List of Scots - Sportspeople

Sportspeople

  • Scott Agnew (born 1987), footballer
  • Gary Anderson, (born 1970), professional darts player
  • Robert Archibald (born 1980), 1st Scottish NBA player
  • Alain Baxter (born 1973), alpine skier
  • Jim Baxter (1939–2001), footballer
  • Ken Buchanan (born 1945), world champion boxer
  • Sir Matt Busby (1909–1994), former football manager, won the European Cup in 1968
  • Jim Clark (1936–1968), Formula One driver
  • Gillian Cooke (born 1982), athlete and bobsledder
  • Steph Cook (born 1972) modern pentathlete, Olympic gold medallist
  • Davie Cooper (1956–1995), footballer
  • David Coulthard (born 1971), Formula One driver
  • Kenny Dalglish (born 1951), retired footballer and manager of Liverpool F.C.
  • Sir Alex Ferguson (born 1941), retired footballer and current manager of Manchester United F.C.
  • Darren Fletcher (born 1984), international footballer
  • David Florence (born 1982), slalom canoeist
  • Dario Franchitti (born 1973), Indy Car Driver
  • Marino Franchitti (born 1978), American Le Mans Driver
  • Drew Galloway (born 1985), professional wrestler
  • Richie Gray (born 1989), Rugby player
  • Wyndham Halswelle (1882–1915), Olympic champion runner
  • Dougal Haston (1940–1977), mountaineer
  • Joe Hendry, footballer
  • Stephen Hendry (born 1969), professional snooker player, 7 times World champion
  • John Higgins (born 1975), professional snooker player, 3 times World champion
  • Chris Hoy (born 1976), world, Olympic and Commonwealth champion track cyclist
  • Gerry Hughes (born 1958), sailor, first single-handed atlantic crossing by a deaf person
  • Gary Jacobs, Scottish, British, Commonwealth, and European (EBU) welterweight champion boxer
  • Jimmy Johnstone (1944–2006), football player
  • John Kerr (born 1980), Ice dancer
  • Sinead Kerr (born 1978), Ice dancer
  • Dominic Kinnear (born 1967), former soccer player, now the head coach of Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
  • Billy Kirkwood (born 1958), football player
  • Russell Knox (born 1985), golfer
  • Martin Laird (born 1982), golfer
  • Denis Law (born 1940), football player
  • Andrew Lemoncello (born 1982), long distance runner
  • Eric Liddell (1902–1945), athlete, one of the two subjects of Chariots of Fire
  • Jackie Lockhart (born 1965), curler, skip of Scotland team which won the 2002 world championships
  • Benny Lynch (1913–1946), world champion boxer
  • Hamish MacInnes (born 1930), mountaineer
  • Craig MacLean (born 1971), world, Olympic and Commonwealth champion track cyclist
  • Rhona Martin (born 1966), curler, Olympic gold medallist
  • Catriona Matthew (born 1969), golfer
  • Ally McCoist (born 1962), football player
  • Liz McColgan (born 1964), athlete
  • James McFadden (born 1983), footballer
  • William McGregor (1846–1911), founder of the Football League in England
  • William McMillan, footballer
  • Jackie McNamara (born 1973), football player and manager who currently manages Partick Thistle
  • Billy McNeill (born 1940), footballer and a manager of Celtic F.C.
  • Colin McRae (1968–2007), world champion rally driver
  • Dick McTaggart (born 1935), boxer
  • David Millar (born 1977), road cyclist
  • Robert Millar (born 1958), professional cyclist, "King of the Mountains" in 1984 Tour de France
  • Willie Miller (born 1955), International footballer and captain of Aberdeen when they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983
  • Janice Moodie (born 1973), golfer
  • Colin Montgomerie (Born 1963), golfer, winner of European Tour Order of Merit a record 8 times
  • Hugh Munro (1856–1919), mountaineer, famous for his list of mountains
  • Andy Murray (born 1987), tennis player
  • Jamie Murray (born 1986), tennis player, doubles, Wimbledon winner 2007 mixed doubles
  • Graeme Obree (born 1965), world record holding cyclist
  • Stewart Pitt (born 1968), slalom canoeist
  • Shirley Robertson (born 1968), sailor and Olympic gold medallist
  • Bill Shankly (1914–1981), One of Liverpool F.C.'s most successful managers
  • Jock Stein (1922–1985), football manager, won the European Cup with Celtic F.C.
  • Sir Jackie Stewart (born 1939), world champion Formula One driver
  • Bobby Thomson (born 1923), Scots-born American baseball player
  • Sam Torrance (born 1953), golfer
  • Lawrence Tynes (born 1978), Scots-born Kicker for the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs
  • Andrew Watson (born 1857, date of death unknown) world's first black international football player, captain and administrator
  • Jim Watt (born 1948), world champion boxer, won the WBC World Lightweight title
  • David Wilkie (born 1954), swimmer
  • Jocky Wilson (1950–2012), World professional Darts Champion in 1982 and 1989
  • Allan McNish (born 1969), racing driver

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