North Uist - Famous Residents

Famous Residents

  • The Scottish Gaelic poet Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna (1887–1967) was born on North Uist and lived his life there. Due to his vivid descriptions of his experiences in the First World War, he is often referred to as "The Voice of the Trenches."
  • Erskine Beveridge, LL.D., FRSE (1851–1920), a textile manufacturer and antiquary and sometime resident of Vallay, completed important archaeological excavations in the Hebrides.
  • Julie Fowlis (born 1979), a singer and instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic, was born and raised on North Uist.
  • Alasdair Morrison (born 1968), former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Western Isles, lived on North Uist and was educated at Paible School.
  • Flight Lieutenant John Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil, CMG, JP (1926–2000), diplomat and Governor of Bermuda, lived at Clachan Sands.
  • Pauline Prior-Pitt, a British poet, lives on North Uist.
  • Brothers Rory and Calum MacDonald, members of the Gaelic rock band Runrig
  • Angus MacAskill, largest "true giant" and strongest man who ever lived from Berneray, off North Uist

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