Scottish
Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
John Gilmour |
Politician |
May 27, 1876 |
March 30, 1940 |
John Hay Beith |
Playwright |
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John Henry Mackay |
Writer |
1864 |
1933 |
John Higgins |
Celebrity |
May 18, 1975 |
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John Knox |
Clergyman |
1514 |
1572 |
John Stuart Blackie |
Writer |
July 28, 1809 |
March 2, 1895 |
John Wilson |
Writer |
May 18, 1785 |
April 3, 1854 |
Jonathan Potter |
Psychologist |
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Joseph Hume |
Scientist |
January 22, 1777 |
February 20, 1855 |
Joseph Thomson |
Explorer |
February 14, 1858 |
August 2, 1895 |
Ken MacLeod |
Writer |
August 2, 1954 |
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Kenneth Grahame |
Novelist |
March 8, 1859 |
June 6, 1932 |
Kenny Dalglish |
Athlete |
March 4, 1951 |
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Kirsty Gallacher |
Entertainer |
January 20, 1976 |
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Len G. Murray |
Lawyer |
1933 |
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Lonnie Donegan |
Musician |
April 29, 1931 |
November 3, 2002 |
Lord Robertson |
Diplomat |
April 12, 1946 |
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Magnus Magnusson |
Journalist |
October 12, 1929 |
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Margaret Oliphant |
Novelist |
April 4, 1828 |
June 25, 1897 |
Margo MacDonald |
Politician |
April 19, 1943 |
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Marie Carmichael Stopes |
Author |
October 15, 1880 |
October 2, 1958 |
Marie Stopes |
Author |
October 15, 1880 |
October 2, 1958 |
Mark Millar |
Writer |
December 24, 1969 |
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Mary Queen of Scots |
Royalty |
December 8, 1542 |
February 8, 1587 |
Midge Ure |
Musician |
October 10, 1953 |
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Nigel Tranter |
Historian |
November 23, 1909 |
January 9, 2000 |
Norman MacCaig |
Poet |
November 14, 1910 |
January 23, 1996 |
Norman Macleod |
Writer |
1812 |
1872 |
Norman McLaren |
Artist |
April 11, 1914 |
January 27, 1987 |
Oswald Chambers |
Theologian |
July 24, 1874 |
November 15, 1917 |
Patrick Geddes |
Scientist |
1854 |
1932 |
Patrick Gordon |
Soldier |
1635 |
1699 |
Paul Gallagher |
Athlete |
August 9, 1984 |
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Peter Marshall |
Clergyman |
May 27, 1902 |
January 26, 1949 |
R. D. Laing |
Psychologist |
October 7, 1927 |
August 23, 1989 |
Richard Holloway |
Writer |
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Robbie Coltraine |
Actor |
March 30, 1950 |
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Robbie Coltrane |
Actor |
March 30, 1950 |
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Robert Adamson |
Philosopher |
January 19, 1852 |
February 8, 1902 |
Robert Barclay |
Writer |
1648 |
1690 |
Robert Burns |
Poet |
January 25, 1759 |
July 21, 1796 |
Robert Carlyle |
Director |
April 14, 1961 |
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Robert Chambers |
Writer |
July 10, 1802 |
March 17, 1871 |
Robert Dale Owen |
Politician |
November 7, 1801 |
June 24, 1877 |
Robert Fortune |
Scientist |
September 16, 1813 |
April 13, 1880 |
Robert Louis Stevenson |
Writer |
November 13, 1850 |
December 3, 1894 |
Robert Rainy |
Clergyman |
January 1, 1826 |
December 22, 1906 |
Robert Service |
Poet |
January 16, 1874 |
September 11, 1958 |
Robert W. Service |
Poet |
January 16, 1874 |
September 11, 1958 |
Robin Cook |
Politician |
February 28, 1946 |
August 6, 2005 |
Rod Stewart |
Musician |
January 10, 1945 |
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Ronald Ross |
Scientist |
May 13, 1857 |
September 16, 1932 |
Ronnie Corbett |
Comedian |
December 4, 1930 |
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Samuel Rutherford |
Theologian |
1600 |
1661 |
Samuel Smiles |
Author |
December 23, 1812 |
April 16, 1904 |
Sean Connery |
Actor |
August 25, 1930 |
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Sheena Easton |
Musician |
April 27, 1959 |
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Shirley Manson |
Musician |
August 26, 1966 |
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Theodore Martin |
Poet |
1816 |
1909 |
Thomas Boston |
Clergyman |
March 17, 1676 |
May 20, 1732 |
Thomas Campbell |
Poet |
July 27, 1777 |
June 15, 1844 |
Thomas Carlyle |
Philosopher |
December 4, 1795 |
February 5, 1881 |
Thomas Chalmers |
Clergyman |
March 17, 1780 |
May 31, 1847 |
Thomas Drummond |
Public Servant |
October 10, 1797 |
April 15, 1840 |
Thomas Erskine |
Theologian |
October 13, 1788 |
March 20, 1870 |
Thomas Guthrie |
Clergyman |
1803 |
1873 |
Thomas Reid |
Philosopher |
April 26, 1710 |
October 7, 1796 |
Tobias Smollett |
Writer |
March 19, 1721 |
September 17, 1771 |
Tom Conti |
Actor |
November 22, 1941 |
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Tom Hunter |
Businessman |
May 6, 1961 |
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Tommy Armour |
Athlete |
September 24, 1894 |
September 12, 1968 |
W. H. Murray |
Athlete |
March 18, 1913 |
March 19, 1996 |
Walter Elliot |
Politician |
September 19, 1888 |
January 8, 1958 |
Walter Scott |
Novelist |
August 14, 1771 |
September 21, 1832 |
Walter Smith |
Athlete |
February 24, 1948 |
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William Allan |
Artist |
1782 |
1850 |
William Barclay |
Theologian |
December 5, 1907 |
January 24, 1978 |
William Dunbar |
Poet |
1460 |
1520 |
William Falconer |
Poet |
1732 |
1769 |
William Hamilton |
Politician |
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William Kidd |
Explorer |
1645 |
May 23, 1701 |
William Minto |
Writer |
October 10, 1845 |
March 1, 1893 |
William Ramsay |
Scientist |
October 2, 1852 |
July 23, 1916 |
William Robertson Smith |
Scientist |
November 8, 1846 |
March 31, 1894 |
William Wallace |
Revolutionary |
1270 |
1305 |
William Winwood Reade |
Historian |
1838 |
1875 |