List of people from Glasgow
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This list contains famous or notable people (or groups) who have either been born or raised in Glasgow, Scotland or have had a connection with the city.
Arts
- John Amabile - interior designer and television presenter
- Freddie Anderson - writer
- John Barrowman - singer and actor (The Producers, Torchwood)[1]
- Sean Biggerstaff - actor (Harry Potter)
- Billy Boyd - actor (The Lord of the Rings)
- Frankie Boyle - comedian
- Kevin Bridges - comedian
- James Bridie - writer
- Peter Capaldi - actor (The Thick of It, In The Loop, Doctor Who)
- Robert Carlyle - actor (Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough)
- Catherine Carswell - writer
- Morven Christie - actress
- Robbie Coltrane - actor (Harry Potter, Cracker)
- Billy Connolly - comedian (The Man Who Sued God)
- A. J. Cronin - doctor, writer
- Tony Curran - actor (Underworld: Evolution)
- Henry Ian Cusick - actor (Lost, The Gospel of John, Half Light, 24)
- Ivor Cutler - poet, songwriter, humourist
- Iain De Caestecker - actor (The Fades, Young James Herriot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Donald Dewar - politician
- William Purdie Dickson - scholar
- Jacqueline Donachie - artist
- Lawrence Donegan - journalist, author
- Donovan - folk singer
- Patrick Doyle - film composer
- Craig Ferguson - comedian, actor, writer, director
- Lynn Ferguson - comedian, actress, writer
- Niall Ferguson - historian, writer
- Gregor Fisher - comedian
- Tommy Flanagan - actor
- Bill Forsyth - film director
- Hannah Frank - artist and sculptor
- Laura Fraser - actress
- Rikki Fulton - comedian
- John Glashan - cartoonist
- Janey Godley - comedian and writer
- Michelle Gomez - actress (Doctor Who, Green Wing)
- Alasdair Gray - novelist
- Clare Grogan - singer, actress, TV presenter
- David Hamilton - architect
- Johann Hari - journalist and playwright
- Christopher Harrison - dancer
- Sarah Heaney - TV presenter
- Greg Hemphill - actor
- Jack House - writer
- Michael Hunter - music games composer
- Pearse Hutchinson - poet
- Holly Jack - actress, acting coach
- James Kelman - novelist
- Ford Kiernan - actor
- Tom Leonard - poet
- Gary Lewis - actor
- Brian Limond - comedian and actor
- Liz Lochhead - poet, playwright
- Kelly Macdonald - actress (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire)
- Angus Macfadyen - actor
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh - architect and designer
- Helen Marnie - singer, Ladytron
- Freya Mavor - actress (Skins)
- Peter May - writer
- James McAvoy - actor
- David McCallum - actor
- David McCallum, Sr. - concertmaster violinist; father of David McCallum
- Rory McCann - actor
- Brian McCardie - actor
- Alan McHugh - actor and writer
- Mark Millar - comic book author
- Edwin Morgan - poet and translator
- Grant Morrison - comic book author
- Bud Neill - cartoonist (Lobey Dosser)
- Gray O'Brien - actor (Coronation Street)
- David O'Hara - actor
- Emma Pollock - Indie rock singer-songwriter, composer, and musician, and a founding member of the band The Delgados
- Daniel Portman - actor
- Frank Quitely - comic book artist
- Edward Rainey - tetraplegic painter
- Richard Rankin - actor
- Shantha Roberts - television presenter
- Maurice Roëves - actor
- Tony Roper - actor, television writer, author
- Suhayl Saadi - physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist; co-editor of A Fictional Guide to Scotland
- Jerry Sadowitz - comedian and magician
- Jane Shaw - author
- John Gordon Sinclair - actor
- Elaine C Smith - comedian
- Jimmy Somerville - singer
- Sharleen Spiteri - singer, songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist of Texas
- Dawn Steele - actress
- John Stephen - fashion designer; King of Carnaby St
- May Miles Thomas - screenwriter, filmmaker
- Alexander "Greek" Thomson - architect
- Nigel Tranter - historian, writer
- Midge Ure - rock singer
- Brian Vernel - Actor
- Susan Calman - Comedian, Actor, Lawyer and Dancer
- Jonathan Watson - actor
- Jack Webster - journalist
- John Muir Wood - photographer, musician, piano maker
- Angus Young - rock guitarist
- George Young - rock guitarist
- Malcolm Young - rock guitarist
Business
- William Beardmore - Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company
- George Bogle of Daldowie - wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Eastern Sugarhouse
- Sir William Burrell - shipping magnate and philanthropist
- William Cunninghame - wealthy tobacco merchant
- John Glassford - wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank
- Duncan James - sugar refiner, art collector and former owner of Benmore Botanic Garden
- Sir Thomas Lipton - entrepreneur
- Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden - entrepreneur
- James McGill - businessman and philanthropist
- Robert Napier - co-founder of Cunard Line
- Reo Stakis - entrepreneur
- Charles Tennant - St. Rollox Chemicals Works, at one time the world's largest
- Lady Morven Stokes - Queen of Glasgow
Military
- William Anderson - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Andrew Bogle - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Robert Downie - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Francis Farquharson - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Herbert Henderson - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Knox - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Donald MacKintosh - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Henry May - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John McAulay - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John McDermond - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Hugh McInnes - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Miller - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Sir John Moore - British military officer
- Joe Murray - soldier, actor
- James Park - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Harry Ranken - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Reid - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Walter Ritchie - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- George Rodgers - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Skinner - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Stokes - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Turnbull - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Young - recipient of the Victoria Cross
Musicians and bands
- AC/DC
- Jimmy Barnes
- Maggie Bell
- Belle & Sebastian
- Bis
- The Blue Nile
- BMX Bandits
- Jack Bruce
- Camera Obscura
- Junior Campbell
- Chvrches
- Darius Danesh
- Deacon Blue
- Del Amitri
- The Delgados
- Jimmy Dewar (from Robin Trower band)
- Jim Diamond
- Lonnie Donegan
- Donovan
- Joe Egan
- El Presidente
- Franz Ferdinand
- Bobby Gillespie
- Glasvegas
- Fran Healy
- Hipsway
- Hudson Mohawke
- Mark Knopfler
- Love and Money
- Lulu
- Amy Macdonald
- Makethisrelate
- The Marmalade
- John Martyn
- Frankie Miller
- Mogwai
- Mother and the Addicts
- Paolo Nutini
- Optimo
- Orange Juice
- The Pastels
- Primal Scream
- Gerry Rafferty
- Chris Rainbow
- Maggie Reilly
- The River Detectives
- Rustie
- Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- The Silencers
- Simple Minds
- David Sneddon
- Sons and Daughters
- Soup Dragons
- The Supernaturals
- John Swan
- Teenage Fanclub
- Texas
- Dougie Thomson
- The Trash Can Sinatras
- Travis
- Twin Atlantic
- Midge Ure
- Wet Wet Wet
- Eric Woolfson
- John Paul Young
Politics
- Bashir Ahmad - first Asian MSP
- James Sibree Anderson - member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Gordon Brown - British Prime Minister
- Sir Menzies Campbell - former Leader of the Liberal Democrats
- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman - British Prime Minister
- Roseanna Cunningham - Scottish National Party MP, MSP
- Donald Dewar - Secretary of State for Scotland, First Minister
- Pearse Doherty - Sinn Féin politician
- Winnie Ewing - Scottish National Party MP, MEP and MSP
- George Galloway - former Labour (later Respect) MP for Glasgow Hillhead (1987-97) and Glasgow Kelvin (1997-2005)
- Nigel Griffiths - Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South
- James Keir Hardie - co-founder and Chairman of the Scottish Labour Party
- Arthur Henderson - Chairman of the Labour Party
- Bonar Law - British Prime Minister
- John MacCormick - Scottish National Party
- Sir John A. Macdonald - first Prime Minister of Canada
- John Maclean - Socialist
- Michael Martin - Speaker of the House of Commons
- James Maxton - Independent Labour Party MP
- Tommy Sheridan - Scottish Socialist Party MSP
- Manny Shinwell - Labour MP
- Nicola Sturgeon - Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party
Sports
- Robert Millar - cyclist
Snooker
- Stephen Maguire - top 16 professional snooker player
- Anthony McGill - professional snooker player
- Alan McManus - top 16 professional snooker player
Baseball
- Mac MacArthur - Major League Baseball player[2]
- Jim McCormick - baseball player
- Bobby Thomson - baseball player
Boxing
- Scott Harrison - boxer
- Benny Lynch - boxer
- Jim Watt - boxer
Football
- Jim Craig - footballer
- Pat Crerand - footballer
- Kenny Dalglish - former football player and manager
- Tommy Docherty - football manager
- Sir Alex Ferguson - former Manchester United manager
- Barry Ferguson - footballer
- Alan Hutton - footballer
- Alexander Watson Hutton - father of Argentine football
- Mo Johnston - footballer
- Jimmy Johnstone - footballer
- Ross McCormack - footballer
- James McFadden - footballer
- Aiden McGeady - footballer
- Bobby Murdoch - footballer
- Robert Snodgrass - footballer
- Jock Stein - football manager
- David Templeton - footballer
Golf
- Martin Laird - golfer
- Colin Montgomerie - golfer
Rugby union
- Adam Ashe
- Johnnie Beattie
- Magnus Bradbury
- Alan Bulloch
- Gordon Bulloch
- Thomas Chalmers
- Scott Cummings
- James Eddie
- Jonny Gray
- Richie Gray
- Rory Hughes
- Alastair Kellock
- James Malcolm
- Euan Murray
- Max Simmers
- Duncan Weir
- Jon Welsh
Cricket
- James Stewart Carrick (1855–1923) - holder of the world record for the highest score
- David Livingstone (1927–2011) - international cricketer for Scotland
Swimming
Science and engineering
- June Almeida - virologist
- Joseph Black
- Phillip Clancey - ornithologist
- Thomas Hopkirk - botanist
- Ronald David Laing - psychiatrist
- Joseph Lister
- Elizabeth Janet MacGregor - medical doctor
- Ailsa McKay - economist
- David Napier - marine engineer
- Robert Napier - marine engineer, co-founder of Cunard Line
- James Beaumont Neilson - inventor
- Sir William Ramsay
- E.S. Russell - zoologist
- William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
- James Watt - engineer
Other
- Ian Brady - violent criminal
- C.A. Campbell - metaphysical philosopher
- Archibald Hall - murderer
- Charles Macintosh - inventor
- Scrooge McDuck - fictional multi-billionaire cartoon duck[3]
- Saint Mungo - founder of the city
- Allan Pinkerton - detective
- Edward William Pritchard - murderer and last person to be publicly executed in Glasgow
- John Scott Russell - naval engineer
See also
References
- ^ Torchwood star's civil ceremony BBC News, 27 December 2006. Retrieved on 19 August 2008.
- ^ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ^ "Glasgow claims McDuck as its own". BBC News. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
