Quotation authors – scottish

Adam Ferguson JUN 20, 1723 Philosopher Adam Smith JUN 5, 1723 Economist Al Stewart SEP 5, 1945 Musician Alan Cumming JAN 27, 1965 Actor Alan Gorrie JUL 19, 1946 Musician Alan Hansen JUN 13, 1955 Athlete Alex Ferguson DEC 31, 1941 Coach Alexander Bain JUN 11, 1818 Philosopher Alexander Duff APR 15, 1806 Clergyman Alexander Fleming AUG 6, 1881 Scientist Alexander Graham Bell MAR 3, 1847 Inventor Alexander Selkirk – Celebrity Alexander Smith DEC 31, 1830 Poet Alistair Maclean APR 28, 1922 Novelist Allan Cunningham DEC 7, 1784 Poet Andrew Fletcher – Writer Andrew Lang MAR 31, 1844 Poet Andrew Melville – Theologian Angus Young MAR 31, 1959 Musician Anne Grant FEB 21, 1755 Poet Annie Lennox DEC 25, 1954 Musician Arthur Keith FEB 5, 1866 Scientist B. C. Forbes MAY 14, 1880 Journalist Bill Forsyth JUL 29, 1946 Director Bill Shankly SEP 2, 1913 Athlete Billy Boyd AUG 28, 1968 Actor Billy Connolly NOV 24, 1942 Comedian Bon Scott JUL 9, 1946 Musician Colin Mochrie NOV 30, 1957 Actor Craig Ferguson MAY 17, 1962 Comedian David Allan FEB 13, 1744 Artist David Byrne MAR 14, 1952 Musician David Douglas JUN 25, 1799 Ecologist David Ferrier – Scientist David Gill JUN 12, 1843 Scientist David Hume MAY 7, 1711 Philosopher David Livingstone MAR 19, 1813 Explorer David Mallet – Playwright David McCallum SEP 19, 1933 Actor David Russell – Musician Deborah Kerr SEP 30, 1921 Actress Denis Law FEB 24, 1940 Athlete Dennis Nilsen NOV 23, 1945 Criminal Donald Cargill – Clergyman Dorothy Dunnett AUG 25, 1923 Novelist Douglas Dunn OCT 23, 1942 Poet Dougray Scott NOV 25, 1965 Actor E. T. Bell FEB 7, 1883 Mathematician Eddie Campbell AUG 10, 1955 Artist Edward Irving AUG 4, 1792 Clergyman Emeli Sande MAR 10, 1987 Musician Eric Liddell JAN 16, 1902 Athlete Evelyn Glennie JUL 19, 1965 Musician Ewan McGregor MAR 31, 1971 Actor Frances Wright – Writer Francis Jeffrey OCT 23, 1773 Judge Francis Wright SEP 6, 1795 Activist Gail Porter MAR 23, 1971 Celebrity George Adam Smith OCT 19, 1856 Clergyman George Byron JAN 22, 1788 Poet George Gillespie – Theologian George MacDonald DEC 10, 1824 Novelist, Poet Gerard Butler NOV 13, 1969 Actor Gilbert Highet JUN 22, 1906 Writer Gordon Ramsay NOV 8, 1966 Chef Gordon Strachan FEB 9, 1957 Athlete Gordon Waller JUN 4, 1945 Musician Harry Lauder AUG 4, 1870 Entertainer Henry Drummond AUG 17, 1851 Writer Hugh Blair APR 7, 1718 Theologian Hugh MacDiarmid AUG 11, 1892 Poet Hugh Miller – Scientist Iain Banks FEB 16, 1954 Writer Ian Hamilton Finlay OCT 28, 1925 Poet Ian McDiarmid AUG 11, 1944 Actor Ian St. John JUN 7, 1938 Athlete Irvine Welsh SEP 27, 1961 Novelist, Writer J. M. Barrie MAY 9, 1860 Novelist Jackie Stewart JUN 11, 1939 Athlete James Boswell OCT 29, 1740 Lawyer James C. Maxwell JUN 13, 1831 Mathematician James Chalmers – Inventor James Connolly JUN 5, 1868 Politician James Dewar SEP 20, 1842 Scientist James Donald MAY 18, 1917 Actor James G. Frazer JAN 1, 1854 Scientist James Grainger – Poet James Hogg JAN 1, 1770 Poet James Hutton JUN 3, 1726 Scientist James Lind – Scientist