Most Famous Scott

[Cattach]

1-William Wallace ------ well maybe

2-Robert The Bruce -------was not a Scot, but a Norman

3-Rabbie Burns

4-Alexander Graham Bell-------he plagerised another inventors idea

5-John Logie Baird------ did his invention ever really work

6-Alexander Fleming

7-Andrew Carnegie-------made his money strike breaking the steel workers in the US

8-Walter Scott------maybe, but he was a Bankrupt

9-James Watt

10-Mary Queen Of Scots -------- she was born in France

cuts the list down a wee bit

Most of this is either nonsense or just wrong. Especially suggestions such as Robert the Bruce being Norman. His ancestors were Normans 200 years before but then mine were also Normans hundreds of years ago but my family has been born and bred in Scotland for generations - am I a Scot or Norman. If we take your agument to its logical conclusion none of us are Scots, Brits, Europeans but Africans from the cradle of civilisation in central Africa.

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

Archie Gemmill.Legend.

[Each]

The most famous scot is diferent from the most influential / Greatest Scot.

So heres to Johnny Walker, while I think....

How about Obe wan kanobe.

[embow]

10-Mary Queen Of Scots -------- she was born in France

She certainly was not! Born in Linlithgow Palace on 8th December 1542. She went to France in 1548. Came back in 1561.

[jock leith]

Must be Ronald McDonald you silly" Burger"

[Cattach]

She certainly was not! Born in Linlithgow Palace on 8th December 1542. She went to France in 1548. Came back in 1561.

Glad you also spotted Golach's errors too. A number of Golach's staements were in error but then a Golach never was a match for a Cattach!

[sweetpea]

Billy Connelly did a lot for social graces with ' Canny shove yer Granny off a bus'

[John MacKay]

There's a distinction between greatest and most famous Scot.

Unsurprisingly I think Keir Hardie is the greatest Scot. With David Hume a close second.

[golach]

She certainly was not! Born in Linlithgow Palace on 8th December 1542. She went to France in 1548. Came back in 1561.

Oh dear I stand corrected, but a contender for the most famous Scot I think not.

[Anne x]

Flora Macdonald
Rab c Nesbitt
The Proclaimers
Ali tartan Army Mannie who thought he had the world cup in his hands pmsl

Thomas Telford
and the mannie who invented the television

[rich]

Fleming - without him we would be running around with syphilitic lesions in our brains and as a result the Org would make even less sense than it currently does.
My runner up is James Boswell whose medical history - recorded in his diary - was, well let us just say, unfortunate ......

[Metalattakk]

Most Famous Scot: Sir Alex Ferguson.

Hundreds of millions of Asians and South Americans have heard of him. Hardly any of them could tell you who Wiliam Wallace was.

Greatest Scot: Groundskeeper Willie.

He'd also come pretty high up in the Most Famous list too.

[teddybear1873]

Most Famous Scot: Sir Alex Ferguson.

Hundreds of millions of Asians and South Americans have heard of him. Hardly any of them could tell you who Wiliam Wallace was.

Greatest Scot: Groundskeeper Willie.

He'd also come pretty high up in the Most Famous list too.

If were going by most famous Scot by who the world population knows, then Nessie wins by a mile.

[bky]

http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/famous.htm

[George Brims]

I am not sure of her parents distant background, but as a young girl she was brought up in Tutshill near Chepstow.

I've sat next to her in a coffee shop in Malibu (chance encounter of the year!) and she sure sounds English.

[transit]

and ive fitted carpets for her in kinfauns castle whilst i worked for mckenzies furniture village me and my work partner also got a ten pound tip from brian souter

[scotsannie]

Alexander Bain, 1. Because he was my 4 x Gt Uncle and 2 Because of his many inventions. No need to elaborate on those as most people are aware of his inventions.

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

The most Influential Scot for me is none on the list.Their said to be influential because they invented something,or had a wee bit of fame for losing their lives.My most influential Scot is Eric Lidell,Olympic champion who stood up for his personal rights not to run on a Sunday.Who took the gold medal for the 400m,then instead of continuing his athletics,returned to his missionary work for his church.Died in China,not a Sir or Queen,just a man.Still remembered for me though.

Archie Gemmill's goal against Holland though,still does it after aw these years.

[cullpacket]

must be Dowpy Dan

[Dog-eared]

Chordie Slevverie ??