People
Notable people from Wishaw include:
- Paul Higgins, actor and writer
- John Higgins, world snooker champion
- Enrico Cocozza, underground film-maker
- John Cleland, motor racing champion
- Sir Samuel Curran, physicist, inventor of the scintillation counter, and founder of Strathclyde University
- The Jolt, 1970s pop group
- The Alexander Brothers, musicians and entertainers
- Gordon Reid, actor
- Anne Sharp, opera singer
- Marie McLaughlin, opera singer
- Colin Cramb, footballer
- Joe Baker, footballer
- Stan McEwan, footballer
- Paul Quinn, footballer
- Derek Holmes, footballer
- Tommy Gemmell, footballer
- Andrew Barrowman, footballer
- Geordie Lindsay, footballer
- Lewis Macleod, footballer
- Lee Miller, footballer
- Roy Henderson, footballer
- Alex Wilson, footballer
- Alan Fisher, journalist
- John Gibson Lockhart, biographer and novelist
- Thomas Winning, archbishop and cardinal
- Michael Moore, politician
- Frank S. Walsh, scientist
- Deborah Orr, journalist and columnist
- Bill Scott, rugby player
- Conal McCann, Songwriter
- Alison Turriff, musician
- Joseph Williams, Photographer
- Connor McCann, Musician
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