List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA Scot FSSA MICE was a British scientist, inventor, author, and academic administrator. In science he is principally remembered for his experimental work in physical optics, mostly concerned with the study of the polarization of light and including the discovery of Brewster's angle. He studied the birefringence of crystals under compression and discovered photoelasticity, thereby creating the field of optical mineralogy. For this work, William Whewell dubbed him the "father of modern experimental optics" and "the Johannes Kepler of optics."

Robert Knox was a Scottish anatomist and ethnologist. He was a lecturer on anatomy in Edinburgh, where he introduced the theory of transcendental anatomy. He is now mainly remembered for his involvement in the Burke and Hare murders. An incautious approach to obtaining cadavers for dissection after the passage of the Anatomy Act 1832 and disagreements with professional colleagues ruined his career. A move to London did not improve matters.

Christopher Philip Mitchell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Henry Anthony Hood was a Scottish football player and manager.

Agnes MacKenzie is a Scottish television personality, cleaner and writer. She is known for presenting the Channel 4 series How Clean Is Your House? and the ITV daytime series Storage Hoarders.

Richard Alexander "Ricky" Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster. He is the lead singer of the rock band Deacon Blue.

Moira Shearer King, Lady Kennedy, was an internationally renowned Scottish ballet dancer and actress. She is best remembered for her performances in Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes (1948) and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960).

Mike Towell was a Scottish professional boxer from Dundee, Scotland.

John Campbell Brown was a Scottish astronomer who worked primarily in solar physics. He held the posts of Astronomer Royal for Scotland, the Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Glasgow, and honorary professorships at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Aberdeen.

Graham Dorrans is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers.