List_of_people_from_Glasgow
This list covers famous or notable people or groups who were born or raised in Glasgow, Scotland or have been connected with it.
Architecture
- David Hamilton – architect[1]
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh – architect and designer[2]
- Alexander "Greek" Thomson – architect[3]
Film
- Bill Forsyth – film director[4]
- May Miles Thomas – screenwriter, filmmaker[5]
Journalism
- Lawrence Donegan – journalist[6]
- Johann Hari – journalist[7]
- Jack House – journalist, writer and broadcaster[8]
- Andrew Marr – journalist, writer and television presenter[9]
- Jack Webster – journalist[10]
Literature
- Freddie Anderson – socialist playwright and poet originally from Ireland[11]
- James Bridie – playwright[12]
- Catherine Carswell – novelist and biographer of the Scottish Renaissance[13]
- A. J. Cronin – doctor and novelist[14]
- Ivor Cutler – poet, songwriter, humourist[15]
- Lavinia Derwent – children's writer[16]
- Alasdair Gray – artist, novelist and essayist[17]
- Pearse Hutchinson – poet[18]
- James Kelman – novelist[19]
- Tom Leonard – poet[20]
- Liz Lochhead – poet and playwright[21]
- Peter May – crime writer[22]
- Edwin Morgan – poet and translator[23]
- Grant Morrison – comic book author[24]
- Tony Roper – actor, television writer, author[25]
- Suhayl Saadi – physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist; co-editor of A Fictional Guide to Scotland[26]
- J David Simons – author[27]
- Alan Spence – novelist and poet[28]
- Nigel Tranter – historical novelist[29]
Performing arts
- Moyo Akandé – actress[30]
- John Barrowman – singer and actor (The Producers, Torchwood)[31]
- Sean Biggerstaff – actor (Harry Potter)[32]
- Billy Boyd – actor (The Lord of the Rings)[33]
- Frankie Boyle – comedian[34]
- Kevin Bridges – comedian[35]
- John Cairney – actor[36]
- Peter Capaldi – actor (The Thick of It, In The Loop, Doctor Who)[37]
- Robert Carlyle – actor (Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough)[38]
- Lawrence Chaney – drag queen and winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK[39]
- Morven Christie – actress[40]
- Robbie Coltrane – actor (Harry Potter, Cracker)[41]
- Billy Connolly – comedian (The Man Who Sued God)[42]
- Kate Copstick – actress and director[43]
- Tony Curran – actor[44]
- Iain De Caestecker – actor (The Fades, Young James Herriot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)[33]
- Craig Ferguson – actor and writer[33]
- Gregor Fisher – comedian[34]
- Laura Fraser – actress[45]
- Rikki Fulton – comedian[46]
- Michelle Gomez – actress (Doctor Who, Green Wing)[47]
- Greg Hemphill – actor[48]
- Olaf Hytten – actor[49]
- Ford Kiernan – actor[34]
- Gary Lewis – actor[50]
- Brian Limond – comedian and actor[51]
- Marie Loftus – music hall entertainer[52]
- Kelly Macdonald – actress (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire)[33]
- Angus Macfadyen – actor[53]
- Freya Mavor – actress (Skins)[54]
- James McAvoy – actor[55]
- David McCallum – actor, first noted for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin[56]
- Rory McCann – actor[33]
- Jane McCarry – actress[34]
- Joe McFadden – actor (Holby City, Heartbeat)[57]
- Des McLean – comedian and actor[58]
- Graham McTavish – actor[59]
- David O'Hara – actor[60]
- Daniel Portman – actor[61]
- Richard Rankin – actor[62]
- Maurice Roëves – actor[63]
- Jerry Sadowitz – comedian[64]
- John Gordon Sinclair – actor[65]
- Dawn Steele – actress[66]
- Brian Vernel – actor[67]
- Susan Calman – comedian and actor[68]
- Jonathan Watson – actor[69]
Visual arts
- Jacqueline Donachie – artist[70]
- Hannah Frank – artist and sculptor[71]
- John Glashan – cartoonist[72]
- Bud Neill – cartoonist (Lobey Dosser)[73]
- Cordelia Oliver – artist, writer and art critic[74]
- Frank Quitely – comic book artist[75]
- William Beardmore – Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company[76]
- George Bogle of Daldowie – wealthy tobacco merchant[77]
- Sir William Burrell – shipping magnate and philanthropist[78]
- William Cunninghame – tobacco merchant[79]
- John Glassford – wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank[80]
- Sir Thomas Lipton – entrepreneur, Lipton Tea[81]
- Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden – entrepreneur[82]
- James McAlpin – merchant tailor[83]
- James McGill – businessman and philanthropist[84]
- Robert Napier – co-founder of Cunard Line[85]
- Reo Stakis – entrepreneur[86]
- Charles Tennant – St. Rollox Chemicals Works[87]
Founder
- Saint Mungo – traditional founder of the city[88]
Campaigners
- Mary Barbour[89]
- Ian Dunn, gay and paedophile rights activist[90]
- Deborah Knox Livingston, temperance and suffrage activist[91]
Crime and punishment
- Ian Brady – violent criminal[92]
- Archibald Hall – murderer[93]
- Allan Pinkerton – detective[94]
- Edward William Pritchard – murderer who was publicly executed in Glasgow and was the last person to be publicly executed in Scotland[95]
Law
- Madge Easton Anderson, lawyer[96]
Provosts
Main article: List of provosts of Glasgow
- George Elphinstone (died 1634) – Lord Provost and courtier[97]
- Mary Ellen Bews, New Zealand school principal and educationalist, born in Glasgow[98]
- Mary Cranston Mason (1846-1932), social reformer, temperance leader, Glasgow school board member[99]
- David Stow Adam, theologian[100]
- C. A. Campbell – metaphysical philosopher[101]
- William Purdie Dickson – scholar[102]
- Niall Ferguson – historian and writer[103]
- William MacAskill – philosopher and ethicist[104]
- Scrooge McDuck – fictional multi-billionaire cartoon duck[105]
- Desmond Hume, fictional character in the TV series Lost.[106]
- William Anderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[107]
- Andrew Bogle – recipient of the Victoria Cross[108]
- Robert Downie – recipient of the Victoria Cross[109]
- Francis Farquharson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[108]
- Herbert Henderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[110]
- John Knox – recipient of the Victoria Cross[111]
- Donald MacKintosh – recipient of the Victoria Cross[112]
- Henry May – recipient of the Victoria Cross[113]
- John McAulay – recipient of the Victoria Cross[114]
- John McDermond – recipient of the Victoria Cross[115]
- Hugh McInnes – recipient of the Victoria Cross[116]
- James Miller – recipient of the Victoria Cross[117]
- Sir John Moore – British military officer[118]
- James Park – recipient of the Victoria Cross[119]
- Harry Ranken – recipient of the Victoria Cross[120]
- William Reid – recipient of the Victoria Cross[121]
- Walter Ritchie – recipient of the Victoria Cross[122]
- George Rodgers – recipient of the Victoria Cross[123]
- John Skinner – recipient of the Victoria Cross[124]
- James Stokes – recipient of the Victoria Cross[125]
- James Turnbull – recipient of the Victoria Cross[126]
- William Young – recipient of the Victoria Cross[127]
Main article: List of bands and musicians from Glasgow
- Bashir Ahmad – first Asian MSP[128]
- Mhairi Black – youngest ever Member of Parliament (MP) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since at least the Reform Act of 1832[129]
- Sir Menzies Campbell – Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–2007)[130]
- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman – British prime minister[131]
- Roseanna Cunningham – Scottish National Party MP, MSP[132]
- Donald Dewar – Secretary of State for Scotland, First Minister[133]
- Pearse Doherty – Sinn Féin politician[134]
- Winnie Ewing – Scottish National Party MP, MEP and MSP[135]
- Margaret Ferrier – Scottish National Party MP[136]
- George Galloway – MP for Glasgow Hillhead (1987–97) and Glasgow Kelvin (1997–2005)[137]
- Nigel Griffiths – Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South[138]
- Arthur Henderson – Chairman of the Labour Party[139]
- Bonar Law – British prime minister[140]
- John MacCormick – Scottish National Party[141]
- Sir John A. Macdonald – first Prime Minister of Canada[142]
- John Maclean – Socialist[143]
- Michael Martin – Speaker of the House of Commons[144]
- James Maxton – Independent Labour Party MP[145]
- Tommy Sheridan – Scottish Socialist Party MSP[146]
- Manny Shinwell – Labour MP[147]
- Nicola Sturgeon – Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (2014–2023)[148]
- Humza Yousaf – Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party[149]
Athletics
- Angela Bridgeman – sprinter[150]
Baseball
- Mac MacArthur – Major League Baseball player[151]
- Jim McCormick – baseball player[152]
- Bobby Thomson – baseball player[153]
Boxing
- Scott Harrison – boxer[154]
- Benny Lynch – boxer[38]
- Jim Watt – boxer[155]
Cricket
- James Stewart Carrick (1855–1923) – first-class cricketer[156]
- William Foster (born 1934) – first-class cricketer[157]
- David Livingstone (1927–2011) – international cricketer for Scotland[158]
Cycling
- Philippa York – cyclist[159]
Football
- Jen Beattie – footballer[160]
- Tom Boyd – footballer[161]
- Jim Craig – footballer[162]
- Graeme Churchill – footballer[163]
- Pat Crerand – footballer[164]
- Sir Kenny Dalglish – former football player and manager[165]
- Tommy Docherty – football manager[166]
- Sir Alex Ferguson – former Manchester United manager[167]
- Alexander Watson Hutton – "Father of Argentine football"[168]
- Mo Johnston – footballer[169]
- Ruesha Littlejohn – footballer[170]
- Ross McCormack – footballer[171]
- James McFadden – footballer[172]
- Frank McGarvey – footballer[173]
- Danny McGrain – footballer and manager[174]
- Jimmy McGrory – footballer and manager[175]
- Andrew Robertson – footballer[176]
- Peter Sermanni – footballer[177]
- Robert Snodgrass – footballer[178]
- Jock Stein – football manager[179]
- David Templeton – footballer[180]
- John Wark – international footballer[181]
Golf
- Kylie Henry – professional golfer[182]
- Martin Laird – professional golfer[183]
- Colin Montgomerie – professional golfer[184]
- Janice Moodie – professional golfer[185]
- Edith Orr – amateur golfer[186]
Ice hockey
- Andy Aitkenhead – ice hockey player[187]
- Gordie Clark – ice hockey player[188]
- James Foster – ice hockey player[189]
- Alex Gray – ice hockey player[190]
- Frank Jardine – ice hockey player[191]
- Colin Shields – ice hockey player[192]
- Steve Smith – ice hockey player[193]
Rugby union
- Adam Ashe – rugby union player and coach[194]
- Johnnie Beattie – rugby union player[195]
- Magnus Bradbury – rugby union player[196]
- Alan Bulloch – rugby union player[197]
- Gordon Bulloch – rugby union player[198]
- Thomas Chalmers – rugby union player[199]
- Rory Hughes – rugby union player[200]
- James Malcolm – rugby union player[201]
- Duncan Weir – rugby union player[202]
- Jon Welsh – rugby union player[203]
Snooker
- Marcus Campbell – professional snooker player[204]
- Stephen Maguire – professional snooker player[205]
- Anthony McGill – professional snooker player[206]
- Alan McManus – professional snooker player[207]
Swimming
- Michael Jamieson – swimmer[208]
- Duncan Scott – swimmer[209]
Tennis
- Andy Murray – Olympic tennis player[210]
Wrestling
- Nikki Cross – professional wrestler[211]
- Joe Coffey – professional wrestler[212]
- Mark Coffey – professional wrestler[213]
- Wolfgang – professional wrestler[214]
- Isla Dawn – professional wrestler[215]
- June Almeida – virologist[216]
- Joseph Black – physicist and chemist[217]
- Phillip Clancey – ornithologist[218]
- Thomas Hopkirk – botanist[219]
- Ronald David Laing – psychiatrist[220]
- Elizabeth Janet MacGregor – medical doctor[221]
- David Napier – marine engineer[222]
- Robert Napier – marine engineer, co-founder of Cunard Line[222]
- James Beaumont Neilson – inventor[223]
- Sir William Ramsay – chemist[224]
- William Thomson, Lord Kelvin – mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer[225]
- James Watt – engineer[226]
- Nora Wattie – public health pioneer[227]
- John Scott Russell – naval engineer[228]
- Charles Macintosh – inventor[229]
- William Wright Virtue – engineer[230]
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