List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom
John Hepburn
John Hepburn was provided bishop of Brechin, Scotland, by Pope Leo X on 29 October 1516, but there may have been a delay in consecrating him due to his "defect of age". He may not have been consecrated until sometime between June 1522 and 23 February 1523, though the evidence is complex and contradictory.
John Keiller Greig
John Keiller Greig was a British figure skater. He was a three-time British national champion and competed at the 1908 Olympics, placing fourth.
Margaret Mann
Margaret Mann, was a Scottish-American actress.
Christian Fletcher
Christian Fletcher, Lady Abercrombie, was a Scottish minister's wife who saved the Honours of Scotland from Cromwell's troops during the English invasion of Scotland.
Duncan Liddel
Duncan Liddel was a Scottish mathematician, physician and astronomer.
George Lennox Watson
George Lennox Watson was a Scottish naval architect. He was born in Glasgow, son of Thomas Lennox Watson, a doctor at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and grandson of Sir Timothy Burstall, engineer and entrant at the 1829 Rainhill Trials.
William Burrell
Sir William Burrell was a Scottish shipping merchant and philanthropist. A collector of antiques, he donated his vast collection to the city of Glasgow, leading to the creation of the Burrell Collection art museum.
Alex Young
Alexander Simpson "Sandy" Young was a Scottish professional footballer who played for St Mirren, Falkirk, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, South Liverpool and represented Scotland at international level.
Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist prior to Audubon.
Colen Campbell
Colen Campbell was a pioneering Scottish architect and architectural writer, credited as a founder of the Georgian style. For most of his career, he resided in Italy and England.