1 May 2024 · 6

Famous Scots. William Wallace.

William Wallace was born in 1270 in a Scottish Town called Ayr, or in the immediate area of...

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William Adams

Famous Scots William Adams.

12 April 2024 · 0

William Adam (1689 – 24 June 1748) was a Scottish architect, mason, and entrepreneur. He was the foremost architect of his...

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Famous Scots. James Chalmers.

26 March 2024 · 0

James Chalmers (2 February 1782, in Arbroath – 26 August 1853, in Dundee) was a Scotsman (buried on 1 September 1853 in plot 526...

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Famous Scots . James Watt.

3 March 2024 · 0

James Watt (1736–1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist. He is famous for developing a separate...

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Famous Scots. Kaye Adams.

15 February 2024 · 2

Kaye Adams (born 28 December 1962) is a Scottish television presenter and journalist. She was an anchor on ITV topical discussion show Loose Women from...

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Famous Scots. Peter Denny.

23 January 2024 · 0

Peter Denny FRSE LLD (25 October 1821 – 22 August 1895) was a shipbuilder and shipowner based in Dumbarton, Scotland. Parents and...

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Famous Scots. Sir John Clerk.

9 January 2024 · 0

Sir John Clerk 2nd Baronet (c. 1676 – 4 October 1755) was a Scottish politician, lawyer, judge and composer. He was...

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Famous Scots. Stephen Brand.

30 December 2023 · 2

Steven Brand is a Scottish actor. His feature debut was The Scorpion King (2002), where he portrayed Memnon. He has had...

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Famous Scots.William Beardmore.

15 December 2023 · 3

William Beardmore 1st Baron Invernairn, DL (16 October 1856 – 9 April 1936), known as Sir William Beardmore, Bt, between 1914...

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Famous Scots. Arthur Anderson.

19 November 2023 · 0

Arthur Anderson (1792, Shetland – 27 February 1868, London) was a Scottish businessman and Whig politician. He was co-founder of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)....

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Famous Scots.(Robert Anderson).

14 November 2023 · 0

Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, FRSE RSA (5 April 1834 – 1 June 1921) was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office...

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Famous Scots. (Gerard Butler)

4 November 2023 · 6

Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned...

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Famous Scots.Thomas Carlyle.

13 October 2023 · 2

A tiny house in Ecclefechan, near Lockerbie, is the birthplace of one of the most significant thinkers in Scottish history,...

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Famous Scots. Bartholomew.

31 August 2023 · 0

John George Bartholomew. FRSE FRGS (22 March 1860 – 14 April 1920) was a Scottish cartographer and geographer. As a holder of a royal...

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Famous Scots. James Campbell.

14 August 2023 · 0

James Campbell Walker (11 April 1821 – 10 January 1888) was a Scottish architect in the 19th century, practising...

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Famous Scots. Robbie Coltrane.

29 July 2023 · 4

Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor. He gained...

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Famous Scots. John Knox.

13 July 2023 · 0

John Knox (c. 1514-1572) was a Scottish theologian and Protestant reformer who played a significant role in the...

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Famous Scots. Gordon Brown.

5 July 2023 · 2

Gordon Brown: The Statesman’s Journey Introduction: In the realm of British politics, few names carry as much weight...

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Famous Scots. Colin Campbell.

22 February 2023 · 0

Colin Campbell (1 November 1686 – 9 May 1757) was a Scottish merchant and entrepreneur who co-founded the Swedish East India Company and was...

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James Bremner

Famous Scots. James Bremner.

4 February 2023 · 2

James Bremner (25 September 1784 – August 1856), a notable Scottish naval architect, harbour builder and ship-raiser. Life and work. James,...

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Famous Scots. Tian and Yang.

11 January 2023 · 7

This week we learned Edinburgh Zoo’s much-loved giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang will be returning home to China. Since arriving in...

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Famous Scots. John Abel.

17 December 2022 · 0

John Abell (1653 – after 1724) was a Scottish countertenor, composer and lutenist. Life and career John Abell was born in 1653 in Aberdeenshire...

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Famous Scots. Thomas Reid.

5 November 2022 · 0

Thomas Reid FRSE (/riːd/; 7 May (O.S. 26 April) 1710 – 7 October 1796) was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher. He...

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Famous Scots. Jack Buchanan.

7 October 2022 · 0

Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer,...

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Famous Scots. Alexander Aikman.

5 September 2022 · 0

Alexander Aikman (23 June 1755 – 6 July 1838) was a Scottish printer, newspaper publisher, planter, and member of Jamaica’s House...

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Andy Stewart

Famous Scots. Andy Stewart.

1 September 2022 · 0

Andrew Stewart MBE (30 December 1933 – 11 October 1993) was a Scottish singer entertainer and songwriter. He presented the BBC TV variety...

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Famous Scots. Brian Cox CBE.

16 August 2022 · 0

Brian Denis Cox CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. He has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and...

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William Murdoch

Famous Scots. William Murdoch.

14 August 2022 · 0

William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish engineer and inventor. Murdoch was...

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Famous Scots. William Cunninghame.

29 July 2022 · 0

William Cunninghame of Lainshaw (1731–1799) was a leading Tobacco Lord who headed one of the major Glasgow syndicates that came to...

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Famous Scots. Robert Aitken.

26 July 2022 · 0

Robert Aitken (1734–1802) was a Philadelphia printer and the first to publish an English language Bible in the...

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Famous Scots Sir Matt Busby.

24 July 2022 · 0

Sir Alexander Matthew Busby, CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between...

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Famous Scots Charles Kennedy.

22 July 2022 · 0

Charles Peter Kennedy (25 November 1959 – 1 June 2015) was a British Liberal Democrat politician who was Leader of the Liberal...

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Famous Scots Tom Weir.

17 July 2022 · 3

Tom Weir was born in Glasgow in 1914. He served in the Royal Artillery during World War 2,...

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