Notable People
- Gus Alexander (1934–2010), footballer
- Marion Angus (1865–1946), poet
- Dr Neil Arnott, inventor of the Waterbed and hot air stove as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
- David Dunbar Buick, founder of the Buick Motor Company, and inventor of the enamelled bathtub and the overhead valve engine
- James Chalmers, inventor of the adhesive postage stamp and promoter of the uniform postal rate
- Bernard de Linton (died c.1331), Abbot of Arbroath, Chancellor of Scotland and Bishop of the Isles (also known as Bernard of Kilwinning) widely credited, since the 18th-century, as the author of the Declaration of Arbroath. Abbot at Arbroath Abbey from 1309 and immortalised in the town in a statue with Robert the Bruce holding aloft the Declaration sited at the West (or Cricket) Common.
- Dominik Diamond, TV presenter
- Ned Doig (1866–1919), Scottish footballer
- John Ritchie Findlay, (1824–1898) proprietor of The Scotsman newspaper and philanthropist, born in Arbroath
- James Glen Sivewright Gibson, architect
- Sir Harry Lauder, lived in Arbroath until the age of 14
- Durward Lely, opera singer, especially Gilbert and Sullivan
- James Lyle Mackay, later first Earl of Inchcape, (1852–1932), Chairman of the P&O Line and the British India Company, born and educated in Arbroath
- Morris Pert, percussionist who has recorded with many major musical artists, including Phil Collins.
- Andy Stewart, (1933–1993), musician and entertainer, lived in Arbroath as a boy, and retired to Arbroath
- Gavin Swankie (b.1983), footballer
- Paul Tosh (b.1973), footballer
- Andy Webster (b.1982), footballer & Scotland international (22 caps to date) – grew up and was educated in Arbroath, prior to his departing for clubs further afield, and his parents still reside in the town. He captained Dundee United to Scottish Cup victory in May 2010.
- Graham Gano (b. 1987) is an American football placekicker for the Washington Redskins of the NFL
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