Innes

Innes /ˈɪnɪs/, when used as a given name, is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name Aonghas (Angus). As a surname, it is derived from the Scottish Clan Innes, and originated in Moray.^[1] Notable people include:

Surname[]

Actors[]

• George Innes (born 1938), actor
• Laura Innes (born 1959), actress
• Scott Innes (born 1966), author, songwriter, and voice actor

Artists[]

• Callum Innes (born 1962), abstract painter
• James Dickson Innes (1887–1914), painter

Authors and writers[]

• Hammond Innes (1914–1998), English author
• Henrietta Rose-Innes (born 1971), novelist
• James Innes (born 1975), English author
• Michael Innes, pseudonym of J. I. M. Stewart

Historians[]

• Cosmo Innes (1798–1874), historian and antiquary
• Thomas Innes (1662–1744), historian

Law and politicians[]

• Alfred Mitchell-Innes (1864–1950), diplomat
• Charles Alexander Innes (1874–1959), colonial administrator
• Charles Hiller Innes (1870–1939), Massachusetts politician
• Frederick Innes (1816–1882), politician
• Harry Innes (1752–1816), federal judge
• Hugh Paterson Innes (1870–1931), lawyer and judge
• James Innes (Canadian politician) (1833–1903), journalist and businessman
• James Rose Innes (1855–1942), Chief Justice and politician of the Cape, South Africa
• John Innes (politician) (died 1951), Scottish-Canadian politician in Toronto
• Malcolm Innes of Edingight (1938–2020), Scottish judge, Lord Lyon 1981–2001
• Ted Innes (1925–2010), politician
• Thomas Innes of Learney (1893–1971), Scottish officer of arms, Lord Lyon 1945–1969

Military[]

• Archibald Clunes Innes (1800–1857), soldier and pastoralist
• James John McLeod Innes (1830–1907), military officer
• Veronica Volkersz (née Innes; 1917–2000), British World War II aviator

Musicians[]

• Andrew Innes (born 1962), musician
• Gary Innes (born 1980), musician
• Neil Innes (1944–2019), musician

Religion[]

• John de Innes (c. 1370–1414), bishop
• Reginald Mitchell-Innes (1848–1930), priest
• Robert Innes (born 1959), bishop

Scientists[]

• Robert T. A. Innes (1861–1933), astronomer
• William T. Innes (1874–1969), writer, ichthyologist and publisher

Sports[]

• Albert Rose-Innes (1868–1946), South African cricketer
• Bob Innes (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
• Bob Innes (Scottish footballer) (1878–1959), football (soccer) player
• Chris Innes (born 1976), football (soccer) player
• Craig Innes (born 1969), New Zealand rugby footballer
• Gerald Innes (1931–1982), South African cricketer
• Gordon Innes (1910–1992), rugby union and rugby league player
• Mandy Mitchell-Innes (1914–2006), cricketer
• Mark Innes (born 1978), footballer
• Richard Innes (born 1953), cricketer

Other professions[]

• John Innes (philanthropist) (1829–1904), British property developer and philanthropist
• John William Brodie-Innes (1848–1923), occultist

Given name[]

• Innes Ireland (1930–1993), military officer, engineer, and motor racing driver
• Innes Lloyd (1925–1991), television producer
• Innes Harold Stranger (1879–1936), barrister and politician
• Innes Willox (born 1963), journalist, diplomat, and lobbyist

Middle name[]

• Augusta Innes Withers (1793–1877), illustrator
• James Innes Randolph (1837–1887), American military officer and poet
• William Innes Homer (1929–2012), academic and author

In fiction[]

• David Innes, fictional character by Edgar Rice Burroughs

References[]

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