# Livingstone (name)

Livingstone is a surname and given name. The surname is toponymic. It is one of the habitual surnames eventually adopted by members of the Scottish branch of the Irish Dunleavy (Gaelic language Duinnshléibhe)/MacNulty royals, including the ancestors of the African missionary doctor and African explorer David Livingstone. There may be a relationship between the Livingstones and Clan MacLea.

## Notable people
### Surname

* Adelaide Livingstone (Dame Adelaide Stickney Lord Livingstone) (died 1970), responsible for organizing the 1934–5 Peace Ballot in the UK
* Alexander Livingstone (Scottish politician)
* Archie Livingstone (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1961), Scottish footballer
* Bob Livingstone (1922–2013), American football player
* Bobby Livingstone, Scottish footballer
* Bruce Livingstone (born 1971), Canadian entrepreneur
* Colin H. Livingstone, first president of the Boy Scouts of America
* David Livingstone 1813–1873, Scottish missionary explorer of Africa, best-known bearer of the name and namesake of numerous places
* David N. Livingstone (born 1953), Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at Queen's University Belfast
* Doug Livingstone (1898–1981), Scottish football player
* Douglas Livingstone (1932–1996), South African poet
* Duncan Livingstone (d. 1964) South African poet who contributed to Scottish Gaelic literature
* Eddie Livingstone (1884–1945), Canadian owner and manager of the Toronto Shamrocks and the Toronto Blue Shirts
* Frank Livingstone (bowls), New Zealand lawn bowler
* Ian Livingstone (born 1949), English fantasy author
* Ian Livingstone (disambiguation), various people
* Jake Livingstone (ice hockey) (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ken Livingstone (born 1945), former mayor of London
* Liam Livingstone, English cricketer
* Margaret Livingstone (born 1950), American neuroscientist and professor at Harvard Medical School
* Marilyn Livingstone (born 1952), Scottish Labour politician
* Mary Livingstone (Sadye Marks) (1905–1983), American radio comedian, widow and radio partner of Jack Benny
* Nicole Livingstone (née Stevenson), Australian swimmer
* Paul Livingstone American sitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist
* Peadar Livingstone, Irish priest, linguist, and local historian
* Richard Winn Livingstone, gave the Rede Lecture in 1944 on Plato and modern education
* Robert Livingstone (born 1967), Canadian businessman
* Scott Livingstone (born 1965), former professional baseball player
* Sergio Livingstone (1920-2011), former Chilean goalkeeper, nicknamed 'El Sapo'
* Sidney Livingstone (born 1945), English actor
* Stacey Livingstone (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
* Susan Livingstone, American administrator and civil servant
* Terasa Livingstone (born 1975), Australian theatre, film and television actress
* Joseph Livingstone (1942-2009), English footballer

### Given name

* Livingstone Adjin (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
* Livingstone Harris (born 1957), West Indian cricketer
* Livingstone Lawrence (born 1962), West Indian cricketer
* Livingstone Lusinde (born 1972), Tanzanian politician
* Livingstone Sargeant (born 1947), West Indian cricketer
* Livingstone Walker (1879–1940), English cricketer