Know any famous or infamous Scottish people past/present. What were they known for?

Question

I did,nt mean do you know any personaily. It,s a general knowledge question

Answer 1

How about Sean Connery?

Answer 2

Possibly the most famous Scottish person, known world-wide, is Robbie Burns the poet.

Let me see now. When did you last use a telephone? Well, you can thank Alexander Graham Bell for that. Mr Bell started his telephone business in Canada and according to his own journal, he wrote this note on the first day a new telephone was installed in his office.

"The new telephone has been installed in the office. The blessed thing has not stopped ringing all day."

Who else? Watched any television recently? Well, you've got Logie Baird to thank for that. He was the inventor of the very first television, a mechanical device, and proved that you could transmit moving pictures via radio waves as well as down cables.

Have you seen the movie, "Ivanhoe"? You can thank Sir Walter Scott for that, also "Kidnapped" and a great deal more besides.

Scotland, a small nation, has produced some of the worlds leading scientists and engineers.

Next time you are prescribed an anti-biotic by your doctor, thank Alexander Flemming - the discoverer of penicillin - the very first anti-biotic.

Answer 3

Mrs Gordon Baillie, born in 1848 had more than 40 aliases. Born Mary Ann Reid in Peterhead - illigitimate daughter of Kate Reid and John Newbond (Newbound). She was a notorious fraudster and her escapades are well documented in Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand. She was convicted several times - most notably given a 7 year prison sentence at The Old Bailey in London. Last heard of in New York where she was given a 9 month prison sentence in about 1903.

Answer 4

Adam Smith was famous in finance or politics.
Gudrun Ure once plaued Supergran opposite another Scottish aCtor whose name I can't remember, tha character was called Scunner camble.
Andrew Carnegie was Scottish I think.
Idi Amin was the last King of Scotland.
Alex Ferguson, the Man Utd Manager.
Janice Galloway, the writer
Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Answer 5

There are a lot of historical figures I know of.
Kenneth MacAlpin (first king of Scotland)
William Wallace (rebelled against the English)
Robert The Bruce (Scotland's most famous king)
MacBeth (10th century king, demonised by Shakespeare)
King Duncan (King of Scotland, supposedly murdered)
Banquo (related to James 1st)
King James 1st (James 6th of Scotland)
Rob Roy (a famous outlaw who was pardoned)
Marquess of Montrose (civil war general)
MacColla (famous civil war fighter)

Inventors & builders:
MacAdam - Roads
Thomas Telford - Bridges
James Watt - Steam engine

Celebrities:
Sean Connery (James Bond)
David Tennant (DOCTOR WHO and a fantastic man all round)
Billy Connoly (comedian)
Robert Burns (poet, honoured by Burns night)

These are the people I thought of. There will be many more I know of that I can't remember at this moment.

Answer 6

Golly, William Wallace, Rob Roy, Mary Queen of Scots, James VI (James I of England).

I THINK that Robert Boyle, of the gas laws fame, was also a Scot. But don't quote me on that.

Billy Connelly the comedian is scottish.

Oh, and Queen Victoria had a Scottish boyfriend after she was widowed.

Answer 7

Wasn't Logie-Baird, the tv man, Scottish? Jamie Watt, inventor of the steam engine was, too. And , of course, one of the best comics in the world, Billy Connolly. And the big, sexy hunk, Sean Connery.

Answer 8

Bible Jack the Glaswegian murderer.
He was charming and offered to pay for taxis.
That should have narrowed the search down a bit!

Answer 9

Rab C Nesbitt.

Answer 10

adam smith- the wealth of nations- laissez faire- introduces the idea of capitalism and that govt. shouldn't interfere with private business.