List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

Iain Smith

First Name Iain
Born on January 8, 1949 (age 77)

Iain Smith OBE is a film producer. He is known for his productions of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fountain (2006), Children of Men (2006) and The Fifth Element (1997), among others.

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John Keill

First Name John
Last Name Keill
Born on December 1, 1671
Died on August 31, 1721 (aged 49)

John Keill FRS was a Scottish mathematician, natural philosopher, and cryptographer who was an important defender of Isaac Newton.

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Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone

First Name Andrew
Last Name Cochrane-Johnstone
Born on May 24, 1767
Died on August 1, 1833 (aged 66)

Andrew James Cochrane-Johnstone was a Scottish soldier, politician, swindler and adventurer who was found guilty of participation in the Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Alastair Reid

First Name Alastair
Born on July 21, 1939
Died on August 17, 2011 (aged 72)

Alastair Reid was a British television director whose credits include the TV series Selling Hitler (1991) based on the Hitler diaries, and Traffik and Tales of the City and Shout at the Devil.

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Sir Andrew Clark, 1st Baronet

First Name Sir
Born on October 28, 1826
Died on November 6, 1893 (aged 67)

Sir Andrew Clark, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish physician and pathologist.

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Bob Craig

First Name Bob
Last Name Craig
Born on May 2, 1886
Died on April 19, 1918 (aged 31)

Robert Craig was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian, Celtic and Morton.

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James Gillespie Graham

First Name James
Last Name Graham
Born on January 1, 1776
Died on January 1, 1855 (aged 79)

James Gillespie Graham was a Scottish architect, prominent in the early 19th century.

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Ivan Simpson

First Name Ivan
Last Name Simpson
Born on February 4, 1875
Died on October 12, 1951 (aged 76)

Ivan F. Simpson was a Scottish film and stage actor.

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David de Lindsay of the Byres

First Name David
Last Name Byres
Died on January 1, 1279

David de Lindsay, Lord of Barnweill and Byres, was a Scottish knight and crusader. A minor baronial lord, he was the son of David de Lindsay and held lands in East Lothian and South Ayrshire. He became Justiciar of Lothian under Alexander II of Scotland in 1241. This position had been held by his father earlier in the century.

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Robert Simson

First Name Robert
Last Name Simson
Born on October 14, 1687
Died on October 1, 1768 (aged 80)

Robert Simson was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him.

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