Famous Scots from Argyll, The Islands, Loch Lomond, Stirling and The Trossachs

Robert the Bruce 1274 - 1329 
Born in Turnberry Castle, he was a key figure in the Wars of Independence against English occupation. He was crowned in 1306 and reigned till 1329. The battle of Banockburn in 1314 was one of the main turning points of the war and there is a National Trust visitor centre at the site near Stirling.

William Wallace c.1270 - 1305
Born in Elderslie, near Paisley. He was the leader of the Scots' resistance against the English occupation at the beginning of the Wars of Independence. He defeated the army of Edward I at the battle of Stirling Bridge. He was eventually betrayed and executed in London. There is a monument to him in Stirling which tells the story of his life, climb the 246 steps of the tower for spectacular views.

Rob Roy Macgregor 1671 - 1734
He was a famous freebooter from the Trossachs area who also participated in the 1715 Jacobite uprising. Sir Walter Scott immortalised him in the book of the same name. There is a visitor centre in Callander, which tells the story of his life, and his grave is situated in nearby Balquhidder.

John Logie Baird 1888 - 1946
Born in Helensburgh, he was a student of electrical engineering. In 1926 he first demonstrated television to a number of scientists in his London flat.

Jackie Stewart 1939 - 
Jackie Stewart was born in Milton, Dumbartonshire in 1939. He grew up around cars but did not get involved in racing himself until later. After impressing spectators at a test drive he was recruited by Ken Tyrell for the Formula Junior team in 1963. He entered Formula 1 in 1965 with BAR and soon won his first Grand Prix in Monza. He went on to win 27 Folmula 1 races and 3 World Championships. Today, he is still greatly involved in Formula 1. He formed Stewart Grand Prix in 1997 with his son and this has now become the Jaguar Ford Team