Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Scottish professional footballer and member of the Celtic F.C. squad that won the European Cup

Was a Scottish professional footballer and member of the Celtic F.C. squad that won the European Cup in 1967, which came to be known as the Lisbon Lions.Fallon signed for Celtic from junior football team Fauldhouse United in 1959 to understudy for Frank Haffey and made his debut that same year against Clyde. He replaced Haffey as first choice goalkeeper in 1963 and played his part in the European Cup run of 1964, where they lost out to the Hungarian team MTK Budapest 4–3 in the semi-finals, after holding a 3–0 lead from the first leg at Celtic Park.

Was a football player for Vale of Leven F.C. and Scotland, in the very early days of Scottish footba

Was a football player for Vale of Leven F.C. and Scotland, in the very early days of Scottish football in the 1870s.Previously a noted shinty player and sprinter, Ferguson joined Vale of Leven in 1872. He was part of their great team which won the Scottish Cup three times in 1877-79. One year, after doing so, they travelled down to England and beat Wanderers F.C., the FA Cup winners. Although an important game in a way, the match was not advertised, and they had not decided beforehand whether to use the Scottish or English throw-in rule.

Was a Scottish zoologist and geologist.Fleming was the author of The Philosophy of Zoology (1822 ) a

Was a Scottish zoologist and geologist.Fleming was the author of The Philosophy of Zoology (1822 ) and A History of British Animals (1828).Fleming also wrote Insecta. In: Supplement to the fourth, fifth and sixth editions of the Encyclopae-dia Britannica, with preliminary dissertations on the history of the sciences(1821).

Was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchisonwas born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but late

Was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchisonwas born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at

Was a Scottish football player, believed to be the only Scottish player in Real Madrid's history.He

Was a Scottish football player, believed to be the only Scottish player in Real Madrid's history.He was one of the first players from the British Isles[citation needed] to sign for a high-profile side abroad, leading the way for players like John Charles, Jimmy Greaves and Denis Law in the following decades.

S a Scottish former footballer. Ure began his career in his native Scotland with Dundee, before movi

S a Scottish former footballer. Ure began his career in his native Scotland with Dundee, before moving to England to play for Arsenal and Manchester United. After eight years in England, Ure returned to Scotland with St. Mirren; however, after two years with St. Mirren, Ure had only made three appearances and went into management with East Stirling. During his time with Dundee and Arsenal, Ure also made 11 appearances for the Scottish national team. Ure started his career as a centre half with Ayr Albion.

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Arbroath.Fraser then joined Clyde, where he was an in

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Arbroath.Fraser then joined Clyde, where he was an integral part of the midfield which almost won promotion to the Scottish Premier League.

Is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right for Raith Rovers and Bir

Is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right for Raith Rovers and Birmingham City. Stewart started his professional career at Raith Rovers, and moved to Birmingham City in January 1948. He had pace and a direct style, and in his first full season at the club, 1948–49, finished as leading goalscorer with 11 league goals for the newly-promoted side struggling in the top flight.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left winger. Gahagan spent most of his career with M

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left winger. Gahagan spent most of his career with Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club, either side of spells with Clydebank latterly Morton. During his time at Fir Park, Gahagan picked up two Scottish Football League First Division titles.

Is a Scottish professional golfer on the EuroPro Tour. In April 2009 he earned tour playing privileg

Is a Scottish professional golfer on the EuroPro Tour. In April 2009 he earned tour playing privileges when he shot a closing one-under par 70 in final qualifying at Frilford Heath.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played most of his career with Motherwell. He currently manages

Is a Scottish former footballer who played most of his career with Motherwell. He currently manages Formartine United. Gardiner's son Ross, like his father, also played for Dundee United.

Was a Scottish cartographer and geographer. As a holder of a royal warrant, he used the title "Carto

Was a Scottish cartographer and geographer. As a holder of a royal warrant, he used the title "Cartographer to the King"; for this reason he was sometimes known by the epithet "the Prince of Cartography".Bartholomew came from a celebrated line of map-makers: he was the son of John Bartholomew Junior, and the grandson of the founder of John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.Under his administration the family business became one of the top operations in its field. Bartholomew himself was not merely a specialist in production, but also a talented geographer and cartographer.

Was a Scottish cartoonist, illustrator and playwright. He was the creator of the "Genius" cartoons.A

Was a Scottish cartoonist, illustrator and playwright. He was the creator of the "Genius" cartoons.A series of humorous guidebooks created with Jonathan Routh in the late 1960s allowed extensive expression of Glashan's graffiti-like style, combining small

Was a professional footballer.Aitken, a winger, began his career with Clyde before moving to Englan

Was a professional footballer.Aitken, a winger, began his career with Clyde before moving to England where he played for Bury, Southport, Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and Northampton Town.

Was the sixteenth General of the Salvation Army from 1999-2002, succeeding General Paul Rader. He is

Was the sixteenth General of the Salvation Army from 1999-2002, succeeding General Paul Rader. He is also notable for pairing with General John Larsson in the composition of many songs and musicals.At 18, he undertook compulsory military service, with future plans to train for the teaching profession. He eventually decided to join Her Majesty's Army, where John's first choice was the Army Catering Corps. However, the military personnel recommend he join the Royal Army Educational Corps. He then spent his two years of national service in Germany.

Is a former Scottish footballer who played on the right wing or in attack.His career started at Cove

Is a former Scottish footballer who played on the right wing or in attack.His career started at Coventry City but he moved to Bradford City, where he played 173 consecutive league games, winning one promotion and narrowly missing out on another. Following spells with Newcastle United and Leeds United, he moved to Middlesbrough and scored the final goal at Ayresome Park among his 44 goals for Boro.

A former Scottish professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team

A former Scottish professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team Heart of Midlothian, spent his entire career in Glasgow with Rangers as a player and later a manager.A determined, forceful player, Greig made 755 official appearances for Rangers (498 league appearances, 72 Scottish Cup matches, a club record 121 League Cup games and 64 in European Cup). He scored 120 goals for the club and won three domestic trebles.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Was a professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.Bl

Was a professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.Blair began his career at Third Lanark before joining Tottenham Hotspur. He played a total of 30 matches and scored 14 goals in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1926–27.

Was an Irish-American boxer. He was born in County Galway, but spent most of his childhood in Englan

Was an Irish-American boxer. He was born in County Galway, but spent most of his childhood in England before moving to the United States. Clark was a clog and jig dancer before pursuing a career in prize-fighting. He was the Lightweight Champion of Americ

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Queen's Park betwee

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Queen's Park between 1953 and 1961. Devine also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager.A winger, he joined Newport County in 1975 from Cardiff

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager.A winger, he joined Newport County in 1975 from Cardiff City. He went on to make 172 appearances for Newport scoring 53 goals. In 1961 he joined Hull City.

Was a Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Galloway from 1931 to 1958 apart from the per

Was a Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Galloway from 1931 to 1958 apart from the period 1945 to 1948 when, having been refused a Conservative nomination at the 1945 general election he was re-elected and sat as an "Independent Unionist". T

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper.Born in Innerleithen, Tweeddale, Robson played as a goalkeeper de

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper.Born in Innerleithen, Tweeddale, Robson played as a goalkeeper despite only standing at 5’8”. Robson had served in the First World War with the Seaforth Highlanders; after returning home he played for local side Vale of Leithen. In November 1921, Robson was signed by Arsenal, and initially was the club's third-choice goalkeeper behind Ernest Williamson and Stephen Dunn.

Was a Scottish cricketer and schoolmaster from the famous Bruce-Lockhart family. His son Logie playe

Was a Scottish cricketer and schoolmaster from the famous Bruce-Lockhart family. His son Logie played Rugby Union for Scotland, while his brother Robert was a footballer. He was also the grandfather of Sandy and great-grandfather of Dugald Bruce Lockhart.