List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

Cadwallader Colden

First Name Cadwallader
Last Name Colden
Born on February 7, 1688
Died on September 28, 1776 (aged 88)

Cadwallader Colden was a physician, natural scientist, a lieutenant governor and acting Governor for the Province of New York.

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Peter McNamee

First Name Peter
Last Name McNamee
Born on March 20, 1935
Died on August 27, 2021 (aged 86)

Peter McNamee was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Peterborough United and Notts County as an outside left. He made nearly 350 appearances for Peterborough United and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.

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Thomas Carlyle

First Name Thomas
Last Name Carlyle
Died on February 5, 1881

Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. In his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1841), he argued that the actions of the "Great Man" play a key role in history, claiming that "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". Other major works include The French Revolution: A History, 3 vols (1837) and The History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, 6 vols (1858–65).

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William Forbes Skene

First Name William
Last Name Skene
Born on June 7, 1809
Died on August 29, 1892 (aged 83)

William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA(Scot) DCL LLD, was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary.

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Keith Elphinstone

First Name Keith
Last Name Elphinstone
Died on July 6, 1941
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George Johnstone

First Name George
Last Name Johnstone
Born on January 1, 1730
Died on May 24, 1787 (aged 57)

George Johnstone was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of post-captain and serving for a time as commodore of a squadron. In a multifaceted career he was also a member of Parliament, a director of the East India Company, a member of the Carlisle Peace Commission and the first Governor of West Florida from 1763 until 1767.

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Andrew Ramsay Don-Wauchope

First Name Andrew
Last Name Don-Wauchope
Born on April 29, 1861
Died on January 16, 1948 (aged 86)

Andrew Ramsay "Bunny" Don-Wauchope was a Scottish international rugby union back who played club rugby for Cambridge and Fettesian-Lorettonian. Don Wauchope played an important role within the early growth of Scottish rugby and after retiring from international rugby he became a referee and was the President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He was considered Scotland's outstanding half-back of the early 1880s and is credited as being one of the pioneers of modern half-back play.

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Arthur Landsborough Thomson

First Name Arthur
Last Name Thomson
Born on October 8, 1890
Died on June 9, 1977 (aged 86)

Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson FRSE PZS CB LLD was a Scottish medical researcher, mainly remembered as an amateur ornithologist and ornithological author and acknowledged expert on bird migration.

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Andy Harries

First Name Andy
Last Name Harries

Andrew Harries is chief executive and co-founder of Left Bank Pictures, a UK based production company formed in 2007. In a career spanning four decades he has produced television dramas including The Royle Family, Cold Feet, the revivals of Prime Suspect and Cracker, as well as the BAFTA-winning television play The Deal.

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Brusi Sigurdsson

First Name Brusi
Born on November 30, 0979
Died on November 30, 1029 (aged 50)

Brusi Sigurdsson was one of Sigurd Hlodvirsson's four sons. He was joint Earl of Orkney from 1014. His life is recorded in the Orkneyinga Saga.

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