TIDBIT: POPULAR GLASWEGIANS … People who are born (or live) in Glasgow are called Glaswegians. I was browsing through Wikipedia and noticed a number of Glaswegians, particularly scientists, club managers and musicians – and I guess you would too. Here is a short list of some popular Glaswegians – those who were born in Glasgow or live(d) there: - John Barrowman – singer and actor (Harry Potter) - Billy Boyd – actor (Lord of the Rings) - AJ Cronin – author/doctor (The Citadel) - Gerard Butler – actor (300, Olympus Has Fallen) - Sir Thomas Lipton – created Lipton tea brand - Lulu – musician# - Mark Knopfler – musician/guitarist - Simple Minds – music group - Kenny Dalglish – former footballer and Liverpool manager - Sir Alex Ferguson – Manchester United manager - Joseph Lister – surgeon - James Watt – engineer - Lord Kelvin William Thomson – physicist/engineer - Sir William Ramsay – chemist - Charles Macintosh – inventor # Lulu (Lulu Kennedy-Cairns) is to headline a special musical event at Glasgow Green to celebrate the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_%28singer%29
Posted on: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:55:19 +0000
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