Scottish
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Adam Ferguson |
Philosopher |
June 20, 1723 |
February 22, 1816 |
| Adam Smith |
Economist |
June 5, 1723 |
July 17, 1790 |
| Al Stewart |
Musician |
September 5, 1945 |
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| Alan Cumming |
Actor |
January 27, 1965 |
|
| Alan Gorrie |
Musician |
July 19, 1946 |
|
| Alan Hansen |
Athlete |
June 13, 1955 |
|
| Alex Ferguson |
Coach |
December 31, 1941 |
|
| Alexander Bain |
Philosopher |
June 11, 1818 |
September 18, 1903 |
| Alexander Duff |
Clergyman |
April 15, 1806 |
February 12, 1878 |
| Alexander Graham Bell |
Inventor |
March 3, 1847 |
August 2, 1922 |
| Alexander Selkirk |
Celebrity |
1676 |
1723 |
| Alexander Smith |
Poet |
December 31, 1830 |
January 5, 1867 |
| Alistair Maclean |
Novelist |
April 28, 1922 |
February 2, 1987 |
| Allan Cunningham |
Poet |
December 7, 1784 |
October 30, 1842 |
| Andrew Fletcher |
Writer |
1653 |
1716 |
| Andrew Lang |
Poet |
March 31, 1844 |
July 20, 1912 |
| Andrew Melville |
Theologian |
1545 |
1622 |
| Angus Young |
Musician |
March 31, 1959 |
|
| Anne Grant |
Poet |
February 21, 1755 |
November 7, 1838 |
| Annie Lennox |
Musician |
December 25, 1954 |
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| Arthur Keith |
Scientist |
February 5, 1866 |
January 7, 1955 |
| B. C. Forbes |
Journalist |
May 14, 1880 |
May 6, 1954 |
| Bill Forsyth |
Director |
July 29, 1946 |
|
| Bill Shankly |
Athlete |
September 2, 1913 |
September 29, 1981 |
| Billy Boyd |
Actor |
August 28, 1968 |
|
| Billy Connolly |
Comedian |
November 24, 1942 |
|
| Bon Scott |
Musician |
July 9, 1946 |
February 19, 1980 |
| Colin Mochrie |
Actor |
November 30, 1957 |
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| Craig Ferguson |
Comedian |
May 17, 1962 |
|
| David Allan |
Artist |
February 13, 1744 |
August 6, 1796 |
| David Byrne |
Musician |
March 14, 1952 |
|
| David Douglas |
Environmentalist |
1799 |
1834 |
| David Ferrier |
Scientist |
1843 |
1924 |
| David Gill |
Scientist |
June 12, 1843 |
January 24, 1914 |
| David Hume |
Philosopher |
May 7, 1711 |
August 25, 1776 |
| David Livingstone |
Explorer |
March 19, 1813 |
May 1, 1873 |
| David Mallet |
Dramatist |
1705 |
1765 |
| David McCallum |
Actor |
September 19, 1933 |
|
| David Russell |
Musician |
1953 |
|
| Deborah Kerr |
Actress |
September 30, 1921 |
October 16, 2007 |
| Denis Law |
Athlete |
February 24, 1940 |
|
| Dennis Nilsen |
Criminal |
November 23, 1945 |
|
| Donald Cargill |
Clergyman |
1610 |
1681 |
| Dorothy Dunnett |
Novelist |
August 25, 1923 |
November 9, 2001 |
| Douglas Dunn |
Poet |
October 23, 1942 |
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| Dougray Scott |
Actor |
November 25, 1965 |
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| E. T. Bell |
Mathematician |
February 7, 1883 |
December 21, 1960 |
| Eddie Campbell |
Artist |
August 10, 1955 |
|
| Edward Irving |
Clergyman |
August 4, 1792 |
December 7, 1834 |
| Eric Liddell |
Athlete |
January 16, 1902 |
February 21, 1945 |
| Evelyn Glennie |
Musician |
July 19, 1965 |
|
| Ewan McGregor |
Actor |
March 31, 1971 |
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| Frances Wright |
Writer |
1795 |
1852 |
| Francis Jeffrey |
Judge |
October 23, 1773 |
January 26, 1850 |
| Francis Wright |
Activist |
September 6, 1795 |
December 13, 1852 |
| Gail Porter |
Celebrity |
March 23, 1971 |
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| George Adam Smith |
Clergyman |
October 19, 1856 |
1942 |
| George Byron |
Poet |
January 22, 1788 |
April 19, 1824 |
| George Gillespie |
Theologian |
1613 |
1648 |
| George MacDonald |
Novelist |
December 10, 1824 |
September 18, 1905 |
| Gerard Butler |
Actor |
November 13, 1969 |
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| Gilbert Highet |
Writer |
June 22, 1906 |
1978 |
| Gordon Ramsay |
Celebrity |
November 8, 1966 |
|
| Gordon Strachan |
Athlete |
February 9, 1957 |
|
| Gordon Waller |
Musician |
June 4, 1945 |
|
| Harry Lauder |
Entertainer |
August 4, 1870 |
February 26, 1950 |
| Henry Drummond |
Writer |
August 17, 1851 |
March 11, 1897 |
| Hugh Blair |
Theologian |
April 7, 1718 |
December 27, 1800 |
| Hugh MacDiarmid |
Poet |
August 11, 1892 |
September 9, 1978 |
| Hugh Miller |
Scientist |
1802 |
1856 |
| Iain Banks |
Writer |
February 16, 1954 |
|
| Ian Hamilton Finlay |
Poet |
October 28, 1925 |
|
| Ian McDiarmid |
Actor |
August 11, 1944 |
|
| Ian St. John |
Athlete |
June 7, 1938 |
|
| Irvine Welsh |
Novelist |
September 27, 1961 |
|
| J. M. Barrie |
Novelist |
May 9, 1860 |
June 19, 1937 |
| Jackie Stewart |
Athlete |
June 11, 1939 |
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| James Boswell |
Lawyer |
October 29, 1740 |
May 19, 1795 |
| James C. Maxwell |
Mathematician |
June 13, 1831 |
November 5, 1879 |
| James Chalmers |
Inventor |
1782 |
1853 |
| James Connolly |
Politician |
June 5, 1868 |
May 12, 1916 |
| James Dewar |
Scientist |
September 20, 1842 |
March 27, 1923 |
| James Donald |
Actor |
May 18, 1917 |
August 3, 1993 |
| James G. Frazer |
Scientist |
January 1, 1854 |
May 7, 1941 |
| James Grainger |
Poet |
1721 |
1766 |
| James Hogg |
Poet |
1770 |
1835 |
| James Hutton |
Scientist |
June 3, 1726 |
March 26, 1797 |
| James Lind |
Scientist |
1716 |
1794 |
| James Mackintosh |
Judge |
October 24, 1765 |
May 30, 1832 |
| James McAvoy |
Actor |
April 21, 1979 |
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| James Nasmyth |
Inventor |
August 19, 1808 |
May 7, 1890 |
| James Thomson |
Musician |
September 11, 1700 |
August 27, 1748 |
| James W. Black |
Scientist |
July 14, 1924 |
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| James Young Simpson |
Scientist |
June 7, 1811 |
May 6, 1870 |
| Joanna Baillie |
Poet |
1762 |
1851 |
| Jock Stein |
Celebrity |
October 5, 1922 |
September 10, 1985 |
| John Arbuthnot |
Physicist |
April 29, 1667 |
1735 |
| John Barbour |
Poet |
1316 |
1395 |
| John Boyd Orr |
Politician |
September 23, 1880 |
June 25, 1971 |
| John Buchan |
Politician |
August 26, 1875 |
February 11, 1940 |