Famous Scottish - Scottish Celebrities - page 8

Warm, hospitable, and lovable, the Scotts are among the most loved and regarded people in the world. And why not? They are not just the most welcoming people in the world, but most enterprising too. The world owes a lot to the Scottish. From pedal bicycle and pneumatic tyre to telephone and tele-printer, the Scotts have given the world several new jaw-dropping inventions. But not just James Watt, Alexander Fleming, Patrick Bell, Adam Smith, and Charles Macintosh, Scotland has been home to several great men and from diverse spheres. Be it Robert Bruce, the king, John Logie Baird, the inventor, William Wallace, the leader, Robert Burns, the king or David Hume, the philosopher, the world has known and celebrated legendary Scotsman with extraordinary talent and feats. Let us learn all about the lives of some of the famous Scottish men to ever have walked the earth in the timeline, trivia, and interesting facts covered in the biographies below.

Find out more about the greatest Scots, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Gordon Ramsay, Sean Connery, Alex Ferguson and Gerard Butler.

The Most Famous Scottish

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
David MoyesApril 25, 1963ScottishDavid Moyes is a Scottish professional football coach and former player
LJ CleaveFebruary 14, 1994ScottishLJ Cleave is an internet personality, best known for her lip-sync videos, which she posts on her musical.ly account
Susan BoyleApril 1, 1961British, ScottishSusan Boyle is a Scottish singer
William Wallace1270ScottishWilliam Wallace was a Scottish knight who was a central figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence
Sara MacDonaldOctober 22, 1971ScottishSara MacDonald is a Scottish publicist who is married to Oasis rock star Noel Gallagher
Sheena EastonApril 27, 1959ScottishSheena Easton is a singer best known for her single ‘Modern Girl.’
Sean ConneryAugust 25, 1930ScottishSean Connery is a Scottish actor, best known for portraying the iconic role of the spy, ‘James Bond’ in movies
John MuirApril 21, 1838American, ScottishJohn Muir was a famous American naturalist, author and an advocate of wildlife preservation
Connor BallMarch 15, 1996ScottishConnor Ball is an Scottish bassist and a member of the band 'The Vamps'
Gordon RamsayNovember 8, 1966British, ScottishGordon Ramsay is a British celebrity chef
Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay is a British celebrity chef

BritishNovember 8, 1966344 views

Gordon Strachan

Gordon Strachan is a Scottish football manager and former player

James McAvoy

James McAvoy is a well-known Scottish actor

ScottishApril 21, 1979327 views

Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist who discovered enzyme lysozyme and antibiotic penicillin

BritishAugust 6, 1881329 views

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris (Adam Richard Wiles) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer

ScottishJanuary 17, 1984274 views

David Hume

David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, essayist and historian, known for his radical philosophical scepticism and empiricism

ScottishApril 26, 1711322 views

Andy Murray

Sir Andrew Barron Murray (OBE) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland

BritishMay 15, 1987143 views

David Byrne

David Byrne is an Academy Award winning musician who founded the new wave band Talking Heads

AmericanMay 14, 1952272 views

Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton is a singer best known for her single ‘Modern Girl.’

ScottishApril 27, 1959419 views