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This list covers famous or notable people or groups who were born or raised in Glasgow, Scotland or have been connected with it.

Arts

Architecture

Film

Journalism

  • Lawrence Donegan – journalist
  • Johann Hari – journalist
  • Jack House – journalist, writer and broadcaster
  • Andrew Marr – journalist, writer and television presenter
  • Jack Webster – journalist

Literature

  • Freddie Anderson – socialist playwright and poet originally from Ireland
  • James Bridie – playwright
  • Catherine Carswell – novelist and biographer of the Scottish Renaissance
  • A. J. Cronin – doctor and novelist
  • Ivor Cutler – poet, songwriter, humourist
  • Lavinia Derwent – children's writer
  • Alasdair Gray – artist, novelist and essayist
  • Pearse Hutchinson – poet
  • James Kelman – novelist
  • Tom Leonard – poet
  • Liz Lochhead – poet and playwright
  • Peter May – crime writer
  • Edwin Morgan – poet and translator
  • Grant Morrison – comic book author
  • Tony Roper – actor, television writer, author
  • Suhayl Saadi – physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist; co-editor of A Fictional Guide to Scotland
  • J David Simons – author
  • Alan Spence – novelist and poet
  • Nigel Tranter – historical novelist

Performing arts

Visual arts

  • Jacqueline Donachie – artist
  • Hannah Frank – artist and sculptor
  • John Glashan – cartoonist
  • Bud Neill – cartoonist (Lobey Dosser)
  • Cordelia Oliver – artist, writer and art critic
  • Frank Quitely – comic book artist

Business

Civic

Founder

  • Saint Mungo – traditional founder of the city

Campaigners

  • Mary Barbour
  • Ian Dunn, gay rights activist
  • Deborah Knox Livingston, temperance and suffrage activist

Law

  • Madge Easton Anderson, lawyer

Provosts

Education

  • Mary Ellen Bews, New Zealand school principal and educationalist, born in Glasgow
  • Mary Cranston Mason (1846-1932), social reformer, temperance leader, Glasgow school board member

Humanities

  • David Stow Adam, theologian
  • C. A. Campbell – metaphysical philosopher
  • William Purdie Dickson – scholar
  • Niall Ferguson – historian and writer
  • William MacAskill – philosopher and ethicist

Fictional figures

  • Scrooge McDuck – fictional multi-billionaire cartoon duck
  • Desmond Hume, fictional character in the TV series Lost.

Military

  • William Anderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Andrew Bogle – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Robert Downie – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Francis Farquharson – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Herbert Henderson – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Knox – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Donald MacKintosh – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Henry May – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John McAulay – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John McDermond – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Hugh McInnes – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • James Miller – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Sir John Moore – British military officer
  • James Park – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Harry Ranken – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • William Reid – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Walter Ritchie – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • George Rodgers – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Skinner – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • James Stokes – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • James Turnbull – recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • William Young – recipient of the Victoria Cross

Musicians and bands

Politics

Sports

Athletics

  • Angela Bridgeman – sprinter

Baseball

  • Mac MacArthur – Major League Baseball player
  • Jim McCormick – baseball player
  • Bobby Thomson – baseball player

Boxing

  • Scott Harrison – boxer
  • Benny Lynch – boxer
  • Jim Watt – boxer

Cricket

  • James Stewart Carrick (1855–1923) – first-class cricketer
  • William Foster (born 1934) – first-class cricketer
  • David Livingstone (1927–2011) – international cricketer for Scotland

Cycling

  • Philippa York – cyclist

Football

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  • Jen Beattie – footballer
  • Tom Boyd – footballer
  • Jim Craig – footballer
  • Graeme Churchill – footballer
  • Pat Crerand – footballer
  • Sir Kenny Dalglish – former football player and manager
  • Tommy Docherty – football manager
  • Sir Alex Ferguson – former Manchester United manager
  • Alexander Watson Hutton – "Father of Argentine football"
  • Mo Johnston – footballer
  • Ruesha Littlejohn – footballer
  • Ross McCormack – footballer
  • James McFadden – footballer
  • Frank McGarvey – footballer
  • Danny McGrain – footballer and manager
  • Jimmy McGrory – footballer and manager
  • Andrew Robertson – footballer
  • Peter Sermanni – footballer
  • Robert Snodgrass – footballer
  • Jock Stein – football manager
  • David Templeton – footballer
  • John Wark – international footballer

Golf

  • Kylie Henry – professional golfer
  • Martin Laird – professional golfer
  • Colin Montgomerie – professional golfer
  • Janice Moodie – professional golfer
  • Edith Orr – amateur golfer

Ice hockey

  • Andy Aitkenhead – ice hockey player
  • Gordie Clark – ice hockey player
  • James Foster – ice hockey player
  • Alex Gray – ice hockey player
  • Frank Jardine – ice hockey player
  • Colin Shields – ice hockey player
  • Steve Smith – ice hockey player

Rugby union

  • Adam Ashe – rugby union player and coach
  • Johnnie Beattie – rugby union player
  • Magnus Bradbury – rugby union player
  • Alan Bulloch – rugby union player
  • Gordon Bulloch – rugby union player
  • Thomas Chalmers – rugby union player
  • Rory Hughes – rugby union player
  • James Malcolm – rugby union player
  • Duncan Weir – rugby union player
  • Jon Welsh – rugby union player

Snooker

  • Marcus Campbell – professional snooker player
  • Stephen Maguire – professional snooker player
  • Anthony McGill – professional snooker player
  • Alan McManus – professional snooker player

Swimming

  • Michael Jamieson – swimmer
  • Duncan Scott – swimmer

Tennis

Wrestling

  • Nikki Cross – professional wrestler
  • Joe Coffey – professional wrestler
  • Mark Coffey – professional wrestler
  • Wolfgang – professional wrestler
  • Isla Dawn – professional wrestler

Science and engineering

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