| name | field | miles | km |
| 1 Adam Smith | economist | 0.508 miles | 0.818 km |
| 56.110730555556, -3.1673694444444 |
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| 2 Sean Connery | actor | 11.616 miles | 18.694 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 3 Arthur Conan Doyle | writer | 11.616 miles | 18.694 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 4 Sting (musician) | actor | 100.425 miles | 161.618 km |
| 54.991280555556, -1.5311 |
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| 5 Charles I of England | monarch | 12.154 miles | 19.56 km |
| 56.06944, -3.46389 |
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| 6 Tony Blair | politician | 11.616 miles | 18.694 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 7 Robert Louis Stevenson | poet | 11.616 miles | 18.694 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 8 Ridley Scott | film | 102.958 miles | 165.695 km |
| 54.992, -1.429 |
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| 9 Walter Scott | poet | 11.616 miles | 18.694 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 10 Ewan McGregor | actor | 21.868 miles | 35.192 km |
| 56.395277777778, -3.4316666666667 |
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| 11 Alexander Fleming | bacteriologist | 55.773 miles | 89.758 km |
| 55.61, -4.28088 |
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| 12 Rowan Atkinson | actor | 101.772 miles | 163.786 km |
| 54.85, -1.83 |
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| 13 E. B. Ford | geneticist | 100.271 miles | 161.37 km |
| 54.67, -3.3807 |
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| 14 Charles Wyville Thomson | historian | 19.057 miles | 30.67 km |
| 55.916666666667, -3.5 |
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| 15 Kevin Beattie | football | 85.562 miles | 137.699 km |
| 54.883333333333, -2.95 |
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| 16 Jordan McGhee | football | 46.371 miles | 74.627 km |
| 55.76667, -4.18333 |
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| 17 John Duncan Fergusson | painter | 9.449 miles | 15.206 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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| 18 Johanna Basford | illustrator | 92.839 miles | 149.41 km |
| 57., -5. |
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| 19 Robert the Bruce | king | 85.259 miles | 137.211 km |
| 55.3261, -4.8441 |
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| 20 David McVicar | opera | 46.127 miles | 74.235 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 21 David Prain | physician | 56.011 miles | 90.14 km |
| 56.83, -2.46 |
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| 22 Thomas Charles Hope | chemist | 11.616 miles | 18.694 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 23 Mary Ann Cotton | serial killer | 109.084 miles | 175.553 km |
| 54.9, -1.3802777777778 |
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| 24 Barbara Dickson | singer | 12.035 miles | 19.369 km |
| 56.071388888889, -3.4616666666667 |
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| 25 Aiden McGeady | football | 46.127 miles | 74.235 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 26 Joseph Thomson (explorer) | explorer | 66.202 miles | 106.541 km |
| 55.232, -3.815 |
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| 27 John Claudius Loudon | horticulturist | 44.072 miles | 70.926 km |
| 55.81, -4.16 |
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| 28 John Hutchinson (botanist) | botanist | 79.836 miles | 128.484 km |
| 55.0917, -2.213 |
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| 29 Anthony McPartlin | comedian | 99.166 miles | 159.593 km |
| 54.977777777778, -1.6133333333333 |
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| 30 Eric Brown (pilot) | test pilot | 9.449 miles | 15.206 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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