| name | field | miles | km |
| 1 "Sir Edward Ward | | 56.723 miles | 91.287 km |
| 55., 0. |
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| 2 Adam Smith | economist | 102.404 miles | 164.803 km |
| 56.110730555556, -3.1673694444444 |
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| 3 Sean Connery | actor | 95.359 miles | 153.466 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 4 Arthur Conan Doyle | writer | 95.359 miles | 153.466 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 5 Sting (musician) | actor | 3.946 miles | 6.35 km |
| 54.991280555556, -1.5311 |
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| 6 Charles I of England | monarch | 108.473 miles | 174.57 km |
| 56.06944, -3.46389 |
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| 7 Tony Blair | politician | 95.359 miles | 153.466 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 8 Robert Louis Stevenson | poet | 95.359 miles | 153.466 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 9 Judi Dench | actor | 73.741 miles | 118.675 km |
| 53.95, -1.0833333333333 |
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| 10 Ridley Scott | film | 0.473 miles | 0.762 km |
| 54.992, -1.429 |
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| 11 Patrick Stewart | actor | 91.578 miles | 147.38 km |
| 53.6807, -1.6888 |
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| 12 Ian McKellen | actor | 89.729 miles | 144.405 km |
| 53.788888888889, -2.2480555555556 |
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| 13 Walter Scott | poet | 95.359 miles | 153.466 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 14 Ewan McGregor | actor | 123.894 miles | 199.388 km |
| 56.395277777778, -3.4316666666667 |
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| 15 Ben Kingsley | actor | 63.02 miles | 101.42 km |
| 54.2281, -0.5873 |
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| 16 Rowan Atkinson | actor | 18.822 miles | 30.29 km |
| 54.85, -1.83 |
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| 17 Giles Martin | songwriter | 72.607 miles | 116.85 km |
| 54., -2. |
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| 18 Jon Anderson | singer | 93.782 miles | 150.927 km |
| 53.75337, -2.36384 |
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| 19 Henry Tate | merchant | 102.992 miles | 165.749 km |
| 53.666, -2.582 |
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| 20 E. B. Ford | geneticist | 80.731 miles | 129.923 km |
| 54.67, -3.3807 |
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| 21 Charles Wyville Thomson | historian | 102.808 miles | 165.454 km |
| 55.916666666667, -3.5 |
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| 22 Thomas Somerscales | painter | 97.241 miles | 156.494 km |
| 53.744333, -0.3325 |
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| 23 Kevin Beattie | football | 60.716 miles | 97.713 km |
| 54.883333333333, -2.95 |
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| 24 Rod Smallwood | music | 94.5 miles | 152.083 km |
| 53.645, -1.7797222222222 |
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| 25 John Duncan Fergusson | painter | 95.982 miles | 154.467 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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| 26 Cara Theobold | actor | 91.067 miles | 146.558 km |
| 53.6801, -1.492 |
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| 27 Thomas Charles Hope | chemist | 95.359 miles | 153.466 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 28 Mary Ann Cotton | serial killer | 7.113 miles | 11.447 km |
| 54.9, -1.3802777777778 |
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| 29 Barbara Dickson | singer | 108.5 miles | 174.614 km |
| 56.071388888889, -3.4616666666667 |
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| 30 Joseph Thomson (explorer) | explorer | 95.455 miles | 153.62 km |
| 55.232, -3.815 |
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