Notable People
- Bon Scott, the legendary rock n' roll singer from the band AC/DC.
- Eilley Bowers, in her time, one of the richest women in the United States, and owner of the Bowers Mansion, one of the then largest houses in the western United States. She was a Scottish farmer's daughter who emigrated, after converting to Mormonism as a teenager.
- Peter Ritchie Calder
- A. S. Neill
- Jack Lorimer, well known comedian and father of Max Wall
- Peter Reid, confectioner and philanthropist
- Joseph Wedderburn, mathematician, modern algebra, born in Forfar
- David Potter, sports author
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