List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

John Hepburn

First Name John
Last Name Hepburn
Born on January 1, 1500
Died on November 30, 1556 (aged 56)

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.

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John Keiller Greig

First Name John
Last Name Greig
Born on June 12, 1881
Died on January 1, 1971 (aged 89)

John Keiller Greig was a British figure skater. He was a three-time British national champion and competed at the 1908 Olympics, placing fourth.

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Margaret Mann

First Name Margaret
Last Name Mann
Born on April 4, 1868
Died on February 4, 1941 (aged 72)

Margaret Mann, was a Scottish-American actress.

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Christian Fletcher

First Name Christian
Last Name Fletcher
Born on January 1, 1619
Died on February 1, 1691 (aged 72)

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.

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Duncan Liddel

First Name Duncan
Last Name Liddel
Born on January 1, 1561
Died on December 17, 1613 (aged 52)

Duncan Liddel was a Scottish mathematician, physician and astronomer.

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George Lennox Watson

First Name George
Last Name Watson
Born on October 30, 1851
Died on November 12, 1904 (aged 53)

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.

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William Burrell

First Name William
Last Name Burrell
Born on July 9, 1861
Died on March 29, 1958 (aged 96)

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.

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Alex Young

First Name Alex
Last Name Young
Born on June 23, 1880
Died on October 17, 1959 (aged 79)

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.

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Alexander Wilson

First Name Alexander
Last Name Wilson
Born on July 6, 1766
Died on August 23, 1813 (aged 47)

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.

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Colen Campbell

First Name Colen
Last Name Campbell
Born on June 15, 1676
Died on September 13, 1729 (aged 53)

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.

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