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, Scotland or have been connected with it.

Arts

Architecture

* David Hamilton – architect *

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macd ...

– architect and designer * Alexander "Greek" Thomson – architect

Film

Bill Forsyth William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and writer known for his films '' Gregory's Girl'' (1981), '' Local Hero'' (1983) and '' Comfort and Joy'' (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel ...

– film director * May Miles Thomas – screenwriter, filmmaker

Journalism

* Lawrence Donegan – journalist * Ross Finlay – motoring journalist, travel writer and broadcaster * Johann Hari – journalist * Jack House – journalist, writer and broadcaster * Andrew Marr – journalist, writer and television presenter * Jack Webster – journalist

Literature

* Freddie Anderson – socialist playwright and poet originally from Ireland * James Bridie – playwright * Catherine Carswell – novelist and biographer of the Scottish Renaissance *

A. J. Cronin Archibald Joseph Cronin (Cronogue) (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel (novel), The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish physician who serves in a Welsh coal mining, minin ...

– doctor and novelist * Ivor Cutler – poet, songwriter, humourist * Lavinia Derwent – children's writer * Alasdair Gray – artist, novelist and essayist * Pearse Hutchinson – poet *

James Kelman James Kelman (born 9 June 1946) is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayist. His fiction and short stories feature accounts of internal mental processes of usually, but not exclusively, working class narrators and their ...

– novelist * Tom Leonard – poet *

Liz Lochhead Liz Lochhead Hon FRSE (born 26 December 1947) is a Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster. Between 2011 and 2016 she was the Makar, or National Poet of Scotland, and served as Poet Laureate for Glasgow between 2005 and 2011. ...

– poet and playwright * Peter May – crime writer * Edwin Morgan – poet and translator *

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has writt ...

– comic book author * Tony Roper – actor, television writer, author * Suhayl Saadi – physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist; co-editor of '' A Fictional Guide to Scotland'' * J David Simons – author * Alan Spence – novelist and poet * Nigel Tranter – historical novelist

Performing arts

* Moyo Akandé – actress * John Barrowman – singer and actor ('' The Producers'', '' Torchwood'') * Sean Biggerstaff – actor (''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'') * Billy Boyd – actor (''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an Epic (genre), epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book ''The Hobbit'' but eventually d ...

'') * Frankie Boyle – comedian * Kevin Bridges – comedian *

John Cairney John Cairney (16 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor who found fame through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Service, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William McGo ...

– actor * Peter Capaldi – actor (''

The Thick of It ''The Thick of It'' is a British comedy television series created, written and directed by Armando Iannucci that satirises the inner workings of British government. It was first broadcast for two short series on BBC Four in 2005, initially ...

'', ''

In The Loop ''In the Loop'' is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spin-off from Iannucci's television series '' The Thick of It'' (2005–12), and satirises British-American politics, in particular the inva ...

'', ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'') * Robert Carlyle – actor ('' Trainspotting'', ''

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Lawrence Chaney Lawrence Chaney (born Lawrence Maidment; 16 October 1996) is a British Glasgow-based drag queen. They are best known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2), second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', becoming the first Scottish drag q ...

– drag queen and winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK * Morven Christie – actress *

Robbie Coltrane Anthony Robert McMillan (30 March 195014 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. He was appointe ...

– actor (''

'', '' Cracker'') * Billy Connolly – comedian (''The Man Who Sued God'') * Kate Copstick – actress and director * Tony Curran – actor * Iain De Caestecker – actor ('' The Fades'', '' Young James Herriot'', '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'') * Karen Dunbar – comedian and actress * Craig Ferguson – actor and writer * Gregor Fisher – comedian * Laura Fraser – actress * Rikki Fulton – comedian * Michelle Gomez – actress (''

'', '' Green Wing'') * Greg Hemphill – actor * Olaf Hytten – actor * Ford Kiernan – actor * Gary Lewis – actor * Brian Limond – comedian and actor * Marie Loftus – music hall entertainer * Kelly Macdonald – actress ('' Trainspotting'', '' Boardwalk Empire'')> * Angus Macfadyen – actor * Freya Mavor – actress ( ''Skins'') * James McAvoy – actor * David McCallum – actor, first noted for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin * Rory McCann – actor * Jane McCarry – actress * Joe McFadden – actor (

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

, Heartbeat) * Des McLean – comedian and actor * Graham McTavish – actor * Alec Newman – actor * David O'Hara – actor *

Daniel Portman Daniel Porter (born 13 February 1992), known professionally as Daniel Portman, is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing the role of Podrick Payne in the television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019). He has since appeared as Stu ...

– actor * Richard Rankin – actor * Maurice Roëves – actor * Jerry Sadowitz – comedian * John Gordon Sinclair – actor * Dawn Steele – actress * Brian Vernel – actor * Susan Calman – comedian and actor * Jonathan Watson – actor

Visual arts

* Jacqueline Donachie – artist * Hannah Frank – artist and sculptor * John Glashan – cartoonist * Lucy McKenzie – artist * Bud Neill – cartoonist ( Lobey Dosser) * Cordelia Oliver – artist, writer and art critic * Frank Quitely – comic book artist * Joseph Urie – artist

Business

* William Beardmore – Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company * George Bogle of Daldowie – wealthy tobacco merchant *Sir William Burrell – shipping magnate and philanthropist * Catherine Cranston – tearoom proprietor * William Cunninghame – tobacco merchant * John Glassford – wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank *Sir Thomas Lipton – entrepreneur, Lipton Tea *

Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden Norman Somerville Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, (5 March 1926 – 5 November 2021) was a Scottish industrialist and member of the House of Lords who sat as a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative.James McAlpin – merchant tailor * James McGill – businessman and philanthropist * Robert Napier – co-founder of Cunard Line * Reo Stakis – entrepreneur *

Charles Tennant Charles Tennant (3 May 1768 – 1 October 1838) was a Scottish chemist and industrialist. He discovered Calcium hypochlorite, bleaching powder and founded an industrial dynasty. Biography Charles Tennant was born at Laigh Corton, Alloway, Ayrs ...

– St. Rollox Chemicals Works

Civic

Founder

* Saint Mungo – traditional founder of the city

Campaigners

* Mary Barbour * Ian Dunn – gay and paedophile rights activist * Deborah Knox Livingston – temperance and suffrage activist

Crime and punishment

* Ian Brady – violent criminal * Archibald Hall – murderer * Allan Pinkerton – detective * Edward William Pritchard – murderer who was publicly executed in Glasgow and was the last person to be publicly executed in Scotland

Law

* Madge Easton Anderson – lawyer

Provosts

* George Elphinstone (died 1634) – Lord Provost and courtier

Education

* Mary Ellen Bews – New Zealand school principal and educationalist, born in Glasgow * Mary Cranston Mason (1846–1932) – social reformer, temperance leader, Glasgow school board member

Humanities

* David Stow Adam – theologian * C. A. Campbell – metaphysical philosopher * William Purdie Dickson – scholar *

Niall Ferguson Sir Niall Campbell Ferguson, ( ; born 18 April 1964)Biography
Niall Ferguson

– historian and writer * William MacAskill – philosopher and ethicist *

Alasdair MacIntyre Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (12 January 1929 – 21 May 2025) was a Scottish-American philosopher who contributed to moral and political philosophy as well as history of philosophy and theology. MacIntyre's '' After Virtue'' (1981) is one of ...

– philosopher

Fictional figures

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– fictional multi-billionaire cartoon duck * Desmond Hume – fictional character in the TV series Lost.

Military

* William Anderson – recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

* Andrew Bogle – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Robert Downie – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Francis Farquharson – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Herbert Henderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross *

John Knox John Knox ( – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the founder of the Church of Scotland. Born in Giffordgate, a street in Haddington, East Lot ...

– recipient of the Victoria Cross * Donald MacKintosh – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Henry May – recipient of the Victoria Cross * John McAulay – recipient of the Victoria Cross * John McDermond – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Hugh McInnes – recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Miller – recipient of the Victoria Cross *Sir John Moore – British military officer * James Park – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Harry Ranken – recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Reid – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Walter Ritchie – recipient of the Victoria Cross * George Rodgers – recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Skinner – recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Stokes – recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Turnbull – recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Young – recipient of the Victoria Cross

Musicians and bands

Politics

* Bashir Ahmad – first Asian MSP *

Mhairi Black Mhairi Black (; born 12 September 1994) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 2022 to 2024, and as a Member of Parliament ( ...

– youngest Member of Parliament (MP) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since at the

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*Sir

Menzies Campbell Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, (; born 22 May 1941), often known as Ming Campbell, is a Scottish politician, advocate and former athlete. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for North ...

– Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–2007) *Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman – British prime minister * Roseanna Cunningham –

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic party. The party holds 61 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, and holds 9 out of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, ...

MP, MSP * Donald Dewar –

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* Pearse Doherty –

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politician * Winnie Ewing – Scottish National Party MP, MEP and MSP * Margaret Ferrier – Scottish National Party MP * George Galloway – MP for Glasgow Hillhead (1987–97) and Glasgow Kelvin (1997–2005) * Nigel Griffiths – Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South *

Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour Party (UK), Labour politician. He was the first Labour Cabinet of the United Kingdom, cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniqu ...

– Chairman of the Labour Party *

Bonar Law Andrew Bonar Law (; 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British statesman and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. Law was born in the British colony of New Brunswick (now a Canadi ...

– British prime minister * John MacCormick – Scottish National Party *Sir John A. Macdonald – first

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* John Maclean – Socialist * Michael Martin – Speaker of the House of Commons * James Maxton – Independent Labour Party MP * Tommy Sheridan –

Scottish Socialist Party The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a Left-wing politics, left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an Scottish independence, independent Socialism, socialist Scottish Scottish republicanism, republic. The party was fou ...

MSP *

Manny Shinwell Emanuel Shinwell, Baron Shinwell, (18 October 1884 – 8 May 1986) was a British politician who served as a government minister under Ramsay MacDonald and Clement Attlee. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, he served as a Member of ...

– Labour MP *

Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2023. She has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) sin ...

– Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (2014–2023) *

Humza Yousaf Humza Haroon Yousaf (; born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from March 2023 to May 2024. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish ...

– Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party

Sports

Athletics

*Angela Bridgeman – sprinter

Baseball

*Mac MacArthur – Major League Baseball player *Jim McCormick (pitcher), Jim McCormick – baseball player *Bobby Thomson – baseball player

Boxing

*Scott Harrison (boxer), Scott Harrison – boxer *Benny Lynch – boxer *Jim Watt (boxer), Jim Watt – boxer

Cricket

*James Stewart Carrick (1855–1923) – first-class cricketer *William Foster (Scottish cricketer), William Foster (born 1934) – first-class cricketer *David Livingstone (cricketer), David Livingstone (1927–2011) – international cricketer for Scotland

Cycling

*Philippa York – cyclist

Football

*Eddie Austin – forward *Jen Beattie – defender *Ralph Black (soccer), Ralph Black – defender *Tom Boyd (Scottish footballer), Tom Boyd – defender *Jim Craig (Scottish footballer), Jim Craig – defender and manager *Graeme Churchill – striker *Paddy Crerand – midfielder, manager, and sports commentator *Sir Kenny Dalglish – forward and manager *Tommy Docherty – midfielder and manager *Sir Alex Ferguson – forward and manager *Alexander Watson Hutton – teacher and founder of the Argentine Football Association *Mo Johnston – forward *Ruesha Littlejohn – forward and midfielder *Ross McCormack – striker *James McFadden – forward *Frank McGarvey – forward *Danny McGrain – defender and manager *Jimmy McGrory – forward and manager *Andrew Robertson – defender *Peter Sermanni – midfielder *Robert Snodgrass – midfielder and forward *Jock Stein – defender and manager *David Templeton – forward *John Wark – midfielder

Golf

*Ewen Ferguson – professional golfer *Kylie Henry – professional golfer *Martin Laird – professional golfer *Colin Montgomerie – professional golfer *Janice Moodie – professional golfer *Edith Orr – amateur golfer

Ice hockey

*Andy Aitkenhead – ice hockey player *Gordie Clark – ice hockey player *James Foster (ice hockey), James Foster – ice hockey player *Alex Gray (ice hockey), Alex Gray – ice hockey player *Frank Jardine (ice hockey), Frank Jardine – ice hockey player *Colin Shields – ice hockey player *Steve Smith (ice hockey, born in Scotland), Steve Smith – ice hockey player

Rugby union

*Adam Ashe – rugby union player and coach *Johnnie Beattie – rugby union player *Magnus Bradbury – rugby union player *Alan Bulloch – rugby union player *Gordon Bulloch – rugby union player *Thomas Chalmers (rugby), Thomas Chalmers – rugby union player *Rory Hughes – rugby union player *James Malcolm (rugby union), James Malcolm – rugby union player *Duncan Weir – rugby union player *Jon Welsh – rugby union player

Snooker

*Marcus Campbell – professional snooker player *Stephen Maguire – professional snooker player *Anthony McGill – professional snooker player *Alan McManus – professional snooker player

Swimming

*Michael Jamieson – swimmer *Duncan Scott (swimmer), Duncan Scott – swimmer

Tennis

*Andy Murray – Olympic tennis player

Wrestling

*Nikki Cross – professional wrestler *Joe Coffey (wrestler), Joe Coffey – professional wrestler *Mark Coffey – professional wrestler *Wolfgang (wrestler), Wolfgang – professional wrestler *Isla Dawn – professional wrestler

Science and engineering

*June Almeida – virologist *Joseph Black – physicist and chemist *Phillip Clancey – ornithologist *Thomas Hopkirk – botanist *Ronald David Laing – psychiatrist *Elizabeth Janet MacGregor – medical doctor *David Napier (marine engineer), David Napier – marine engineer * Robert Napier – marine engineer, co-founder of Cunard Line *James Beaumont Neilson – inventor *William Ramsay, Sir William Ramsay – chemist *Lord Kelvin, William Thomson, Lord Kelvin – mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer *James Watt – engineer *Nora Wattie – public health pioneer *John Scott Russell – naval engineer *Charles Macintosh – inventor *William Wright Virtue – engineer

References

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