List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom
Paolo Nutini
Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Nutini's debut album, These Streets (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, Sunny Side Up (2009), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Both albums have been certified quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Five years later, Nutini released his third studio album, Caustic Love, in April 2014. The album received positive reviews from music critics. Caustic Love debuted at number one on the UK Album Charts and was certified platinum by the BPI in June 2014. While Nutini has not formally addressed it, he has been on a hiatus since 2017.
Swanee
John Swan, better known as Swanee, is an Australian rock singer.
Gerry Gow
Gerry Gow was a footballer who played for Bristol City in the 1970s, making 375 appearances for them in The Football League. Gow made his debut for Bristol City in 1970 at the age of 17. He was a member of the side which achieved promotion in 1976 to the First Division. He left Bristol City aged 28 following the team's relegation to the Second Division in 1980.
Barry Douglas
Barry James Douglas is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Premier League club Leeds United and the Scotland national team.
Ross Wallace
Ross Wallace is a Scottish professional footballer who most recently played as a winger for St Mirren. He has previously played for Celtic, Sunderland, Preston North End, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday, Fleetwood Town, and once played in a full international match for Scotland.
John Smeaton
John Smeaton, also known by the nickname Smeato, is a former baggage handler at Glasgow Airport. He became involved in thwarting the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. Smeaton lives in Erskine, Renfrewshire, a town outside the city and near the airport. Brought up in Erskine, he was educated at Park Mains High School. Smeaton stood as an Independent candidate in the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election.
Steve Hislop
Robert Steven 'Hizzy' Hislop was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won at the Isle of Man TT eleven times, won the British 250cc Championship (1990) and British Superbike championship.
Doug Barrowman
Douglas Alan Barrowman is a Scottish businessman and entrepreneur. He founded the Knox Group of Companies and has invested in Ve Interactive, Aston Ventures, and Equi Capital. He is married to businesswoman Baroness Michelle Mone.
Paula Sherriff
Paula Michelle Sherriff is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury in West Yorkshire from 2015 to 2019. She won the seat from the Conservative Party at the 2015 general election, was re-elected in 2017, but was defeated at the 2019 general election. Sherriff was previously a councillor for Pontefract North in Pontefract on Wakefield District Council.
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
Elizabeth Stuart was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. Because her husband's reign in Bohemia and Palatinate lasted for just one winter, Elizabeth is often referred to as the "Winter Queen".