Falkirk, located in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, is a town with a rich industrial heritage and a strategic location between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Its history is deeply intertwined with the Roman Antonine Wall and the Battle of Falkirk in 1298. The town experiences a temperate maritime climate with mild temperatures and moderate rainfall throughout the year.
Famous Persons from Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Luca Ross - Born on August 11, 2006 - Association football player
- Leah Eddie - Born on January 23, 2001 - Association football player
- Samantha Kerr - Born on April 17, 1999 - Association football player
- Asia Bailey - Born on November 25, 1997 - Taekwondo athlete
- Lewis Wynne - Born on November 27, 1996 - Rugby union player, and Association football player
- Gary Wales - Born on September 29, 1995 - Film producer, Filmmaker, Public figure, and Actor
- Conor McGrandles - Born on September 24, 1995 - Association football player
- Adam Brown - Born on June 9, 1995 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Craig Sibbald - Born on May 18, 1995 - Association football player
- Graeme MacGregor - Born on June 14, 1993 - Association football player
- Graham Bowman - Born on January 2, 1993 - Association football player
- Hannah Smith - Born on October 30, 1992 - Rugby sevens player, and Rugby union player
- Timothy Hastings - Born on October 9, 1992 - Motorcycle racer
- Nicola Docherty - Born on August 23, 1992 - Association football player
- Alasdair Fraser - Born on August 13, 1992 - Basketball player
- Sian McLaren - Born on September 25, 1991 - Association football player
- Julienne Taylor - Born on July 15, 1991 - Recording artist, Songwriter, and Singer
- Liam Corr - Born on June 19, 1990 - Association football player
- Gregor Buchanan - Born on March 31, 1990 - Association football player
- Ross Perry - Born on February 7, 1990 - Association football player
- Tam Scobbie - Born on March 31, 1988 - Association football player
- Andy Jackson - Born on January 9, 1988 - Association football player
- Scott Christie - Born on November 13, 1987 - Association football player
- Jayne Clason - Born on December 14, 1984 - Amateur wrestler
- Derek Niven - Born on December 12, 1983 - Association football player
- Andy Rodgers - Born on October 18, 1983 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Derek Sneddon - Born on July 27, 1982 - Speedway rider
- Leanne Ross - Born on July 8, 1981 - Association football player
- Brown Ferguson - Born on June 4, 1981 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Ricky Waddell - Born on February 4, 1981 - Association football player
- Ian McLeod - Born on October 3, 1980 - Sport cyclist
- Michael Absalom - Born on April 13, 1980 - Presenter
- Ruth Connell - Born on April 20, 1979 - Film producer, and Actor
- David Paisley - Born on February 2, 1979 - Television actor, and Actor
- Paul Brownlie - Born on August 30, 1977 - Association football player
- Euan Morton - Born on August 13, 1977 - Stage actor - Theatre World Award
- Greg Shields - Born on August 21, 1976 - Association football player
- Mandy Telford - Born on June 5, 1976 - Trade unionist
- Jack Ross - Born on June 5, 1976 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Graeme Smith - Born on March 31, 1976 - Swimmer
- Alan Bissett - Born on November 17, 1975 - Playwright, and Writer
- Myles Hogarth - Born on March 30, 1975 - Association football player
- Iain Cook - Born on November 2, 1974 - Guitarist, Record producer, and Composer
- Derek Fleming - Born on December 5, 1973 - Association football player
- Aidan Moffat - Born on April 10, 1973 - Songwriter, Musician, Singer-songwriter, and Singer
- Steve Frew - Born on February 6, 1973 - Gymnast, and Artistic gymnast
- Martyn Day - Born on March 26, 1971 - Politician
- David S. Muir - Born on January 4, 1971 - Politician
- David Weir - Born on May 10, 1970 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Stuart Balmer - Born on September 20, 1969 - Association football player
- Graham Hay - Born on November 27, 1965 - Association football player
- Shirley McIntosh - Born on July 8, 1965 - Sport shooter - Member of the Order of the British Empire
- Stuart McManus - Born on March 19, 1965 - Association football player
- John Sludden - Born on December 29, 1964 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: May 7, 2021)
- Judith Huber - Born on October 11, 1964 - Performance artist, Visual artist, and Curator (died: May 7, 2021)
- Karen McNamara - Born on April 23, 1964 - Politician (died: May 7, 2021)
- Stephen Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes - Born on February 12, 1964 - Politician, and Businessperson - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (died: May 7, 2021)
- Richard Cramb - Born on September 7, 1963 - Rugby union player (died: May 7, 2021)
- Ian Gibson - Born on April 7, 1963 - University teacher, and Scientist (died: May 7, 2021)
- Kevin McAllister - Born on November 8, 1962 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: May 7, 2021)
- Stuart Munro - Born on September 15, 1962 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: May 7, 2021)
- Bryan Carbis - Born on April 23, 1961 - Speed skater (died: December 3, 2008)
- Bill Buchanan - Born on March 6, 1961 - Computer scientist - Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Fellow of the British Computer Society (died: December 3, 2008)
- Brian Fairley - Born on April 18, 1959 - Association football coach (died: December 3, 2008)
- Iain Lindsay - Born on March 9, 1959 - Diplomat - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (died: December 3, 2008)
- George McGeachie - Born on February 5, 1959 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- Frank McGrellis - Born on October 5, 1958 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: December 3, 2008)
- Ian Philip - Born on June 9, 1958 - Cricketer (died: December 3, 2008)
- Peter Godfrey - Born on October 22, 1957 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- John Bain - Born on June 3, 1957 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: December 3, 2008)
- Brian Brown - Born on March 23, 1957 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: December 3, 2008)
- Joe Jakub - Born on December 7, 1956 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- John Wilson - Born on November 28, 1956 - Politician (died: December 3, 2008)
- Charlie Williamson - Born on April 12, 1956 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- Craig Pollock - Born on February 20, 1956 - Sports agent, and Businessperson (died: December 3, 2008)
- Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway - Born on May 20, 1954 - Judge (died: December 3, 2008)
- Jim Barker - Born on February 10, 1954 - Drawer, and Cartoonist (died: December 3, 2008)
- Christopher Robson - Born on December 9, 1953 - Opera singer, and Musician (died: December 3, 2008)
- Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby - Born on June 7, 1953 - Politician (died: December 3, 2008)
- Jim Pearson - Born on March 24, 1953 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: December 3, 2008)
- Alan Lamb - Born on July 3, 1952 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- John Gallacher - Born on December 12, 1951 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- Jim Shirra - Born on June 10, 1950 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- Brian McNeill - Born on April 6, 1950 - Fiddler, Songwriter, and Singer (died: December 3, 2008)
- Andrew Dawson Taylor - Born on March 1, 1950 - Physicist - Fellow of the Institute of Physics | Fellow of the Royal Society | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Glazebrook Medal | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (died: December 3, 2008)
- Willie Brown - Born on February 5, 1950 - Association football player (died: December 3, 2008)
- Ronnie Letham - Born on September 10, 1949 - Television actor, and Actor (died: March 27, 2008)
- Frank Kopel - Born on March 28, 1949 - Association football player (died: April 16, 2014)
- Jimmy Douglas - Born on October 6, 1948 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: April 16, 2014)
- Alex Rennie - Born on September 27, 1948 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: March 4, 2018)
- John Blackley - Born on May 12, 1948 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: March 4, 2018)
- Arthur Mann - Born on January 23, 1948 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: February 4, 1999)
- Arthur Duncan - Born on December 5, 1947 - Association football player (died: February 4, 1999)
- Graeme Crawford - Born on August 7, 1947 - Association football player (died: February 4, 1999)
- Davie Cattenach - Born on June 27, 1946 - Association football player (died: January 1, 2022)
- Ian Mitchell - Born on May 9, 1946 - Association football player (died: April 2, 1996)
- Jeanette Johnston - Born on March 1, 1945 - Curler (died: April 2, 1996)
- Ian Cowan - Born on November 27, 1944 - Association football player (died: November 8, 2016)
- Bob McGregor - Born on April 3, 1944 - Swimmer - Member of the Order of the British Empire | Scottish Sports Hall of Fame (died: November 8, 2016)
- Barbara Rae - Born on December 10, 1943 - Painter, and Graphic artist - Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (died: November 8, 2016)
- Thomas Dawson - Born on February 15, 1942 - Athlete (died: November 8, 2016)
- Roger Hynd - Born on February 2, 1942 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: February 18, 2017)
- David Provan - Born on March 11, 1941 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: November 26, 2016)
- Jim Scott - Born on August 21, 1940 - Association football player (died: November 26, 2016)
- Hector McKinlay - Born on July 29, 1940 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: November 26, 2016)
- George McGeachie - Born on September 9, 1939 - Association football player (died: November 26, 2016)
- Charles Donald - Born on July 22, 1939 - Field hockey player (died: November 26, 2016)
- Iain Macphail, Lord Macphail - Born on January 24, 1938 - Judge (died: October 21, 2009)
- Thomas Imrie - Born on July 15, 1937 - Ice hockey player (died: August 24, 2020)
- Alex Scott - Born on November 22, 1936 - Association football player (died: September 13, 2001)
- George Mulhall - Born on May 8, 1936 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: April 27, 2018)
- Dennis Mochan - Born on December 12, 1935 - Association football player (died: April 27, 2018)
- Doug Baird - Born on November 26, 1935 - Association football player (died: December 1, 2002)
- Max Murray - Born on November 7, 1935 - Association football player (died: September 5, 2016)
- Gibby Ormond - Born on September 11, 1933 - Association football player (died: January 1, 2010)
- Ilene Erskine - Born on August 7, 1933 - Artist (died: December 28, 2018)
- Alex Duchart - Born on May 3, 1933 - Association football player (died: December 14, 2022)
- Donald Douglas - Born on March 3, 1933 - Television actor, and Actor (died: December 14, 2022)
- Elizabeth Blackadder - Born on September 24, 1931 - Watercolorist, Printmaker, and Painter - honorary doctor of the University of Strathclyde | honorary doctor of the University of Stirling | honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow | honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen | honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews | honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (died: August 23, 2021)
- George MacLuckie - Born on September 19, 1931 - Association football player (died: January 1, 2011)
- Thomas Sutherland - Born on May 3, 1931 - Agronomist (died: July 23, 2016)
- Bert Ormond - Born on January 12, 1931 - Association football player (died: November 15, 2017)
- George Robertson - Born on April 20, 1930 - Association football player (died: January 1, 2003)
- Johnny Carlyle - Born on July 31, 1929 - Ice hockey player, and Ice hockey coach (died: April 15, 2017)
- Joe McGhee - Born on July 9, 1929 - Marathon runner (died: April 20, 2015)
- James Robertson - Born on February 20, 1929 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: June 11, 2015)
- Neil Myles - Born on June 17, 1927 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1993)
- Willie Ormond - Born on February 23, 1927 - Association football player, and Association football coach - Member of the Order of the British Empire | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (died: May 4, 1984)
- George Adams - Born on October 16, 1926 - Association football player (died: July 1, 2011)
- Archie Aikman - Born on March 23, 1925 - Association football player (died: February 21, 1998)
- John Croy - Born on February 23, 1925 - Association football player (died: September 1, 1979)
- Eddie Turnbull - Born on April 12, 1923 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: April 30, 2011)
- Willie Corbett - Born on August 31, 1922 - Association football player (died: July 31, 2011)
- David Ritchie - Born on September 24, 1920 - Association football player (died: December 21, 1993)
- George Patterson - Born on August 19, 1920 - Autobiographer, Explorer, Film director, Journalist, Missionary, Diplomat, Engineer, and Physician - Light of Truth Award (died: December 28, 2012)
- Forbes Howie - Born on August 13, 1920 - Businessperson (died: December 27, 2000)
- Laurie Binnie - Born on December 17, 1917 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1991)
- George Mitchell - Born on February 27, 1917 - Presenter, Musician, and Singer (died: August 27, 2002)
- Archie Macaulay - Born on July 30, 1915 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: June 10, 1993)
- George Cummings - Born on June 5, 1913 - Association football player (died: April 9, 1987)
- Alexander Hastings - Born on March 17, 1912 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: January 1, 1988)
- Alex Wood - Born on January 15, 1911 - Ice hockey player (died: April 4, 1979)
- Robert Dougall - Born on January 21, 1910 - Association football player (died: January 26, 1988)
- Jerry Dawson - Born on October 30, 1909 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: January 19, 1977)
- Bert Johnston - Born on June 2, 1909 - Association football player (died: September 27, 1968)
- William Robertson - Born on April 20, 1907 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1980)
- Robert Thomson - Born on October 24, 1905 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: January 1, 1972)
- Tommy Douglas - Born on October 20, 1904 - Cleric, Christian minister, and Politician - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame | The Greatest Canadian | Companion of the Order of Canada | King's Privy Council for Canada | Saskatchewan Order of Merit (died: February 24, 1986)
Places near Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Airth, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Bonnybridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Cowie, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Denny, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Dunipace, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Grangemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Plean, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Polmont, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Slamannan, Scotland, United Kingdom