People
- Vladimir Lisin, the richest living Russian according to Forbes Magazine, owns and lives in Aberuchill Castle in Comrie. His internationally important guests have included the King of Spain.
- Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland, the outlaw Rob Roy McGregor and Scotland's internationally renowned national poet Robert Burns all mentioned their stays in the village in their writing, including in Burns' case time spent at Aberuchill Castle.
- Mary Queen of Scots held Comrie and the surrounding woodlands as one of her favourite hunting grounds.
- Queen Victoria stayed in the Royal Hotel in Comrie.
- Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands visited the village between the two world wars and stayed at The Royal Hotel. Her signed portrait now hangs in The Principal Suite.
- Dr James MacGregor was from Comrie and became the first Gaelic-speaking Presbyterian minister in Nova Scotia in 1786.
- Glen Comrie, New Zealand author and wine expert traces his ancestry back to the village
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