List of Glaswegians

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This list contains famous or notable people (or groups) who have either been born or based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Contents 1 Arts 2 Business 3 Musicians and bands 4 Politics 5 Sports 6 Science 7 Other 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Arts

• John Amabile - Interior designer and televiasion presenter
• John Barrowman- Singer, Actor (De-Lovely/The Producers)
• Sean Biggerstaff - Actor ("Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone")
• Morris Blythman - Poet (nom de plume was Thurso Berwick)
• Billy Boyd - Actor (The Lord of the Rings)
• Sir William Burrell - Shipping Merchang/Philanthropist
• Gerard Butler - Actor (Dracula 2000/Phantom of the Opera (2004))
• Peter Capaldi - Actor
• Robert Carlyle - Actor (Trainspotting/The World Is Not Enough)
• Robbie Coltrane - Actor (Harry Potter) (Cracker)
• Billy Connolly - Comedian (The Man Who Sued God)
• Ivor Cutler - Poet, songwriter, humourist
• Kenny Dalglish -Footballer
• Donald Dewar - Politician
• Donovan - Folk Singer
• Lawrence Donegan - Journalist,Author
• Patrick Doyle - Film composer
• Craig Ferguson- Comedian, Actor, Writer, Director (The Drew Carey Show/The Late Late Show)
• Niall Ferguson - Historian, Writer
• Gregor Fisher - Comedian (Love Actually/Rab C Nesbitt)
• Bill Forsyth - Director (Gregory's Girl)
• Hannah Frank - Artist and Sculptor
• Laura Fraser- Actress
• Rikki Fulton - comedian (Scotch and Wry/Francie and Josie)
• George Galloway - Politician
• Bobby Gillespie - rock star
• John Glashan - Cartoonist
• Janey Godley- Comedian and writer
• Alasdair Gray - Novelist
• Clare Grogan - Singer, Actress, TV presenter
• David Hamilton - Architect
• John Hannah - Actor (The Mummy)
• Fran Healy - Singer
• Greg Hemphill - Actor (Still Game)
• Pam Hogg - Fashion Designer
• Jack House - Writer
• Pearse Hutchinson - Poet
• Lorraine Kelly - Television presenter
• James Kelman - Novelist
• Ford Kiernan - Actor (Still Game)
• Tom Leonard - Poet
• Gary Lewis - Actor (Billy Elliot/Gangs of New York)
• Liz Lochhead - Poet, Playwright
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Architect, Designer
• John MacClean - Politician
• David McCallum - Actor (The Man From U.N.C.L.E./NCIS)
• David McCallum, Sr. - Concertmaster violinist and father of David McCallum
• Angela McCluskey - Singer
• Mark Millar - Comic Book Author (Wanted (comics)/Civil War (comics))
• Edwin Morgan - Poet, Translator
• Grant Morrison - Comic Book Author (X-Men/Tank Girl)
• Bud Neill - Cartoonist (Lobey Dosser)
• Frank Quitely - Comic Book Artist (X-Men/Superman)
• Jerry Sadowitz - Comedian and Magician
• John Gordon Sinclair - Actor (Gregory's Girl, That Sinking Feeling)
• Sharlen Spiteri - Singer
• Alexander "Greek" Thomson - Architect
• Nigel Tranter - Historian, Writer
• Elaine C Smith- Comedian (Rab C Nesbitt)
• Midge Ure - Rock Singer
• Angus Young - Rock Guitarist

[edit] Business

• Sir William Burrell - shipping magnate and philanthropist
• James McGill - businessman and philanthropist
• Sir Thomas Lipton - entrepreneur
• Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden - entrepreneur

[edit] Musicians and bands

Main article: List of bands from Glasgow

• Angus Young
• Average White Band
• Belle & Sebastian
• Bis
• The Blue Nile
• BMX Bandits
• Camera Obscura
• Darius Danesh
• David Sneddon
• Deacon Blue
• Del Amitri
• Jimmy Barnes
• Jimmy Dewar (from Robin Trower band)
• The Delgados
• Jim Diamond
• Joe Egan
• El Presidente
• Frankie Miller
• Franz Ferdinand
• Hipsway
• Love And Money
• Lulu
• Malcolm Young
• Mark Knopfler
• Midge Ure
• Mogwai
• Optimo
• Orange Juice
• The Pastels
• Gerry Rafferty
• Chris Rainbow
• The Rezillos
• The River Detectives
• The Supernaturals
• Sensational Alex Harvey Band
• SBC Sunshine
• Simple Minds
• The Silencers
• Sons and Daughters
• Soup Dragons
• Teenage Fanclub
• Texas
• Dougie Thomson
• The Trash Can Sinatras
• Travis
• Wet Wet Wet
• Eric Woolfson
• San Sebastian

[edit] Politics

• Sir Menzies Campbell, Leader of the British 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)
• Winnie Ewing (Scottish National Party MP, MEP and MSP)
• James Keir Hardie (Co-founder and Chairman of the Scottish Labour Party)
• Arthur Henderson (Chairman of the Labour Party)
• Andrew Bonar Law (British Prime Minister)
• John MacCormick (Scottish National Party)
• John A. Macdonald (first Prime Minister of Canada)
• John Maclean MA (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)

[edit] Sports

• Pat Crerand - Footballer
• Kenny Dalglish - Football player and manager
• Tommy Docherty - Football manager
• Sir Alex Ferguson - Football manager
• Mo Johnston - Football player
• Benny Lynch - Boxer
• Mac MacArthur - major league baseball player^[1]
• Ally McCoist - Football player and television personality
• Jim McCormick - Baseball player
• Alan McManus - Top 16 professional snooker player
• Jock Stein - Football manager

[edit] Science

• William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
• Joseph Lister
• Sir William Ramsay
• Joseph Black
• Teasdale & Jennett - originators of the Glasgow Coma Scale
• Thomas Hopkirk - botanist

[edit] Other

• Ian Brady - violent criminal
• Charles Macintosh - inventor
• Allan Pinkerton - detective
• John Scott Russell - naval engineer
• Adam Smith - economist
• R. D. Laing - psychiatrist
• Scrooge McDuck - the richest duck in the world
• William Shields - Shipbuilder, most notably the Queen Mary

[edit] See also

• List of Provosts and Lord Provosts of Glasgow
• List of bands from Glasgow

[edit] References

• 1. ^ [1969] (1979) Reichler, Joseph L.: The Baseball Encyclopedia, 4th edition, New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.