List of Famous people with last name Rankine

Claudia Rankine

First Name Claudia

Last Name Rankine

Born in Jamaica

Claudia Rankine is an American poet, essayist, playwright, and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays, and various essays.

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William John Macquorn Rankine

First Name William

Last Name Rankine

Born on July 5, 1820

Died on December 24, 1872 (aged 52)

Born in United Kingdom, Scotland

William John Macquorn Rankine was a Scottish mechanical engineer who also contributed to civil engineering, physics and mathematics. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson, to the science of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on the first of the three thermodynamic laws. He developed the Rankine scale, an equivalent to the Kelvin scale of temperature, but in degrees Fahrenheit rather than Celsius.

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Violet Campbell Rankine

First Name Violet

Last Name Rankine

Born on April 28, 1876 (age 150)

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Muriel Campbell Rankine

First Name Muriel

Last Name Rankine

Born on September 25, 1878 (age 147)

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Margaret Rankine

First Name Margaret

Last Name Rankine

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Walter Lorne Campbell Rankine

First Name Walter

Last Name Rankine

Born on July 4, 1877 (age 148)

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William Rankine

First Name William

Last Name Rankine

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