List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

Michael Caton-Jones is a Scottish director and producer of film and television. His credits have included the World War II film Memphis Belle, the romantic comedy Doc Hollywood, the biographical drama This Boy's Life, the historical epic Rob Roy, the action thriller The Jackal, and the erotic thriller sequel Basic Instinct 2. He also helmed the Channel 4 miniseries World Without End.

William Hunter was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He was a leading teacher of anatomy, and the outstanding obstetrician of his day. His guidance and training of his equally famous brother, John Hunter, was also of great importance.

Professor Robert Jameson FRS FRSE was a Scottish naturalist and mineralogist.

Michael Coulter BSC is a Scottish cinematographer. On some films, he does additional photography and is a camera operator.

William Gear RA RBSA was a Scottish painter, most notable for his abstract compositions.

Frank Mackenzie Ross was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Sir William Mortimer Clark, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Ronald Frederick Geesin is a Scottish musician, performer composer and writer noted for his very unusual creations and novel applications of sound.

Karen Macdonald Gillon is a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Clydesdale from 1999 to 2011.

Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE was a Scottish mathematical physicist and early pioneer in thermodynamics. He is best known for the mathematical physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wrote with Kelvin, and his early investigations into knot theory.