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Paisley-born actor David Tennant (real name David John McDonald) has just finished his fifth and final year as Doctor Who in Russell T Davies’s revamp...
Pop icon and social activist, singer Annie Lennox was born into a working class family in Aberdeen on Christmas Day, 1954.
Legendary Scots rocker Alex Harvey was born in Govan, Glasgow on February 5, 1935 and grew up in the tough Gorbals area of the city.
Sir William Alexander Smith was a businessman, part-time soldier and loyal churchman. He famously founded The Boys’ Brigade in Glasgow, on 4 October...
The Edinburgh born actor is best known for portraying secret agent James Bond 007, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.
The father of modern surgery, who introduced the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Scottish physicist best known for his formulation of electromagnetic theory. He is regarded by most modern physicists as the scientist of the 19th...
Scottish racing driver who became the world champion in 1963, when he won a record 7 of 10 title events, and in 1965, when he won 6 out of 10 as well...
Father of finance, responsible for the introduction and use of paper money in the world today.
Naturalist Muir was an advocate of U.S. forest conservation. He went on to establish the first national parks in the USA, leading to a worldwide...
King of Scots who secured Scotland’s independence from England.
Scottish industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important...
Nobel Prize winning bacteriologist and discoverer of penicillin.
Scottish writer best known for his creation of Sherlock Holmes, probably the world's most famous detective.
Pharmacologist who received the Nobel Prize (with others) for Medicine in 1988 for his development of two important drugs, propranolol and cimetidine....
Sir William Arrol was a bridge builder. His most notable constructions include The Tay Bridge, the Forth Rail Bridge and Tower Bridge in London.
British runner who won a gold medal in the 400-metre run and a bronze in the 200 metres at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.
The Scottish engineer from Helensburgh who first demonstrated a working television.
Liz McColgan was the first UK woman to hold a world distance title and the Scottish record-holder at 10,000m and the marathon.
Sir William Burrell was a shipping merchant. He is best remembered as the collector of a huge art collection which he donated to the people of Glasgow...
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