Rankine

Rankine is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • William Rankine (1820–1872), Scottish engineer and physicist
    • Rankine body an elliptical shape of significance in fluid dynamics, named for Rankine
    • Rankine scale, an absolute-temperature scale related to the Fahrenheit scale, named for Rankine
    • Rankine cycle, a thermodynamic heat-engine cycle, also named after Rankine
    • Rankine Lecture, a lecture delivered annually by an expert in the field of geotechnics
  • Alan Rankine (born 1958), Scottish rock musician
  • Alexander Rankine (1881–1956), British physicist
  • Andy Rankine (1895–1965), Scottish footballer
  • Camille Rankine, American poet
  • Claudia Rankine (born 1963), American poet and playwright
  • Dean Rankine, Australian comics artist
  • George Rankine Irwin, (1907–1998) American materials scientist
  • James Rankine (1828–1897), South Australian politician
  • Jennifer Rankine (born 1953), South Australian politician
  • John Rankine (1918–2013), British science fiction author
  • John Rankine (Australian politician) (1801–1864), South Australian physician and politician
  • John Rankine (governor) (1907–1987), British colonial administrator
  • Leila Rankine (1932–1993), Aboriginal Australian poet, co-founder of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music at the University of Adelaide[1]
  • Mark Rankine (born 1969), English footballer
  • Michael Rankine (born 1985), English footballer
  • Scotty Rankine (1909–1995), Canadian Olympic athlete
  • Thomas Rankine (born 1978), American musician
  • William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan (1898–1975), Scottish judge and politician

See also

References

  1. ^ Kovacic, Leonarda; Lemon, Barbara (2019). "Rankine, Dorothy Leila - Woman". The Australian Women's Register. National Foundation for Australian Women & University of Melbourne. Retrieved 9 April 2023. Created: 25 May 2005, Last modified: 12 February 2019
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