John Muir

John Muir

male, deceased (1914)
environmentalist, Mountain climber, sierra club, from California, Yosemite, Pacifist…fromEastLothian
John Muir was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife,...
John Knox

John Knox

male, deceased (1572)
Calvinist ministers and theologian, Scottish Reformation, Protestant Reformation in Scotland, Scottish, church of scotland, Scottish clergy…fromEastLothian
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...
Arthur Balfour

Arthur Balfour

male, deceased (1930)
Christian, Foreign Secretary, prime minister, Jewish homeland, philosopher, homeland…fromEastLothian
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July, 1848 - 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative politician and statesman, and the...
John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

male, deceased (1794)
signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, United States Declaration of Independence, immigrant to the United States, Non-fiction writer, Clergy in the American Revolution, fromEastLothian
Dr. John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 - November 15, 1794), was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative...
Susan Deacon

Susan Deacon

female, 45 years old
Academic of Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret University, BBC Scotland, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, fromEastLothian, Scottish Labour Party…Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Susan Deacon (born February 2 1964, Musselburgh) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and was a MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh from 1999...

Willie Wood

male, 71 years old
Craig McLean, Tynecastle Park, Scottish bowls player, the flag, Heart of Midlothian FC, Commonwealth Games silver medalist…fromEastLothian, from Scotland, East Lothian
William "Willie" Wood MBE (b. 1938 in Haddington, East Lothian) is a Scottish professional bowls player, who has mainly competed in the outdoor or...
John Rennie

John Rennie

male, deceased (1821)
buried at St Paul's Cathedral, Lancaster, England, fromEastLothian, Waterloo Bridge, East Linton, Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation…East Lothian
John Rennie (7 June 1761 at "Phantassie", near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland - 4 October 1821), a farmer's younger son, was a Scottish civil...

Alexander II of Scotland

male, deceased (1249)
King of Scots, Medieval Gael, Scottish, fromEastLothian, John I of England, Joan of England…Haddington, East Lothian, East Lothian
Alexander II (August 24, 1198 - July 6, 1249), King of Scots, was the son of William the Lion and Ermengarde of Beaumont. He was born at...
Richard Maitland

Richard Maitland

male, deceased (1586)
fromEastLothian, knight, Sheriff Principal, Thirlestane Castle, Holyrood Abbey, The House and Surname of Seaton
Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington and Thirlstane (1496‑August 1, 1586), was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session fr...
John Lauder

John Lauder

male, 521 years old
Protestant-related controversy, Robert Lauder of The Bass, Marseilles, fromEastLothian, Holyrood, James V
John Lauder (born c. 1488, died between 1551 and 1556) was Scotland's Public Accuser of Heretics. In the Great Seal of Scotland, (number 1136 dated...