List of people from Glasgow
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This list covers famous or notable people or groups who were born or raised in Glasgow, Scotland or have been connected with it.
Arts
Architecture
- David Hamilton (1768–1843), architect[1]
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), architect and designer[2]
- Alexander "Greek" Thomson (1817–1875), architect[3]
Film
- Bill Forsyth (born 1946), film director[4]
- May Miles Thomas (born 1959), screenwriter, filmmaker[5]
- Chris Quick (born 1988), independent filmmaker and director of Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance[6]
Journalism
- Lawrence Donegan – journalist[7]
- Ross Finlay – motoring journalist, travel writer and broadcaster[8]
- Johann Hari – journalist[9]
- Jack House – journalist, writer and broadcaster[10]
- Andrew Marr – journalist, writer and television presenter[11]
- Jack Webster – journalist[12]
Literature
- Freddie Anderson – socialist playwright and poet originally from Ireland[13]
- James Bridie – playwright[14]
- Catherine Carswell – novelist and biographer of the Scottish Renaissance[15]
- A. J. Cronin – doctor and novelist[16]
- Ivor Cutler – poet, songwriter, humourist[17]
- Lavinia Derwent – children's writer[18]
- Alasdair Gray – artist, novelist and essayist[19]
- Pearse Hutchinson – poet[20]
- James Kelman – novelist[21]
- Tom Leonard – poet[22]
- Liz Lochhead – poet and playwright[23]
- Peter May – crime writer[24]
- Edwin Morgan – poet and translator[25]
- Grant Morrison – comic book author[26]
- Tony Roper – actor, television writer, author[27]
- Suhayl Saadi – physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist; co-editor of A Fictional Guide to Scotland[28]
- J David Simons – author[29]
- Alan Spence – novelist and poet[30]
- Douglas Stuart – novelist[31]
- Nigel Tranter – historical novelist[32]
Performing arts
- Moyo Akandé – actress[33]
- John Barrowman – singer and actor (The Producers, Torchwood)[34]
- Sean Biggerstaff – actor (Harry Potter)[35]
- Billy Boyd – actor (The Lord of the Rings)[36]
- Frankie Boyle – comedian[37]
- Kevin Bridges – comedian[38]
- John Cairney – actor[39]
- Peter Capaldi – actor (The Thick of It, In The Loop, Doctor Who)[40]
- Robert Carlyle – actor (Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough)[41]
- Lawrence Chaney – drag queen and winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK[42]
- Morven Christie – actress[43]
- Robbie Coltrane – actor (Harry Potter, Cracker)[44]
- Billy Connolly – comedian (The Man Who Sued God)[45]
- Kate Copstick – actress and director[46]
- Tony Curran – actor[47]
- Iain De Caestecker – actor (The Fades, Young James Herriot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)[36]
- Karen Dunbar – comedian and actress[48]
- Craig Ferguson – actor and writer[36]
- Gregor Fisher – comedian[37]
- Laura Fraser – actress[49]
- Rikki Fulton – comedian[50]
- Michelle Gomez – actress (Doctor Who, Green Wing)[51]
- Greg Hemphill – actor[52]
- Olaf Hytten – actor[53]
- Ford Kiernan – actor[37]
- Mark Knopfler – Musician, songwriter, soundtrack writer, guitarist[37]
- Gary Lewis – actor[54]
- Brian Limond – comedian and actor[55]
- Marie Loftus – music hall entertainer[56]
- Kelly Macdonald – actress (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire)[36]
- Angus Macfadyen – actor[57]
- Freya Mavor – actress (Skins)[58]
- James McAvoy – actor[59]
- David McCallum – actor, first noted for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin[60]
- Rory McCann – actor[36]
- Jane McCarry – actress[37]
- Joe McFadden – actor (Holby City, Heartbeat)[61]
- Des McLean – comedian and actor[62]
- Graham McTavish – actor[63]
- Alec Newman – actor[64]
- David O'Hara – actor[65]
- Daniel Portman – actor[66]
- Richard Rankin – actor[67]
- Maurice Roëves – actor[68]
- Jerry Sadowitz – comedian[69]
- John Gordon Sinclair – actor[70]
- Dawn Steele – actress[71]
- Brian Vernel – actor[72]
- Susan Calman – comedian and actor[73]
- Jonathan Watson – actor[74]
Visual arts
- Jacqueline Donachie – artist[75]
- Hannah Frank – artist and sculptor[76]
- John Glashan – cartoonist[77]
- Clare Hunter, writer and artist[78]
- Lucy McKenzie – artist[79]
- Bud Neill – cartoonist (Lobey Dosser)[80]
- Cordelia Oliver – artist, writer and art critic[81]
- Frank Quitely – comic book artist[82]
- Joseph Urie – artist[83]
Business
- William Beardmore – Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company[84]
- George Bogle of Daldowie – wealthy tobacco merchant[85]
- Sir William Burrell – shipping magnate and philanthropist[86]
- Catherine Cranston – tearoom proprietor[87]
- William Cunninghame – tobacco merchant[88]
- John Glassford – wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank[89]
- Sir Thomas Lipton – entrepreneur, Lipton Tea[90]
- Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden – entrepreneur[91]
- James McAlpin – merchant tailor[92]
- James McGill – businessman and philanthropist[93]
- Robert Napier – co-founder of Cunard Line[94]
- Reo Stakis – entrepreneur[95]
- Charles Tennant – St. Rollox Chemicals Works[96]
Civic
Founder
- Saint Mungo – traditional founder of the city[97]
Campaigners
- Janie Allan – suffrage activist[98]
- Mary Barbour – rent strikes activist [99]
- Ian Dunn – gay and paedophile rights activist[100]
- Deborah Knox Livingston – temperance and suffrage activist[101]
Crime and punishment
- Ian Brady – violent criminal[102]
- Archibald Hall – murderer[103]
- Allan Pinkerton – detective[104]
- Edward William Pritchard – murderer who was publicly executed in Glasgow and was the last person to be publicly executed in Scotland[105]
Law
- Madge Easton Anderson – lawyer[106]
Provosts
- George Elphinstone (died 1634) – Lord Provost and courtier[107]
Education
- Mary Ellen Bews – New Zealand school principal and educationalist, born in Glasgow[108]
- Mary Cranston Mason (1846–1932) – social reformer, temperance leader, Glasgow school board member[109]
Humanities
- David Stow Adam – theologian[110]
- C. A. Campbell – metaphysical philosopher[111]
- William Purdie Dickson – scholar[112]
- Niall Ferguson – historian and writer[113]
- William MacAskill – philosopher and ethicist[114]
- Alasdair MacIntyre – philosopher[115]
Fictional figures
- Scrooge McDuck – fictional multi-billionaire cartoon duck[116]
- Desmond Hume – fictional character in the TV series Lost.[117]
Military
- William Anderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[118]
- Andrew Bogle – recipient of the Victoria Cross[119]
- Robert Downie – recipient of the Victoria Cross[120]
- Francis Farquharson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[119]
- Herbert Henderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross[121]
- John Knox – recipient of the Victoria Cross[122]
- Donald MacKintosh – recipient of the Victoria Cross[123]
- Henry May – recipient of the Victoria Cross[124]
- John McAulay – recipient of the Victoria Cross[125]
- John McDermond – recipient of the Victoria Cross[126]
- Hugh McInnes – recipient of the Victoria Cross[127]
- James Miller – recipient of the Victoria Cross[128]
- Sir John Moore – British military officer[129]
- James Park – recipient of the Victoria Cross[130]
- Harry Ranken – recipient of the Victoria Cross[131]
- William Reid – recipient of the Victoria Cross[132]
- Walter Ritchie – recipient of the Victoria Cross[133]
- George Rodgers – recipient of the Victoria Cross[134]
- John Skinner – recipient of the Victoria Cross[135]
- James Stokes – recipient of the Victoria Cross[136]
- James Turnbull – recipient of the Victoria Cross[137]
- William Young – recipient of the Victoria Cross[138]
Musicians and bands
Politics
- Bashir Ahmad – first Asian MSP[139]
- Mhairi Black – youngest Member of Parliament (MP) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since at the Reform Act 1832[140]
- Sir Menzies Campbell – Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–2007)[141]
- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[142]
- Roseanna Cunningham – Scottish National Party MP, MSP[143]
- Donald Dewar – Secretary of State for Scotland, First Minister[144]
- Pearse Doherty – Sinn Féin politician[145]
- Winnie Ewing – Scottish National Party MP, MEP and MSP[146]
- Margaret Ferrier – Scottish National Party MP[147]
- George Galloway – MP for Glasgow Hillhead (1987–97) and Glasgow Kelvin (1997–2005)[148]
- Nigel Griffiths – Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South[149]
- Arthur Henderson – Chairman of the Labour Party[150]
- Bonar Law – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[151]
- John MacCormick – Scottish National Party[152]
- Sir John A. Macdonald – first Prime Minister of Canada[153]
- John Maclean – Socialist[154]
- Michael Martin – Speaker of the House of Commons[155]
- James Maxton – Independent Labour Party MP[156]
- Tommy Sheridan – Scottish Socialist Party MSP[157]
- Manny Shinwell – Labour MP[158]
- Nicola Sturgeon – Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (2014–2023)[159]
- Gordon Wilson - MP for Dundee East (1974-1987) and leader of the Scottish National Party (1979-1990)
- Humza Yousaf – Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party[160]
Religion
- Sohaib Saeed – Islamic scholar, academic and chaplain[161]
Sports
Athletics
- Angela Bridgeman – sprinter[162]
Baseball
- Mac MacArthur – Major League Baseball player[163]
- Jim McCormick – baseball player[164]
- Bobby Thomson – baseball player[165]
Boxing
- Scott Harrison – boxer[166]
- Benny Lynch – boxer[41]
- Jim Watt – boxer[167]
Cricket
- James Stewart Carrick (1855–1923) – first-class cricketer[168]
- William Foster (born 1934) – first-class cricketer[169]
- David Livingstone (1927–2011) – international cricketer for Scotland[170]
Cycling
- Philippa York – cyclist[171]
Football
- Eddie Austin – forward[172]
- Jen Beattie – defender[173]
- Ralph Black – defender[174]
- Tom Boyd – defender[175]
- Jim Craig – defender and manager[176]
- Graeme Churchill – striker[177]
- Paddy Crerand – midfielder, manager, and sports commentator[178]
- Sir Kenny Dalglish – forward and manager[179]
- Tommy Docherty – midfielder and manager[180]
- Sir Alex Ferguson – forward and manager[181]
- Alexander Watson Hutton – teacher and founder of the Argentine Football Association[182]
- Mo Johnston – forward[183]
- Ruesha Littlejohn – forward and midfielder[184]
- Ross McCormack – striker[185]
- James McFadden – forward[186]
- Frank McGarvey – forward[187]
- Danny McGrain – defender and manager[188]
- Jimmy McGrory – forward and manager[189]
- Andrew Robertson – defender[190]
- Peter Sermanni – midfielder[191]
- Robert Snodgrass – midfielder and forward[192]
- Jock Stein – defender and manager[193]
- David Templeton – forward[194]
- John Wark – midfielder[195]
Golf
- Ewen Ferguson – professional golfer[196]
- Kylie Henry – professional golfer[197]
- Martin Laird – professional golfer[198]
- Colin Montgomerie – professional golfer[199]
- Janice Moodie – professional golfer[200]
- Edith Orr – amateur golfer[201]
Ice hockey
- Andy Aitkenhead – ice hockey player[202]
- Gordie Clark – ice hockey player[203]
- James Foster – ice hockey player[204]
- Alex Gray – ice hockey player[205]
- Frank Jardine – ice hockey player[206]
- Colin Shields – ice hockey player[207]
- Steve Smith – ice hockey player[208]
Rugby union
- Adam Ashe – rugby union player and coach[209]
- Johnnie Beattie – rugby union player[210]
- Magnus Bradbury – rugby union player[211]
- Alan Bulloch – rugby union player[212]
- Gordon Bulloch – rugby union player[213]
- Thomas Chalmers – rugby union player[214]
- Rory Hughes – rugby union player[215]
- James Malcolm – rugby union player[216]
- Duncan Weir – rugby union player[217]
- Jon Welsh – rugby union player[218]
Snooker
- Marcus Campbell – professional snooker player[219]
- Stephen Maguire – professional snooker player[220]
- Anthony McGill – professional snooker player[221]
- Alan McManus – professional snooker player[222]
Swimming
- Michael Jamieson – swimmer[223]
- Duncan Scott – swimmer[224]
Tennis
- Andy Murray – Olympic tennis player[225]
- Jamie Murray, professional tennis player
Wrestling
- Nikki Cross – professional wrestler[226]
- Joe Coffey – professional wrestler[227]
- Mark Coffey – professional wrestler[228]
- Wolfgang – professional wrestler[229]
- Isla Dawn – professional wrestler[230]
Science and engineering
- June Almeida – virologist[231]
- Joseph Black – physicist and chemist[232]
- Phillip Clancey – ornithologist[233]
- Thomas Hopkirk – botanist[234]
- Ronald David Laing – psychiatrist[235]
- Elizabeth Janet MacGregor – medical doctor[236]
- David Napier – marine engineer[237]
- Robert Napier – marine engineer, co-founder of Cunard Line[237]
- James Beaumont Neilson – inventor[238]
- Sir William Ramsay – chemist[239]
- Kathleen Rutherford – doctor, philanthropist, humanitarian aid worker, peace campaigner, born in Glasgow.[240]
- William Thomson, Lord Kelvin – mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer[241]
- James Watt – engineer[242]
- Nora Wattie – public health pioneer[243]
- John Scott Russell – naval engineer[244]
- Charles Macintosh – inventor[245]
- William Wright Virtue – engineer[246]
