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.
Arts
[edit]Architecture
[edit]- David Hamilton – architect[1]
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh – architect and designer[2]
- Alexander "Greek" Thomson – architect[3]
Film
[edit]- Bill Forsyth – film director[4]
- May Miles Thomas – screenwriter, filmmaker[5]
Journalism
[edit]- Lawrence Donegan – journalist[6]
- Ross Finlay – motoring journalist, travel writer and broadcaster[7]
- Johann Hari – journalist[8]
- Jack House – journalist, writer and broadcaster[9]
- Andrew Marr – journalist, writer and television presenter[10]
- Jack Webster – journalist[11]
Literature
[edit]- Freddie Anderson – socialist playwright and poet originally from Ireland[12]
- James Bridie – playwright[13]
- Catherine Carswell – novelist and biographer of the Scottish Renaissance[14]
- A. J. Cronin – doctor and novelist[15]
- Ivor Cutler – poet, songwriter, humourist[16]
- Lavinia Derwent – children's writer[17]
- Alasdair Gray – artist, novelist and essayist[18]
- Pearse Hutchinson – poet[19]
- James Kelman – novelist[20]
- Tom Leonard – poet[21]
- Liz Lochhead – poet and playwright[22]
- Peter May – crime writer[23]
- Edwin Morgan – poet and translator[24]
- Grant Morrison – comic book author[25]
- Tony Roper – actor, television writer, author[26]
- Suhayl Saadi – physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist; co-editor of A Fictional Guide to Scotland[27]
- J David Simons – author[28]
- Alan Spence – novelist and poet[29]
- Nigel Tranter – historical novelist[30]
Performing arts
[edit]- Moyo Akandé – actress[31]
- John Barrowman – singer and actor (The Producers, Torchwood)[32]
- Sean Biggerstaff – actor (Harry Potter)[33]
- Billy Boyd – actor (The Lord of the Rings)[34]
- Frankie Boyle – comedian[35]
- Kevin Bridges – comedian[36]
- John Cairney – actor[37]
- Peter Capaldi – actor (The Thick of It, In The Loop, Doctor Who)[38]
- Robert Carlyle – actor (Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough)[39]
- Lawrence Chaney – drag queen and winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK[40]
- Morven Christie – actress[41]
- Robbie Coltrane – actor (Harry Potter, Cracker)[42]
- Billy Connolly – comedian (The Man Who Sued God)[43]
- Kate Copstick – actress and director[44]
- Tony Curran – actor[45]
- Iain De Caestecker – actor (The Fades, Young James Herriot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)[34]
- Karen Dunbar – comedian and actress[46]
- Craig Ferguson – actor and writer[34]
- Gregor Fisher – comedian[35]
- Laura Fraser – actress[47]
- Rikki Fulton – comedian[48]
- Michelle Gomez – actress (Doctor Who, Green Wing)[49]
- Greg Hemphill – actor[50]
- Olaf Hytten – actor[51]
- Ford Kiernan – actor[35]
- Gary Lewis – actor[52]
- Brian Limond – comedian and actor[53]
- Marie Loftus – music hall entertainer[54]
- Kelly Macdonald – actress (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire)[34]
- Angus Macfadyen – actor[55]
- Freya Mavor – actress (Skins)[56]
- James McAvoy – actor[57]
- David McCallum – actor, first noted for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin[58]
- Rory McCann – actor[34]
- Jane McCarry – actress[35]
- Joe McFadden – actor (Holby City, Heartbeat)[59]
- Des McLean – comedian and actor[60]
- Graham McTavish – actor[61]
- Alec Newman – actor[62]
- David O'Hara – actor[63]
- Daniel Portman – actor[64]
- Richard Rankin – actor[65]
- Maurice Roëves – actor[66]
- Jerry Sadowitz – comedian[67]
- John Gordon Sinclair – actor[68]
- Dawn Steele – actress[69]
- Brian Vernel – actor[70]
- Susan Calman – comedian and actor[71]
- Jonathan Watson – actor[72]
Visual arts
[edit]- Jacqueline Donachie – artist[73]
- Hannah Frank – artist and sculptor[74]
- John Glashan – cartoonist[75]
- Bud Neill – cartoonist (Lobey Dosser)[76]
- Cordelia Oliver – artist, writer and art critic[77]
- Frank Quitely – comic book artist[78]
Business
[edit]- William Beardmore – Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company[79]
- George Bogle of Daldowie – wealthy tobacco merchant[80]
- Sir William Burrell – shipping magnate and philanthropist[81]
- Catherine Cranston – tearoom proprietor[82]
- William Cunninghame – tobacco merchant[83]
- John Glassford – wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank[84]
- Sir Thomas Lipton – entrepreneur, Lipton Tea[85]
- Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden – entrepreneur[86]
- James McAlpin – merchant tailor[87]
- James McGill – businessman and philanthropist[88]
- Robert Napier – co-founder of Cunard Line[89]
- Reo Stakis – entrepreneur[90]
- Charles Tennant – St. Rollox Chemicals Works[91]
Civic
[edit]Founder
[edit]- Saint Mungo – traditional founder of the city[92]
Campaigners
[edit]- Mary Barbour[93]
- Ian Dunn, gay and paedophile rights activist[94]
- Deborah Knox Livingston, temperance and suffrage activist[95]
Crime and punishment
[edit]- Ian Brady – violent criminal[96]
- Archibald Hall – murderer[97]
- Allan Pinkerton – detective[98]
- Edward William Pritchard – murderer who was publicly executed in Glasgow and was the last person to be publicly executed in Scotland[99]
Law
[edit]- Madge Easton Anderson, lawyer[100]
Provosts
[edit]- George Elphinstone (died 1634) – Lord Provost and courtier[101]
Education
[edit]- Mary Ellen Bews, New Zealand school principal and educationalist, born in Glasgow[102]
- Mary Cranston Mason (1846-1932), social reformer, temperance leader, Glasgow school board member[103]
Humanities
[edit]- David Stow Adam, theologian[104]
- C. A. Campbell – metaphysical philosopher[105]
- William Purdie Dickson – scholar[106]
- Niall Ferguson – historian and writer[107]
- William MacAskill – philosopher and ethicist[108]
Fictional figures
[edit]- Scrooge McDuck – fictional multi-billionaire cartoon duck[109]
- Desmond Hume, fictional character in the TV series Lost.[110]
Military
[edit]- William Anderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[111]
- Andrew Bogle – recipient of the Victoria Cross[112]
- Robert Downie – recipient of the Victoria Cross[113]
- Francis Farquharson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[112]
- Herbert Henderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[114]
- John Knox – recipient of the Victoria Cross[115]
- Donald MacKintosh – recipient of the Victoria Cross[116]
- Henry May – recipient of the Victoria Cross[117]
- John McAulay – recipient of the Victoria Cross[118]
- John McDermond – recipient of the Victoria Cross[119]
- Hugh McInnes – recipient of the Victoria Cross[120]
- James Miller – recipient of the Victoria Cross[121]
- Sir John Moore – British military officer[122]
- James Park – recipient of the Victoria Cross[123]
- Harry Ranken – recipient of the Victoria Cross[124]
- William Reid – recipient of the Victoria Cross[125]
- Walter Ritchie – recipient of the Victoria Cross[126]
- George Rodgers – recipient of the Victoria Cross[127]
- John Skinner – recipient of the Victoria Cross[128]
- James Stokes – recipient of the Victoria Cross[129]
- James Turnbull – recipient of the Victoria Cross[130]
- William Young – recipient of the Victoria Cross[131]
Musicians and bands
[edit]Politics
[edit]- Bashir Ahmad – first Asian MSP[132]
- 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[133]
- Sir Menzies Campbell – Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–2007)[134]
- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman – British prime minister[135]
- Roseanna Cunningham – Scottish National Party MP, MSP[136]
- Donald Dewar – Secretary of State for Scotland, First Minister[137]
- Pearse Doherty – Sinn Féin politician[138]
- Winnie Ewing – Scottish National Party MP, MEP and MSP[139]
- Margaret Ferrier – Scottish National Party MP[140]
- George Galloway – MP for Glasgow Hillhead (1987–97) and Glasgow Kelvin (1997–2005)[141]
- Nigel Griffiths – Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South[142]
- Arthur Henderson – Chairman of the Labour Party[143]
- Bonar Law – British prime minister[144]
- John MacCormick – Scottish National Party[145]
- Sir John A. Macdonald – first Prime Minister of Canada[146]
- John Maclean – Socialist[147]
- Michael Martin – Speaker of the House of Commons[148]
- James Maxton – Independent Labour Party MP[149]
- Tommy Sheridan – Scottish Socialist Party MSP[150]
- Manny Shinwell – Labour MP[151]
- Nicola Sturgeon – Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (2014–2023)[152]
- Humza Yousaf – Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party[153]
Sports
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- Angela Bridgeman – sprinter[154]
Baseball
[edit]- Mac MacArthur – Major League Baseball player[155]
- Jim McCormick – baseball player[156]
- Bobby Thomson – baseball player[157]
Boxing
[edit]- Scott Harrison – boxer[158]
- Benny Lynch – boxer[39]
- Jim Watt – boxer[159]
Cricket
[edit]- James Stewart Carrick (1855–1923) – first-class cricketer[160]
- William Foster (born 1934) – first-class cricketer[161]
- David Livingstone (1927–2011) – international cricketer for Scotland[162]
Cycling
[edit]- Philippa York – cyclist[163]
Football
[edit]
- Jen Beattie – footballer[164]
- Tom Boyd – footballer[165]
- Jim Craig – footballer[166]
- Graeme Churchill – footballer[167]
- Pat Crerand – footballer[168]
- Sir Kenny Dalglish – former football player and manager[169]
- Tommy Docherty – football manager[170]
- Sir Alex Ferguson – former Manchester United manager[171]
- Alexander Watson Hutton – "Father of Argentine football"[172]
- Mo Johnston – footballer[173]
- Ruesha Littlejohn – footballer[174]
- Ross McCormack – footballer[175]
- James McFadden – footballer[176]
- Frank McGarvey – footballer[177]
- Danny McGrain – footballer and manager[178]
- Jimmy McGrory – footballer and manager[179]
- Andrew Robertson – footballer[180]
- Peter Sermanni – footballer[181]
- Robert Snodgrass – footballer[182]
- Jock Stein – football manager[183]
- David Templeton – footballer[184]
- John Wark – international footballer[185]
Golf
[edit]- Kylie Henry – professional golfer[186]
- Martin Laird – professional golfer[187]
- Colin Montgomerie – professional golfer[188]
- Janice Moodie – professional golfer[189]
- Edith Orr – amateur golfer[190]
Ice hockey
[edit]- Andy Aitkenhead – ice hockey player[191]
- Gordie Clark – ice hockey player[192]
- James Foster – ice hockey player[193]
- Alex Gray – ice hockey player[194]
- Frank Jardine – ice hockey player[195]
- Colin Shields – ice hockey player[196]
- Steve Smith – ice hockey player[197]
Rugby union
[edit]- Adam Ashe – rugby union player and coach[198]
- Johnnie Beattie – rugby union player[199]
- Magnus Bradbury – rugby union player[200]
- Alan Bulloch – rugby union player[201]
- Gordon Bulloch – rugby union player[202]
- Thomas Chalmers – rugby union player[203]
- Rory Hughes – rugby union player[204]
- James Malcolm – rugby union player[205]
- Duncan Weir – rugby union player[206]
- Jon Welsh – rugby union player[207]
Snooker
[edit]- Marcus Campbell – professional snooker player[208]
- Stephen Maguire – professional snooker player[209]
- Anthony McGill – professional snooker player[210]
- Alan McManus – professional snooker player[211]
Swimming
[edit]- Michael Jamieson – swimmer[212]
- Duncan Scott – swimmer[213]
Tennis
[edit]- Andy Murray – Olympic tennis player[214]
Wrestling
[edit]- Nikki Cross – professional wrestler[215]
- Joe Coffey – professional wrestler[216]
- Mark Coffey – professional wrestler[217]
- Wolfgang – professional wrestler[218]
- Isla Dawn – professional wrestler[219]
Science and engineering
[edit]- June Almeida – virologist[220]
- Joseph Black – physicist and chemist[221]
- Phillip Clancey – ornithologist[222]
- Thomas Hopkirk – botanist[223]
- Ronald David Laing – psychiatrist[224]
- Elizabeth Janet MacGregor – medical doctor[225]
- David Napier – marine engineer[226]
- Robert Napier – marine engineer, co-founder of Cunard Line[226]
- James Beaumont Neilson – inventor[227]
- Sir William Ramsay – chemist[228]
- William Thomson, Lord Kelvin – mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer[229]
- James Watt – engineer[230]
- Nora Wattie – public health pioneer[231]
- John Scott Russell – naval engineer[232]
- Charles Macintosh – inventor[233]
- William Wright Virtue – engineer[234]
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