Milnes

Article summary

Milnes is a surname of British and Scottish origin, a variant of the surname Mills. Notable people with the surname include: * Alf Milnes (1893–?), English rugby league footballer * Alfred Milnes (1844–1916), American politician from Michigan * Arthur Milnes Marshall, British zoologist * Brian Milnes (born 1932), Australian rules footballer * Charlie Milnes (1885–?), English footballer * Charles Milnes Gaskell (1842–1919), English lawyer and politician * David Milnes (born 1956), American conductor and instrumentalist * Eric Milnes (born 1959), American harpsichordist, organist and conductor * Esther Milnes Day, British author and philanthropist * Florence Milnes (1893–1966), British librarian * Fred Milnes (1878–1946), English footballer * Gladys Turquet-Milnes (1887–1977), British academic and author * Glenn Milnes (born 1974), New Zealand cricketer * James Milnes (1755–1805), British politician * James Milnes Gaskell (1810–1873), British conservative politician * Leslie Milnes (1922–2013), New Zealand cricketer * Margaret Crewe-Milnes, Marchioness of Crewe (1881–1967), British heiress and socialite * Matt Milnes (born 1994), English cricketer * Nicolette Milnes-Walker (born 1943), English single-handed sailor * Nora Milnes (1882–1972), British economist, social worker, educator and author * Richard Milnes (disambiguation), several people * Robert Milnes (disambiguation), sev…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1932 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358753366