McWhirter — and Macwhirter, MacWhirter are Anglicisations of the Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir, meaning son of the harpist or fiddler . The name is derived from the Gaelic cruitear, meaning harpist , fiddler . The Scottish name is generally found in… … Wikipedia
McWhirter — Recorded in several forms including MacWhirter, McWhirter, MacChruiter, McChruiter, McQuarter, McQuirter, and even Mewhirter, this is a surname of medieval Gaelic origins. It is generally considered to be Scottish, but we have some reservations,… … Surnames reference
McWhirter, Norris Dewar — ▪ 2005 British publisher (b. Aug. 12, 1925, London, Eng. d. April 19, 2004, Kington Langley, Wiltshire, Eng.), cofounded, along with his twin brother, Ross, The Guinness Book of Records (later Guinness World Records). The statistical tome,… … Universalium
McWhirter — /məkˈwɜtə/ (say muhk wertuh) noun 1. Norris Dewar, 1925–2004, British author and publisher; editor and compiler, with his brother, of The Guinness Book of Records. 2. his brother, (Alan) Ross, 1925–75, British author and publisher …
Norris McWhirter — Norris Dewar McWhirter Born 12 August 1925(1925 08 12) Winchmore Hill, London, England Died 19 April 2004(2004 04 19) (aged 78) Kington Langley, Wiltshire, England Education … Wikipedia
Ross McWhirter — Alan Ross McWhirter (12 August, 1925 – 27 November, 1975), known as Ross McWhirter, was, with his identical twin brother, Norris McWhirter, founder of the Guinness Book of Records. He was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.Early… … Wikipedia
John McWhirter (mathematician) — See John McWhirter for other people of the same name. John G. McWhirter FRS FREng is a British mathematician and engineer in the field of signal processing. John McWhirter graduated in mathematics from Queen s University Belfast in 1970, gaining… … Wikipedia
Julie McWhirter — Infobox actor voice name = Julie McWhirter image caption = image size = landscape = birthname = alias = Julie Dees, Julie McWhirter Dees birth date = October 12, 1947 birth place = Indianapolis, Indiana death date = death place = occupation =… … Wikipedia
John McWhirter — may refer to any of several people:* John McWhirter, RA, Scots 19th century artist [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/PP I/pp moffat and the eps.htm] * John McWhirter, FRS, British scientist * John McWhirter, a fictional reporter in the film Full… … Wikipedia
Alastair McWhirter — QPM MA was a British senior police officer until April 2007. Born in 1953 in Lanarkshire, he was educated at Hamilton Academy and Aberdeen University where he studied for an MA in English and History; this was followed by a Post Graduate… … Wikipedia