“Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality.”
“Britain will be honoured by historians more for the way she disposed of an empire than for the way in which she acquired it.”
| Hiam Abbass, Actress (1960) |
| Clay Aiken, Musician (1978) |
| Jacques Barzun, Educator (1907) |
| Nelsan Ellis, Actor (1977) |
| Bill Halter, Politician (1960) |
| Billy Idol, Musician (1955) |
| Bo Jackson, Athlete (1962) |
| Laurent Jalabert, Athlete (1968) |
| Tayari Jones, Author (1970) |
| Mark Twain, Author (1835) |
| Kathy Acker, Activist (1997) |
| Charles Adams, Activist (1800) |
| Guy Debord, Writer (1994) |
| Mary Harris Jones, Activist (1930) |
| Mother Jones, Activist (1930) |
| Patrick Kavanagh, Poet (1967) |
| Elizabeth Kenny, Celebrity (1952) |