Rankine
Rankine most commonly refers to:
- William Rankine (1820–1872), Scottish engineer and physicist
- Rankine scale, an absolute-temperature scale related to the Fahrenheit scale, named for Rankine
- Rankine cycle, a thermodynamic heat-engine cycle, also named after Rankine
- Rankine Lecture, a named lecture delivered annually by an expert in the field of geotechnics.
Other people
- Alan Rankine (born 1958), Scottish rock musician
- Alexander Rankine (1881–1956), British physicist
- Andy Rankine (1895–1965), Scottish footballer
- Camille Rankine, American poet
- Claudia Rankine (born 1963), American poet and playwright
- Dean Rankine, Australian comics artist
- Dr George Rankine Irwin, (1907–1998) American materials scientist
- James Rankine (1828–1897), South Australian politician
- Jennifer Rankine (born 1953), South Australian politician
- John Rankine (1918–1813), British science fiction author
- John Rankine (politician) (1801–1864), South Australian physician and politician
- Sir John Rankine (governor) (1907–1987), British colonial administrator
- Mark Rankine (born 1969), English footballer
- Michael Rankine (born 1985), English footballer
- Scotty Rankine (Robert Scade Rankine, 1909–1995), Canadian Olympic athlete
- William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan (1898–1975), Scottish judge and politician
See also
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