Ramsay

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Ramsay is the Scottish spelling of Ramsey and may refer to one of the following.

Contents 1 Scottish history 2 Places called Ramsay 3 People named Ramsay 4 People surnamed Ramsay 5 Miscellaneous

Scottish history

Clan Ramsay is a Scottish clan led by the Earl of Dalhousie with its seat at Brechin Castle. There is also another branch of the clan — the Ramsays of Bamff, based in Perthshire.

Places called Ramsay

• Ramsay is the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Ramsay, Louisiana
• Ramsay, Michigan
• Ramsay, Montana

People named Ramsay

• Ramsay MacDonald — prime minister of Britain

People surnamed Ramsay

• Ramsay — enigmatic figure in Canadian buried treasure lore
• Allan Ramsay — Scottish poet (1686-1758)
• Allan Ramsay — Scottish painter (1713-1784)
• Alexander Ramsay — British admiral
• Bertram Ramsay — British admiral
• Edward Pierson Ramsay — Australian zoologist
• Fox Maul Ramsay — British political leader
• James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie — British colonial leader
• George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie — Canadian political leader
• Gordon Ramsay — chef
• Margaret Ramsay — Labour Life Peer
• Sir William Ramsay — Nobel laureate chemist

Miscellaneous

• Ramsay was also the codename of Soviet spy Richard Sorge.
• The USS Ramsay was a former American naval vessel.
• The Ramsay Principle is a rule in UK tax law.