Famous Scots in history find out more about the lives of some of Scotland’s greatest historical figures. Adam Ferguson Arthur Conan Doyle David Hume James Adam Robert Adam William Adam James Wilson John Casper Leyden Sir Walter Scott William and Robert Chambers William Cullen Andrew Fletcher Catherine Helen Spence George Heriot James Braidwood James Graham James Murray John Buchan Robert Louis Stevenson St Columba William Chambers Dugald Stewart Related content Edinburgh Women in History