# Craig (surname)

Craig is a surname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic creag which (Anglicised to crag) refers to a small, rocky hill in Scottish English. Variants have been reported to include Craik, Carrick, Craigie, Cragg and Craggs.

## People

* Albert Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alfred M. Craig (1832–1911), American jurist
* Alisa Craig, a pen name of Charlotte MacLeod (1922-2005)
* Allan Craig (1904–1984), Scottish footballer
* Allen Craig (born 1984), American Major League baseballer
* Amanda Craig (born 1959), British author
* Angie Craig (born 1972), American politician
* Ann Craig, English silversmith
* Annie Burgin Craig (1873–1955), American political hostess
* Annie Walker Craig, Scottish suffragette and political activist
* Arthur Craig aka AD (Bud) Craig, Jr. (1951-2023), American neuroanatomist and neuroscientist
* Carl Craig (politician) (1878–1957), American politician
* Caroline Craig (born 1975), Australian actress
* Charity Rusk Craig (1849-1913), American organizational leader
* Charles Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* Charles C. Craig (1865–1944), American jurist and legislator
* Charles L. Craig (1872-1935), American New York City Comptroller
* Charlotte Craig (born 1991), American Taekwondo practitioner
* Cola Barr Craig (1861-1930), American author and clubwoman
* Daniel Craig (born 1968), English actor
* Daniel F. Craig (1875-1929), American military officer
* David Craig (author), pseudonymous British author publishing in 2005
* Edward Gordon Craig (1872–1966), English theatre practitioner
* Elijah Craig (died 1808), American preacher
* Elizabeth Craig (writer) (1883–1980), British chef
* Elizabeth Craig, New Zealand politician
* Elizabeth A. Craig, American biochemist and geneticist
* Sir Ernest Craig, 1st Baronet (1859–1933), British Conservative Party politician
* Frank Barrington Craig (1902-1951), British artist
* Fred Craig (footballer) (1891–1966), played for Plymouth Argyle
* F. W. S. Craig (1929–1989), Scottish politician
* Gordon A. Craig (1913–2005), Scottish-American historian
* Harmon Craig (1926–2003), American geochemist
* Hector Craig (1775-1842), Congressman from New York
* Irwin Craig (died 1970), American juror
* James Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jecca Craig, British environmental conservationist
* Jennifer Craig, professor of ophthalmology
* Jenny Craig (born 1932), American entrepreneur
* Joe Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Manson Craig (1896–1970), Scottish soldier
* Judy Craig (born 1944), American singer
* Larry Craig (born 1945), American politician
* Locke Craig (1860–1925), American politician
* Lyman C. Craig (1906-1974), American chemist
* Malin Craig (1875–1945), American general
* Mary Lynde Craig (1834-1921), American writer, teacher, attorney, activist
* Mikey Craig (born 1960), British DJ and musician
* Neil Craig (born 1956), Australian rules footballer and coach
* Paco Craig (born 1965), American football player
* Paco Craig (born 1992), English footballer
* Paul Craig, Scottish MMA Fighter
* Philip Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ralph Craig (1889–1972), American track and field athlete
* Richard Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* Robert Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rod Craig (1958–2013), American baseball player
* Roger Craig (American football) (born 1960), American football player
* Roger Craig (baseball) (1930–2023), American baseball player
* Ryan Craig (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ryan Craig (playwright) (born 1972), British playwright
* Stephen Craig (bobsleigh) (born 1967), Australian bobsledder
* Steven Craig (born 1981), Scottish footballer
* Tommy Craig, (born 1950), Scottish footballer
* Thomas Craig (actor) (born 1962), English actor
* Thomas Craig (poet) (c.1538-1608), Scottish jurist and poet
* Thomas Dixon Craig (1842–1905), Canadian politician
* Walter H. Craig (1880-1937), American politician
* Wendy Craig (born 1934), English actress
* William Craig (disambiguation), multiple people
* Winston Craig (born 1995), American football player
* Yvonne Craig (1937–2015), American actress

## Fictional characters

* Brett Craig, from the television series Kath and Kim
* Harriet Craig, main character of the film Harriet Craig starring Joan Crawford
* John Craig (fictional agent), hero of spy thrillers by James Munro
* Kim Craig, from the television series Kath and Kim
* Kyle Craig, an antagonist in James Patterson's series of novels featuring detective Alex Cross
* Dr. Mark Craig, from the television series St. Elsewhere