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Born in Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Glasgow.
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Last updated: March 28, 2023
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First submittedApril 24, 2022
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Inventor of waterproof fabric
1766
Charles Macintosh
First Prime Minister of Canada from 1867 to 1873
1815
John A. Macdonald
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 and 1908 and first First Lord of the Treasury to be officially called Prime Minister
1836
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Discoverer of the noble gases and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physics
1852
William Ramsey
Teacher and founder of the Argentine Football Association "Father of Argentine football"
1853
Alexander Watson Hutton
Engineer who designed the first succesful two-stroke engine
1854
Dugald Clerk
First Labour cabinet minister, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as Chairman of the Geneva Disarmament Conference
1863
Arthur Henderson
Biochemist who gained the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1957
1907
Alexander R. Todd
Actress who was nominated six times for the Academy Award of Best Acress, "The King and I" "From Here to Eternity"
1921
Deborah Kerr
Football coach of Manchester United from 1986 to 2013
1941
Alex Ferguson
Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009
1945
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
Singer, solo artist and lead guitarist of Dire Straits
1949
Mark Knopfler
Actor, known as Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films
1950
Robbie Coltrane
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
1951
Gordon Brown
Most capped footballer and top scorer in the history of the Scottish national team (Celtic and Liverpool)
1951
Kenny Dalglish
Australian rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-founder of AC/DC
1953
Malcolm Young
Australian lead guitarist and co-founder of AC/DC
1955
Angus Young
Bassist and vocalist of Simple Minds, he left the band shortly after their hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
1956
Derek Forbes
Actor, known for playing the role of Doctor Who from 2014 to 2017
1958
Peter Capaldi
Lead singer of Simple Minds
1959
Jim Kerr
Guitarist and co-founder of Simple Minds
1959
Charlie Burchill
Actor, "Trainspotting" "The World Is Not Enough" "The Beach"
1961
Robert Carlyle
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Coach of West Ham United since 2019
1963
David Moyes
Actress, "Doctor Who" "The Flight Attendant" "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"
1966
Michelle Gomez
Actor, known for his role as Pippin Took in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy
1968
Billy Boyd
Director, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" "You Were Never Really Here"
1969
Lynne Ramsey
Actor, "Game of Thrones" "Hot Fuzz" "Jumanji: The Next Level"
1969
Rory McCann
Actor and martial artist, known for his role as Darth Maul in the "Star Wars" films
1974
Ray Park
Actress, "Trainspotting" "No Country for Old Men"
1976
Kelly Macdonald
Actor, "X-Men" "Split" "The Last King of Scotland"
1979
James McAvoy
Actor, known his role as Oliver Wood in the "Harry Potter" films
1983
Sean Biggerstaff
First Minister of Scotland since 2023
1985
Humza Yousaf
Goalkeeper who plays for Hibernian and played for the Scottish national team, Cardiff, Norwich and Celtic
1985
David Marshall
Footballer, Hibernian and Irish national team (former Everton and Celtic player)
1986
Aiden McGeady
Footballer, Hearts and Scottish national team (former West Ham, Leeds and Norwich player)
1987
Robert Snodgrass
Tennis player and winner of three Grand Slam titles
1987
Andy Murray
Actor, known for his role as Podrick Payne in "Game of Thrones"
1992
Daniel Portman
Footballer who plays for the Scottish national team and is the captain of Aaston Villa
1994
John McGinn
Footballer who plays for Liverpool and is the captain of the Scottish national team
1994
Andrew Robertson
Singer, "Someone You Loved" "Before You Go"
1996
Lewis Capaldi
Great Britain's most decorated swimmer in Olympic history
1997
Duncan Scott
Footballer who plays for Everton and the Scottish national team
2001
Nathan Patterson
Footballer who plays for Brentford and the Scottish national team
2002
Aaron Hickey
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