Some Notable People Born in Ayrshire
- Hew Ainslie (1792–1878), poet
- Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773–1860), Scottish soldier and colonial administrator, after whom the city of Brisbane is named.
- John Boyd Orr (1880–1971), Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Robert the Bruce (1274–1329), possibly at Turnberry Castle.
- Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet, in Alloway;
- Kenneth Campbell (1917–1941), RAF pilot, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, born in Ardrossan.
- Robert Craufurd (1764–1812), British Major-General;
- Thomas Craig (1855–1900), noted professor of mathematics, editor, and author.
- John Dunlop (1840–1921), Scottish inventor of the pneumatic tire, in Dreghorn.
- Andrew Fisher (1862–1928), 5th Prime Minister of Australia 1908-1909, 1910–1913, 1914–1915;
- Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), inventor/discoverer of penicillin, in Darvel;
- John Galt (1779–1839), author.
- Drew Galloway (1985-), professional wrestler on WWE's Raw brand as Drew McIntyre.
- Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, current Australian Chief of Defence Force Emigrated to Australia in 1968
- George Houston (painter) (1869–1947), landscape painter of Scottish locales;
- Tom Hunter, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Macdonald Brothers, recording artists and contestants on The X Factor
- John McAdam (1756–1836), engineer, responsible for a system of road design;
- James McCosh (1811–1894), noted philosopher of the Scottish School of Common Sense and president of what would be Princeton University.
- James McCosh Clark (1833–1898), Mayor of Auckland
- Jai McDowall (1986-), winner of Britain's Got Talent in 2011
- William McIlvanney, writer.
- Sir Thomas McKillop, (1943-) CEO of AstraZeneca, born in Dreghorn
- James Henry McLean (1806–1886), born in Ayrshire, physician and United States Congressman from Missouri.
- Colin Mochrie (born 1957) Scottish /Canadian improvisational comedian and actor (best known for being in Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
- William Murdoch (1754–1839), Inventor of gas lighting and Engineer.
- Simon Neil (1979-), James Johnston, and Ben Johnston of Biffy Clyro.
- Bill Shankly (1913–1981), successful football manager
- Robert Simson (1687–1768), noted mathematician and professor of mathematics for 50 years
- Sam Torrance (1953- ), professional golfer born in Largs.
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