Top Twenty Scots

1. Economist Adam Smith, 1723-90
2. Poet Allan Ramsay the Elder, 1686-1758
3. Painter Allan Ramsay the Younger, 1713-84
4. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1922
5. Writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930
6. Painter and Biographer David Octavius Hill, 1802-70
7. Philosopher David Hume, 1711-76
8. Writer and painter Dorothy Dunnet, 1923-
9. Sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, 1924-
10. Medical pioneer Elsie Inglis, 1864-1917
11. Entertainer Sir Harry Lauder, 1870-1950
12. Writer James Boswell, 1740-95
13. Physicist James Clerk Maxwell, 1831-79
14. Theologian John Knox, 1505-72
15. Writer Muriel Spark, 1918-
16. Planner Sir Patrick Geddes, 1854-1932
17. Architect Robert Adam, 1728-92
18. Poet Robert Fergusson, 1750-74
19. Writer Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-94
20. Actor Sean Connery, 1930-
21. Writer Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832
22. Architect William Playfair, 1789-1857
23. Accountant George Watson, 1654-1723