List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

Tommy Flanagan

First Name Tommy
Last Name Flanagan
Born on July 3, 1965 (age 60)

Tommy Flanagan is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as Filip "Chibs" Telford in the FX crime drama television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and its spin-off Mayans M.C. (2019), Cicero in Gladiator (2000), Morrison in Braveheart (1995), Tullk in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and Williamson in All About The Benjamins (2002).

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John Muir

First Name John
Last Name Muir
Born on April 21, 1838
Died on December 24, 1914 (aged 76)

John Muir also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America.

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Ken Bruce

First Name Ken
Last Name Bruce
Born on February 2, 1951 (age 75)

Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a Scottish broadcaster who is best known for hosting his long-running weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 1986 to 1990, and then again since 1992.

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Walter Scott

First Name Walter
Last Name Scott
Born on August 15, 1771
Died on September 21, 1832 (aged 61)

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright, and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and Scottish literature. Famous titles include The Lady of the Lake and the novels Waverley, Old Mortality, Rob Roy, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, The Bride of Lammermoor, and Ivanhoe.

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Leigh Griffiths

First Name Leigh
Last Name Griffiths
Born on August 20, 1990 (age 35)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Leigh Griffiths is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team.

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Jackie Stewart

John Young Stewart
First Name Jackie
Born on June 11, 1939 (age 86)

Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships, and twice finishing as runner-up over those nine seasons.

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Douglas Ross

First Name Douglas
Last Name Ross
Born on January 27, 1983 (age 43)

Douglas Gordon Ross is a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Moray since 2017 and was previously a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region from 2016 to 2017.

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Philip Kerr

First Name Philip
Last Name Kerr
Born on February 22, 1956
Died on March 23, 2018 (aged 62)

Philip Ballantyne Kerr was a British author, best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical detective thrillers.

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Phyllis Logan

First Name Phyllis
Born on January 11, 1956 (age 70)
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place. Her other film appearances include Secrets & Lies (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), Downton Abbey (2019) and Misbehaviour (2020).

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Tommy Gemmell

First Name Tommy
Last Name Gemmell
Born on October 16, 1943
Died on March 2, 2017 (aged 73)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Thomas Gemmell was a Scottish football player and manager. Although right-footed, he excelled as a left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. Gemmell is best known as one of the Celtic side who won the 1966–67 European Cup; he scored the first Celtic goal in the final. Gemmell played 18 times for Scotland, and also played for Nottingham Forest, Miami Toros and Dundee. After retiring as a player in 1977, Gemmell managed Dundee and Albion Rovers.

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