List of Famous people with last name Northesk

Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk was a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary War, and Napoleonic Wars. While in command of HMS Monmouth he was caught in the Nore Mutiny of 1797 and was the officer selected to relay the demands of the mutineers to George III. He most notably served as third-in-command of the Mediterranean Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in HMS Britannia. He later became Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk was a Scottish peer and politician.

David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk (1643–1688) was born the son of David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk and Lady Jean Maule, daughter of Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure in November 1643.

David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk was born the son of John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk and Magdalen Haliburton before 1627. He died on 12 December 1679. He married Lady Jean Maule, daughter of Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure, on 19 October 1637 and had seven children:

• David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk
• James Carnegie
• Patrick Carnegie
• Alexander Carnegie
• Robert Carnegie
• Jean Carnegie
• Magdalen Carnegie

Admiral George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk was born the son of David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk and Lady Margaret Wemyss on 2 August 1716. A career naval officer, he fought in the War of the Austrian Succession and the First Carnatic War, where in the East Indies he participated in the action of 6 July 1746. His service was curtailed by a series of debilitating illnesses and he never served at sea again after being promoted to rear-admiral in 1756. He died on 20 January 1792 at age 75.

John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk (1611–1667), was a Scottish noble who supported the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Robert Andrew Carnegie, 13th Earl of Northesk was a British landowner, farmer and hereditary peer. He was the son of John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk and Dorothy May Campion.

David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk, styled Lord Rosehill between 1975 and 1994, was a British hereditary peer, landowner and member of the House of Lords.

Lieutenant-Colonel George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk DL was a British nobleman and soldier.

John Douglas Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk inherited the earldom in 1963.