Malcolm (given name)

Malcolm, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim, meaning "tonsured devotee of Saint Columba", may refer to:

Literature

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

Music

• 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
• Malcolm Clarke (1943-2003), British composer
• Malcolm Forsyth (born 1936), Canadian musician
• Malcolm Goldstein (born 1936), American violinist
• Malcolm McCormick (born 1992), American rapper known as Mac Miller
• 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 Sargent (1895-1967), British conductor, organist and composer
• Malcolm Williamson (1931-2003), Australian composer
• Malcolm Young (born 1953), Australian rhythm guitarist for AC/DC

Politics

• Malcolm Baldrige, Jr. (1922-1987), American politician and 26th United States Secretary of Commerce
• Malcolm Bruce (born 1944), Scottish politician
• Malcolm Fraser (born 1930), 22nd Prime Minister of Australia
• Malcolm Kerr, 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 Rifkind (born 1946), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea
• Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords
• Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954), Australian politician and Federal Opposition Leader.
• Malcolm Wallop (born 1933), American politician and United States Senator
• Malcolm Wicks (born 1947), English politician

Religion

• Malcolm X (1925-1965), black Muslim minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam
• Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), British journalist, author, satirist, media personality, soldier, spy and Christian scholar

Sports

• Malcolm Allen (swimmer), Australian freestyle swimmer
• Malcolm Allison (born 1927), English footballer and football manager
• Malcolm Cameron, Miami Dolphins head coach (better known as "Cam" Cameron)
• Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), English racing motorist and motoring journalist
• Malcolm Champion, New Zealand's first Olympic gold medallist
• Malcolm Elliott (born 1961), English professional cyclist
• Malcolm Glazer (born 1928), American businessman and sports-team owner
• Malcolm Macdonald (born 1950), English footballer and football manager
• Malcolm Marshall, cricketer
• Malcolm Poole, Australian field hockey player

Television and film

• Malcolm Gets (born 1964), American actor
• Malcolm Hulke (1924-1979), British television writer
• Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992), American child actor
• Malcolm D. Lee (born 1970), American actor and director
• Malcolm McDowell (born 1943), British actor
• Malcolm McFee (1949-2001), British actor from Please Sir! (1968-1971) and Fenn St Gang (1972-1973)
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born 1970), American television actor

Other

• Malcolm I of Scotland
• Malcolm II of Scotland
• Malcolm Barber (born 1943), English historian
• Malcolm Bowie (1943-2007), British academic
• Malcolm Bricklin (born 1939), American automotive entrepreneur
• Malcolm Browne (born 1933), American journalist and photographer
• Malcolm Garrett (born 1956), British graphic designer
• Malcolm Gladwell (born 1963), Canadian journalist
• Malcolm Hardee (1950-2005), English comedian
• Malcolm Kendall-Smith, unit medical officer with the British Royal Air Force
• Malcolm Laycock, (1938-2009), British radio presenter and producer
• Malcolm Morley (born 1931), English-born artist now living in the United States
• Malcolm Sayer (1916-1970), British automobile designer
• Sir Malcolm Stewart, 1st Baronet, founder of The London Brick Company

Fictional

• Malcolm Reed, fictional British officer on the Enterprise in the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise
• Malcolm Reynolds, character in the science fiction television series Firefly
• Malcolm Wilkerson, the main character of Malcolm in the Middle, a television situation comedy
• Malcolm Tucker, master of spin in Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It and In the Loop

See also

• List of Irish-language given names
• List of Scottish Gaelic given names