Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba". Maol or shavenhead is Scottish Gaelic for monk.
Literature
Malcolm Azania, Canadian teacher, writer, community activist, radio host, and political aspirant Malcolm Bradbury (1932–2000), British author and academic Malcolm Cowley (1898–1989), American novelist, poet, literary critic, and journalist Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), publisher of Forbes magazine Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957), English poet and novelist Malcolm Muir (publisher) (1885–1979), American magazine industrialist Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890–1968), American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur
Music
Malcolm Archer (born 1952), English organist, conductor, and composer
Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006), British composer
Malcolm Bilson (born 1935), American pianist
Malcolm Burn (born 1960), Canadian musician
Malcom Catto, English drummer and musician
Malcolm Clarke (composer) (1943–2003), British composer
Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011), Canadian musician
Malcolm Goldstein (born 1936), American violinist
Malcolm McCormick (1992–2018), birth name of Mac Miller, American rapper, singer and songwriter Malcolm McLaren (1946–2010), English musician and producer of the Sex Pistols Malcolm Middleton (born 1973), Scottish musician Malcolm Mooney, African-American rock music singer, poet, and artist Malcolm Rebennack (1941–2019), birth name of Dr. John, American singer and songwriter Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), British conductor, organist, and composer Malcolm Williamson (1931–2003), Australian composer Malcolm Young (1953–2017), Australian rhythm guitarist for AC/DC Malcolm David Kelley (1992), rapper, mostly known for MKTO with Tony Oller
Politics
Malcolm Baldrige Jr. (1922–1987), American politician and 26th United States Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Bruce (born 1944), Scottish politician Malcolm Caldwell (1931–1978), a prominent British academic and communist intellectual and a strong supporter of Pol Pot's rule in Democratic Kampuchea Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton (1909–1964), Scottish politician and aviator Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015), 22nd Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm H. Kerr (1931–1984), political scientist and teacher who was an expert on Middle East politics Malcolm Lafargue (1908–1963), U.S. attorney in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1941 to 1950 Malcolm MacDonald (1901–1981), British politician and diplomat Malcolm Mackerras (born 1939), Australian psephologist and commentator and lecturer on Australian and American politics Malcolm Offord, Scottish financier and politician Malcolm Rifkind (born 1946), Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954), Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018) Malcolm Wallop (1933–2011), American politician and United States Senator Malcolm Wicks (1947–2012), English politician Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (1918–2001), Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords, 1974 to 1976
Religion
Malcolm X (1925–1965), Afro-American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam minister Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–1990), British journalist, author, satirist, media personality, soldier, spy, and Christian scholar Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), 11th Archbishop of Colombo