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Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most in the United Kingdom. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Edinburgh.
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King of Scotland from 1567 and King of England and Ireland from 1603 until his death in 1625
1566
James I
Scottish Enlightment philosopher, "A Treatise of Human Nature"
1711
David Hume
Edinburgh City council, who maintained a secret life as a housebreaker. He is said to have been the inspiration for "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
1741
William Brodie
Chemist and discoverer of nitrogen
1749
Daniel Rutherford
Author, "Ivanhoe" "Heart of Midlothian"
1771
Walter Scott
Inventor of the steam hammer
1807
James Nasmyth
Scientist responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation
1831
James Clerk Maxwell
Inventor, who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone, and co-founder of AT&T
1847
Alexander Graham Bell
Writer, "Treasure Island" "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
1850
Robert Louis Stevenson
Writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes
1859
Arthur Conan Doyle
Author, "The Wind in the Willows"
1859
Kenneth Grahame
Actor and comedian, "The Two Ronnies"
1930
Ronnie Corbett
First actor to portray James Bond
1930
Sean Connery
Chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines
1942
Fraser Stoddart
Biologist and pioneer in the field of electron micorscopy of biological molecules, he shared the the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017
1945
Richard Henderson
Foreign Secretary from 1995 to 1997 and Secretary of Defence from 1992 to 1995
1946
Malcolm Rifkind
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
1953
Tony Blair
Football coach who has managed Scottish national team, Celtic and Southampton and former footballer who played for Scotland, ManU and Leeds
1957
Gordon Strachan
Author, "Trainspotting"
1958
Irving Welsh
Actor, "Game of Thrones" "Resident Evil" "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider"
1961
Iain Glen
Actor, "Braveheart" "Saw" "The Lost City of Z"
1963
Angus Macfadyen
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021
1970
Karim Khan
Secretary of State for Scotland since 2024
1976
Ian Murray
Former track cyclist and winner of six Olympic gold medals
1976
Chris Hoy
Goalkeeper who plays the Scottish national team and is the captain of Heart of Midlothian (former Celtic and Sunderland goalkeeper)
1982
Craig Gordon
Actor, "The Descendants" "The Lodge"
1995
Thomas Doherty
Middle-distance runner who won the World championship gold medal, an Olympic silver and bronze medal in the 1500 metres
1997
Josh Kerr
Actor, "A Monster Calls" "Pan"
2002
Lewis MacDougall
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3 Comments
XYU
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Level 62
Sep 8, 2022
Good one, except "Celtic Glasgow" - yuck! That needs to go.
Greenfox
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Level 69
Sep 10, 2022
Thanks! I changed it to simply "Celtic", not sure if you wanted this or if you just don't like the team :D
XYU
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Level 62
Jan 12, 2025
Ha ha, yeah, just "Celtic" is cool, cheers.
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