Cargill is a surname of Scottish origin, a sept of Clan Drummond.
Notable people with the surname include:
People Ann Cargill, an 18th-century British opera diva Ansley Cargill, an American tennis player Baily Cargill (born 1995), British football (soccer) player C. Robert Cargill, an American novelist and screenwriter Donald Cargill, a Scottish Covenanter Edward Cargill, 19th century New Zealand politician Helen Cargill Thompson, Scottish scientist, librarian, art collector and supporter of educational, artistic and heritage organisations Henry Cargill, an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure Henson Cargill (1941–2007), American country music singer Honor Cargill-Martin (born 1998), English classicist and author Jade Cargill (born 1992), American professional wrestler James Cargill (musician) bassist for Broadcast James R. Cargill (1923–2006) U.S. businessman James R. Cargill II (born 1949) U.S. businessman Jimmy Cargill (1914–1939), Scottish football (soccer) player Sir John Cargill, 1st Baronet (1867–1954), Chairman of Burmah Oil Company John Cargill (politician), 19th century New Zealand politician John Cargill Thompson, Scottish dramatist specialising in one-person plays Karen Cargill, a Scottish operatic mezzo-soprano singer Lance Cargill, an American lawyer and Republican politician Margaret Anne Cargill, billionaire philanthropist Morris Cargill, a white Jamaican lawyer, businessman, planter, journalist and novelist Oscar Cargill (1898–1972), American literary critic and professor of English O. A. Cargill, a lawyer, author and buffalo rancher Patrick Cargill (1918–1996), a British actor Peter Cargill, a Jamaican international football player Wellington David Cargill, an Ontario manufacturer and political figure William Cargill (Berwick MP) (1813–1894), British Conservative Party politician, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1863–65 William Cargill (New Zealand politician), founder of the Otago settlement in New Zealand William Wallace Cargill (1844–1909), founder of Cargill company in the U.S.
Fictional characters Colonel Cargill, a fictional character in Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22 Callie Cargill, a fictional character from the TV show The Glades Joanna Cargill, a fictional Marvel Comics character Russ Cargill, fictional character, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Head, and antagonist in The Simpsons Movie. Voiced by Albert Brooks.
Other Cargill family; a U.S. business family Cargill baronets; of Great Britain
See also
Cargill (disambiguation)
John Cargill Thompson (1938–2000), Scottish dramatist Cargill Gilston Knott, a pioneer in seismological research