James MacPherson

James MacPherson

male, deceased (1796)
James Macpherson (October 27, 1736 - February 17, 1796) was a Scottish poet, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems.
William J. Watson

William J. Watson

male, deceased (1948)
Professor William J. Watson, 1865-1948, was a toponymist, one of the greatest Scottish scholars of the 20th century, and was the first scholar to...

Alexander Carmichael

male, deceased (1912)
Alexander Carmichael (1832 - 1912) was a writer and folklorist born in Taylochan, Lismore, best known for his multi volume work "Carmina Gadelica"....

Edward Dwelly

male, 145 years old
Edward Dwelly (1864-1939) was a Scottish Gaelic lexicographer. He is generally believed to have created the authoritative dictionary in that...
Alasdair Morrison

Alasdair Morrison

male, 41 years old
Alasdair Morrison (Gaelic: Alasdair Moireasdan) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was born on 18 November, 1968 in Stornoway in the Outer...
Ashley MacIsaac

Ashley MacIsaac

male, 34 years old
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac is a professional fiddler born in Creignish, Nova Scotia, Canada. While MacIsaac's fiddle-playing is entirely traditional,...
William Gillies

William Gillies

male, deceased (1932)
William Gillies was a Scottish patriot and a socialist. He helped to form the Scots National League which joined with in other bodies to form the...
Mary Jane Lamond

Mary Jane Lamond

female, 49 years old
Mary Jane Lamond is a Canadian folk musician who performs renditions of traditional Gaelic folk songs from Cape Breton Island. She was born in 1960...
Dick Gaughan

Dick Gaughan

male, 61 years old
Richard Peter Gaughan (b. 17 May 1948) is a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter. He was born in Glasgow's Rottenrow Maternity Hospital,...
Martin Martin

Martin Martin

male, deceased (1719)
Martin Martin was a Scottish writer best known for his work "A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland" (1703). This book is particularly...