list of famous scottish people
List of Famous Scottish People
Scotland, despite being a part of the United Kingdom, has always had its distinct cultural identity. This Buzzle article brings you a list of famous Scottish people; the very men and women who helped build this great nation.
Did You Know?
Celebrated author J. K. Rowling, though born in England, calls Scotland her home and continues to live in Edinburgh.
For years together now, the fine people of Scotland have been quietly but surely working towards making worthwhile contribution in various fields like arts, politics, sports, and entertainment. To compile a list of all the famous Scots would be next to impossible, for the simple reason that they are far too many to be numbered. However, we've brought you a bunch of names that have managed to make Scotland proud in their field of excellence.
Index
- Historical figures
- Artists
- Musicians and Singers
- Actors
- Writers and Poets
- Explorers and Innovators
- Sportspersons
- Politicians
Historical Figures
James V of Scotland
King of Scots from 1513-1542Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scots from 1542-1567William Wallace
Warrior/Freedom FighterBlack Agnes
Countess of DunbarBonnie Prince Charlie
Purported heir to the throneRobert the Bruce
King of Scots, 1306-1329James VI and I
King of Scotland and EnglandRob Roy
RevolutionaryArtists
George Jamesone
Portrait painterJohn Michael Wright
Portrait painterAndrew Bell
Engraver/PrinterGavin Hamilton
Neoclassical painterRobert Freebairn
Landscape artistDavid Roberts
Painter/LithographerJohn Runciman
Biblical artistAlexander Milne Calder
SculptorHenry Snell Gamley
SculptorJohn Henderson
PainterMusicians and Singers
Annie Lennox
SingerSusan Boyle
SingerBrian Connolly
SingerLulu
SingerJohn Martyn
MusicianRod Stewart
SingerEric Woolfson
Lyricist/SingerBilly Lyall
MusicianRobin Williamson
MusicianFrankie Miller
SingerActors
Sir Sean Connery
Brian Cox, CBE
Ewan McGregor
Gerard Butler
Dougray Scott
Richard Madden
Robbie Coltrane, OBE
Tilda Swinton
James McAvoy
Robert Carlyle, OBE
Writers and Poets
Robert Burns
Poet/LyricistSir Walter Scott
Novelist/Playwright/PoetRobert Louis Stevenson
Writer/PoetSir Arthur Conan Doyle
WriterGeorge MacDonald
Author/PoetAllan Ramsay
PoetJames Macpherson
PoetJ. M. Barrie
WriterJoanna Baillie
Poet/DramatistDavid Hume
Historian/PoetExplorers and Innovators
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
Contributor to the invention of the radarLord Kelvin
Kelvin Scale of absolute temperatureAdam Smith
Father of Modern EconomicsSir Alexander Fleming
Discovered penicillinAlexander Graham Bell
Invented the telephoneJames Watt
Invented the steam engineJoseph Black
Father of Quantitative ChemistryWilliam Speirs Bruce
Oceanographer and Polar ExplorerJames Clerk Maxwell
Mathematician/PhysicistSir William Ramsay
ChemistSportspersons
Sir Alex Ferguson
Rtd. footballer/Ex-Manager of Manchester UnitedBill Shankly
Rtd. footballer/Ex-Manager of Liverpool F.C.Sir Jackie Stewart
Formula One Andy Murray
TennisCatriona Matthews
GolfSir Christopher Hoy MBE
CyclingChris Paterson
RugbyEric Henry Liddell
AthleticsTim Baillie
CanoeingMatt Busby
Footballer and ManagerPoliticians
Tony Blair
Former Labour Prime Minister of the United KingdomGordon Brown
Former Labour Prime Minister of the United KingdomArthur Balfour
Former Prime Minister of the United KingdomAlec Douglas-Home
Former Prime Minister of the United KingdomBonar Law
Former Prime Minister of the United KingdomSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom