Famous People Born In Glasgow

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 1 Alex Ferguson

3919

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Former Manager of Manchester United

Birthdate: December 31, 1941

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 2 Andy Murray

3324

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Tennis player

Birthdate: May 5, 1987

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 3 Angus Young

6915

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Co-founder & Lead Guitarist of the Hard Rock Band, AC/DC

Birthdate: March 31, 1955

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Aberdeen, Scotland

Dundee, Scotland

 4 Billy Connolly

258

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Stand-up Comedian

Birthdate: November 24, 1942

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Paisley, Scotland

Bellshill, Scotland

London, England

 5 James McAvoy

5913

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: April 21, 1979

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 6 Mark Knopfler

92

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Record producer, Film score composer

Birthdate: August 12, 1949

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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New York City, New York

Los Angeles, California

Paris, France

 7 John Barrowman

105

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: March 11, 1967

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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 8 David McCallum

274

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: September 19, 1933

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Chicago, Illinois

Berlin, Germany

Brooklyn, New York

 9 Deborah Kerr

201

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: September 30, 1921

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: October 16, 2007

 10 Kenny Dalglish

51

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Association football player, Association football manager

Birthdate: March 4, 1951

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rome, Italy

Vienna, Austria

 11 Robbie Coltrane

70

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: March 30, 1950

Sun Sign: Aries

 12 Peter Capaldi

163

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: April 14, 1958

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Dublin, Ireland

Moscow, Russia

Toronto, Canada

 13 Donovan

40

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer, Autobiographer, Writer, Poet, Record producer, Film score composer

Birthdate: May 10, 1946

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 14 David Moyes

83

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Football Coach

Birthdate: April 25, 1963

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Boston, Massachusetts

Sydney, Australia

Detroit, Michigan

 15 Graham McTavish

72

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: January 4, 1961

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 16 Michelle Gomez

52

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: November 23, 1966

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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Stockholm, Sweden

Madrid, Spain

Houston, Texas

 17 Ray Park

50

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 23, 1974

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 18 Carol Ann Duffy

521

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: December 23, 1955

Sun Sign: Capricorn

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Istanbul, Turkey

Tokyo, Japan

San Francisco, California

 19 Laura Fraser

42

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: July 24, 1975

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 20 Andrew Robertson

72

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: association football player

Birthdate: March 11, 1994

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Munich, Germany

Montreal, Canada

Melbourne, Australia

 21 Lauren Mayberry

31

Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer-songwriter

Birthdate: October 7, 1987

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

 22 Douglas Henshall

242

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: November 19, 1965

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Hamburg, Germany

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Budapest, Hungary

 23 Billy Boyd

52

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 28, 1968

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 24 Nikki Cross

32

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Wrestler

Birthdate: April 21, 1989

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Singapore, Singapore

Mumbai, India

Atlanta, Georgia

 25 Rory McCann

33

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: April 24, 1969

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

 26 Armando Iannucci

20

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Satirist, Writer, Comedian, Radio producer, Television producer, Librettist, Screenwriter

Birthdate: November 28, 1963

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

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San Diego, California

Copenhagen, Denmark

Baltimore, Maryland

 27 Bill Bradley

50

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Senator

Birthdate: July 28, 1943

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

 28 Aiden McGeady

20

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Footballer

Birthdate: April 4, 1986

Sun Sign: Aries

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Minsk, Belarus

Dallas, Texas

 29 Jamie Murray

10

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Tennis player

Birthdate: February 13, 1986

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 30 Tony Curran

20

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: December 13, 1969

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Miami, Florida

Cleveland, Ohio

 31 Iain De Caestecker

21

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: December 29, 1987

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 32 Lynne Ramsay

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Film director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer

Birthdate: December 5, 1969

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

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Florence, Italy

Washington D.C.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

 33 Lonnie Donegan

31

Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: April 29, 1931

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: November 3, 2002

 34 Grant Morrison

20

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Comics writer, Writer, Science fiction writer

Birthdate: January 31, 1960

Sun Sign: Aquarius

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Vancouver, Canada

Auckland, New Zealand

Mexico City, Mexico

 35 Al Stewart

20

Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter

Birthdate: September 5, 1945

Sun Sign: Virgo

 36 Allan Pinkerton

131

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: American Detective

Birthdate: August 25, 1819

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: July 1, 1884

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Seoul, South Korea

Liverpool, England

St. Louis, Missouri

 37 William Ramsay

80

Listed In: Scientists

Famous As: Chemist

Birthdate: October 2, 1852

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: July 23, 1916

 38 Andrew Marr

10

Listed In: Media Personalities

Famous As: Journalist

Birthdate: July 31, 1959

Sun Sign: Leo

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Milan, Italy

Seattle, Washington

Athens, Greece

 39 Charles Rennie Mackintosh

30

Listed In: Architects

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: June 7, 1868

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: December 10, 1928

 40 Mary Ure

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Stage actor, Film actor

Birthdate: February 18, 1933

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: April 3, 1975

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Jakarta, Indonesia

Barcelona, Spain

Amsterdam, Netherlands

 41 Phyllida Law

31

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: May 8, 1932

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 42 Gordon Jackson

40

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: December 19, 1923

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: January 15, 1990

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Cincinnati, Ohio

Chennai, India

Bangkok, Thailand

 43 Joanne Calderwood

31

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Mixed Martial Artist

Birthdate: December 23, 1986

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 44 Darius Campbell

10

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Singer, Opera singer, Songwriter

Birthdate: August 19, 1980

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Naples, Italy

Montevideo, Uruguay

Manchester, England

 45 Joe McFadden

00

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: October 9, 1975

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 46 Alistair Maclean

51

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Novelist

Birthdate: April 21, 1922

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: February 2, 1987

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Belgrade, Serbia

Oslo, Norway

Prague, Czech Republic

 47 James McCarthy

42

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: association football player

Birthdate: November 12, 1990

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 48 George Young

00

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: bassist, guitarist, songwriter, record producer

Birthdate: November 6, 1946

Sun Sign: Scorpio

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Birmingham, England

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hertfordshire, England

 49 Kelly Cates

10

Listed In: Media Personalities

Famous As: Broadcaster

Birthdate: September 28, 1975

Sun Sign: Libra

 50 Colin Montgomerie

20

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Golfer

Birthdate: June 23, 1963

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Warsaw, Poland

Bucharest, Romania

Denver, Colorado