List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom
Annie Lennox
Ann Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983 music video for "Sweet Dreams " with orange cropped hair and wearing a man's business suit, the BBC states, "all eyes were on Annie Lennox, the singer whose powerful androgynous look defied the male gaze". Subsequent hits with Eurythmics include "There Must Be an Angel " and "Here Comes the Rain Again".
Chris Hoy
Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy, MBE is a British racing driver and former track cyclist from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.
Nikki Storm
Nicola Glencross is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Nikki A.S.H.. She is a one-time WWE Raw Women's Champion, three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and eight-time WWE 24/7 Champion. Glencross began her wrestling career on the independent circuit under the ring name Nikki Storm, most notably performing for Insane Championship Wrestling, Pro-Wrestling: EVE and Shimmer Women Athletes. In 2016, Glencross signed a contract with WWE, changing her ring name to Nikki Cross. During her first years with the company, she worked on the NXT brand as part of the Sanity stable, along with Killian Dain, Eric Young, and Alexander Wolfe. Her first character gimmick was that of a psychopathic and unhinged woman who would suffer mood swings. In mid-2018, Sanity was drafted to SmackDown without Cross, who stayed in NXT. Cross was promoted to the main roster on 17 December 2018. In 2019, Cross was drafted to Raw and formed a tag team with Alexa Bliss, leading them to become the first women to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice. On July 18, 2021, Cross, as Nikki A.S.H. won the Money in the Bank contract and successfully cashed it in the next day to become Raw Women's Champion. She is the only woman to have competed for the Raw Women’s Championship, SmackDown Women’s Championship, Women’s Tag Team Championship, NXT Women’s Championship, NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship, NXT UK Women’s Championship and 24/7 Championship.
Lonnie Donegan
Anthony James Donegan, known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before the Beatles.
Eddie Large
Edward Hugh McGinnis, better known by the stage name Eddie Large, was a British comedian. He was best known as one half of the double act Little and Large, with Syd Little.
Michelle Gomez
Michelle May Romney Marsham Antonia Gomez is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series The Book Group (2002–2003), Green Wing (2004–2007), and Bad Education (2012–2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who (2014–2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Les McKeown
Leslie Richard McKeown is a Scottish pop singer who was the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers during their most successful period.
Stephen Crabb
Stephen Crabb is a British politician of the Welsh Conservative Party, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Preseli Pembrokeshire since the 2005 general election, and as Chairman of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee since January 2020. In 2016, Crabb was briefly Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He has previously been a government whip, a junior minister for Wales and the Secretary of State for Wales.
David II of Scotland
David II was King of Scotland for nearly 42 years, from 1329 until his death in 1371. He was the last male of the House of Bruce. Although David spent long periods in exile or captivity, he managed to ensure the survival of his kingdom and left the Scottish monarchy in a strong position.
Neil Connery
Neil Niren Connery is a Scottish former actor and the younger brother of actor Sean Connery.