Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Scottish Labour politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football p

Is a Scottish Labour politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which time he also served as the second First Minister of Scotland, from 2000 to 2001, following the sudden death of Donald Dewar.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at right back for various clubs in both Scotland and England.At

Was a Scottish footballer who played at right back for various clubs in both Scotland and England.At the end of the 1895–96 season, Erentz transferred to Oldham County, before signing for Newton Heath a year later, joining his brother Fred.

Was a Scottish footballer.A striker, Boyd was born in Pollokshaws, near Glasgow, but spent most of h

Was a Scottish footballer.A striker, Boyd was born in Pollokshaws, near Glasgow, but spent most of his career in England. He started out at Sunderland Albion and Burnley before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1892. After two years of sparing appearances for the Baggies he moved south to join Second Division Woolwich Arsenal in 1894. He made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut against Grimsby Town on September 10, 1894, and scoring another seven goals in the next four matches.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in midfield for a number of Scottish clubs.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in midfield for a number of Scottish clubs.

Was a goalkeeper who played the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian. He won three caps f

Was a goalkeeper who played the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian. He won three caps for Scotland between 1988 and 1992 and was part of the Scotland squad at Euro 92. He was perhaps unfortunate to play during a time when Scotland had the services of Jim Leighton and Andy Goram, which restricted his opportunities at international level.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer. He played in the English Football League for Bur

Was a Scottish professional association footballer. He played in the English Football League for Bury.Gordon played for Rangers, but signed for Bury from Scottish non-league side Petershill. He played 24 times for Bury over a seven year period, joining Buxton on leaving. He played for Runcorn before joining Mossley.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Hearts, East Fife and the Scotland national team.Allan join

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Hearts, East Fife and the Scotland national team.Allan joined Hearts from local football in April 1897 and helped the club to their third Scottish Cup success in 1901. He earned a solitary cap for the Scotland national team in March 1902, playing in a 4-1 over Wales. In 1903 he became one of the founding players of East Fife.

Was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer. A fullback, Stevenson was capped

Was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer. A fullback, Stevenson was capped 15 times for Scotland and took part in six Home Nations campaigns. This included being part of Scotland's 1891 Home Nations Triple Crown winning side as

Was a Scottish writer and amateur golfer.Whigham worked for the Chicago Tribune from 1895 to 1897 as

Was a Scottish writer and amateur golfer.Whigham worked for the Chicago Tribune from 1895 to 1897 as a drama critic. He served as an instructor of English and economics at Lake Forest College in 1895, and as a guest lecturer at a variety of Midwestern uni

Was a Scottish footballer who played for East Fife, Dundee United and the Scotland national team as

Was a Scottish footballer who played for East Fife, Dundee United and the Scotland national team as a centre forward.Morris, a Dundonian, joined East Fife from Dundee Violet in 1946, having previously played with another junior Dundee side, Lochee Central, during the War. He scored 60 goals during the 1947-48 League campaign as East Fife won the Second Division title.[1] That same season he also helped his side claim the League Cup, the first time it had been won by a side out with the top flight. He won a further League cup with East Fife in 1950 before moving to Dundee United in 1953, where he retired.[1]

Was a Scottish explorer, ornithologist, and botanist. Educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, the Unive

Was a Scottish explorer, ornithologist, and botanist. Educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh, he was primarily active in the Moluccas and New Guinea, he served as director of the Canterbury Museum in New Zealand between 1890-1893, and eventually moved to Liverpool, England, where he served as a consulting director of museums there until his death.

Was a Scottish footballer. Pinkerton played for Hull City before joining Port Vale in May 1935. Afte

Was a Scottish footballer. Pinkerton played for Hull City before joining Port Vale in May 1935. After just two games he was released at the end of the 1935-36 season, at which point he moved on to Burnley, later playing for Falkirk and Bo'ness United. After quitting professional football, he emigrated to Canada to work as a coach.

Was a Scottish cricketer. Born in Angus and educated at the Morgan Academy, Nicoll played once for t

Was a Scottish cricketer. Born in Angus and educated at the Morgan Academy, Nicoll played once for the Scotland national cricket team, a first-class match against Ireland in July 1914. He took 7/64 in the second innings of the match.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s, including

Was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s, including Hibernian, Darlington, Chesterfield, Plymouth Argyle and Reading. At Chesterfield, he was a member of the team that won the Football League Third Division North championship in 1935–36.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. Thomson began his professio

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. Thomson began his professional career with English club Burnley after joining the Clarets from Scottish junior side Bo'ness United in 1959.

Is a professional boxer from Geesala near Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland who currently fights out o

Is a professional boxer from Geesala near Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland who currently fights out of Chicago, U.S..

Known as Bert Jansch, is a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was

Known as Bert Jansch, is a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and, in the 1960s, he was heavily influenced by the guitarist Davey Graham and folk singers such as Anne Briggs. He is best known as an inn

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Carfin Shamrock, Hibernian, Derby County, Stoke

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Carfin Shamrock, Hibernian, Derby County, Stoke, Celtic, Motherwell, Liverpool and Ardwick.Hugh Clifford was an accomplished centre-half who joined Celtic from Stoke in May 1892 after previously spurning the advances of the team when a Carfin Shamrock player.

Was a Scottish footballer. He played professionally for Barnsley, making five Football League appear

Was a Scottish footballer. He played professionally for Barnsley, making five Football League appearances.

Was a Scottish footballer born in Calderbank, North Lanarkshire who spent the majority of his playin

Was a Scottish footballer born in Calderbank, North Lanarkshire who spent the majority of his playing years at Aberdeen.Baird started his professional playing career aged 21 with local side Airdrieonians, who he joined from Dalry Thistle. A striker, he quickly gained a reputation as a prolific goal scorer. In 1957 Leeds United signed him for £12,000 but he only stayed one season in England. In 1958 Aberdeen paid a then club record transfer fee of £11,500 to ensure his return north. He stayed with Aberdeen until 1962 making 86 appearances for the Dons.

Was a Scottish professional association football player, who played for Partick Thistle, Torquay Uni

Was a Scottish professional association football player, who played for Partick Thistle, Torquay United and Scotland.

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Ay

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Ayr United.Burns began his career with Cambuslang Rangers before joining Rangers. Whilst at Ibrox he made over fifty appearances in the league and played both legs in a UEFA Cup game against CA Osasuna in 1985. He sign for Hamilton on loan the following season then moved on to Hearts in 1987.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Southampton F.C. between 1966 and 1976

Is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Southampton F.C. between 1966 and 1976 and was a substitute in the 1976 FA Cup Final.On 31 December 1966, he was part of the Blackpool side that defeated Southampton 5-1 at The Dell, and scored the opening goal. This was Blackpool’s only away win of the 1966-67 season when they finished bottom with only 21 points and were relegated to Division 2.

Was a distinguished Scottish geologist, botanist, palaeontologist and paleoanthropologist. He studie

Was a distinguished Scottish geologist, botanist, palaeontologist and paleoanthropologist. He studied the flora, fauna and geology of India, Assam and Burma, and made the first discovery of the modern evolutionary theory of punctuated equilibrium. He may also have been the first person to discover a fossil ape.Falconer was the youngest son of David Falconer of Forres, Elginshire. In 1826 Hugh Falconer graduated at the University of Aberdeen, where he studied natural history. He afterwards studied medicine in the University of Edinburgh, taking the degree of M.D. in 1829. During this period he zealously attended the botanical classes of Prof. R. Graham (1786-1845), and those on geology by Prof. Robert Jameson, the teacher of Charles Darwin.

Was an Scottish footballer, most notable as a player for Luton Town.He then spent one-year spells wi

Was an Scottish footballer, most notable as a player for Luton Town.He then spent one-year spells with Bootle, Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Burnley before arriving at Luton Town in 1892. After five years with the club, Galbraith left, but returned a year later for another season with Luton.