Crichton

Crichton may refer to:

Places

Scotland

• Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, which is also the site of
  • Crichton Castle
• The Crichton, Dumfries, part of the University of Glasgow and other institutions
• Crichton Royal Hospital, part of Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
• Crichton F.C.
  , a Dumfries football club

Canada

• Crichton, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community in Canada
• Crichton Park, Nova Scotia, a neighborhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

United States

• Crichton, Alabama, a neighborhood of Mobile
• Crichton, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States
• Crichton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States
• Crichton College
  , a Christian liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Fiction

• Crichton (novel), an 1837 novel by William Harrison Ainsworth
• Robert Crichton (comics)
• John Crichton, a character of the television series Farscape
• Crichton, a robotic character in the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Shipbuilding

• Wm. Crichton & Co., a Finnish shipbuilding company (1842–1913)
• W. Crichton Shipyard (Okhta)
  , a shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia (1897–1913)
• Crichton (Turku shipyard), a Finnish shipbuilding company (1914–1924)
• Crichton-Vulcan, a Finnish shipbuilding company and shipyard (1924–1989)
• J. Crichton & Company, a Welsh shipbuilding company (1913–1935)

Other uses

• Crichton Medal, awarded by the Essendon Football Club
• Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration

People with the surname

Crichton

• Clan Crichton
• Lord Crichton
• Alexander Crichton of Brunstane (died c. 1558), Scottish supporter of the Protestant Reformation.
• Sir Alexander Crichton, (1763–1856), Scottish physician and author
• Andrew Crichton, (1790–1855), Scottish biographer and historian
• Charles Crichton (sailor), (1872–1958), British Olympic contestant
• Charles Crichton, (1910–1999), British film director
• David Crichton, (born 1983), professional skier from Canada
• George Crichton (bishop), (died ca. 1544), Bishop of Dunkeld
• Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne, (1937-2015), Irish peer
• James Crichton, (1560–1582), Scottish polymath, known as the "Admirable Crichton", after whom Barrie's play (see below) was named
• James Crichton, 1st Viscount Frendraught, (died ca. 1665), Scottish nobleman
• James Crichton (soldier) (1879–1961), Irish/New Zealand winner of the Victoria Cross
• Jesse Crichton, (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne, (1802–1885), Anglo-Irish peer and politician
• John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne, (1839–1914), Anglo-Irish peer and politician
• John Crichton, 5th Earl Erne, (1907–1940), Anglo-Irish peer and politician
• Judy Crichton, (1929–2007), documentary film-maker
• Leanne Crichton, (born 1987), Scottish footballer
• Loki Crichton, (born 1976), Samoan rugby player
• Michael Crichton, (1942–2008), American author
• Paul Crichton, (born 1968) English footballer
• Robert Crichton (bishop), (died 1585), Scottish Catholic cleric
• Robert Crichton (novelist), (1925–1993), American author
• Ronald Crichton, (1913–2005), English music critic
• Scott Crichton (judge) (born 1954), member of the Louisiana Supreme Court
• Scott Crichton (American football) (born 1991), American football defensive end
• Scott Crichton (rugby union) (born 1954), New Zealand rugby union player
• William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton (died 1454), Scottish Lord
• William Crichton (engineer), (1827–1889), Scottish engineer and shipbuilder
• Hugh Crichton-Miller, Scottish psychiatrist
• Iain Crichton Smith, Scottish author

Crichton-Stuart

• Anthony Crichton-Stuart
  , (born 1961), British art historian
• Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, (1880–1947), British aristocrat
• James Crichton-Stuart (1824–1891), British soldier and politician.
• Lord Colum Crichton-Stuart, (1886–1957) British politician
• John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, (1793–1848)
• John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, (1847–1900)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, (1881–1947)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute, (1907–1956)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, (1933–1993)
• John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, (1958–2021)
• Ninian Crichton-Stuart
  , Keeper of Falkland Palace
• Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart (1883–1915) British soldier and politician
• Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart, (1794–1859), British politician
• Rhidian Crichton-Stuart
  , (1917–1969), British nobleman

See also

• The Admirable Crichton (disambiguation)
• Kryten, a character in Red Dwarf, modelled on the Barrie character
• Creighton (disambiguation)

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