Scottish non-fiction writers

James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603, until his death in 1625. Though he long attempted to get both countries to adopt a closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained sovereign states ruled by James in personal union, with their own parliaments, judiciaries and laws.

Scottish novelist (1896–1981)

Scottish writer (1954–2013)

Scottish novelist (1922–1987)

Scottish poet, author, translator (1924–2006)

Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screen writer (born 1952)

Scottish engineer and road-builder (1756–1836)

Scottish physician, anatomist, zoologist and ethnologist (1791-1862)

American financial journalist, founder of Forbes Magazine (1880–1954)

German writer (1864–1933)

British independent politician

Scottish writer and minister born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland (1680-1739)

Scottish botanist (1782-1843)

Scottish oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist (1841-1914)

Scottish marine zoologist (1830-1882)

British scientist (1828–1887)

Scottish peer, Liberal politician and writer on science, religion, and politics (1823-1900)

British intelligence officer and spy for the Soviet Union (1913-1995)

Scottish physician

Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher

British author, comedian

Scottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987)

British aviator, Royal Navy officer, test pilot, author (1919–2016)

Scottish chess player

British politician (1805-1877)

Scottish doctor and chemist

Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897)

British mathematician and theologian

Scottish encyclopedist

Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer.

British artist (1875-1948)

Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture (1754–1835)

British chess player

British journalist and broadcaster (1919-2009)

British naturalist (1914–1969)

Scottish military engineer, surveyor and antiquarian (1726–1790)

Scottish phrenologist

British biochemist and epidemiologist

Scottish philosopher (1844–1897)

British pathologist (1826–1893)

British doctor (1852-1925)

Scottish mountain climber (1930–2020)

Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer (1636 – 1691)

British linguist

Scottish television presenter and writer

Scottish physicist and applied mathematician (1861-1946)

Lord Lyon King of Arms (1846-1931)

British scientist

Scottish writer

Moderator of the general Assembly of the Church of Scotland

British engineer and writer (1822–1896)

British sociologist

British chess player

British writer (1924–1992)

Scottish naval surgeon and author of adventure fiction (1840-1910)

British folklorist

Scottish journalist, producer and actress

author and historian from Orkney

British businessman (1947–2024)