Ingalls Explained
Ingalls is a surname of Scottish origin and a placename deriving from the Latin term 'anglicus' referring to a person being from England, and may refer to:
People
Given name
Surname
- Albert Graham Ingalls (1888–1958), former editor of Scientific American and amateur telescope-making enthusiast
- Barbara Ingalls Shook (1938–2008), American philanthropist from Birmingham, Alabama
- Bob Ingalls (1919-1970), American football player and coach
- Bret Ingalls (born 1960), American football coach
- Caroline Ingalls (1839-1924), mother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Carrie Ingalls (1870-1946), younger sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Charles Ingalls (1836-1902), father of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls, Jr. (born 1944), an American pioneer of object-oriented computer programming and principal architect, designer and implementer of five generations of Smalltalk environments
- Daniel H. H. Ingalls, Sr. (1916–1999), Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University
- David Sinton Ingalls (1899–1985), American businessman, politician and first flying ace in US Navy history
- Don Ingalls (1918-2014), American screenwriter and television producer
- Edmund Ingalls (c. 1598–1648), founder of Lynn, Massachusetts
- Eliza Buckley Ingalls (1848–1918), American temperance activist
- George Alan Ingalls (1946-1967), American soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
- George L. Ingalls (1914–2001), New York politician
- Grace Ingalls (1877-1941), younger sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- James Monroe Ingalls (1837–1927), American soldier and ballistics authority
- Jeremiah Ingalls (1764–1838), one of the first American composers
- John James Ingalls (1833–1900), Republican member of Kansas state legislature and U.S. Senator from Kansas
- Joshua K. Ingalls (1816–1898), inventor, land reformer, and anarchist theorist
- Laura Ingalls (disambiguation), several people
- Mary Ingalls (1865-1928), older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Melville E. Ingalls (1842–1914), American politician and railroad president
- Rachel Ingalls (1940–2019), American-born author living in the UK
- Robert Ingersoll Ingalls, Sr. (1882–1951), American businessman and philanthropist
- Rufus Ingalls (1818–1893), US Army general and Quartermaster General
- Sheffield Ingalls (1875–1937), American banker, attorney and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
- Wallace Ingalls (1859–1936), American lawyer and politician
- Wilbur R. Ingalls, Jr. (1923-1997), American architect
Places
United States
- Ingalls, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
- Ingalls, Indiana. a town
- Ingalls Township, Gray County, Kansas
- Ingalls, Michigan, an unincorporated community
- Ingalls, Missouri, a ghost town
- Ingalls, North Carolina, an unincorporated community
- Ingalls, Oklahoma, a ghost town
- Lake Ingalls, Washington
- Mount Ingalls (California)
Elsewhere
Buildings
Other uses
- Ingalls Shipbuilding, now part of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
- Albert Quinn Ingalls, a fictional character in the TV series Little House on the Prairie
See also
