List of Famous people born in Scotland, United Kingdom

John Pitcairn

First Name John
Last Name Pitcairn
Born on December 28, 1722
Died on June 17, 1775 (aged 52)

Major John Pitcairn was a British Marine officer who was stationed in Boston, Massachusetts, at the start of the American War of Independence.

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Leslie Harvey

First Name Leslie
Last Name Harvey
Died on May 3, 1972 (aged 2)

Leslie Cameron Harvey was a guitarist in several Scottish bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, most notably Stone the Crows. He was the brother of Alex Harvey.

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Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale

First Name Charles
Last Name Lauderdale
Born on January 1, 1620
Died on June 9, 1691 (aged 71)

Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, was the second son of John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale.

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Sir David Hunter Blair of Blairquhan, 3rd Bt.

First Name Sir
Born on October 3, 1778
Died on December 26, 1857 (aged 79)
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Lynne Ramsay

First Name Lynne
Last Name Ramsay
Born on December 5, 1969 (age 56)

Lynne Ramsay is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films Ratcatcher (1999), Morvern Callar (2002), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), and You Were Never Really Here (2017).

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Eleanor of Scotland

First Name Eleanor
Died on November 20, 1480

Eleanor of Scotland was an Archduchess of Austria by marriage to Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, a noted translator, and regent of Austria in 1455-58 and 1467. She was a daughter of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort.

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Isabel Bruce

First Name Isabel
Last Name Bruce
Born on January 1, 1272
Died on January 1, 1358 (aged 86)

Isabel Bruce was Queen of Norway as the wife of King Eric II.

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Sara Stewart

First Name Sara
Last Name Stewart
Born on June 28, 1966 (age 59)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Sara Scott Griffith is a Scottish actress. She played Stella in Sugar Rush.

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Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee

First Name Charles
Last Name Dundee
Born on November 19, 1838
Died on January 9, 1906 (aged 67)

Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee was a British businessman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 until 1905 when he was raised to the peerage. He served as Home Secretary from 1900 to 1902 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1902 to 1903.

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Ron Donachie

First Name Ron
Last Name Donachie
Born on April 26, 1956 (age 70)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Ronald Eaglesham Porter, known professionally as Ron Donachie, is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring as DI John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the Ian Rankin "Rebus" detective novels and for his supporting roles in films The Jungle Book (1994), Titanic and television series Doctor Who and Game of Thrones.

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