List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

Richard Neilson Lochhead is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work and has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Moray since 2006. He was previously an MSP for North East Scotland 1999–2006 and served as the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment from 2007 to 2016, and the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science from 2018 to 2021.

Nigel Sinclair, CBE is a Scottish producer of Hollywood films.

Sir James Mann Wordie CBE Fellow of the Royal Society PRGS FRSGS LLD was a Scottish polar explorer and geologist. Friends knew him as Jock Wordie.

James Garvin Stewart is a Scottish former football goalkeeper.

Alexander Neil is a Scottish politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing from 2012 to 2014 and Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights from 2014 to 2016. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Airdrie and Shotts constituency since 2011.

Thomas Morrison Carnegie was a Scottish-born American industrialist. He was the brother of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and co-founder of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works.

Alex McCrindle was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his role as General Jan Dodonna in Star Wars.

Sir John James Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow and London. He was the son of the architect John Burnet, and later went into partnership with his father, joining an architectural firm which would become an influential force in British Modern architecture in the 20th century.

Colm McCarthy is a Scottish television director, who has directed several BBC drama productions.

Professor John Dickie is a British author, historian and academic who specialises in Italy.