List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

Tam Dalyell of the Binns

First Name Tam
Last Name Binns
Born on January 1, 1599
Died on January 1, 1685 (aged 86)

Sir Thomas Dalyell of The Binns, 1st Baronet (1615–1685) was a Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, also known by the soubriquets "Bluidy Tam" and "The Muscovite De'il".

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Frederick Robertson Aikman

First Name Frederick
Last Name Aikman
Born on February 6, 1828
Died on October 5, 1888 (aged 60)

Colonel Frederick Robertson Aikman VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Jimmy MacDonald

John James MacDonald
First Name Jimmy
Born on May 19, 1906
Died on February 1, 1991 (aged 84)

John James MacDonald was a British-American foley artist, voice actor, musician, and conductor. He was the original head of the Disney sound effects department and was also the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1947 to 1978.

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Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet

First Name Sir
Born on November 30, 1619
Died on January 1, 1674 (aged 54)

Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet of Morvern was the 18th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1649 to 1651. He died without leaving a son as an heir.

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Robert Moffat

First Name Robert
Last Name Moffat
Born on December 21, 1795
Died on August 9, 1883 (aged 87)

Robert Moffat was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa, father of Mary Moffat Livingstone and father-in-law of David Livingstone, and first translator of the Bible into Setswana.

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Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet

First Name Sir
Born on October 19, 1729
Died on May 30, 1805 (aged 75)

Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, known as William Johnstone until 1767, was a Scottish advocate, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1805. He was reputedly the wealthiest man in Great Britain. He profited from slave plantations in North America, and invested in building developments in Great Britain, including the Pulteney Bridge and other buildings in Bath, buildings on the sea-front at Weymouth in Dorset, and roads in his native Scotland.

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James Campbell

First Name James
Last Name Campbell
Born on October 21, 1745
Died on January 1, 1831 (aged 85)

Sir James Campbell was a Scottish officer of the British Army, and author of Memoirs of Sir James Campbell of Ardkinglas, written by Himself. Until 1810 he was known as James Callander. While not a baronet, as he claimed, he used the title "Sir". Campbell was 5th Laird of Craigforth and 15th Laird of Ardkinglas.

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Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham

First Name Charles
Last Name Barham
Born on October 14, 1726
Died on June 17, 1813 (aged 86)

Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, PC was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action during the Seven Years' War. Middleton was given command of a guardship at the Nore, a Royal Navy anchorage in the Thames Estuary, at the start of the American War of Independence, and was subsequently appointed Comptroller of the Navy. He went on to be First Naval Lord and then First Lord of the Admiralty. Middleton also played a crucial role in the abolition of the slave trade.

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Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet

First Name Sir
Born on January 1, 1650
Died on March 1, 1716 (aged 66)

Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet of Duart and Morvern (1670–1716) was the 20th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1674 to 1716. He was the 16th and last Laird of Duart, when in 1691 he lost Castle Duart to Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll. The castle wasn't recovered by Clan Maclean until 1912 until it was purchased by Fitzroy Donald Maclean, 221 years later.

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John Pitcairn, Jr.

First Name John
Last Name Jr.
Born on January 10, 1841
Died on July 22, 1916 (aged 75)

John Pitcairn Jr. was a Scottish-born American industrialist. With just an elementary school education, Pitcairn rose through the ranks of the Pennsylvania railroad industry, and played a significant role in the creation of the modern oil and natural gas industries. He went on to found the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, an early industry innovator which quickly grew into the largest manufacturer of plate glass in the United States, and amassed one of the largest fortunes in the United States at the time.

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