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| title | full_name | born | died | nationality | occupation | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Barnes | James Dixon Barnes | 1956 | n/a | Scottish | singer, songwriter, and musician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Barnes |
| Bert Jansch | Herbert Jansch | 1943 | 2011 | Scottish | folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Jansch |
| Muriel Spark | Dame Muriel Sarah Spark | 1918 | 2006 | Scottish | novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Spark |
| Howie B | Howard Bernstein | 1963 | n/a | Scottish | musician, producer and DJ who has worked with artists including: Björk, U2, Tricky, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soul II Soul, Robbie Robertson, Elisa, Mukul Deora and The Gift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_B |
| Muriel Gray | Muriel Janet Gray FRSE | 1958 | n/a | Scottish | author, broadcaster and journalist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Gray |
| Jeremy Isaacs | Sir Jeremy Israel Isaacs | 1932 | n/a | Scottish | television producer and executive, opera manager, and a recipient of many British Academy Television Awards and International Emmy Awards | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Isaacs |
| Kevin Macdonald (director) | Kevin Macdonald | 1967 | n/a | Scottish | director | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Macdonald_(director) |
| Ivor Cutler | Ivor Cutler | 1923 | 2006 | Scottish | poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist and humorist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Cutler |
| Neal Ascherson | Charles Neal Ascherson | 1932 | n/a | Scottish | journalist and writer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Ascherson |
| Eric Woolfson | Eric Norman Woolfson | 1945 | 2009 | Scottish | songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and co-creator of The Alan Parsons Project | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Woolfson |
| David Daiches | David Daiches | 1912 | 2005 | Scottish | literary historian and literary critic, scholar and writer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Daiches |
| Norman Swan | Norman Swan | null | null | Scottish | physician, journalist and broadcaster | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Swan |
| Jonathan Borwein | Jonathan Michael Borwein | 1951 | 2016 | Scottish | mathematician who held an appointment as Laureate Professor of mathematics at the University of Newcastle, Australia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Borwein |
| Derek Shulman | Derek Victor Shulman | 1947 | n/a | Scottish | musician and singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record executive | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Shulman |
| Ian Heilbron | Sir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS | 1886 | 1959 | Scottish | chemist, who pioneered organic chemistry developed for therapeutic and industrial use | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Heilbron |
| Andrea McLean | Andrea Jean McLean | 1969 | n/a | Scottish | journalist and television presenter who worked on ITV Daytime | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_McLean |
| Isaac Wolfson | Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS | 1897 | 1991 | Scottish | businessman and philanthropist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Wolfson |
| Alick Isaacs | Alick Isaacs FRS | 1921 | 1967 | Scottish | virologist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alick_Isaacs |
| Andrew Macdonald (producer) | Andrew Macdonald | 1966 | n/a | Scottish | film producer, best known for his collaborations with screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle, including Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Macdonald_(producer) |
| James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie | James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie | 1784 | 1843 | Scottish | politician and British colonial administrator | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Alexander_Stewart-Mackenzie |
| Saul Metzstein | Saul Metzstein | 1970 | n/a | Scottish | film director | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Metzstein |
| B. Marcus Priteca | Benjamin Marcus Priteca | 1889 | 1971 | Scottish | architect | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._Marcus_Priteca |
| Myer Galpern | Myer Galpern, Baron Galpern, DL | 1903 | 1993 | Scottish | Labour Party politician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myer_Galpern |
| Neil Bratchpiece | Neil Bratchpiece | 1983 | n/a | Scottish | comedian, actor and writer based in Glasgow who initially found fame through his comedy persona as The Wee Man | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Bratchpiece |
| Benny Lee | Benny Lee | 1916 | 1995 | Scottish | comedy actor and singer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Lee |
| Monty Finniston | Sir Harold Montague "Monty" Finniston FRS FRSE | 1912 | 1991 | Scottish | industrialist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Finniston |
| Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg | Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg | 1944 | n/a | Scottish | contemporary Torah scholar and author | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avivah_Gottlieb_Zornberg |
| Arnold Brown (comedian) | Arnold Brown | 1936 | n/a | Scottish | Jewish comedian, one of the main figures in the alternative comedy scene of the early 1980s | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Brown_(comedian) |
| Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove | Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, CBE | 1946 | n/a | Scottish | lawyer and judge | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Cosgrove,_Lady_Cosgrove |
| C. P. Taylor | Cecil Philip Taylor | 1929 | 1981 | Scottish | playwright | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._P._Taylor |
| Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery | Neil Archibald Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery, 3rd Earl of Midlothian | 1929 | n/a | Scottish | nobleman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Primrose,_7th_Earl_of_Rosebery |
| Jenni Calder | Jenni Calder | 1941 | n/a | Scottish | literary historian, and arts establishment figure | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenni_Calder |
| Phil Shulman | Philip Arthur Shulman | 1937 | n/a | Scottish | musician who was a member of the progressive rock group Gentle Giant from 1970 to 1973 and performed on their albums Gentle Giant, Acquiring the Taste, Three Friends, and Octopus | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Shulman |
| Hyman Levy | Prof Hyman Levy | 1889 | 1975 | Scottish | Jewish philosopher, Emeritus Professor of Imperial College London, mathematician, political activist and fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_Levy |
| James Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth | Colonel James Alexander Francis Humberston Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth | 1847 | 1923 | Scottish | soldier, who was regarded by many as chief of Clan Mackenzie | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart-Mackenzie,_1st_Baron_Seaforth |
| Ian Livingston, Baron Livingston of Parkhead | Ian Paul Livingston, Baron Livingston of Parkhead | 1964 | n/a | Scottish | businessman who was formerly chief executive of BT Group | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Livingston,_Baron_Livingston_of_Parkhead |
| Jerry Morris | Jeremiah Noah "Jerry" Morris | 1910 | 2009 | Scottish | epidemiologist who established the importance of physical activity in preventing cardiovascular disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Morris |
| Barry Simmons | Barry Lawrence Simmons | 1948 | n/a | Scottish | quiz show contestant, the winner of the first BBC Two TV show Are You an Egghead?, and of Brain of Britain 2013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Simmons |
| Sara Sheridan | Sara Sheridan | 1968 | n/a | Scottish | activist and writer who works in a variety of genres, though predominately in historical fiction | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Sheridan |
| Rodge Glass | Rodge Glass | 1978 | none | Scottish | writer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodge_Glass |
| Samuel Robin Spark | Samuel Robin Spark | 1938 | 2016 | Scottish | artist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Robin_Spark |
| Ida Schuster | Ida Schuster | 1918 | 2020 | Scottish | actress and a leading figure in Glasgow's 20th-century Jewish theatre community | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Schuster |
| J. David Simons | J. David Simons | 1953 | n/a | Scottish | novelist and short story writer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._David_Simons |
| Isidore Gordon Ascher | Isidore Gordon Gottschalk Ascher | 1835 | 1914 | Scottish | novelist and poet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_Gordon_Ascher |
| Julius Green | Captain Julius Morris Green | 1912 | 1990 | Scottish | prisoner of war who worked as a spy for MI9 during his time at Colditz Castle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Green |
| Ralph Glasser | Ralph Glasser | 1916 | 2002 | Scottish | psychologist, economist, advisor to developing countries and author of a highly praised autobiographical trilogy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Glasser |
| Goldbergs | A. Goldberg and Sons plc, which traded as Goldbergs | null | null | Scottish | retail company which, prior to its demise in 1990, had grown from a single Glasgow store in 1908 to a chain of over 100 outlets | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldbergs |
| Lionel Daiches | Lionel Henry Daiches | 1911 | 1999 | Scottish | QC and Liberal Party politician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Daiches |
| Saul Yaffie | Saul Yaffie, Paul Jeffay | 1898 | 1957 | Scottish | Jewish artist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Yaffie |
| Terry Racionzer | Terence Beverley Racionzer | 1943 | n/a | Scottish | businessman and former cricketer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Racionzer |
| Sam Latter | Samuel Latter | 1904 | 2010 | Scottish | footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish Football League for Third Lanark | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Latter |
| A C Jacobs | A C Jacobs | null | null | Scottish | poet, born in Glasgow in 1937, he died in Madrid in 1994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_C_Jacobs |