Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Greenock Morton, Sunderland, Sunderland Albion, Third L

A Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Greenock Morton, Sunderland, Sunderland Albion, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.Gillespie, an Outside Right, won a championship title with Sunderland in 1892-93 and scored a total of 47 goals in 129 appearances over 2 seasons. He had joined Sunderland after spells in Scotland with Renton and Greenock Morton. He moved to Sunderland's rivals Sunderland Albion in for a short period but returned to Roker Park in 1892.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Dennistoun FC, Alexandra Athletic FC, Rangers and the Scotl

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Dennistoun FC, Alexandra Athletic FC, Rangers and the Scotland national team.After spells at Dennistoun and Alexandra Athletic, the latter for whom he also served as general secretary, he joined Rangers in 1882. During his time at Rangers, he won his only cap for Scotland, and scored twice in 5-0 win over Ireland on 26 January 1884. In 1895, he was appointed as Rangers' match secretary and continued to feature intermittently in the first team until 1889. He had the honour of being the first person to score in the British Home Championship.

Is a Scottish footballer who has spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scotti

Is a Scottish footballer who has spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He plays as a striker, currently player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division.

Was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. It has been said that "Of the British mathematicians of

Was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. It has been said that "Of the British mathematicians of the seventeenth century, Gregory was only excelled by Newton."[1In 1663 he published his Optica Promota, in which the compact reflecting telescope known by his name, the Gregorian telescope, is described. His system of Gregorian optics is also used in radio telescopes such as Arecibo, which features a "Gregorian dome".[The telescope design attracted the attention of several people in the scientific establishment: Robert Hooke, the Oxford physicist who eventually built the telescope, Sir Robert Moray, polymath and founding member of the Royal Society and Isaac Newton, who was at work on a similar project of his own.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians and Rangers and also gained three caps for th

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians and Rangers and also gained three caps for the Scottish national team. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons.

Was a footballer who played for Stoke before he returned to amateur football with South Shields. He

Was a footballer who played for Stoke before he returned to amateur football with South Shields. He made 24 appearances for Stoke.

Was a Scottish engineer and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer.In May 1829 Nasm

Was a Scottish engineer and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer.In May 1829 Nasmyth visited Maudslay in London, and after showing him his work was engaged as an assistant workman at 10 shillings a week. Unfortunately, Maudslay died two years later, whereupon Nasmyth was taken on by Maudslay's partner as a draughtsman.When Nasmyth was 23 years old, having saved the sum of £69, he decided to set up in business on his own at Dale Street, Manchester. He soon moved to Patricroft, an area of the town of Eccles, Lancashire, where in August 1836, he and his business partner Holbrook Gaskell opened the Bridgewater Foundry, where they traded as Nasmyth Gaskell & Co.

Was a Scottish footballer who represented his country on one occasion, scored the winning goal in th

Was a Scottish footballer who represented his country on one occasion, scored the winning goal in the 1911 FA Cup Final, and received the Military Medal during the First World War. Born in Glasgow, he was one of six children, and worked as a clerk while playing youth football for Annandale. He started his adult football career with local junior team Maryhill, where he played for less than a season, before he moved to Rangers in 1905. He spent three years with the club, but won only the Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup, before he joined a third Glasgow side Clyde.

Is a Scottish footballer who is currently at Scottish First Division side Dundee, whom he signed for

Is a Scottish footballer who is currently at Scottish First Division side Dundee, whom he signed for on 20 July 2008. Lauchlan started his career with Kilmarnock, where he made 81 league appearances.

S a professional footballer currently playing for Reading in the Premier League.

S a professional footballer currently playing for Reading in the Premier League.

Was a Scottish former professional football player who played for Rangers and Everton. Galt served w

Was a Scottish former professional football player who played for Rangers and Everton. Galt served with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War as a Second Lieutenant. Galt was wounded in action.He played with Rangers for eight years between 1906 and 1914. The defender made 206 appearances and scored five goals for the club. During his time at Ibrox he won three League championship's, two Glasgow Cup and three Charity Cup winners medal's. He also won the Scottish National Exhibition Tournament in 1908.

Was a Scottish poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English.Hogg was born in a farm near Et

Was a Scottish poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English.Hogg was born in a farm near Ettrick Forest in Selkirk and baptized there on 9 December. He had little formal education, and became a shepherd, living in grinding poverty, hence his nick

Was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager.Howie was signed by Newcastle United in May 190

Was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager.Howie was signed by Newcastle United in May 1903 and between then and 1910 made 235 appearances for the club, scoring 81 goals. He won the Football League Championship 3 times (1904-05, 1906-07 and 1908-09) and was also an FA Cup winner in 1910. During this period he earned three caps for the Scottish national side, making his debut in 1905.

Was a Scottish footballer who is most notable for his achievements as a left-winger with Ipswich Tow

Was a Scottish footballer who is most notable for his achievements as a left-winger with Ipswich Town during the 1950s and 1960s. He was a regular player at the Goldstone Ground and achieved a one-in-four goal-per-game ratio, which saw him established as one of the best wingers outside the First Division.

Was a Scottish geologist, physician, naturalist, chemist and experimental farmer. He is considered t

Was a Scottish geologist, physician, naturalist, chemist and experimental farmer. He is considered the father of modern geology.[1][2] His theories of geology and geologic time,[3] also called deep time,[4] came to be included in theories which were called plutonism and uniformitarianism.James Hutton was born in Edinburgh on 3 June 1726 as one of five children of a merchant who was Edinburgh City Treasurer, but died when James was still young. Hutton's mother had him educated at the High School of Edinburgh where he was particularly interested in mathematics and chemistry, then when he was 14 he attended the University of Edinburgh as a "student of humanity". He was apprenticed to a lawyer when he was 17

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-forward for Southampton St. Mary's, Aston Villa and L

Was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-forward for Southampton St. Mary's, Aston Villa and Lincoln City in the 1890s.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds City, St

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds City, Stockport County, Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Watford and Gillingham. Kennedy played for Celtic and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Leeds City in 1906.

Was a Scottish international footballer who spent the majority of his career with Hamilton Academica

Was a Scottish international footballer who spent the majority of his career with Hamilton Academical.He was introduced to Juvenile football with Carfin Harp by Robbie Donnelly, a former Partick Thistle player. While Jimmy was with them in 1928 they won every competition which the club participated except the Scottish Juvenile Cup. He also played for Carluke Rovers prior to his signature being obtained by Hamilton manager Willie McAndrew in 1929.

Was a professional footballer who played in the 19th century for Bedminster and Bristol Rovers. Lamo

Was a professional footballer who played in the 19th century for Bedminster and Bristol Rovers. Lamont was born in Cowlairs in Scotland, and played for Bedminster, one of the teams that later merged to form Bristol City, before joining Bristol Rovers in 1899. In his one season with Rovers he played 27 times as a half back in the then-professional Southern League, scoring twice.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for SPL side Aberdeen on loan from English C

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for SPL side Aberdeen on loan from English Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Paterson has played for most of his career on the left wing but since late 2007 he has been deployed more often as a left back.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Plymouth Argyl

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Plymouth Argyle

Was a former professional footballer who is best known for his time with Aston Villa. Before playing

Was a former professional footballer who is best known for his time with Aston Villa. Before playing for Villa Logan played for Queen's Park. After leaving Villa Logan moved to Rangers.

Played association football for Newcastle United at right-wing. He played 123 games and scored 8 goa

Played association football for Newcastle United at right-wing. He played 123 games and scored 8 goals. He was at the club from 1921 to 1928. He was born in Ayrshire.It was said that James could easily beat two men at a time and he became a favourite of the Geordie fans. He was an FA Cup winner for them in 1924.

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager. He managed Preston North End from 1961 to 1968 and Wi

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager. He managed Preston North End from 1961 to 1968 and Wigan Athletic from 1946 to 1947.