The most famous person connected to Dumfries and Galloway is Robert Burns ... but there are other claims to fame to be made by the south west of Scotland:

• James Matthew Barrie
  Playwright and novelist best known for Peter Pan.
• Robert The Bruce
  Arguably the most famous Scotsman of all time.
• Robert Burns
  Scottish poet and writer of traditional Scottish folk songs.
• Thomas Carlyle
  Scottish essayist, historian and influential social critic.
• David Coulthard
  Formula 1 racing driver from Twynholm.
• Samuel Crockett
  Writer with prodigious output inspired by Galloway landscape.
• Henry Duncan
  Founder of a great banking movement.
• Jane Haining
  A missionary who died for her beliefs.
• Calvin Harris
  Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer.
• John Paul Jones
  Upheld ideals of liberty and independence from tyranny.
• Jessie Marion King
  Artist and illustrator.
• John Laurie
  Actor most famous for 'Dad's Army'.
• William Nicholson
  The Bard of Galloway.
• Thomas Telford
  Scottish Civil Engineer.
• The Wicker Man
  Filmed almost entirely on location in Dumfries and Galloway.
• Ray Wilson
  Singer with Stiltskin and has been a front person for Genesis.
• Other Nominations

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• Hall of Fame
• - Barrie, James Matthew
• - Bruce, Robert
• - Burns, Robert
• - Carlyle, Thomas
• - Coulthard, David
• - Crockett, Samuel
• - Duncan, Henry
• - Haining, Jane
• - Harris, Calvin
• - Jones, John Paul
• - King, Jessie Marion
• - Laurie, John
• - Nicholson, William
• - Telford, Thomas
• - The Wicker Man
• - Wilson, Ray
• - Other Nominations