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David Hume
A Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of radical philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism. -
Adam Smith
A Scottish economist, philosopher, and author. He was a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy, and was a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment era. He is best known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). -
Henry Raeburn
A Scottish painter. He produced many pictures of important Scottish figures of the time, often in Highland dress. -
Robert Burns
A Scottish national poet. He wrote in Scots dialect hundred of songs and poems, mainly on country life, love and national proud. His birthday is celebrated in many countries of the world each year on 25 January, Burns Night. -
Walter Scott
A Scottish author and poet. Most of his poetry and historical novels are based on the traditions and history of Scotland. His most famous poems include "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" and "The Lady of the Lake. -
Lord Byron
An English poet. His most famous works are "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" and "Don Juan". -
David Livingstone
The most famous of all Scottish missionaries to Africa, who discovered the Victoria Falls. -
James Clerk Maxwell
A Scottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics. His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Scientist and inventor known for his work on the telephone -
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Scottish writer of novels. He is best known for his famous children's adventure stories "Treasure Island" and "Kidnapped", but he also wrote poetry for children and the well-known adult psychological novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". -
Kenneth Grahame
A Scottish writer famous for his children's story "The Wind in the Willows", whose characters are all animals who live in the river bank. -
Arthur Conan Doyle
A Scottish writer. He is best known as the creator of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. -
J.M. Barrie
A Scottish writer of plays and novels "Peter Pan", "The Admirable Crichton". -
Sir Alexander Fleming
A Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928. -
Archibald Joseph Cronin
A well-known writer of our times. The author of "The Stars Look Down", "The Citadel", "The Keys of the Kingdom", "The Green Years". -
Muriel Spark
A Scottish writer whose novels are well known for their intelligent humour. Her best known work is "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". -
Sean Connery
A Scottish film actor. He is famous especially for playing the character of James Bonds in several films, such as "Dr. No" and "From Russia with Love". -
David Hockney
An English painter associated with pop art movement.
