Here is a list of Ramsays and Ramseys who are notable for one reason or another.
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Allan Ramsay (1686-1758) — Also known as Allan Ramsay the Elder, a Scottish poet. For more information, see his Wikipedia page.
Allan Ramsay (1713-1784) — Also known as Allan Ramsay the Younger, a Scottish portrait painter. For more information, see his Wikipedia page and visit the links there to pages of his portraits.
Sir William Ramsay — A famous name in chemistry, he discovered many of the noble gases and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904. See his Wikipedia page for more information.
Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) — An American politician, he was the first Governor of the Minnesota Territory, 1849 -1853, and was the second Governor of the State of Minnesota, 1860-1863. He held other offices including Mayor of St. Paul, and and was appointed to the U.S. Senate. Ramsay County, Minn., the location of St. Paul, is named for him. Also his home, the Alexander Ramsay House, in downtown St. Paul is now a museum. See his Wikipedia page for more information.
Princess Patricia of Connaught (Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth; later Lady Patricia Ramsay; 1886-1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She relinquished her title of a British princess and the style of Her Royal Highness upon her marriage to the commoner Alexander Ramsay.
Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury PC (14 November 1904 – 23 April 1988) was the one hundredth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961 and was in office from June 1961 to 1974. See his Wikipedia page for more information.
William Morgan Ramsey, a gospel music writer/composer. Especially prominent in singing school circles throughout the South, he became president and owner of the Central Music Company of Little Rock, Arkansas, one of the early leaders of shape-note material in the region. The author of several hundred Gospel songs, including the popular "He Whispers Sweet Peace to Me", Ramsey edited and published more than thirty song books and helped pioneer an industry that would shape the future of American Gospel Music.
Katherine Marjory Ramsay, the daughter of Sir James Ramsay, 10th Baronet of Banff. On 20 July, 1899, she married Marquess of Tullibardine, who succeeded his father as the 8th Duke of Atholl in 1917, whereupon Katharine became the Duchess of Atholl and the Marchioness of Tullibardine. She was active in Scottish social service and local government and also a keen composer.
Frank Plumpton Ramsey, was a British mathematician who also made contributions in the fields of economics and philosophy. Brother of Archbishop Arthur Michael Ramsey, Frank died at the age of 26.
