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
 * Malcom 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 Rebennack (1941–2019), birth name of Dr. John, American singer and songwriter
 * Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), British conductor, organist, and composer
 * 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 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 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 (born 1970), American actor, director, producer and singer
 * Malcolm Danare (born 1962), American actor, producer and writer

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
 * Malcom McLean (1913–2001), American entrepreneur
 * Malcolm B. Montgomery (1891–1974), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
 * Malcolm Morley (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

Fictional

 * 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 Tucker, in Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It and In the Loop
 * Malcolm Fitzcarraldo, the secret identity of Monarch Venture Bros
 * Malcolm, human character in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
 * Malcolm Wilkerson, title character of American television comedy series Malcolm in the Middle
 * P.C. Malcolm Williams, police constable and supporting character in Fireman Sam