Chancellor of Scotland John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale (1616–1682), Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry John Maitland (British Army officer) (1732–1779), British military officer John Maitland (Royal Navy officer) (1771–1836), Royal Navy admiral John Maitland (Conservative politician) (1903–1977), British politician in the Conservative party (Tory) John Alexander Fuller Maitland (1856–1936), British music critic and scholar Kier Maitland (born 1988), Canadian freestyle swimmer Lady Olga Maitland (born 1944), British politician Lillias Maitland (1862–1932), one of the first women graduates from a Scottish University, University of Edinburgh 1893 Mary Maitland (1550-1596), Scottish writer Mary Ann Maitland (1839-1919), Canadian writer Peregrine Maitland (1777–1854), British soldier and colonial administrator Richard Maitland (1496–1586), Scottish poet, Senator of the College of Justice, Ordinary Lord of Session Royal Maitland (1898–1946), Canadian politician in British Columbia Samuel Roffey Maitland (1792–1866), English priest and religious historian Sara Maitland (born 1950), British writer Sean Maitland (born 1988), New Zealand born Scottish rugby union player Thomas Maitland (British Army officer) (1759–1824), British colonial governor and general Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan (1792–1851), Scottish judge Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale (1803–1878), British naval officer William Maitland of Lethington (1525–1573), 'Secretary Lethington' to Mary, Queen of Scots William Maitland (c.1693–1757), historian and topographer, History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time In popular culture Barbara and Adam Maitland, of the 1988 film Beetlejuice Victor Maitland, fictional villain of the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop References External links The website of Clan Maitland in lowland Scotland Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin