List of Glaswegians
This list contains famous or notable people (or groups) who have either been born or based in Glasgow, Scotland.
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 and the Philosopher's Stone)
- Billy Boyd - Actor (The Lord of the Rings)
- Frankie Boyle - Comedian
- Kevin Bridges - Comedian
- James Bridie - Writer
- Gerard Butler - Actor (300, The Phantom of the Opera)
- 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
- Lawrence Donegan - Journalist, Author
- Jacqueline Donachie - Artist
- Donovan - Folk Singer
- Patrick Doyle - Film composer
- Craig Ferguson - Comedian, Actor, Writer, Director
- Lynn Ferguson - Comedienne, 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
- George Galloway - Politician
- John Glashan - Cartoonist
- Janey Godley- Comedian and writer
- Alasdair Gray - Novelist
- Clare Grogan - Singer, Actress, TV presenter
- David Hamilton - Architect
- John Hannah - Actor
- Johann Hari - Journalist and playwright
- Christopher Harrison - Dancer
- Sarah Heaney - TV presenter
- Janey Godley - Comedian and physical abuse victim
- Greg Hemphill - Actor
- Jack House - Writer
- Pearse Hutchinson - Poet
- Lorraine Kelly - Television presenter
- James Kelman - Novelist
- Ford Kiernan - Actor
- Tom Leonard - Poet
- Gary Lewis - Actor
- Liz Lochhead - Poet, Playwright
- Angus MacFadyen - Actor
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Architect and Designer
- Peter May - Writer
- James McAvoy - Actor
- David McCallum - Actor
- David McCallum, Sr. - Concertmaster violinist and father of David McCallum
- Rory McCann - Actor
- Brian McCardie - Actor
- Alan McHugh - Actor and Writer
- Kelly Macdonald - Actor - (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire)
- Helen Marnie - Singer - Ladytron
- Tom McGee - Editor, Publisher BGH
- 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
- Daniel Portman - Actor
- Frank Quitely - Comic Book Artist
- Edward Rainey - Tetraplegic painter
- Shantha Roberts - Television presenter
- Tony Roper - Actor, television writer, & Author
- Maurice Roëves - Actor
- Suhayl Saadi - Physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist and co-editor of A Fictional Guide to Scotland
- Jerry Sadowitz - Comedian and Magician
- John Gordon Sinclair - Actor
- Elaine C Smith- Comedian
- Jimmy Somerville - Singer
- Sharleen Spiteri - Singer
- 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
- John Muir Wood - Photographer, Musician, Piano Maker
- Jack Webster - Journalist
- Kevin Wratten - Theater practitioner, performer
- Angus Young - Rock Guitarist
- George Young - Rock Guitarist
- Malcolm Young - Rock Guitarist
Business
- Duncan Bannatyne - Entrepreneur
- Sir William Burrell - Shipping magnate and Philanthropist
- James McGill - Businessman and Philanthropist
- Sir Thomas Lipton - Entrepreneur
- Reo Stakis - Entrepreneur
- Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden - Entrepreneur
- Duncan James (Sugar refiner, art collector and former owner of Benmore Botanic Garden)
- William Beardmore - Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company
- Charles Tennant - St. Rollox Chemicals Works, at one time the world's largest
- John Glassford - wealthy Tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank
- William Cunninghame - wealthy Tobacco merchant
- George Bogle of Daldowie - wealthy Tobacco merchant, partner in Eastern Sugarhouse
- Robert Napier - co-founder Cunard Line
- James Finlayson - owned textile companies in Finland and Russia
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
- 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
Main article: List of bands from Glasgow
- primal scream
- Amy Macdonald
- Maggie Bell
- Belle & Sebastian
- Bis
- The Blue Nile
- BMX Bandits
- Bob Cuba
- Jack Bruce
- Camera Obscura
- Junior Campbell
- Darius Danesh
- Lonnie Donegan
- Donovan
- Deacon Blue
- Del Amitri
- Glasvegas
- Jimmy Barnes
- Jimmy Dewar (from Robin Trower band)
- The Delgados
- Jim Diamond
- Joe Egan
- El Presidente
- Franz Ferdinand
- Bobby Gillespie
- Fran Healy
- Hipsway
- Mark Knopfler
- Love and Money
- Lulu
- The Marmalade
- Frankie Miller
- Mogwai
- Mother and the Addicts
- Optimo
- Orange Juice
- Paolo Nutini
- The Pastels
- Gerry Rafferty
- Chris Rainbow
- 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
- Midge Ure
- Wet Wet Wet
- Eric Woolfson
- John Paul Young
Politics
- Bashir Ahmad the first Asian MSP.
- 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
- Winnie Ewing - Scottish National Party MP, MEP and MSP
- George Galloway - former Labour MP for Glasgow Hillhead )1987-97) and Glasgow Kelvin (1997-2005), later Respect
- 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
- Andrew Bonar Law - British Prime Minister
- John MacCormick - Scottish National Party
- 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
- Samuel Brand - Personal trainer to Gerrard Butler for the film "300", Spartan and fitness expert
- Alan McManus - Top 16 professional snooker player
- Robert Millar - Cyclist
- Andy Murray - Current World No. 6 & British No. 1 Tennis Player
Baseball
- Mac MacArthur - major league baseball player[2]
- Stephen Maguire - Top 16 professional snooker player
- Jim McCormick - Baseball player
- Bobby Thomson - Baseball Player
Boxing
- Benny Lynch - Boxer
- Jim Watt - Boxer
Football
- Pat Crerand - Footballer
- Kenny Dalglish - Former football player and manager
- Tommy Docherty - Football manager
- Sir Alex Ferguson - Former Manchester United manager
- Barry Ferguson - footballer
- Ross McCormack - Footballer
- Aiden McGeady - Footballer
- James McFadden - Footballer
- Robert Snodgrass - Footballer
- Jock Stein - Football manager
- Jimmy Johnstone - Footballer
- Jim Craig - Footballer
- Bobby Murdoch - Footballer
- David Templeton - Footballer
- Mo Johnston - Footballer
- Alexander Watson Hutton, the father of Argentine football.
- Alan Hutton - Footballer
Golf
- Martin Laird - Golfer
- Colin Montgomerie - Golfer
Rugby union
- Johnnie Beattie
- Thomas Chalmers (rugby)
- James Eddie
- Richie Gray (rugby player)
- Euan Murray
- Max Simmers
- Jon Welsh
Cricket
Science & Engineering
- June Almeida - virologist
- James Beaumont Neilson - inventor
- Joseph Black
- Phillip Clancey - ornithologist
- Thomas Hopkirk - botanist
- Joseph Lister
- Ronald David Laing - psychiatrist
- Elizabeth Janet MacGregor - medical doctor
- Ailsa McKay, economist
- Sir William Ramsay
- E.S. Russell - zoologist
- William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
- James Watt - Engineer
- Robert Napier - Marine Engineer,co-founder Cunard Line
- David Napier - Marine Engineer
Also:
- Teasdale & Jennett - originators of the Glasgow Coma Scale
Other
- Ian Brady - violent criminal
- Archibald Hall - murderer
- Charles Macintosh - inventor
- Scrooge McDuck - fictional multi-billionaire cartoon duck [3]
- Sir John Moore - British military officer
- Saint Mungo - founder of the city
- Joe Murray - British sergeant major
- Allan Pinkerton - detective
- Edward William Pritchard - murderer and last person to be publicly executed in Glasgow
- Gordon Ramsay - chef and TV personality
- John Scott Russell - naval engineer
- William Shields - shipbuilder, most notably the Queen Mary
- Adam Smith - economist
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 edition 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.
