- John Knox
John Knox was a Scottish religious reformer who took the lead in reforming the Church in Scotland along Calvinist lines. He is widely regarded as the father of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland and of the Church of Scotland. He died in Edinburgh on November 24, 1572. - David Beaton
David Beaton (c. 1494 - 29 May 1546) was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation. He was a younger son of John Beaton of Balfour in the county of Fife, and is said to have been born in 1494. He was educated at the universities of St Andrews and Glasgow, and in his sixteenth year was sent to Paris, where he studied civil and canon law. He began his political career at the French court. - Prince William Of Wales
Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He is second in the line of succession to the British throne and thrones of each of the other Commonwealth Realms. As the son of the Prince of Wales and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William is a member of the British Royal Family. The prince, who is 6 ft 3 inch (191cm) tall, … - George Buchanan
George Buchanan, BA, MA (February, 1506 - September 28, 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. He was part of the Monarchomach movement. - Gavin Douglas
Gavin Douglas (c. 1474 - September, 1522), Scottish poet and bishop, third son of Archibald, 5th Earl of Angus (called the "great Earl of Angus" and "Bell-the-Cat"), was born c. 1474, at Tantallon Castle, East Lothian. - James Gregory
James Gregory (November 1638 - October 1675), was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was born at Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, and died at Edinburgh. He was successively professor at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. In 1663 he published his "Optica Promota", in which the compact reflecting telescope known by his name, the Gregorian telescope, is described. - Andrew Melville
Andrew Melville (August 1, 1545 - 1622) was a Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer. - Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond, known as Alex Salmond (born December 31, 1954), is the current First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority government. He is Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Member of Parliament for the constituency of Banff and Buchan, and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon. He is currently serving his second term as leader of the SNP, taking over from John Swinney. - Lyon Playfair 1st Baron Playfair
Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair, GCB, PC, FRS (May 1, 1818 - May 29, 1898) was a Scottish scientist and Parliamentarian. Born at Chunar, Bengal, son of the Inspector General of Hospitals in that region, Playfair was educated at the University of St Andrews, the Andersonian Institute in Glasgow, and the University of Edinburgh. After going to Calcutta at the end of 1837, he became private laboratory assistant to Thomas Graham at University College, London, … - James Beaton
James Beaton, or Bethune (1473-1539), was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Cardinal David Beaton. He was the sixth and youngest son of John Beaton of Balfour, in Fife. He graduated as Master of Arts at St. Andrews University in 1493, was appointed Precentor of Dornoch Cathedral (Diocese of Caithness) in 1497 and in 1503 was appointed Provost of the Collegiate Church of Bothwell. - Russell Kirk
Russell Kirk (19 October 1918 - 29 April1994) was an American political theorist, historian, social critic, and man of letters, best known for his influence on 20th century American conservatism. His 1953 book, "The Conservative Mind", gave shape to the amorphous post-World War II conservative movement. It traced the development of conservative thought in the Anglo-American tradition, giving special importance to the ideas of Edmund Burke. - John Napier
John Napier of Merchistoun (1550 - 4 April 1617), nicknamed Marvellous Merchistoun, was a Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer/astrologer and 8th Laird of Merchistoun. He is most remembered as the inventor of logarithms and Napier's bones, and for popularizing the use of the decimal point. Napier's birth place, Merchiston Tower, Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of Napier University. After dying of gout, Napier was buried in St Cuthbert's Church, … - James Graham 1st Marquess of Montrose
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612 - 21 May 1650), was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. From 1644 to 1646, and again in 1650 he fought a civil war in Scotland on behalf of the King. - Christopher Chope
Christopher Robert Chope OBE (born May 19, 1947) is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Christchurch. Christopher Chope was born in Putney, the son of a judge, and was educated at the St Andrew's School in Eastbourne and Marlborough College, before attending the University of St Andrews where he was awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree, and finished his education at the Inns of Court School of law. - Patrick Hamilton
Patrick Hamilton (1504 - February 29, 1528) was a Scottish churchman and Reformer. The second son of Sir Patrick Hamilton, well known in Scottish chivalry, and of Catherine Stewart, daughter of Alexander, Duke of Albany, second son of James II of Scotland, he was born in the diocese of Glasgow, probably at his father's estate of Stanehouse in Lanarkshire. He was most likely educated at Linlithgow. In 1517 he was appointed titular abbot of Ferne, … - George Reid
The Rt. Hon. George Newlands Reid, (born 4 June 1939) was the second Presiding Officer (Speaker) of the Scottish Parliament. - John Graham 1st Viscount of Dundee
John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee (c. 1648 - July 27, 1689) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. Claverhouse is remembered by history in two distinct characters. Unfavourable records of his supposed persecution of the Covenanters, when he was responsible for policing south-west Scotland during and after the religious unrest and rebellion of the 1670s and 80s, led to Presbyterian historians dubbing him "Bluidy Clavers". Later, as a general in the Scottish army, … - James Crichton
James Crichton, known as the Admirable Crichton, (1560 - 1582) was a Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences. One of the most astoundingly gifted individuals of the 16th century, James Crichton of Clunie (Perthshire; although some sources maintain his birthplace was Dumfries), was the son of Robert Crichton, Lord Advocate of Scotland, and Elizabeth Stewart, … - James Wilson
James Wilson (September 14, 1742 - August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental Congress, a major force in the drafting of the nation's Constitution, a leading legal theoretician and one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the United States Supreme Court in 1789. - Michael Fallon
Michael Cathal Fallon (born 14 May, 1952, Scotland) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks. Michael Fallon is the son of an Irish surgeon. He was educated at Craigflower School in Dunfermline, at Epsom College, and at the University of St Andrews where he obtained a MA in classics and ancient history in 1974. - Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid (born August 11, 1944) is a Tony Award-winning Scottish actor. He has had a successful career in theatre; he has been cast in many plays, while occasionally directing others. Although McDiarmid has appeared mostly in theatrical productions, he has also accepted roles in theatrical films and TV movies. Worldwide, he is most famous for his role as Palpatine in both the original and prequel "Star Wars" trilogies. - William Dunbar
William Dunbar, Scottish poet, was probably a native of East Lothian. This is assumed from a satirical reference in the "Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie", where, too, it is hinted that he was a member of the noble house of Dunbar. - Barry Gardiner
Barry Strachan Gardiner (born March 10, 1957) is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Brent North. Barry Gardiner was born in Glasgow, Scotland to a doctor mother and was educated at the Glasgow High School and the Haileybury and Imperial Service College in Hertford before attending the University of St Andrews where he received a master's degree. - Alexander Henderson
Alexander Henderson was a Scottish theologian. He was born at Criech, Fife, graduated at the University of St Andrews in 1603, and in 1610 was appointed professor of rhetoric and philosophy and questor of the faculty of arts. Shortly after this he was presented to the living of Leuchars. As Henderson was located upon his parish by Archbishop George Gladstanes, and was known to sympathize with episcopacy, … - Alexander Berry
Alexander Berry was a Scottish born surgeon, merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. This settlement became known as the Coolangatta Estate and later developed in what is now the town of Berry, named in honour of Alexander and his brother David. Berry was born, to parents James and Isabel, at Hilltarvit Mains farmhouse, … - Hugo Swire
Hugo George William Swire (born 30 November 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Eton, and attended the University of St Andrews before going to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He is Conservative Party member of Parliament for East Devon, and was first elected in 2001. Before his career as a politician, he was a member of the Army, as well as the director of the auction house Sotheby's. - Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson (September 5, 1750 - October 16, 1774), Scottish poet, son of William Fergusson, a clerk in the British Linen Company, was born at Edinburgh. - Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers (March 17, 1780 - May 31, 1847), Scottish mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland, was born at Anstruther in Fife. - Hazel Irvine
Hazel Irvine (born May 26 1965, St Andrews, Scotland), is a television presenter from the United Kingdom. Educated at Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh, she achieved an M.A. in the History of Art at the University of St. Andrews, and competed in golf, netball and athletics at university level. She began her broadcasting career in radio, before moving to work for Scottish Television as a sports reporter and then on to BBC Scotland as a presenter, … - Mark Lazarowicz
Mark Lazarowicz, (born Dagenham, August 8, 1953) is a Scottish politician, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith. - Andrew Stewart
Andrew Stewart was a 15th century Scottish prelate and administrator. Born between 1442 and 1444, he was the son of Joan Beaufort (d. 1445), widow of King James I of Scotland and former Queen-consort, and her second husband, James Stewart, the so-called "Black Knight of Lorne". Being a third son, an ecclesiastical career was a natural course, and as early as 1455 Andrew held the positions of Sub-Dean of the diocese of Glasgow and, briefly, Dean of the diocese of Aberdeen. - Fay Weldon
Fay Weldon CBE (born September 22, 1931) is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of Western, in particular British, society. - Malcolm Bruce
Malcolm Bruce, MP (born November 17, 1944) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Gordon. - Catherine Stihler
Catherine Dalling Stihler (née Catherine Dalling Taylor is a British Labour Party politician. She has been a member of the European Parliament for Scotland since 1999. She was the unsuccessful Labour Party candidate in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election held on February 9, 2006, in what had been regarded as a safe Labour seat. Stihler was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire and educated at Coltness High School, … - Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1766, Broomhall, Fife - November 14, 1841, Paris) was a British nobleman and diplomat, known for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens -- popularly known as the Elgin Marbles. Elgin was the third son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and his wife Martha Whyte. He succeeded his older brother William, the 6th earl, in 1771 while he was only five. - Angie Bray
Angie Bray is a Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for West Central London. She is a former journalist and was head of broadcasting at Conservative Central Office in both the 1992 and 2005 General Elections. She was elected to the Assembly in 2000, and re-elected in 2004. In July 2006 she was elected leader of the Conservatives on the London Assembly. - Kate Middleton
Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton (born 9 January 1982), is known for her relationship with Prince William of Wales. - Desmond Swayne
Desmond Angus Swayne (born 20 August 1956) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Member of Parliament for the constituency of New Forest West in Hampshire, and was first elected in May 1997 and is currently the Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Cameron. He was educated at Bedford School and studied Theology at the University of St Andrews. In 2003 he served for five months in Iraq as a major in the Territorial Army. - Walter Perry
Walter Laing MacDonald Perry, Baron Perry of Walton (June 16, 1921 - July 17, 2003) was a distinguished academic. He obtained a degree in Pharmacology at St Andrews University. Between 1944 and 1946 he worked as a Medical Officer in Nigeria. He later worked as a scientist for institutions like the Medical Research Council. In particular he became an expert on polio. He had a reputation for following the scientific method rigorously. - Alex Singleton
Alex Singleton (born 25 October 1979) is President of the Globalisation Institute, a think tank founded in London that developes policies on trade, competitiveness and development. He studied at Dulwich College and the University of St Andrews, where he founded the Liberty Club, a libertarian student society. Mark Malloch Brown, then the head of the UN Development Programme (and subsequently UN Deputy Secretary-General), …
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