Top Ten Most Famous People from Scotland

The Top Ten
1 Robert the Bruce
2 Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
3 Alexander Fleming
4 William Wallace William Wallace was a freedom fighter and a Scottish Commander during the first Scottish wars of Independence. He defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in September 1297, and was was appointed Guardian of Scotland. He served until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298. ...read more.
5 Alex Ferguson
6 James Watt
7 David Hume
8 John Logie Baird
9 Alex Salmond
10 Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. He was best known for playing James Bond in the James Bond series, Jim Malone in The Untouchables, and Dr. Henry Jones Sr. in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
The Contenders
11 James Clerk Maxwell
12 Robert Burns
13 Andrew Carnegie

Business person who made a huge fortune in America in 19th century. Then spent the lot in philanthropy, such as schools, libraries, even the Carnegie Hall.

14 Arthur Conan Doyle
15 Mary, Queen of Scots
16 Nicola Sturgeon
17 J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan.
18 Walter Scott
19 Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and A Child's Garden of Verses. ...read more.
20 James I of Scotland
21 David Tennant David Tennant is a Scottish actor known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who, Alec Hardy in Broadchurch, Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial Casanova, Kilgrave in Jessica Jones, and Barty Crouch, Jr. in the Harry Potter movie series.
22 David Livingstone
23 Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor. His first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar.
24 Robbie Coltrane Robbie Coltrane (March 30, 1950 - October 14, 2022) was a Scottish actor best known for playing the character Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise based off the book series by J.K. Rowling.
25 Billy Connolly
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