Scottish people of Irish descent

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

Sir Thomas Sean Connery was a Scottish actor. Connery was the first actor to portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond in motion pictures, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. He originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued starring as Bond in the Eon Productions films From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). His final appearance in the franchise was with Never Say Never Again (1983), a non-Eon-produced Bond film.

British singer

King of Scotland (1306–1329)

Scottish actor and film producer

Scottish actress and filmmaker

Scottish actor and comedian

Scottish actor (born 1971)

King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371

Irish republican, trade unionist and socialist revolutionary

Darren Barr Fletcher is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Manchester United Under-18s. He also served as caretaker head coach of the Manchester United first team in early January 2026. Fletcher spent the majority of his playing career at United, winning 13 trophies including five Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League. He mostly played as a central midfielder, but began his career as a right winger and also featured occasionally in defence.

Scottish novelist (1896–1981)

Scottish association football player

Scottish actor and filmmaker (born 1958)

Scottish actor

Irish association football player (born 1986)

Scottish football player and manager (1909-1994)

Lewis Marc Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; it was nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and won the 2020 Brit Award for Song of the Year. "Someone You Loved" was the bestselling single of 2019 in the UK. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. Capaldi also won the 2020 Brit Award for Best New Artist. In May 2020, it was announced that Capaldi's song "Someone You Loved" had become the longest-running top 10 UK single of all time by a British artist.

Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored numerous international hit singles and albums during the late 1960s. His work became emblematic of the flower power era with its blend of folk, pop, psychedelia and jazz stylings.

Irish association football player (born 1990)

Scottish singer-songwriter (1947–2011)

British politician, broadcaster, and writer (born 1954)

Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)

British politician

British singer

Scottish actor (born 1943)

Scottish footballer (born 1989)

British actor

British politician (born 1961)

Scottish film composer (born 1953)

British actor, filmmaker and socialist

Scottish actor

Irish association football manager (born 1966)

Scottish actress

Irish association football player

Scottish weaver, actor, poet (1825–1902)

Scottish singer

Scottish writer

British politician (born 1947)

British crime writer and playwright

Scottish singer

Scottish footballer (1904–1982)

Scottish footballer (born 1966)

Scottish singer and songwriter

Scottish middle distance runner

Scottish actor

Scottish footballer and sports commentator (born 1939)

Scottish painter (1951–2025)

British middle-distance runner

Scottish singer-songwriter (1945–1997)

politician, lawyer, activist, author

British politician (born 1967)

Irish-Scottish screenwriter

Irish footballer

Scottish association football player

British sailor

British comedian

Scottish soldier

Scottish association football player (born 1963)

Scottish boxer