Notable People
- Jocky Dempster, former professional footballer with Dumfries club Queen of the South F.C., St. Mirren and Clyde F.C.
- Willie Ferguson, professional footballer with Chelsea F.C. and Queen of the South F.C.
- John Lapraik, poet and friend of Robert Burns
- John Loudon McAdam, who developed his system of road laying in Muirkirk
- Isobel Pagan (Tibby) - poetess reputed to have written the original version of "Ca' the Yowes"
- Bill Shaw, pre-war footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Bristol Rovers and Dumbarton Harp
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