100 Famous Scottish People. This is a list of 100 famous Scottish people. This includes people who were born in Scotland, but also people born outside of Scotland, but who spent considerable time living there and identified with a Scottish identity.rom the perspective of Scottish history, Robert the Bruce or William Wallace have been very influential. In modern times, it is probably Alex Salmond. If you want to make a suggestion about who should be in list (or who shouldnât) you can leave a comment below. 1.