| name | field | miles | km |
| 1 Adam Smith | economist | 11.013 miles | 17.723 km |
| 56.110730555556, -3.1673694444444 |
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| 2 Sean Connery | actor | 0.17 miles | 0.274 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 3 Arthur Conan Doyle | writer | 0.17 miles | 0.274 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 4 Sting (musician) | actor | 92.992 miles | 149.657 km |
| 54.991280555556, -1.5311 |
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| 5 Charles I of England | monarch | 13.123 miles | 21.12 km |
| 56.06944, -3.46389 |
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| 6 Tony Blair | politician | 0.17 miles | 0.274 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 7 Robert Louis Stevenson | poet | 0.17 miles | 0.274 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 8 Ridley Scott | film | 95.8 miles | 154.175 km |
| 54.992, -1.429 |
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| 9 Walter Scott | poet | 0.17 miles | 0.274 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 10 Ewan McGregor | actor | 31.909 miles | 51.353 km |
| 56.395277777778, -3.4316666666667 |
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| 11 Alexander Fleming | bacteriologist | 48.276 miles | 77.693 km |
| 55.61, -4.28088 |
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| 12 Rowan Atkinson | actor | 93.056 miles | 149.759 km |
| 54.85, -1.83 |
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| 13 E. B. Ford | geneticist | 88.816 miles | 142.935 km |
| 54.67, -3.3807 |
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| 14 Charles Wyville Thomson | historian | 11.99 miles | 19.297 km |
| 55.916666666667, -3.5 |
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| 15 Kevin Beattie | football | 74.42 miles | 119.767 km |
| 54.883333333333, -2.95 |
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| 16 Jordan McGhee | football | 40.325 miles | 64.898 km |
| 55.76667, -4.18333 |
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| 17 John Duncan Fergusson | painter | 2.189 miles | 3.523 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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| 18 Johanna Basford | illustrator | 99.818 miles | 160.642 km |
| 57., -5. |
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| 19 Robert the Bruce | king | 77.395 miles | 124.555 km |
| 55.3261, -4.8441 |
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| 20 David McVicar | opera | 41.928 miles | 67.476 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 21 David Prain | physician | 66.833 miles | 107.557 km |
| 56.83, -2.46 |
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| 22 Thomas Charles Hope | chemist | 0.17 miles | 0.274 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 23 Mary Ann Cotton | serial killer | 101.681 miles | 163.64 km |
| 54.9, -1.3802777777778 |
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| 24 Barbara Dickson | singer | 13.14 miles | 21.146 km |
| 56.071388888889, -3.4616666666667 |
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| 25 Aiden McGeady | football | 41.928 miles | 67.476 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 26 Joseph Thomson (explorer) | explorer | 55.264 miles | 88.938 km |
| 55.232, -3.815 |
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| 27 John Claudius Loudon | horticulturist | 38.583 miles | 62.093 km |
| 55.81, -4.16 |
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| 28 John Hutchinson (botanist) | botanist | 70.755 miles | 113.869 km |
| 55.0917, -2.213 |
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| 29 Anthony McPartlin | comedian | 91.457 miles | 147.186 km |
| 54.977777777778, -1.6133333333333 |
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| 30 Eric Brown (pilot) | test pilot | 2.189 miles | 3.523 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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