Duncan is a Scottish name meaning brown warrior, the equivalent in Gaelic being Donnchadh. In common with many Scottish names, it may be used as a surname or boy's first name. It is the name of several famous people, including two Scottish kings, several places in the United States, six ships of the Royal Navy, and four ships of the United States Navy.

In royalty:

• Duncan I of Scotland (d. 1040), king of Alba
• Duncan II of Scotland (1060–1094), king of Scots

In geography:

• Duncan, Arizona, town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
• Duncan, British Columbia, city in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
• Duncan, Iowa, community founded in 1892 by Frank Urich Sr. and his wife
• Duncan, Mississippi, town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
• Duncan, Nebraska, village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States
• Duncan, Oklahoma, city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States
• Duncan, South Carolina, town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
• Duncanville, Texas, city in Dallas County, Texas

In military:

• Adam Duncan, British admiral
• Donald B. Duncan (1896-1975), American vice-admiral
• HMS Duncan (D99), D-class destroyer launched in 1931 that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War
• HMS Duncan (F80), the fifth Duncan named after Admiral Adam Duncan
• USS Duncan (DD-46), Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I
• USS Duncan (DD-485), Gleaves-class destroyer
• USS Duncan (DD-874), Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 22 May 1944
• USS Duncan (FFG-10), fourth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates

In sports:

• Duncan Atwood (born 1955), American javelin thrower
• Chris Duncan, American baseball player
• Dave Duncan (baseball), Major League Baseball player and pitching coach - Father of Chris Duncan and Shelley Duncan
• Duncan Ferguson, Scottish football player
• Ian Duncan (born 1961), Kenyan rally driver
• Shelley Duncan, American baseball player
• Tim Duncan (born 1976), American basketball player

In acting:

• Carmen Duncan (born 1942), Australian actress
• Duncan Regehr, Canadian stage, film and television actor
• Duncan Pflaster (1973- ), American playwright and actor
• Lindsay Duncan (born 1950), British actress
• Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor, producer, movie director, and television director who is best known for his role as Tom Paris in Star Trek: Voyager
• Sandy Duncan (born 1946), American actress

In politics:

• Alan Duncan (born 1957), British politician
• Peter Duncan (politician), Scottish conservative
• Peter Duncan (Australian politician), Labor representative in South Australian and federal parliaments
• William A. Duncan, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania

In fiction:

• Duncan, He-man's Man-at-arms from the Masters of the Universe toyline, comics and cartoon
• Duncan, the ship in Jules Verne's novel Les Enfants du capitaine Grant (In Search of the Castaways)
• Duncan, Homer Simpson's racehorse in the The Simpsons
• Duncan, character on the TV series VR.5
• Duncan , a train in Thomas The Tank Engine
• Duncan the Rock 'n' Rolling Engine, character in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
• Duncan Idaho, fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
• Duncan MacLeod, the immortal hero in Highlander: The Series

In music:

• "Duncan", song by Paul Simon on the album Paul Simon
• Duncan Sheik, American singer
• Trevor Duncan, English composer

In other fields:

• Alasdair Duncan, Australian writer
• Dave Duncan (writer), Canadian writer
• David Duncan, government witness in Enron scandal
• David B. Duncan (statistician), statistician
• Donald Duncan, American entrepreneur and inventor, who is most commonly associated with Yo-yos
• Duncan's Test, a statistical test developed by David B. Duncan
• Glen Duncan (born 1965), British author
• Helen Duncan (1897 – 1956), Scottish medium
• Henry Duncan, founder of the first Trustee Savings Bank
• Isadora Duncan, American dancer
• Various individuals named John Duncan
• Robert Duncan (poet), U.S. beat poet

See also

• George Smith Duncan
• Iain Duncan Smith
• Joseph E. Duncan III, Notorious murderer and sexual predator
• W. G. G. Duncan Smith

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