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Camp·​bell ˈkam-bəl How to pronounce Campbell (audio)
ˈka-məl
Alexander 1788–1866 American (Irish-born) founder of Disciples of Christ

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Colin 1792–1863 originally surname Macliver mə-ˈklē-vər How to pronounce Campbell (audio) ; Baron Clyde British field marshal

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John 1705–1782 4th Earl of Loudoun ˈlau̇-dᵊn How to pronounce Campbell (audio) British general in America

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John Douglas Sutherland 1845–1914 9th Duke of Argyll governor-general of Canada (1878–83)

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Joseph 1904–1987 American mythologist and folklorist

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Kim 1947–     originally Avril Phaedra Campbell prime minister of Canada (1993)

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Thomas 1777–1844 British poet

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William C(ecil) 1930–     American (Irish-born) biologist

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Camp·​bell ˈkam-bel How to pronounce Campbell (audio)
ˈka-məl
city in western California southwest of San José population 39,349

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“Campbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Campbell. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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