List of people from Glasgow

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 === David Hamilton (1768–1843), architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), architect and designer Alexander "Greek" Thomson (1817–1875), architect === Film === Bill Forsyth (born 1946), film director May Miles Thomas (born 1959), screenwriter, filmmaker Chris Quick (born 1988), independent filmmaker and director of Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance === Journalism === Lawrence Donegan – journalist Ross Finlay – motoring journalist, travel writer and broadcaster 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 Douglas Stuart – novelist Nigel Tranter – historical novelist === Performing arts === Moyo Akandé – actress John Barrowman – singer and actor (The Producers, Torchwood) Sean Biggerstaff – actor (Harry Potter) Billy Boyd – actor (The Lord of the Rings) Frankie Boyle – comedian Kevin Bridges – comedian John Cairney – actor Peter Capaldi – actor (The Thick of It, In The Loop, Doctor Who) Robert Carlyle – actor (Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough) Lawrence Chaney – drag queen and winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Morven Christie – actress Robbie Coltrane – actor (Harry Potter, Cracker) Billy Connolly – comedian (The Man Who Sued God) Kate Copstick – actress and director Tony Curran – actor Iain De Caestecker – actor (The Fades, Young James Herriot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) Karen Dunbar – comedian and actress Craig Ferguson – actor and writer Gregor Fisher – comedian Laura Fraser – actress Rikki Fulton – comedian Michelle Gomez – actress (Doctor Who, Green Wing) Greg Hemphill – actor Olaf Hytten – actor Ford Kiernan – actor Mark Knopfler – Musician, songwriter, soundtrack writer, guitarist Gary Lewis – actor Brian Limond – comedian and actor Marie Loftus – music hall entertainer Kelly Macdonald – actress (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire) Angus Macfadyen – actor Freya Mavor – actress (Skins) James McAvoy – actor David McCallum – actor, first noted for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin Rory McCann – actor Jane McCarry – actress Joe McFadden – actor (Holby City, Heartbeat) Des McLean – comedian and actor Graham McTavish – actor Alec Newman – actor David O'Hara – actor Daniel Portman – actor Richard Rankin – actor Maurice Roëves – actor Jerry Sadowitz – comedian John Gordon Sinclair – actor Dawn Steele – actress Brian Vernel – actor Susan Calman – comedian and actor Jonathan Watson – actor === Visual arts === Jacqueline Donachie – artist Hannah Frank – artist and sculptor John Glashan – cartoonist Clare Hunter, writer and artist Lucy McKenzie – artist Bud Neill – cartoonist (Lobey Dosser) Cordelia Oliver – artist, writer and art critic Frank Quitely – comic book artist Joseph Urie – artist == Business == William Beardmore – Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company George Bogle of Daldowie – wealthy tobacco merchant Sir William Burrell – shipping magnate and philanthropist Catherine Cranston – tearoom proprietor William Cunninghame – tobacco merchant John Glassford – wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank Sir Thomas Lipton – entrepreneur, Lipton Tea Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden – entrepreneur James McAlpin – merchant tailor James McGill – businessman and philanthropist Robert Napier – co-founder of Cunard Line Reo Stakis – entrepreneur Charles Tennant – St.

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List of people from Glasgow

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 === David Hamilton (1768–1843), architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), architect and designer Alexander "Greek" Thomson (1817–1875), architect === Film === Bill Forsyth (born 1946), film director May Miles Thomas (born 1959), screenwriter, filmmaker Chris Quick (born 1988), independent filmmaker and director of Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance === Journalism === Lawrence Donegan – journalist Ross Finlay – motoring journalist, travel writer and broadcaster 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 Douglas Stuart – novelist Nigel Tranter – historical novelist === Performing arts === Moyo Akandé – actress John Barrowman – singer and actor (The Producers, Torchwood) Sean Biggerstaff – actor (Harry Potter) Billy Boyd – actor (The Lord of the Rings) Frankie Boyle – comedian Kevin Bridges – comedian John Cairney – actor Peter Capaldi – actor (The Thick of It, In The Loop, Doctor Who) Robert Carlyle – actor (Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough) Lawrence Chaney – drag queen and winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Morven Christie – actress Robbie Coltrane – actor (Harry Potter, Cracker) Billy Connolly – comedian (The Man Who Sued God) Kate Copstick – actress and director Tony Curran – actor Iain De Caestecker – actor (The Fades, Young James Herriot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) Karen Dunbar – comedian and actress Craig Ferguson – actor and writer Gregor Fisher – comedian Laura Fraser – actress Rikki Fulton – comedian Michelle Gomez – actress (Doctor Who, Green Wing) Greg Hemphill – actor Olaf Hytten – actor Ford Kiernan – actor Mark Knopfler – Musician, songwriter, soundtrack writer, guitarist Gary Lewis – actor Brian Limond – comedian and actor Marie Loftus – music hall entertainer Kelly Macdonald – actress (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire) Angus Macfadyen – actor Freya Mavor – actress (Skins) James McAvoy – actor David McCallum – actor, first noted for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin Rory McCann – actor Jane McCarry – actress Joe McFadden – actor (Holby City, Heartbeat) Des McLean – comedian and actor Graham McTavish – actor Alec Newman – actor David O'Hara – actor Daniel Portman – actor Richard Rankin – actor Maurice Roëves – actor Jerry Sadowitz – comedian John Gordon Sinclair – actor Dawn Steele – actress Brian Vernel – actor Susan Calman – comedian and actor Jonathan Watson – actor === Visual arts === Jacqueline Donachie – artist Hannah Frank – artist and sculptor John Glashan – cartoonist Clare Hunter, writer and artist Lucy McKenzie – artist Bud Neill – cartoonist (Lobey Dosser) Cordelia Oliver – artist, writer and art critic Frank Quitely – comic book artist Joseph Urie – artist == Business == William Beardmore – Beardmores, Parkhead Forge, Arrol-Johnston motor company George Bogle of Daldowie – wealthy tobacco merchant Sir William Burrell – shipping magnate and philanthropist Catherine Cranston – tearoom proprietor William Cunninghame – tobacco merchant John Glassford – wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank Sir Thomas Lipton – entrepreneur, Lipton Tea Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden – entrepreneur James McAlpin – merchant tailor James McGill – businessman and philanthropist Robert Napier – co-founder of Cunard Line Reo Stakis – entrepreneur Charles Tennant – St.

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