List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom
Gordon Reid
Gordon "Gio" Reid is a British professional wheelchair tennis player from Dunbartonshire, ranked world No.4 in singles and world No.1 in doubles. He is a paralympic gold medallist and 2 time singles grand slam champion.
Thomas Neill Cream
Dr Thomas Neill Cream, also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-Canadian medical doctor and serial killer, who claimed his first proven victims in the United States and the rest in Great Britain, and possibly others in Canada. Cream, who poisoned his victims, was executed after his attempts to frame others for his crimes brought him to the attention of London police.
Julian Smith
Julian Richard Smith is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2019 to 2020 under Boris Johnson. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Skipton and Ripon since 2010. He also served as Government Chief Whip from 2017 to 2019 under Theresa May.
Graeme Garden
David Graeme Garden OBE is a British comedian, actor, author, artist and television presenter, best known as a member of The Goodies and a regular panellist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
Alexander Cumming
Alexander Cumming FRSE was a Scottish watchmaker and instrument inventor, who was the first to patent a design of the flush toilet in 1775, which had been pioneered by Sir John Harrington, but without solving the problem of foul smells. As well as improving the flush mechanism, Cummings included an S-trap to retain water permanently within the waste pipe, thus preventing sewer gases from entering buildings. Most modern flush toilets still include a similar trap.
Brian Connolly
Brian Francis Connolly was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead singer between 1968 and 1979 of the British glam rock band The Sweet.
Lena Zavaroni
Lena Hilda Zavaroni was a Scottish singer and a television show host. At ten years of age, with her album Ma! , she was the youngest person in history to have an album in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. Later she starred in her own television series, made numerous TV guest star appearances, and appeared on stage. From the age of thirteen, Zavaroni suffered anorexia nervosa and also developed clinical depression when she was fifteen. Following an operation to cure her depression, Zavaroni died at the age of thirty-five from pneumonia on 1 October 1999.
Jeremy Lee
Jeremy James Lee is a British celebrity chef and chef proprietor at Quo Vadis, London. He had previously been head chef at the Blueprint Café for eighteen years.
Gregor Fisher
Gregor Fisher is a Scottish comedian and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the comedy series Rab C. Nesbitt, a role he has played since the show's first episode in 1988. He has also had roles in films such as Love Actually, Lassie and Wild Target.
Mhairi Black
Mhairi Black is a Scottish politician. Black is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since 2015, when she defeated Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander. She was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2019.