Notable People
- Louise Aitken-Walker (b. 1960), racing driver.
- Reverend Thomas Boston (1676–1732), theologian and Presbyterian minister.
- Simon Willett (1988- ), Rugby Player.
- John Black (1783–1855), journalist and editor of the Morning Chronicle.
- John Brown (1735–1788), physician.
- Jim Clark (1936–1968), Formula 1 racing driver. A small museum, which is known as The Jim Clark Room, can be found in Duns.
- Doctor Samuel Cockburn (1823–1915), Medical doctor and homeopath, outspoken defender of homeopathy and critic of the medical establishment.
- Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), colonial governor of New York
- Andrew Cowan (b. 1936), rally driver.
- Cecil Dixon, cricketer.
- Robert Fortune (1812–1880), botanist. Introduced tea from China to India.
- James Grainger (1721–1766), poet and doctor.
- James Gray (c.1770-1830), poet, linguist, and clergyman.
- Robert Hogg (1818–1897), botanist.
- Tom Lockie (1906–1977), professional footballer and manager.
- Reverend Thomas M'Crie (1772–1835), historian and divine.
- Pat Nevin (b. 1963), Scottish international football player.
- Abraham Robertson (1751–1826), mathematician.
- Blessed John Duns Scotus (c.1266–1308), theologian, scholar and logician.
- Jock Wightman (1912–1964), professional footballer
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