William Wallace (1272-1305)

FAMOUS HISTORICAL FIGURES
William Wallace (1272-1305)
William Wallace was a Scottish outlaw and hero who fought the English to gain Scottish independence. He and his small army famously defeated the English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542- 1587)
Mary Stuart was Queen of Scotland about 425 years ago.She became queen when she was less than a year old. She married three times and was eventually accused of plotting to kill queen Elizabeth I of England. She was executed in 1587 at hte age of 45.

FAMOUS WRITERS
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the author of The Hound of the Baskervilles and many other stories. The most famous character in his books was the detective Sherlock Holmes.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh. He wrote Treasure Island during a rainy holiday in 1883. Other famous books he wrote were The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Kidnapped.

FAMOUS ACTORS
Sean Connery
Sir Sean Connery, who was born in Edinburgh in 1930, came from a poor background. He became a famous film actor after his leading role in the James Bond films.
Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor was an almost unknown Scottish actor until he appeared in Trainspotting, a tough film about the lives of drop-outs in Edinburgh. After that he played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the second Star Wars Trilogy and has appeared in many other films since then.