Stuart
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Stuart may be:
- a surname
- a male first name
- An alternative spelling is Stewart. The current French spelling "Stuart" was introduced by Queen Mary, who lived in France after her marriage to the Dauphin.
It originates from the House of Stuart, a ruling family of Scotland and England - see House of Stuart for a list of monarchs, pretenders and other family members. An example of a name is Stuart Johnson or Stewart Johnson.
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[edit] People
- Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (1807–1891), American politician
- David Stuart is the name of several people
- Francis Stuart (1902–2000), Irish writer and Saoi of Aosdána
- Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828), American painter
- Gloria Stuart (b. 1910), American actress
- Herbert Akroyd Stuart (1864–1927), British engineer
- Imogen Stuart, (b. 1927), sculptor and member of Aosdána
- J.E.B. Stuart (1833–1864), a Confederate States Army general in the American Civil War
- Jesse Stuart (1906–1984), American writer
- John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), Scottish-Australian explorer
- John Stuart or John Stewart can refer to several people
- Mary Stuart can refer to several people
- Michael Stuart (disambiguation) can refer to several people
- Oliver Stuart (1881–1973), British explorer and ornithologist
- Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player and coach
- Stuart Chatwood (b. 1969), British-born Canadian rock musician
- Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), Spanish saint and canonical scholar of Stuart descent
- Stuart Layton A renowned Neuroscientist.
[edit] Places
- Stuart, Florida, USA
- Stuart, Iowa, USA
- Stuart, Nebraska, USA
- Stuart, Oklahoma, USA
- Stuart, Virginia, USA
- Stuart, the former name for Alice Springs, Australia (changed 1933)
- Central Mount Stuart, in the Northern Territory, Australia
- Electoral district of Stuart, a state electoral district in South Australia
- Mount Stuart, Washington, USA
[edit] Fictional characters
- Stuart (locomotive on the Mid Sodor Railway, later named Peter Sam) a character in The Railway Series by Rev.W.Awdry
- Stuart is a duck who works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on The Simpsons
- Stuart is a character of the eponymous song by the Dead Milkmen. The listener is essentially Stuart, as the song consists of an anecdote being delivered to Stuart, by another character.
- Stuart Larkin is a recurring character on the sketch comedy show MADtv.
- Stuart "Stu" Pickles is Tommy Pickles father on the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats.
- Stuart Smalley, a recurring character played by Al Frankin on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
- Stu Redman, one of the main characters from Stephen King's The Stand.
[edit] Other
- Kerr Stuart, English railway locomotive manufacturer
- Stuart tank, American WW2 tank named after J.E.B. Stuart