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This is a list of notable Scottish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained U.S. citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Scottish American or must have references showing they are Scottish American and are notable.


List of notable Americans with Scottish ancestry

Actors and entertainers

  • John C. Reilly, American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. Father was of Irish and Scottish ancestry
Ray Liotta
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Heather Locklear
James Stewart
Lucille Ball
Robert Downey, Jr.

Artists

Athletes

George W. Bush and Arnold Palmer

Business

Bill Gates

Musicians and singers

Johnny Cash
Fergie
Jeff Baxter wearing Clan MacMillan badge
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy

Government and military

John C. Stennis

Inventors, engineers and academics

Writers

Native American leaders

William McIntosh

Religion

Other

Butch Cassidy
Malcolm X

References

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  8. ^ "Biography of Jonathan Jackson". Internet Movie Database. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Scottish, and Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish)
  9. ^ [1] "Cody Kasch, who plays Zach Young on Desperate Housewives, wore an argyle sweater with a burgundy tie. "I wore the sweater because I'm Scottish", he said."
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  11. ^ Leno – [2] "he's Italian and Scottish" [3] "KING: Who had the chin, mom or dad? J. LENO: I guess that's from the Scotch side of the family. Yeah, that would probably be more of the Scotch side, my mom. My mom was Scottish. My father was Italian. Which is a wonderful area for comedy as a kid..."
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  13. ^ Eminem's Scotland Concert Skirmish
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  38. ^ David Herbert Donald, 'Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe', Fawcett Columbine, New York, 1987, p.6
  39. ^ Ancestry Team (October 17, 2014). "CNN Roots with Erin Burnett: Think of Ireland, and think of Skye". Ancestry.com.
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  41. ^ "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." with the assistance of Alex Haley. New York: Grove Press, 1965, pp. 4–5. X's mother was born in Grenada her father was Scottish. Initially he felt it was a status symbol to be light-skinned, but later he would say that he "hated every drop of that white rapist's blood that is in me." His mother had been born in Grenada, with a white father and black mother.
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