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Born c.1425
Died February 22, 1452 • Stirling • Scotland
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Daniel MacMillan
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William Maclure
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Alexander MacMillan
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Ian Maclaren
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Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi
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Alexander Monro, tertius
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Tommy Burns
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Adam Smith
Adam Smith
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David Hume
David Hume
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John Knox, engraving from Icones, by T. Beza, 1580.
John Knox
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Tony Blair
Tony Blair
prime minister of United Kingdom
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
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David Livingstone.
David Livingstone
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James Boswell.
James Boswell
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Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron
William Thomson, Baron Kelvin
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Blessed John Duns Scotus
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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
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