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Famous Scots : Entertainers.

When people talk of respecting their Scottish ancestry and roots, they often think of the traditions and history of their Scottish Clan. But many do not realize the significant number of Famous Scotts who have brought respect and attention to Scotland through their skills. In my opinion, knowing and celebrating these talented and famous Scotts, is a just as important for respecting Scotland and it’s ancestry as having knowledge of your Clan.

To raise awareness and knowledge of the Famous Scotts I talk of, this article will cover a selection of some talented individuals who have throughout their life achieved significance in the various fields of entertainment - art, literature and poetry.

Sean Connery – One of the most respected and accomplished Famous Scottish actors in cinema today.

Ewan McGregor – Another Famous Scottish actor, best known for his role in Star Wars.

Dougray Scott – A celebrated and respected Famous Scottish actor.

Ken Stott - One of the worlds’s most established Famous Scottish actors.

Billy Connolly – World renowned Famous Scottish comedian.

In fact you can you can see a tree of some of the most influential Famous Scotts in contemporary film, with their respective movie titles.

No matter if you’re a serious movie buff or a casual watcher, I strongly recommend you investigate some of these Famous Scott actors further, so as you can appreciate the fine talent produced in Scotland.

Although film has been producing Famous Scotts for a number of years, art has been bringing respect upon Scotland for even longer. There has been a vast array of Famous Scott painters throughout history, and there is no sign of this trend changing in the future.

Some of the key figures in Scottish art have included

David Begbie - A world renowned Famous Scottish sculptor, who utilizes steel mesh for many of his works.

John Bellany – One of the most famous and influential Famous Scottish artists today, holder of many awards and accolades for his works.

Joseph Crawhall – One of the most famous Scottish watercolorists of his time.

Peter Howson – A famous Scottish artist, creator of many Glasgow Boys inspired paintings of his enviroment.

Dale Simpson - Famous Scottish artist

The caliber of the Famous Scott painters and actors that I have mentioned, has always been equaled by Scotland’s poets and writers. It is vital to include these inspirational famous Scotts, as a country’s literature is one of the most showing measures of its people.

Robert Louis Stevenson – A famous Scottish writer, known throughout the world for his writing, most notably “Treasure Island”.

Robert Burns – One of the most famous Scottish poets in the world, still highly celebrated and recognized poets in Scotland today.

Sir Author Conan Doyle - Famous Scottish author, creator of the world’s most known detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Sir James Barrie - Author and creator of the well known Peter Pan character.

William McGonagall - Famous Scottish poet, rather infamous for his portrayal of Victorian Scotland.

Scoular Anderson – author and illustrator of a number of Scottish children’s books.

Christopher Brookmyre – Famous Contemporary Scottish crime fiction author.

George Mackay Brown – Another famous Scottish author.

John Herdman – Famous Scottish author, academic and literary figure.

David Hume – Famous Scottish philosopher, by some considered to be the most important English speaking philosopher ever.

A.L Kennedy – Famous Scottish short story writer

It would be unfair to stop the list of Famous Scott figures at only these names, and categories. So at a later date I will continue with famous Scotts from categories like Science, technology and historical figures.

See also: Famous Scots.