolm Muir (publisher) (1885–1979), American magazine industrialist
* Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890–1968), American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur

## Music

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* 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 (composer) (1943–2003), British composer
* Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011), Canadian musician
* Malcolm Goldstein (born 1936), American violinist
* Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992), American rapper mostly known for MKTO, and actor
* Malcolm McCormick (1992–2018), birth name of Mac Miller, American rapper, singer and songwriter
* 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 Peyton (1932–2025), American composer, concert director, conductor, and teacher
* Malcolm Rebennack (1941–2019), birth name of Dr. John, American singer and songwriter
* Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), British conductor, organist, and composer
* Malcolm Todd (born 2003), American singer-songwriter, musician
* Malcolm Williamson (1931–2003), Australian composer
* Malcolm Young (1953–2017), Australian rhythm guitarist for AC/DC

## Politics

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* Malcolm Baldrige Jr. (1922–1987), American politician and 26th United States Secretary of Commerce
* Malcolm Bruce (born 1944), Scottish politician
* Malcolm Caldwell (1931–1978), 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 H. Kerr (1931–1984), American political scientist and teacher who was an expert on Middle East politics
* Malcolm MacDonald (1901–1981), British politician and diplomat
* Malcolm Mackerras (born 1939), Australian psephologist and commentator and lecturer on Australian and American politics
* Malcolm MacInnis (1933–2023), Canadian politician
* Malcolm Offord, Scottish financier and politician
* Malcolm Rifkind (born 1946), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician
* Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (1918–2001), British politician, leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords, 1974 to 1976
* Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords
* Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954), Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018)
* Malcolm Wallop (1933–2011), American politician and United States Senator
* Malcolm Wicks (1947–2012), English politician
* Malcolm X (1925–1965), Afro-American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam minister

## Religion

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* Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–1990), British journalist, author, satirist, media personality, soldier, spy, and Christian scholar
* Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), 11th Archbishop of Colombo

## Sports

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* Malcolm Allen (swimmer), Australian freestyle swimmer
* Malcolm Allison (1927–2010), English footballer and football manager
* Malcolm Bunche (born 1991), American football player
* Malcolm Butler (born 1990), American football player
* 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 swimmer, that country'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 Hill (basketball), American in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Malcolm Hunter (born 1950), Canadian cross-country skier
* Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), American football player
* Malcolm Koonce (born 1998), American football player
* Malcolm Lee (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player
* Malcolm Macdonald (born 1950), English footballer and football manager
* Malcolm Marshall (1958–1999), Barbadian cricketer
* Malcolm McPhail (1895–1975), Scottish footballer
* Malcolm Poole, Australian field hockey player
* Malcolm Reilly, British rugby league player and coach
* Malcolm Roach (born 1998), American football player
* Malcolm Sampson, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
* Malcolm Simpson (1933–2020), New Zealand cyclist
* Malcolm Spence (ice hockey) (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
* Malcolm Thomas (born 1988), American professional basketball player
* Malcom Adu Ares (born 2001), Spanish footballer
* Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
* Malcolm Shaw (soccer) (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
* Malcolm Smith, American football player and MVP of Super Bowl XLVIII
* Malcolm Subban, Canadian hockey goaltender

## Television and film

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* Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907–1956), American actor
* Malcolm Gets (born 1964), American actor
* Malcolm Hulke (1924–1979), English screenwriter
* Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992), American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor
* Malcolm D. Lee (born 1970), American director, producer and screenwriter
* Malcolm McDowell (born 1943), English actor and producer
* Malcolm McFee (1949–2001), English actor
* Malcolm Spellman, American screenwriter and producer
* Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born 1970), American actor, director, producer and singer
* Malcolm Danare (born 1962), American actor, producer and writer

## Other

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* Malcolm I of Scotland
* Malcolm II of Scotland
* Malcolm III of Scotland
* Malcolm IV of Scotland
* Malcolm Barber (born 1943), English historian
* Malcolm Bowie (1943–2007), British academic
* Malcolm Bricklin (born 1939), American automotive entrepreneur
* Malcolm Browne (1931–2012), American journalist and photographer
* Malcolm Cole (1949–1995), Aboriginal dancer and teacher at NAISDA Dance College, Sydney
* Malcolm Fairley (born 1952), British criminal and sex offender
* 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, court-martialled during the Iraq War
* Malcolm Kilduff (1927–2003), American journalist
* Malcolm Laycock (1938–2009), British radio presenter and producer
* Malcolm Longair (born 1941), British physicist
* Malcolm McKeown, Ulster loyalist and career criminal
* Malcom McLean (1913–2001), American entrepreneur
* Malcolm Molyneux (1943-2021), British malaria researcher
* Malcolm B. Montgomery (1891–1974), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
* Malcolm Morley (1931–2018), English-born artist now living in the United States
* Malcolm Perry (disambiguation), multiple people
* Malcolm Sayer (1916–1970), British automobile designer
* Sir Malcolm Stewart, 1st Baronet (1872–1951), British industrialist and philanthropist, founder of The London Brick Company
* Malcolm Wood, British-Chinese entrepreneur and restaurateur

## Fictional

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* Malcolm Bright, protagonist of Prodigal Son
* Malcolm Dresden, father of Harry Dresden in The Dresden Files
* Malcolm McDuck, a Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck
* Malcolm Merlyn, a major villain in the superhero television series Arrow
* Malcolm Pace, demigod character from Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
* Malcolm Reed, in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise
* Malcolm Reynolds, in the science fiction television series Firefly
* Malcolm Tucker, in Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It and In the Loop
* Malcolm Fitzcarraldo, the secret identity of Monarch Venture Bros
* Malcolm, human character in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
* Malcolm Wilkerson, title character of American television comedy series Malcolm in the Middle
* P.C. Malcolm Williams, police constable and supporting character in Fireman Sam

## See also

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* List of Scottish Gaelic given names
* Malky (given name), diminutive of Malcolm
* All pages with titles containing Malcolm
* All pages with titles beginning with Malcolm

## References

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1. ^ Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 264 - 265.

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