John Brown

male, deceased (1858)
Theologian, Whitburn, West Lothian, Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, clergyman, glasgowuniversity…University of Glasgow
John Brown (July 12, 1784 - October 13, 1858), Scottish divine, grandson of John Brown, the physician, was born at Whitburn, Linlithgowshire. He...
Tom Leonard

Tom Leonard

male, 65 years old
poet, Scottish, From GLASGOW, GCSE, glasgowuniversity, Unrelated Incidents
Tom Leonard (born 1944 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a poet who often writes poems, phonetically, in a Glaswegian dialect. His poem "Unrelated...
John Buchan

John Buchan

male, deceased (1940)
Scottish historical novelist, The Thirty-Nine Steps, Order of the Companions of Honour, Governors General of Canada, from Perth, Scotland, Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order…Alumni of the University of Glasgow, glasgowuniversity
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (26 August 1875 - 11 February 1940), was a Scottish novelist, best known for his novel "The...

Sheila McLean

female
Humanist, British, british humanist association, glasgowuniversity, Sheila A. M. McLean, Baby Gender Mentor
Sheila A. M. McLean, FRSE, FRCGP, FRSA is director of the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine at Glasgow University. Professor McLean is a...
Louise Welsh

Louise Welsh

female
Tamburlaine Must Die, Saltire Society, short stories, author, P.D. James, Man Booker…glasgowuniversity
Louise Welsh is an author of short stories and novels in Glasgow, Scotland. Welsh studied history at Glasgow University and traded in second-hand...

William Stewart

male, deceased (1797)
glasgowuniversity, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain, Wigtown Burghs, Wigtown, Earl of Galloway, Seven Years' War
William Stewart (1737 - 8 October, 1797), of Castle Stewart, was a Scottish MP in the British Parliament. He was a member of a junior branch of the...
Struan Stevenson

Struan Stevenson

male, 61 years old
Scottish Conservative Party, Conservative Party politician, Scottish Conservative, from South Ayrshire, Conservative and Unionist Party, Shadow Cabinet…Newcastle University, glasgowuniversity
Struan Stevenson (born April 4, 1948 in Ballantrae) is a member of both the Executive and the Shadow Cabinet of the Scottish Conservative party. He...

William Barclay

male, deceased (1978)
Christian, liberal theologian, Scottish, biblical inerrancy, Universal reconciliation, liberal Christianity…University of Glasgow, glasgowuniversity
William Barclay (5 December 1907, Wick - 24 January 1978, Glasgow) was an author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister and...
Ken MacLeod

Ken MacLeod

male, 55 years old
Libertarian science fiction writer, Space opera, Alternate history writer, Iain M. Banks, anarcho-primitivist, techno-utopian…Alumni of the University of Glasgow, glasgowuniversity
Ken MacLeod (born August 2, 1954), an award-winning Scottish science fiction writer, lives near Edinburgh. He graduated from Glasgow University...
Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson

male
typeface, fontana, Scotch Roman, Foulis press, Robert Foulis, glasgowuniversity
Alexander Wilson was a Scottish type-maker and punch-cutter. He started a type-founding business in 1741. In 1748 he was appointed type-founder to...