| name | field | miles | km |
| 1 Adam Smith | economist | 11.549 miles | 18.587 km |
| 56.110730555556, -3.1673694444444 |
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| 2 Sean Connery | actor | 13.082 miles | 21.054 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 3 Arthur Conan Doyle | writer | 13.082 miles | 21.054 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 4 Sting (musician) | actor | 106.002 miles | 170.594 km |
| 54.991280555556, -1.5311 |
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| 5 Charles I of England | monarch | 0.243 miles | 0.39 km |
| 56.06944, -3.46389 |
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| 6 Tony Blair | politician | 13.082 miles | 21.054 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 7 Robert Louis Stevenson | poet | 13.082 miles | 21.054 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 8 Ridley Scott | film | 108.838 miles | 175.158 km |
| 54.992, -1.429 |
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| 9 Walter Scott | poet | 13.082 miles | 21.054 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 10 Ewan McGregor | actor | 22.376 miles | 36.01 km |
| 56.395277777778, -3.4316666666667 |
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| 11 Alexander Fleming | bacteriologist | 45.068 miles | 72.53 km |
| 55.61, -4.28088 |
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| 12 Rowan Atkinson | actor | 105.728 miles | 170.152 km |
| 54.85, -1.83 |
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| 13 E. B. Ford | geneticist | 96.82 miles | 155.816 km |
| 54.67, -3.3807 |
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| 14 Charles Wyville Thomson | historian | 10.812 miles | 17.4 km |
| 55.916666666667, -3.5 |
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| 15 Kevin Beattie | football | 84.423 miles | 135.865 km |
| 54.883333333333, -2.95 |
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| 16 Jordan McGhee | football | 35.054 miles | 56.414 km |
| 55.76667, -4.18333 |
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| 17 John Duncan Fergusson | painter | 12.809 miles | 20.613 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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| 18 Johanna Basford | illustrator | 86.899 miles | 139.85 km |
| 57., -5. |
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| 19 Robert the Bruce | king | 74.525 miles | 119.936 km |
| 55.3261, -4.8441 |
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| 20 David McVicar | opera | 34.292 miles | 55.187 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 21 David Prain | physician | 64.767 miles | 104.233 km |
| 56.83, -2.46 |
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| 22 Thomas Charles Hope | chemist | 13.082 miles | 21.054 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 23 Mary Ann Cotton | serial killer | 114.69 miles | 184.575 km |
| 54.9, -1.3802777777778 |
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| 24 Barbara Dickson | singer | 0.108 miles | 0.174 km |
| 56.071388888889, -3.4616666666667 |
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| 25 Aiden McGeady | football | 34.292 miles | 55.187 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 26 Joseph Thomson (explorer) | explorer | 59.605 miles | 95.924 km |
| 55.232, -3.815 |
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| 27 John Claudius Loudon | horticulturist | 32.576 miles | 52.426 km |
| 55.81, -4.16 |
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| 28 John Hutchinson (botanist) | botanist | 83.311 miles | 134.076 km |
| 55.0917, -2.213 |
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| 29 Anthony McPartlin | comedian | 104.425 miles | 168.055 km |
| 54.977777777778, -1.6133333333333 |
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| 30 Eric Brown (pilot) | test pilot | 12.809 miles | 20.613 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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