Dumfries and Galloway Hall of Fame
The most famous person connected to Dumfries and Galloway is Robert Burns ... but there are other claims to fame to be made by the south west of Scotland:
James Matthew Barrie
Playwright and novelist best
known for Peter Pan.
Robert The Bruce
Arguably the most famous Scotsman of all time.
Robert Burns
Scottish poet and writer of traditional Scottish
songs.
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and
influential social critic.
David Coulthard
Formula 1 racing driver from Twynholm.
Samuel Crockett
Writer inspired by Galloway landscape.
Henry Duncan
Founder
of a great banking movement.
Jane Haining
A missionary
who died for her beliefs.
Calvin Harris
Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer.
Sam Heughan
Actor currently starring in "Outlander".
John Paul Jones
Upheld ideals of liberty and independence .
Jessie Marion King
Artist best known for her book illustrations.
John Laurie
Actor most
famous for 'Dad's Army'.
James Clerk Maxwell
Scientist acclaimed as the father of modern physics.
William Nicholson
The Bard of Galloway - an incomparable poet.
John Rogerson
Private physician to Catherine the Great.
Thomas Telford
Scottish
Civil Engineer.
The Wicker Man
Filmed on location in Dumfries & Galloway.
Ray Wilson
Singer with Stiltskin and in Genesis 1996 to 1998.