Rankin, leader of the Communist Party of Alberta Nell Rankin, American opera singer Patricia Rankin, British particle physicist Paul Rankin, Irish celebrity chef, a mainstay of Ready Steady Cook Richard Rankin, Scottish actor Robert Rankin (disambiguation), several people Sir Robert Rankin, 1st Baronet (1877–1960), shipbuilder and British politician Robert Rankin (born 1949), British science fiction and fantasy author Robert Alexander Rankin (1915–2001), Scottish mathematician Robert William Rankin (1907–1942), Australian naval officer Sue Rankin (born 1956), American academic John Gilbert "Tex" Rankin (1894-1947), American aviator Lt Col William Rankin (1920–2009), the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud Other The Rankin Family, Canadian folk music group People with the given name Adam Rankin Alexander, member of the US House of Representatives for Tennessee John Rankin Franklin, Maryland congressional representative John Rankin Gamble, American lawyer John Rathbone (John Rankin Rathbone Sr.), English politician John Rankin Rogers, the third governor of the state of Washington Rankin (photographer) (originally John Rankin Waddell), a British portrait and fashion photographer Tim Rankin Rathbone, English politician William Rankin Ballard, American pioneer and land developer Rankin Gibson, American lawyer and politician People with the middle name Richard Rankin Fellers (born 1959), American Olympic equestrian See also Ranken References