Malcolm (given name)

Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba". Maol "shavenhead" is Scottish Gaelic for monk.

Literature

• Malcolm Azania, Canadian teacher, writer, community activist, radio host, and political aspirant
• Malcolm Bradbury (1932–2000), British author and academic
• Malcolm Cowley (1898–1989), American novelist, poet, literary critic, and journalist
• Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), American publisher of Forbes magazine
• Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957), English poet and novelist
• Malcolm Muir (publisher) (1885–1979), American magazine industrialist
• Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890–1968), American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur

Music

• Malcolm Archer (born 1952), English organist, conductor, and composer
• Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006), British composer
• Malcolm Bilson (born 1935), American pianist
• Malcolm Burn (born 1960), Canadian musician
• Malcolm Catto, English drummer and musician
• Malcolm Clarke (composer) (1943–2003), British composer
• Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011), Canadian musician
• Malcolm Goldstein (born 1936), American violinist
• Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992), American rapper mostly known for MKTO, and actor
• Malcolm McCormick (1992–2018), birth name of Mac Miller, American rapper, singer and songwriter
• Malcolm McLaren (1946–2010), English musician and producer of the Sex Pistols
• Malcolm Middleton (born 1973), Scottish musician
• Malcolm Mooney, African-American rock music singer, poet, and artist
• Malcolm Peyton (1932–2025), American composer, concert director, conductor, and teacher
• Malcolm Rebennack (1941–2019), birth name of Dr. John, American singer and songwriter
• Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), British conductor, organist, and composer
• Malcolm Todd (born 2003), American singer-songwriter, musician
• Malcolm Williamson (1931–2003), Australian composer
• Malcolm Young (1953–2017), Australian rhythm guitarist for AC/DC

Politics

• Malcolm Baldrige Jr. (1922–1987), American politician and 26th United States Secretary of Commerce
• Malcolm Bruce (born 1944), Scottish politician
• Malcolm Caldwell (1931–1978), British academic and communist intellectual and a strong supporter of Pol Pot's rule in Democratic Kampuchea
• Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton (1909–1964), Scottish politician and aviator
• Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015), 22nd Prime Minister of Australia
• Malcolm H. Kerr (1931–1984), American political scientist and teacher who was an expert on Middle East politics
• Malcolm MacDonald (1901–1981), British politician and diplomat
• Malcolm Mackerras (born 1939), Australian psephologist and commentator and lecturer on Australian and American politics
• Malcolm MacInnis (1933–2023), Canadian politician
• Malcolm Offord, Scottish financier and politician
• Malcolm Rifkind (born 1946), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician
• Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (1918–2001), British politician, leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords, 1974 to 1976
• Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords
• Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954), Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018)
• Malcolm Wallop (1933–2011), American politician and United States Senator
• Malcolm Wicks (1947–2012), English politician
• Malcolm X (1925–1965), Afro-American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam minister

Religion

• Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–1990), British journalist, author, satirist, media personality, soldier, spy, and Christian scholar
• Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), 11th Archbishop of Colombo

Sports

• Malcolm Allen (swimmer), Australian freestyle swimmer
• Malcolm Allison (1927–2010), English footballer and football manager
• Malcolm Bunche (born 1991), American football player
• Malcolm Butler (born 1990), American football player
• Malcolm Cameron, Miami Dolphins head coach (better known as "Cam" Cameron)
• Malcom Chalmers, Australian Paralympic swimmer
• Malcolm Campbell (1885–1948), English racing motorist and motoring journalist
• Malcolm Champion, New Zealand swimmer, that country's first Olympic gold medallist
• Malcolm Elliott (born 1961), English professional cyclist
• Malcom Floyd (born 1981), American football wide receiver
• Malcolm Glazer (1928–2014), American businessman and sports-team owner
• Malcolm Hill (basketball), American in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Malcolm Hunter (born 1950), Canadian cross-country skier
• Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), American football player
• Malcolm Koonce (born 1998), American football player
• Malcolm Lee (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player
• Malcolm Macdonald (born 1950), English footballer and football manager
• Malcolm Marshall (1958–1999), Barbadian cricketer
• Malcolm McPhail (1895–1975), Scottish footballer
• Malcolm Poole, Australian field hockey player
• Malcolm Reilly, British rugby league player and coach
• Malcolm Roach (born 1998), American football player
• Malcolm Sampson, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
• Malcolm Simpson (1933–2020), New Zealand cyclist
• Malcolm Spence (ice hockey) (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
• Malcolm Thomas (born 1988), American professional basketball player
• Malcom Adu Ares (born 2001), Spanish footballer
• Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• Malcolm Shaw (soccer) (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
• Malcolm Smith, American football player and MVP of Super Bowl XLVIII
• Malcolm Subban, Canadian hockey goaltender

Television and film

• Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907–1956), American actor
• Malcolm Danare (born 1962), American actor, producer and writer
• Malcolm Gets (born 1964), American actor
• Malcolm Hulke (1924–1979), English screenwriter
• Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992), American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor
• Malcolm D. Lee (born 1970), American director, producer and screenwriter
• Malcolm McDowell (born 1943), English actor and producer
• Malcolm McFee (1949–2001), English actor
• Malcolm Spellman, American screenwriter and producer
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970–2025), American actor, director, producer and singer

Other

• Malcolm I of Scotland
• Malcolm II of Scotland
• Malcolm III of Scotland
• Malcolm IV of Scotland
• Malcolm Barber (born 1943), English historian
• Malcolm Bowie (1943–2007), British academic
• Malcolm Bricklin (born 1939), American automotive entrepreneur
• Malcolm Browne (1931–2012), American journalist and photographer
• Malcolm Cole (1949–1995), Aboriginal dancer and teacher at NAISDA Dance College, Sydney
• Malcolm Fairley (born 1952), British criminal and sex offender
• Malcolm Garrett (born 1956), British graphic designer
• Malcolm Gladwell (born 1963), Canadian journalist
• Malcom Glenn (born 1987), American writer and journalist
• Malcolm Hardee (1950–2005), English comedian
• Malcolm Kendall-Smith, unit medical officer with the British Royal Air Force, court-martialled during the Iraq War
• Malcolm Kilduff (1927–2003), American journalist
• Malcolm Laycock (1938–2009), British radio presenter and producer
• Malcolm Longair (born 1941), British physicist
• Malcolm McKeown, Ulster loyalist and career criminal
• Malcom McLean (1913–2001), American entrepreneur
• Malcolm Molyneux (1943-2021), British malaria researcher
• Malcolm B. Montgomery (1891–1974), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
• Malcolm Morley (artist) (1931–2018), English-born artist now living in the United States
• Malcolm Perry (disambiguation), multiple people
• Malcolm Sayer (1916–1970), British automobile designer
• Sir Malcolm Stewart, 1st Baronet (1872–1951), British industrialist and philanthropist, founder of The London Brick Company
• Malcolm Wood, British-Chinese entrepreneur and restaurateur

Fictional

• Malcolm Wilkerson, prodigy son and title character of the early 2000s American television single-camera sitcom Malcolm in the Middle
• Malcolm, one of the two main characters in the American black-and-white romantic drama movie Malcolm & Marie
• Malcolm Bright, protagonist of Prodigal Son
• Malcolm Dresden, father of Harry Dresden in The Dresden Files
• Malcolm McDuck, a Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck
• Malcolm Merlyn, a major villain in the superhero television series Arrow
• Malcolm Pace, demigod character from Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
• Malcolm Reed, in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise
• Malcolm Reynolds, in the science fiction television series Firefly
• Malcolm "Mac" Scorpio, a character in the American daytime drama General Hospital
• Malcolm Tucker, in Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It and In the Loop
• Malcolm Fitzcarraldo, the secret identity of Monarch in Venture Bros
• Malcolm, human character in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• P.C. Malcolm Williams, police constable and supporting character in Fireman Sam

See also

• List of Scottish Gaelic given names
• Malky (given name), diminutive of Malcolm