Countries  |  Scotland

Johnny Haynes

Footballer. Born John Norman Haynes at the Middlesex Hospital Annexe, St Pancras. He spent his entire first class career at Fulham Football Club, where he played a record 657 games. Played for the ...

Person, Sport / Games, Scotland

Hamish Henderson

(James) Hamish Scott Henderson was a Scottish poet, songwriter, communist, intellectual and soldier. He was a catalyst for the folk revival in Scotland. He was also an accomplished folk song collec...

Person, Poetry, Scotland

John Henderson

Known as John the book man, he sold second-hand books on West End Lane outside West Hampstead Thames Link station for about 20 years. Born near Glasgow, he moved to London c.1990 and for a long ti...

Person, Friend / family, Scotland

George Heriot

Goldsmith. Born Edinburgh. Died London, buried St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

Person, Craft / Design, Scotland

Highland Council

Group, Politics & Administration, Scotland

Albert Hodge

Born on the Scottish island of Islay. Some information about Hodge can be found at Glasgow City of Sculpture.

Person, Sculpture, Scotland

Sir William Hooker

Botanist. Born William Jackson Hooker at 7 Magdalen Street, Norwich. He collected specimens of mosses from Scotland and Iceland. Became first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1841. Fat...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Science, Iceland / Faroe Islands, Scotland

David Hume

Born Berwickshire Scotland. Died Edinburgh.

Person, Philosophy, Scotland

Henry Hunter, DD

Non-conformist minister.  Born Perthshire.  Died Bristol.  Buried in Bunhill burial ground.

Person, Religion, Scotland

John Hunter

Pioneer anatomist and surgeon. Born in East Kilbride, Scotland. He left school at the age of 13 and after an unremarkable childhood, journeyed south to London to work as a dissector for his brother...

Person, Medicine, Scotland