Famous People with Name Duncan

Duncan R. Derry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Duncan R. Derry: was an internationally known Canadian economic geologist. He was largely responsible for the creation of the World Atlas of Geological and Mineral Deposits.In 1935, he started work at Ventures Ltd., which later became Falconbridge Ltd.. Derry worked closely with Thayer Lindsley. He supervised exploration and mining programs in Canada and many other countries, including South Africa, Greece, Guyana, Chile, Peru, and Greenland. His work at Venture was interrupted by World War II. He enlisted and served as a squadron leader navigation training officer.

Duncan Suttles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Duncan Suttles: is an International Grandmaster of chess who was the strongest Canadian player between the eras of Abe Yanofsky and Kevin Spraggett. He is one of the few over-the-board grandmasters who also holds the title of Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. He has b

Duncan McDuffie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Duncan McDuffie: was a real estate developer and conservationist in Berkeley, California, USA.McDuffie is best known for developing the Claremont and Northbrae neighborhoods of Berkeley and St. Francis Wood in San Francisco. His upscale developments were laid out as "resi

Duncan Lee Hunter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Duncan Lee Hunter: is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during the 108th and 109th Congress. Hun

Duncan Ross            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Duncan Ross: was a Canadian publisher, railway contractor, and politician, born in Bruce County, Ontario. He represented the constituency of Yale—Cariboo as a Liberal from 1904 until 1908, when he his seat lost to the Conservative Martin Burrell. His attempt to retake the seat in 1911 failed.

Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan: a Virgin Islander American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'11" (2.11 m), 260-pound (118 kg)[2] power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, a three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, and the current captain of the Spurs. He has also won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award twice, and has been voted into ten All-Star games, 11 All-NBA teams, and 11 All-Defensive teams.[3] Duncan started out as a swimmer and only began playing basketball in ninth grade, and had difficulties adapting. However, he soon became a standout for St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School, and had an illustrious college career with the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons,

Gary Duncan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gary Duncan: is an American musician, once guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist John Cipollina did much to define the unique sound of that San Francisco based band.

Leslie Herbert Duncan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leslie Herbert Duncan: a former American football cornerback who played college football at Jackson State University, and then played professional football.Duncan played with the American Football League San Diego Chargers from 1964 through 1969, and the NFL's Chargers in 1970 and Washington Redskins from 1971 through 1974. He was an AFL All-Star in 1965, 1966, and 1967 and an AFC-NFC Pro Bowler in 1971. Duncan now resides in Stockton, California. He previously worked at Webster Middle School, and is currently employed with Harrison Elementary School and other local elementary schools.

Robert Duncan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Duncan: was an American poet and a student of H.D. and the Western esoteric tradition who spent most of his career in and around San Francisco. Though associated with any number of literary traditions and schools, Duncan is often identified with the New American

Otis Dudley Duncan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Otis Dudley Duncan: was "the most important quantitative sociologist in the world in the latter half of the 20th century", according to sociologist Leo Goodman.[citation needed] His book The American Occupational Structure, which received the American Sociological Associatio