Scottish celebrities

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Scottish

Bill Forsyth Facts

William David “Bill” Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and writer known for his films Gregory’s Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983), and Comfort and Joy (1984).

Irene Sunters Facts

Irene Sunters (29 February 1928 – September 2005) was a Scottish actress who was best known for playing Maggie Ferguson the bus driver in Take the High Road from the first episode in 1980 and appeared as a regular character until 1982 with guest ap

John Collee Facts

John Gerald Collee (born 1955) is a Scottish novelist, journalist and screenwriter whose film scripts include Master and Commander (2003), Happy Feet (2006), Creation (2009), and Walking with Dinosaurs (2013). Collee practised medicine and wrote seve

John H. D. Anderson Facts

John Anderson FRS (1726 – 13 January 1796) was a Scottish natural philosopher and liberal educator at the forefront of the application of science to technology in the industrial revolution, and of the education and advancement of working men and wo

Andrew Keir Facts

Andrew Keir (3 April 1926 – 5 October 1997) was a Scottish actor, who rose to prominence in a number of films made by Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s. He was also active in television, and especially in the theatre, in a professional career th

Mairi Chisholm Facts

Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, MM, OStJ (26 February 1896 – 22 August 1981), known as Mairi Chisholm, was a Scottish nurse and ambulance driver in the First World War. She, together with her friend Elsie Knocker, won numerous medals for

Karen Dunbar Facts

Karen Dunbar (born 1 April 1971 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a comedian and entertainer. She appears in Chewin’ the Fat and The Karen Dunbar Show.

Rhona Cameron Facts

Rhona Cameron (born 27 September 1965) is a Scottish comedian. She rose to prominence via the stand-up comedy circuit, and was a regular on British television in the 1990s.

Andrew Weir Facts

Away from the stage and silver screen this versatile actor is a keen follower of Ayr Utd FC and the Scotland National Team. He is also one of the founders of the highly successful company “3rd Degrees Burns” His work in this field has been appreciate

Jim McCormick Facts

James McCormick (November 3, 1856 – March 10, 1918) was a Scottish right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. A native of Glasgow (he was actually born outside the Glasgow boundary, in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire), he was the first ballplayer bo

David Sneddon Facts

David Sneddon (born 15 September 1978) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and music producer of contemporary pop music. He took an unusual route into the music business via performing on stage and television and singing lead roles in stage mu

Colin McRae Facts

Colin Steele McRae, MBE (5 August 1968 – 15 September 2007) was a British rally driver from Scotland, born in Lanark. The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 19