Notable Persons

John Muir

John Muir
Novelist, lecturer, educator, and founder of the Sierra Club. Muir was born in East Lothian in 1838, and led many conservation efforts in the American west.  "His activism helped to preserve...

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Lt General Andrew Leslie

Lt General Andrew Leslie
(b. 1957) Former Canadian Army Chief of Land Staff. Former deputy commander of ISAF Afghanistan. Currently co-chair of the Liberal International Affairs Council of Advisors, providing advice on...

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Robert Ross Rowan Moore

Robert Ross Rowan Moore
(1811 - 1864) Irish political economist, professor, anti-slavery campaigner.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ross_Rowan_Moore  

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Rose Leslie

Rose Leslie
BAFTA Award winning Actress - Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey. (Image credit: Suzi Pratt)

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Dr John Cairney

Dr John Cairney
(b. 1930) Artist, lecturer, film, and television actor. "John Cairney is well known to audiences in Scotland and internationally through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louise...

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Rory O'More

Rory O'More
Irish rebel, Chieftain of the Ó Mórdha sept. Led many campaigns against crown rule in Ireland. Son Eoghan mac Ruairí Ó Mórdha also continuing the fight after his father's death in 1578. One of...

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Sir Alexander Leslie

Sir Alexander Leslie
General, Russian Army, and Governor of Smolensk c.1680

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John Leslie

John Leslie
Canadian paralympic snowboarder.

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