| name | field | miles | km |
| 1 Adam Smith | economist | 5.832 miles | 9.386 km |
| 56.110730555556, -3.1673694444444 |
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| 2 Sean Connery | actor | 16.955 miles | 27.286 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 3 Arthur Conan Doyle | writer | 16.955 miles | 27.286 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 4 Sting (musician) | actor | 104.938 miles | 168.882 km |
| 54.991280555556, -1.5311 |
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| 5 Charles I of England | monarch | 14.158 miles | 22.786 km |
| 56.06944, -3.46389 |
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| 6 Tony Blair | politician | 16.955 miles | 27.286 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 7 Robert Louis Stevenson | poet | 16.955 miles | 27.286 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 8 Ridley Scott | film | 107.377 miles | 172.806 km |
| 54.992, -1.429 |
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| 9 Walter Scott | poet | 16.955 miles | 27.286 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 10 Ewan McGregor | actor | 17.001 miles | 27.361 km |
| 56.395277777778, -3.4316666666667 |
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| 11 Alexander Fleming | bacteriologist | 58.911 miles | 94.808 km |
| 55.61, -4.28088 |
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| 12 Rowan Atkinson | actor | 106.681 miles | 171.687 km |
| 54.85, -1.83 |
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| 13 Charles Wyville Thomson | historian | 22.988 miles | 36.996 km |
| 55.916666666667, -3.5 |
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| 14 Kevin Beattie | football | 90.993 miles | 146.438 km |
| 54.883333333333, -2.95 |
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| 15 Jordan McGhee | football | 48.967 miles | 78.805 km |
| 55.76667, -4.18333 |
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| 16 John Duncan Fergusson | painter | 14.848 miles | 23.895 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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| 17 Johanna Basford | illustrator | 88.933 miles | 143.124 km |
| 57., -5. |
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| 18 Robert the Bruce | king | 88.393 miles | 142.255 km |
| 55.3261, -4.8441 |
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| 19 David McVicar | opera | 47.899 miles | 77.085 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 20 David Prain | physician | 51.57 miles | 82.994 km |
| 56.83, -2.46 |
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| 21 Thomas Charles Hope | chemist | 16.955 miles | 27.286 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 22 Mary Ann Cotton | serial killer | 113.574 miles | 182.779 km |
| 54.9, -1.3802777777778 |
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| 23 Barbara Dickson | singer | 14.008 miles | 22.544 km |
| 56.071388888889, -3.4616666666667 |
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| 24 Aiden McGeady | football | 47.899 miles | 77.085 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 25 Joseph Thomson (explorer) | explorer | 71.031 miles | 114.313 km |
| 55.232, -3.815 |
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| 26 John Claudius Loudon | horticulturist | 46.461 miles | 74.771 km |
| 55.81, -4.16 |
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| 27 John Hutchinson (botanist) | botanist | 84.876 miles | 136.594 km |
| 55.0917, -2.213 |
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| 28 Anthony McPartlin | comedian | 103.772 miles | 167.004 km |
| 54.977777777778, -1.6133333333333 |
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| 29 Eric Brown (pilot) | test pilot | 14.848 miles | 23.895 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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| 30 Gordon Brown | politician | 51.109 miles | 82.251 km |
| 55.798333333333, -4.2905555555556 |
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