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Douglas (also spelled Douglass) is a masculine given name. It is a Gaelic name that means black stream.

Douglas refers to:

1 Persons named Douglas
2 Scottish Peerage
3 Fictional persons
4 Towns
5 Counties
6 Other place names
7 Other

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Persons named Douglas

Douglas Adams the author of "Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy" and other sequels.
Aaron Douglas (1900–1979), American artist, major figure in the Harlem Renaissance
Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995), British baron, politician, prime minister (1963–1964)
Andy Douglas (contemporary), American professional wrestler
Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston (1851–1926), British statesman and politician
Ashanti (singer) (Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas) (1980–), American R&B singer
Bobby Douglass (born 1947), NFL quarterback from 1969 to 1978
C. H. Douglas (1879–1952), Scottish engineer and pioneer of the social credit concept
Campbell Mellis Douglas (1841–[?]), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
Carl Douglas, Jamaican-born singer
Charles R Douglas (1989 - ), Scottish, Amateur Tennis Player
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. (1892–1981), American aircraft industrialist, founder of the Douglas Aircraft Company
Lord Alfred Douglas (1870–1945), nicknamed "Bosie", British poet, third son of John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry; partner of Oscar Wilde
David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist, eponym of the Douglas fir tree
Denzil Douglas (1953–), Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis
Donna Douglas (1933–), American actress: The Beverly Hillbillies
Douglas "Doug" Christie (contemporary), Canadian lawyer and political activist
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer.
Gavin Douglas (1474–1522), Scottish poet and bishop
Gordon Douglas (1907–1993), American actor and director
Gustaf Douglas (1938–) Swedish businessman, vice chairman and largest single shareholder in security firm Securitas AB
Hal Douglas (contemporary), voice actor
Helen Gahagan (Douglas) a.k.a. The Pink Lady (1900–1980), American actress and politician, representative from California, coined the nickname Tricky Dick for Richard Nixon; grandmother of Illeana Douglas
Hugh Douglas (1971–), American NFL football player
Illeana Douglas (1965–), American actress
James Douglas a.k.a The Good, The Black Douglas (1286–1330), Scottish soldier and knight in the Scottish Wars of Independence
James Douglas (1675–1742), Scottish physician and anatomist, and physician to the Queen.
James Douglas (1803–1877), Scottish-Canadian governor of the colony of Vancouver Island 1851–1864
James "Buster" Douglas (1960–), American heavyweight boxer, knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990
Jerry Douglas (1955–), American country music and bluegrass musician
Jesse Douglas (1897–1965), American mathematician and professor of mathematics
Jim Douglas (1952–), American politician, governor of Vermont as of 2005
John Douglas (1721–1807), Scottish man of letters and Anglican bishop
Katie Douglas (1979–), American Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player
Keith Douglas (1920–1944), English poetof World War II
Kirk Douglas (1916–), American actor, father of Michael Douglas
Kyan Douglas (1970–), American cosmetologist
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998), American conservationist and writer: The Everglades: River of Grass (1947)
Mark Douglas-Home (contemporary), Scottish editor-in-chief of The Herald in Glasgow, Scotland, nephew of Alec Douglas-Home
Mary Douglas (1921- ) Britisch anthropologist
Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981), American actor: The Americanization of Emily, Hud
Michael Douglas (1944–), American actor and producer, son of Kirk Douglas
Michael Douglas (1945–1963), 17-year-old acquaintance of First Lady Laura Bush (then Laura Welch) who was killed in a traffic collision caused by Welch
Michael Douglas, real name of American actor Michael Keaton
Michael Douglas, shared pseudonym of American author Michael Crichton and his brother Douglas
Michael R. Douglas, (contemporary), American physicist at Rutgers University
Mike Douglas, (1925–), American entertainer and former TV talk-show host
Norman Douglas (1868–1952), British writer: South Wind (1917)
Paul Douglas (1907–1959), American actor
Paul Douglas (1892–1976), American economist and United States Senator from Illinois 1949–1967
Roger Douglas (1973–), former New Zealand politician, founder of the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers (ACT)
Rosie Douglas, (1941–2000), Dominican politician, Prime Minister of Dominica 2000
Sarah Douglas (1952–), English actress
Shane Douglas a.k.a. The Franchise (1964–), American professional wrestler
Shirley Douglas (1934–), Canadian actress, former wife of Donald Sutherland and mother of Kiefer Sutherland
Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), American politician, candidate for president in 1860, lost to Abraham Lincoln
Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), Canadian politician, Premier of Saskatchewan 1944–1961, father of Shirley Douglas
William Lewis Douglas (1845–1924), American politician, Governor of Massachusetts 1905–1906
William O. Douglas (1898–1980), American Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), American General in World War II

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Scottish Peerage

Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852), Scottish nobleman and politician
Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton (1862–1940), Scottish nobleman
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus a.k.a. Bell the Cat (1450–1514)
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (1555–1588), Scottish nobleman
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton (1903–1973), British politician, Member of Parliament
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar (1358–1388), Scottish nobleman
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, (c. 1525–1581), Scottish nobleman, last of the four regents of Scotland
James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton 1658–1712), Scottish nobleman
James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, (1942–), Scottish nobleman and politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament
John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton ([?]–1513), Scottish nobleman
John Sholto Douglas (1844–1900), Scottish nobleman, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, eponym of the Marquess of Queensberry rules
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (1515–1578), Scottish noblewoman
Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (1878–1951), Scottish noblewoman, wife of Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton
Thomas Douglas (1771–1820), Scottish nobleman, 5th Earl of Selkirk, set up the Red River Colony
Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806–1884), British nobleman and politician, serve as Lord Privy Seal in the 1840s
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695), Scottish nobleman and politician, son of James, 2nd Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus ( 1553–1611),
William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1635–1694), Scottish nobleman
William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811–1863), Scottish nobleman

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Other place names

Douglas Island, island near Juneau, Alaska
Several mountains named Mount Douglas
River Douglas; a river that flows through Douglas; the capital of the Isle of Man.
River Douglas, a.k.a. River Asland, river in Lancashire, England

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