| name | field | miles | km |
| 1 Adam Smith | economist | 29.625 miles | 47.677 km |
| 56.110730555556, -3.1673694444444 |
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| 2 Sean Connery | actor | 30.765 miles | 49.512 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 3 Arthur Conan Doyle | writer | 30.765 miles | 49.512 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 4 Sting (musician) | actor | 122.011 miles | 196.358 km |
| 54.991280555556, -1.5311 |
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| 5 Charles I of England | monarch | 18.534 miles | 29.828 km |
| 56.06944, -3.46389 |
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| 6 Tony Blair | politician | 30.765 miles | 49.512 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 7 Robert Louis Stevenson | poet | 30.765 miles | 49.512 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 8 Ridley Scott | film | 125.074 miles | 201.288 km |
| 54.992, -1.429 |
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| 9 Walter Scott | poet | 30.765 miles | 49.512 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 10 Ewan McGregor | actor | 27.187 miles | 43.753 km |
| 56.395277777778, -3.4316666666667 |
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| 11 Alexander Fleming | bacteriologist | 37.589 miles | 60.494 km |
| 55.61, -4.28088 |
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| 12 Rowan Atkinson | actor | 120.286 miles | 193.581 km |
| 54.85, -1.83 |
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| 13 E. B. Ford | geneticist | 102.397 miles | 164.791 km |
| 54.67, -3.3807 |
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| 14 Charles Wyville Thomson | historian | 21.895 miles | 35.237 km |
| 55.916666666667, -3.5 |
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| 15 Kevin Beattie | football | 93.638 miles | 150.696 km |
| 54.883333333333, -2.95 |
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| 16 Jordan McGhee | football | 26.129 miles | 42.051 km |
| 55.76667, -4.18333 |
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| 17 John Duncan Fergusson | painter | 31.084 miles | 50.024 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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| 18 Johanna Basford | illustrator | 73.048 miles | 117.56 km |
| 57., -5. |
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| 19 Robert the Bruce | king | 65.13 miles | 104.817 km |
| 55.3261, -4.8441 |
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| 20 David McVicar | opera | 21.475 miles | 34.56 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 21 David Prain | physician | 74.706 miles | 120.227 km |
| 56.83, -2.46 |
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| 22 Thomas Charles Hope | chemist | 30.765 miles | 49.512 km |
| 55.95, -3.1988888888889 |
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| 23 Mary Ann Cotton | serial killer | 130.658 miles | 210.274 km |
| 54.9, -1.3802777777778 |
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| 24 Barbara Dickson | singer | 18.593 miles | 29.923 km |
| 56.071388888889, -3.4616666666667 |
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| 25 Aiden McGeady | football | 21.475 miles | 34.56 km |
| 55.87, -4.27 |
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| 26 Joseph Thomson (explorer) | explorer | 61.429 miles | 98.86 km |
| 55.232, -3.815 |
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| 27 John Claudius Loudon | horticulturist | 23.014 miles | 37.038 km |
| 55.81, -4.16 |
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| 28 John Hutchinson (botanist) | botanist | 97.728 miles | 157.277 km |
| 55.0917, -2.213 |
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| 29 Anthony McPartlin | comedian | 120.178 miles | 193.407 km |
| 54.977777777778, -1.6133333333333 |
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| 30 Eric Brown (pilot) | test pilot | 31.084 miles | 50.024 km |
| 55.9801, -3.17005 |
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