Famous Scots from Perthshire

Neil Gow 1727 - 1807 
Neil Gow lived all his life in Inver, a small settlement on the west of the Tay. He was renowned as a composer and player of reels and strathspeys, some as settings for words by Burns who was his contemporary.

John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir 1875 - 1940
John Buchan was born in Perth and went on to have a distinguished diplomatic career culminating as Governor General of Canada. He was most famous for his novels such as the 39 Steps. He also wrote historical biographies.

Dougie MacLean 1954 - 
Dougie MacLean was brought up in rural Perthshire to a Gaelic background. It was clear he had a talent for music from an early age and he has gone on to become one of Scotland's most successful singer/songwriters. One of his best known songs is "Caledonia" which reached number 1 in the Scottish charts in 1992.

Ewan McGregor 1971 - 
Ewan McGregor was born in Crieff in 1971. He wanted to be an actor from a young age and began by studying at drama at Kirkcaldy in Fife and then attended London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He was shot to fame in the cult film "Shallow Grave" and followed that with the hard hitting drama "Trainspotting". His world-wide recognition has come from his role as the Jedi Master Obi Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels. He has a long list of achievements under his belt and he shows no signs of slowing down.