1. Allan Robertson (1815)

Professional Golfer

Scottish golfer considered to be one of the world's first professional golfers.

2. Alex Elmsley (1929)

Famous For The Elmsley Count

A magician and computer programmer who created the Elmsley Count - a card trick where one is hidden while the cards are passed from one hand to another.

3. Hazel Irvine (1965)

Sportscaster

Scottish sports broadcaster known for her work with the BBC who's covered more than a dozen Olympic Games and four World Cups. She's also presented the World Snooker Championship and...

4. Tom Brewster (1974)

British Curler

Thomas Brewster Jr. is a Scottish curler from Aberdeen Scotland.

5. William Auchterlonie (1872)

Professional Golfer

Auchterlonie was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of the Home of Golf St. Andrews. He won the 1893 Open Championship at the age of 21 years and 24...

6. Andrew Strath (Unknow)

Professional Golfer

Andrew Strath was a professional golfer. He was born in St Andrews Scotland which is known as the Home of Golf. Like most professionals of his era Strath did not...

7. Hugh Kirkaldy (1865)

Professional Golfer

Hugh Kirkaldy was a Scottish golfer from the Home of Golf St Andrews. He won the 1891 Open Championship which was played over the Old Course at St Andrews. The...

8. Findlay S. Douglas (1874)

Amateur Golfer Golf Administrato

S. Douglas was a Scottish amateur golfer who won the U. S. Amateur in 1898 and later became President of the United States Golf Association. Born in St Andrews Scotland...

9. Jock Hutchison (1884)

Professional Golfer

Jack Fowler Jock Hutchison was a Scottish-American professional golfer. Born in St Andrews Fife Scotland Hutchison later moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 1920. He...

10. Sandy Herd (1868)

Professional Golfer

Alexander Sandy Herd was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews. Herd was the club professional at Huddersfield Golf Club from 1892 to 1911. In 1902 he won The Open...

11. Fred Herd (1874)

Professional Golfer

Herd was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews. In 1898 he won the fourth U. S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton Massachusetts. This was the first...

12. Young Tom Morris (1851)

Professional Golfer

Tom Morris Jr. known as Young Tom Morris was one of the pioneers of professional golf and was the first young prodigy in golf history. He won four consecutive...

13. Laurie Auchterlonie (1868)

Professional Golfer

Lawrence Laurie Auchterlonie was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of St Andrews the Home of Golf. In 1902 representing the Chicago Golf Club he won the eighth...

14. Robert W. White (golfer) (1874)

Golf Course Architect Golf Admin

Robert W. Bob White was born in St Andrews Scotland and emigrated in 1894 to the United States to study agronomy. He worked as a professional and greenkeeper at several...

15. Robert Wallace (Edinburgh MP) (1831)

Scottish Politician

Robert Wallace was a Scottish writer who had a remarkably varied career as a classics teacher minister university professor newspaper editor barrister and finally a member of parliament. He was...

16. Ted Brocklebank (1942)

British Politician

Ted Brocklebank is a Scottish Conservative politician.

17. Peter Borwein (1953)

Canadian Mathematician

Peter Benjamin Borwein is a Canadian mathematician and a professor at Simon Fraser University. He is known as a co-author of the Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe algorithm for computing π.

18. Alleyne Francique (1976)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres his personal best being 44. 47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world...

19. Jo Grimond (1913)

British Soldier Politician And A

Joseph Grimond Baron Grimond CH CBE TD PC known as Jo Grimond was a British politician leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an...

20. Jonathan Borwein (1951)

Scottish Mathematician

Jonathan Michael Borwein is a Scottish mathematician who holds an appointment as Laureate Professor of mathematics at the University of Newcastle Australia. Noted for his prolific and creative work throughout...

21. Scott Barrie (1962)

British Politician

Scott Barrie is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former social worker. He represented Dunfermline West in the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2007 where he was a member of...

22. Wulfe Balk (1955)

Canadian Fencer

ulfe Balk is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

23. Eric Harrington (1820)

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Eric Harrington was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Renfrew South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1874. He was a...

24. Martha Wardrop (1969)

Scottish Politician

Martha Wardrop is a Scottish Green Party politician and was its joint convenor from 2011 to 2013. She is a Glasgow city councillor she was elected in the Hillhead ward...

25. Andy Yorke (1972)

British Singer

Andy Yorke is an English musician and former lead singer and guitarist for the band Unbelievable Truth. He is the younger brother of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.

26. Willie Gibson (footballer born 1984) (1984)

Scottish Footballer

Gibson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Celtic Nation. Gibson's primary position is in midfield.