monkeyblair Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I can recall no famous folk from Bo'ness Academy other than the ginger lassie who is now adorning bus shelters all over Scotland as a consequence of the Tesco advertising campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Castlehead High Richard Madden out of Game of Thrones and various other TV shows. Nice guy, should really get round to watching that one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 William Wallace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 18 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: That's the fella. How old is he? Usually gets a mention on the Belfast City Tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Morgan Academy, DundeeJ. McIntosh Patrick - painterJohn Duncan - Dundee & SpursAlex Bruce - Preston NE & Newcastle UtdDave McNicol - Dunfermline Athletic & MontroseJohn Brown - East Fife & Blether with Brown in the tully.plus a few more mostly boring fart types Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Stranraer Academy doesn't really boast anyone famous. Former pupils include Allan Little, BBC News Correspondent, Kevin Kyle and Colin Calderwood. Other than that it's the usual array of lower league footballers that most schools probably have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: The author Ian Rankin's Twitter name is @beathhigh so I'm guessing he went there too? oops, yeah forgot about him, there around the same time as me old man too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Going by Wiki there seems to be a few musicians from my former school.KT Tunstall, The Beta Band, King Creosote, James Yorkston and Dogs Die In Hot Cars. Other former pupils such as SNP MP Chris Law and some wifey off Smack The Pony as well as a bunch of science fuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Huntly School - nae c**t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratelli Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Mostly just rugby players from my school in the borders, Stuart Hogg probably being the most famous one. Used to know him fairly well and still see him kicking about every now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 What about Kevin Mckidd? Elgin Academy. p***k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Belfast Royal Academy John Cole - political correspondent and owner of much mocked comedy voice/accent - "Heeeello listeners". Kate Hoey MP. Stuart Olding - Irish International rugby player. Iain Henderson - Irish International - Lion too. Ali McMordie - SLF member, (and his gorgeous sister was in my class. Woof!) Robin Eames - Primate of all Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I am the only worthwhile person to come out of Mainholm Academy, I was so popular with the teachers that I went back for a 2nd shot at 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Maurice Malpas That's it. ETA - also a famous inventor. Some sort of pram device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 2 hours ago, microdave said: I went to the same primary school as Kevin Bridges and the same secondary as Kevin Gallacher, which was next door to the Douglas Hotel which was used as the pub in T2:Trainspotting. Douglas Hotel/The Port Sunshine is probably St Andrews biggest claim to fame. Barry James O'Neill, singer songwriter/former Kassidy frontman/former shagger of Lana Del Rey went there as well. Can't think of anything else noteworthy, off the top of my head. Apart from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Terrapin Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice[40] Katherine Grainger, Olympic Gold medallist rower[41] Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand[22] Brian MacKinnon[12] David Moyes, former manager of Everton FC and Manchester United FC Kieran McAnespie, former player of St Johnstone FC, Hearts of Midlothian FC and Fulham F.C Gordon Greer, former player Clyde FC, Kilmarnock FC, and Blackburn Rovers FC Martin Laird, Scottish Professional Golfer playing on the PGA Tour Gary Smith (footballer, born 1971), former player Lennox Amateurs FC, Falkirk FC, Aberdeen FC and French Club stade Rennais F.C. Andrew McArthur Scottish Professional Golfer on the European Tour Was in same year as Moyes. Had no idea about the others until I looked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrTroopMajor Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Ryan Stevenson is Kyle Academy's only famous son. A conveyor belt of talent it certainly is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Frankie Boyle[12] Comedian James Boyle[13] Broadcaster. Head of BBC Radio Scotland and controller of BBC Radio 4. Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council. Alan Brazil former professional footballer with Ipswich Town, Detroit Express, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers. He was capped 13 times by Scotland. He now presents the TalkSport breakfast show from 6am to 10am Monday to Friday. Bob Crampsey[14] Teacher (including history teacher at Holyrood in the 1970s), broadcaster, journalist and historian. Human encyclopedia of football knowledge. Won Brain of Britain 1965. Reached semi-finals of Mastermind (TV series) 1973. Tony Curran[15] Actor. Jim Fitzpatrick,[16] Labour MP for Poplar and Canning Town since 1997, and former London Fire Brigade firefighter Charlie Gallagher[17] footballer Jim McCalliog former Scottish international footballer Fran Healy[18] (lead singer of Travis) Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, lawyer, human rights activist and chair of the British Council.[19] Jim Kerr, (lead singer), Charlie Burchill and Brian McGee of Simple Minds.[20] Johnny McElhone musician and songwriter of Altered Images, Hipsway and Texas.[21] Also, Michael "Tich" Anderson and Tony McDaid of Altered Images.[22] Also, Johnny's brother, Gerry McElhone, who managed both Altered Images and Hipsway, and contributed to songwriting for the former.[23] Pat McFadden Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East since 2005[24] Joseph McFadden[25] actor Brian McNeill, keyboard player with China Crisis from the mid-1980s and recording studio owner. Fran Healy was brand new, Joe McFadden was a fanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, Joe Terrapin said: Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice[40] Katherine Grainger, Olympic Gold medallist rower[41] Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand[22] Brian MacKinnon[12] David Moyes, former manager of Everton FC and Manchester United FC Kieran McAnespie, former player of St Johnstone FC, Hearts of Midlothian FC and Fulham F.C Gordon Greer, former player Clyde FC, Kilmarnock FC, and Blackburn Rovers FC Martin Laird, Scottish Professional Golfer playing on the PGA Tour Gary Smith (footballer, born 1971), former player Lennox Amateurs FC, Falkirk FC, Aberdeen FC and French Club stade Rennais F.C. Andrew McArthur Scottish Professional Golfer on the European Tour Was in same year as Moyes. Had no idea about the others until I looked it up. Collins and Kapranos is quite a musical pedigree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Terrapin Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 45 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Collins and Kapranos is quite a musical pedigree. I was also in the same year as a girl who was shagging the lead singer of Hipsway but for some reason her name wasn't included?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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