List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

John Anderson was a Scottish natural philosopher and liberal educator at the forefront of the application of science to technology in the industrial revolution, and of the education and advancement of working men and women. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and was the posthumous founder of Anderson's College, which ultimately evolved into the University of Strathclyde.

Tommy Gormley is a Scottish film director and producer. He is known for his work on the genres of action, drama and science fiction. Gormley has produced or served as assistant director on films such as Star Trek and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Pearse Daniel Doherty is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency since the 2016 general election, and previously from 2010 to 2016 for the Donegal South-West constituency. He previously served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2007 to 2010.

Patrick Bosco McFadden is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he was briefly Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2010 and Shadow Minister for Europe from 2014 to 2016 under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.

Stewart Carson is a retired badminton player from South Africa. He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2002 and 2004 African Championships, also at the 2003 All-Africa Games. Carson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Dorian James. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States. He is currently the National Badminton Coach of South Africa.

Peter McRobbie is a Scottish-born American character actor, best known for his roles as Pop Pop Jamison in the 2015 horror film The Visit and Father Paul Lantom in Daredevil, as well as a recurring role in the TNT series The Alienist.

David Isaac Hopkin is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently the manager of Ayr United.

Buxton Orr was a Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer and teacher.

Robert Edmond Grant MD FRCPEd FRS FRSE FZS FGS was a British anatomist and zoologist.

James Christie (1730–1803) was the founder of auction house Christie's.