John Knox

John Knox

male, deceased (1572)
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...
George Wishart

George Wishart

male, deceased (1546)
George Wishart (c. 1513 - March 1, 1546) was a Scottish religious reformer and Protestant martyr. He belonged to a younger branch of the Wisharts...
Thomas Chalmers

Thomas Chalmers

male, deceased (1847)
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.
William Robertson

William Robertson

male, deceased (1793)
William Robertson was a Scottish historian and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. ("The thirty years during which (he) presided over the...
George MacDonald

George MacDonald

male, deceased (1905)
George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 - September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Though no longer well known, his...

John Hamilton

male, deceased (1571)
John Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician, was a natural son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. At a very early age he became a monk and...
David Livingstone

David Livingstone

male, deceased (1873)
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 - 4 May 1873) was a Scottish Presbyterian pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and...
John Home

John Home

male, deceased (1808)
John Home (22 September 1722 - 5 September 1808) was a Scottish poet and dramatist. He was born at Leith, near Edinburgh, where his father,...
Timothy Pont

Timothy Pont

male, deceased (1614)
Timothy Pont (c 1565 - 1614) was first man to produce a detailed map of Scotland. He was the son of Robert Pont, a notable cleric and politician....

Robert Blair

male
Rev Dr Robert Blair. He translated a number of hymns into Gaelic, and wrote Gaelic articles for The Gael (Glasgow, 1873–6). Dr Baird was one of th...