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A,
B |
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TOP
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Bob
Allan |
|
Housing |
Chief
Executive for Housing in Glasgow.
Whitburn
Academy |
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William
Bain
Science |
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A
professor at Leeds University.
Broxburn Ac, Bathgate Ac
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Henry
Bell
Engineer |
Designed the ocean-going steamship.
Born in Torphichen
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John
Black
Law |
Legal Advisor to the Government of Siam!
Linlithgow
Burgh Grmr. |
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Drummond
Black
Business |
Chairs a W. Lothian business group.
School: |
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Gordon
Black
Sport |
Footballer with Falkirk and Hibs.
Linlithgow Academy |
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Sheena
Borthwick
Radio |
Managing Director of West Sound Radio.
West Calder High School |
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Eleanor
Bowden
Education |
|
A
highly successful History teacher.
Whitburn
Academy
|
|
Paul
Boyle
Food |
|
A
world pie-making champion!
St Mary's
Academy
|
|
Lorraine
Brown
Business |
|
Senior
executive with Bank of New York.
St Kentigern's
Academy |
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Isobel
Brydie
Politics |
|
Lord-Lieutenant for West Lothian.
Broxburn
Academy
|
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Elliot
Bunney
Sport |
One of
Scotland's fastest ever runners.
Bathgate Academy |
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Mark
Burchill
Sport |
Player
with Scotland Dunfermline & Celtic.
St Margaret's
Academy |
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Eric
Burton
Education |
An
experienced and successful teacher.
Whitburn
Academy |
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C |
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TOP
▲ |
Michael
Caton Jones |
A top
Hollywood film director.
Our Lady's High School |
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Colleen
S.4
Design |
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Winner
of the Schuh Design Challenge.
St Kentigern's
Academy
|
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Eric
Cook
Music |
A Scottish champion cornet player.
Linlithgow Academy
|
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Audrey
Cooper
Sport |
|
Coach
of England volleyball squad.
Whitburn
Academy
|
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D |
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TOP
▲ |
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John
Davidson CBE |
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Post
Office executive & major in the army.
Bathgate Academy
|
|
Paul
Dickov
Sport |
|
Premiership footballer capped for Scotland.
St Kentigern's
Academy
|
|
Annie
Drummond
Nurse |
A
nurse who built a new life in the USA
Born in Armadale |
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Andrew
Duncan
Music |
|
Successful musician at home and abroad.
Whitburn
Academy
|
|
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William
Duncan
Science |
|
Chief
Executive of the Royal Society of Edin.
Linlithgow Academy
|
|
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E |
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TOP
▲ |
Alison
Elliot
Religion |
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1st
female Moderator of Church of Scotland.
Bathgate Academy
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|
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F |
|
TOP
▲ |
John Shields
Fairbairn
Medicine |
One of the country's top doctors. (more)
Born in Bathgate |
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Donald
Ford
Photography |
A
top footballer and a top photographer!
Linlithgow Academy |
|
Allison
Forrest
Business |
A
successful Human Resources Director.
St Kentigern's
Academy |
|
Dario
Franchitti
Business |
|
A very
successful racing driver. |
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G |
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TOP
▲ |
Stephen
Greenhorn
Writer |
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Successful writer for stage and television.
St Kentigern's
Academy
|
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Robert
Grant
Sport |
Played for the Scottish Claymores.
James Young
High School |
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Bernard
Gallagher
Sport |
Top
golfer and Ryder Cup Captain.
St Mary's
Academy |
|
|
H |
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TOP
▲ |
Sir Alexander
Haddow
Medicine |
|
A
pioneer in research on causes of cancer.
Broxburn Academy
|
|
Steve
Haddow
Music |
A
successful rock guitarist and vocalist.
Our Lady's High School |
|
Dougal
Haston
Climbing |
One of Britain's greatest climbers.
West Calder High
School |
|
Billy
Hartman
Television |
|
Well
known as Terry in TV's Emmerdale.
West Calder High School
|
|
Wilson
Hilditch
Business |
Construction Director with major local firm.
Whitburn
Academy |
|
|
Sir Alan
Hume
Civil Service |
One of
Scotland's top civil servants.
Born in Broxburn |
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Sir David
Hunter
Politics |
A top
politician in South Africa in 1900!
Born in Broxburn |
|
|
Mark
Hunter
Law |
Studying law at Oxford University.
James Young High School |
|
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I,
J |
|
TOP
▲ |
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Leon
Jackson |
|
Music |
|
Won
TV's famous X Factor in 2007.
Whitburn Academy
|
|
George
Johnston
Art |
|
Successful artist and art teacher.
Bathgate Academy
|
|
Alan
Jones
Sport |
|
Has
won awards for his work in sport.
St Mary's Academy
|
|
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K |
|
TOP
▲ |
David
Kane
Film |
|
A
successful film director and writer.
West Calder High
School
|
|
James
Keast
Film |
|
Costume designer on many top films.
St Mary's
Academy
|
|
John
Kerr
Sport |
One of
the word's top ice dancers!
St Margaret's Academy
|
|
 |
Jim
Kilpatrick |
|
Music |
|
World
Pipe Band Solo Drumming Champion.
Whitburn Academy
|
|
|
|
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L |
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TOP
▲ |
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Kenny
Lewandowski |
|
Business |
|
A
highly successful businessman.
Whitburn Academy
|
|
Alex
Linkston
Local Govt |
Chief Executive of West Lothian Council.
Lindsay High |
|
Vincent
Logan
Religion |
|
Roman
Catholic Bishop of Dunkeld.
St Mary's Academy
|
|
 |
Alan
Lumsden |
|
Health |
|
A top surgeon in Houston, Texas.
Whitburn Academy
|
|
Prof. Keith
Lumsden
Economics |
Prof. of Economics & Business.
Bathgate
Academy |
|
|
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Roy
Lumsden |
|
Law |
|
Partner in law firm Sneddon Morrison.
Whitburn Academy
|
|
|
M |
|
TOP
▲ |
Kenny
MacAskill
Politics |
|
A very
well-known SNP politician.
Linlithgow
Academy |
|
|
Malcolm
McDonald
Education |
Teacher & education consultant for TV.
Bathgate Academy |
|
|
J. Forsyth
McGarrity
Education |
|
Chief
Inspector of Schools for Scotland.
Bathgate
Academy
|
|
Marion
McGilvary
Writer |
|
Newspaper and magazine columnist.
Whitburn Academy
|
|
Kerry
McGregor
Performer |
Singer/songwriter and talented actor!
West Calder High
School |
|
Graham
MacIndoe
Photography |
A
top photographer based in New York.
Armadale
Academy |
|
Robert
McIntosh
Forestry |
Director of the Forestry Commission.
Linlithgow
Academy |
|
Prof. John
McIntyre
Religion |
Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh Univ.
Bathgate
Academy |
|
Ian
McKay
Business |
|
Director of Scottish Affairs at Royal Mail.
Whitburn Academy
|
|
|
John
McKay
CBE |
|
Former
labourer who was awarded a CBE.
West Calder High
|
|
Martin
Metcalfe
Music |
Began his rock career in the 1980s.
Bathgate Academy |
|
Andy
Mooney
Business |
|
One of
the Disney's top managers.
St Mary's Academy
|
|
Alex
Moore
Sport |
|
Played
rugby for Scotland.
St Kentigern's
Academy
|
|
Graeme
Morrice
Politics |
|
The
Leader of West Lothian Council.
Broxburn Academy
|
|
Lyndsey
Myskow
Medicine |
A
GP and also a university lecturer.
Linlithgow Academy |
|
|
N,
O, P |
|
TOP
▲ |
Calum
Paterson
Finance |
Managing Director of a major Scottish investment
company.
Linlithgow Academy |
|
|
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Q,
R |
|
TOP
▲ |
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Andrew
Ramsay
Surgeon |
Top
eye surgeon in early 19th Century
Linlithgow
Burgh Grmr. |
|
Alan
Rankine
Music |
A
long and varied music career.
Linlithgow Academy |
|
|
Brian
Rice
Sport |
|
Long
football career as player and coach.
St Kentigern's
Academy
|
|
Ian
Ritchie
Enterprise |
One of
Scotland's top entrepreneurs.
West Calder High School |
|
Billy
Ritchie
Sport |
|
Top
goalkeeper with Rangers in the 60s.
West Calder High School
|
|
|
|
Alexander
Russell
Law/Politics |
|
Senior
lawyer as well as an MP.
Bathgate Academy
|
|
Prof. John
Ryan
Science |
Professor of Physics at Oxford University.
St Mary's
Academy |
|
|
S |
|
TOP
▲ |
Alex
Salmond
Politics |
|
Leader
of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Linlithgow
Academy
|
|
Prof. George
Salmond
Science |
A
professor at Cambridge University.
Whitburn
Academy |
|
 |
Rev. James
Salmond |
|
The
Church |
A
highly educated 'man of the cloth'.
Whitburn
Academy
|
|
 |
John
Stevenson |
|
Business |
|
MD of
a design & print business.
Whitburn
Academy
|
|
|
Linda
Stewart
Business |
A
senior executive with JP Morgan.
Whitburn
Academy |
|
|
|
T,
U,
V |
|
TOP
▲ |
Rab
Telfer CBE
Science |
A
brilliant chemist and top academic.
Bathgate Academy |
|
David
Tennant
Acting |
Television's next Doctor Who.
Born in Bathgate |
|
Sir Charles
Thomson
Science |
|
Zoologist and deep-sea explorer.
Born in Bonnyside
|
|
|
Prof John
Thomson
Science |
Professor of Medical Protozoology!
Bathgate Academy |
|
Margaret
Thomson
Davis |
Successful author of many popular books.
Born in Bathgate (more) |
|
Bill
Torrance
Media |
Successful radio and television presenter.
Broxburn
Academy |
|
|
W |
Sponsored
by:
 |
TOP
▲ |
Norma Anne
Watson
Education |
|
Convenor of General Teaching Council.
Broxburn
Academy
|
|
|
Richard
Whyte
Law |
|
Electrician who is now a Solicitor Advocate.
Broxburn
Academy
|
|
 |
William
Wood |
|
Music |
|
A
miner, a tailor and a talented musician.
Broxburn
Academy
|
|
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X,
Y, Z |
|
TOP
▲ |
James
Young
Business |
Father of the modern oil industry.
Based in Bathgate |
|
Sir James
Young
Simpson
|
|
Top
doctor & pioneer of anaesthetics.
Born in Bathgate
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