Obituary: Don Murray, dead at age 80
Donald James Murray, the Scottish professional footballer known as Don Murray, died aged 80 on November 2, 2026, from complications of Lewy body dementia. Born on January 18, 1946, he…
Famous Dead People from Scotland
Over 900 obituaries for famous people from Scotland who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Lorn Cowie, Lord Cowie, died aged 100
Lorn Cowie, Lord Cowie, the Scottish rugby union player and jurist who served as a senator of the College of Justice, died October 23, 2026, aged 100. Born William Lorn…
Obituary: William Cowie, Lord Cowie, dead at age 100
William Lorn Kerr Cowie, Lord Cowie, the Scottish rugby union player who played for West of Scotland and represented Scotland internationally, died October 23, 2026, aged 100. Born in Glasgow…
Georgi Nemsadze dies at age 54
Georgi Nemsadze, a Georgian professional footballer and manager, died of a heart attack in Tbilisi on October 21, 2026, aged 54. Born in Tbilisi on May 10, 1972, he played…
Douglas Dunn passed away at age 83
Douglas Eaglesham Dunn, the Scottish poet, academic and critic, died on October 16, 2026, aged 83. Born in Inchinnan on October 23, 1942, he trained at the Scottish School of…
James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay dead at age 70
James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, a Scottish hereditary peer, businessman and politician who served in the House of Lords from 1989 to 2026, died on October 12, 2026, aged…
Obituary: Robert Williamson, dead at age 88
Robert Williamson, the British-Australian geneticist and molecular biologist, died on October 10, 2026, aged 88. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Scottish parents, he moved to Britain at 16 when his…
Paul Ferris passes away at age 62
Paul John Ferris, a Scottish writer and organised crime figure, died October 6, 2026, aged 62. Born in Blackhill on November 10, 1963, he became an enforcer for Glasgow crime…
Lena Martell dies at age 86
Lena Martell, the Scottish singer known for “One Day at a Time,” died October 5, 2026, aged 86. Born Helen Thomson in Glasgow, she began singing at 11 with her…
Coke Reed dies at age 86
Coke Reed, an American mathematician, computer scientist and inventor of the Data Vortex, died October 5, 2026, aged 86. Born in Austin, Texas, in the United States, on March 8,…
Majella Cullinane obituary: died at age 50
Majella Cullinane, an Irish-born New Zealand author, died in Dunedin on September 29, 2026, aged 50. Born Majella Mary Cullinane in Limerick, Ireland, on October 23, 1975, she was raised…
Tony Currie passed away at age 74
Tony Currie, the Scottish broadcaster best known for his work as a television continuity announcer and radio presenter, died on September 26, 2026, aged 74, after tonsil cancer. A British…
Philippa Baker dead at age 93
Philippa Baker, an Australian actress best known for her work in radio, theatre and television, died on September 26, 2026, aged 93. Born in Sydney in 1931, she began her…
Peter May dies at 74
Peter May, the Scottish television screenwriter, novelist and crime writer, died on September 25, 2026, aged 74. Born in Glasgow and educated at Eastwood High School, he built a career…
Mayer Hillman dead at age 94
Mayer Hillman, a British architect, environmentalist and town planner, died on September 25, 2026, aged 94. Born in West Hampstead, northwest London, on October 30, 1931, he was the third…
Willie Callaghan death at age 83
Willie Callaghan, the Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Berwick Rangers and Cowdenbeath, died on September 19, 2026, aged 83. Born William Thomas Callaghan in Cowdenbeath on February 12,…
Bryan Kelly passes away at age 92
Bryan Kelly, the English composer, conductor and pianist from Oxford, died on September 17, 2026, aged 92. Born Bryan George Kelly on January 3, 1934, he studied at the Royal…
Harry Kirk, died aged 82
Harry Kirk, the Scottish footballer known for spells with Scunthorpe United, Stockport County and Darlington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. Born Henry Joseph Kirk in Saltcoats on August…
Cathie Craigie dies at age 72
Cathie Craigie, the Scottish politician who served as a Scottish Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth from 1999 to 2011, died on September 10, 2026, aged…
Bill Dundee dies at age 82
Bill Dundee, the Scottish professional wrestler better known to fans by his ring name, died on September 6, 2026, aged 82. Born William Cruickshanks in Dundee on October 24, 1943,…
Hugh Curran dies at age 82
Hugh Curran, the Scottish footballer who spent much of his career in the English Football League, died on September 2, 2026, aged 82. Born in Carstairs on September 25, 1943,…
Lamin Khalifah Fhimah passed away at age 70
Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, the Libyan station superintendent best known as a former station manager for Libyan Arab Airlines at Luqa Airport in Malta, died on August 25, 2026, aged 70.…
James Harkness obituary: died at age 90
James Harkness, a Scottish Church of Scotland minister, died on August 24, 2026, aged 90. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and held…
Bobby Ross, died aged 84
Bobby Ross, the Scottish football player and coach who made 323 Football League appearances for Brentford, died on August 22, 2026, aged 84. Born Robert Herdman Ross in Edinburgh on…
Phyllida Law passes away at age 94
Phyllida Law, the British actress, died on August 18, 2026, aged 94. Born in Glasgow in July 1932, she trained at Badminton School and began her career in 1958, working…
Anbar Said died at age 67
Anbar Said, a Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward, died on August 2, 2026, aged 67, after a traffic collision. Born in Iraq in 1959, Said joined Al-Arabi in…
Anbar Saeed died at age 67
Anbar Saeed, a Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward, died on August 2, 2026, aged 67, after a traffic collision. Saeed, whose full name was Anbar Saeed Maqroun, represented…
Cairns Craig dies at 77
Cairns Craig, the Scottish literary scholar who specialised in Scottish and modernist literature, died on July 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Robert Cairns Craig in Kilmarnock in 1949, he built…
Death of Ian Wood at age 84
Ian Wood, the Scottish businessman who founded and led Wood Group, died on July 26, 2026. Born Ian Clark Wood in Aberdeen on July 21, 1942, he built the company…
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, died aged 96
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, a British aristocrat and pottery designer, died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 96. Born David Harrington Angus Douglas in London on…
Christine Borland has died at age 61
Christine Borland, the British sculptrix and Scottish artist, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1965, she became associated with the…
Mike Larnach, died aged 73
Mike Larnach died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 73. He was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank, Motherwell and Ayr United. Born on November 9, 1952,…
Death of James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern at age 99
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 99. The Scottish lawyer and life peer was born in Edinburgh on July 2, 1927.…
Tom Sweenie obituary: died at age 80
Tom Sweenie died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 80. He was a Scottish footballer who played for Leicester City and York City. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026,…
Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden obituary: died at age 93
Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, died on July 2, 2026, at the age of 93. The Scottish politician and life peer was born on April 30, 1933. Known also…
Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden has died at age 93
Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, died on July 2, 2026, at the age of 93. A Scottish politician and life peer, he was born on April 30, 1933, and…
Vladimir McTavish dead
Vladimir McTavish died on July 1, 2026. He was a journalist, actor and comedian. Tags Actors, Journalists, 01 July 2026, Scotland, Vladimir, July 1, July 2026, McTavish
Mustafa Monwar dead at age 90
Mustafa Monwar, a Bangladeshi painter and sculptor, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90 after pneumonia complicated by prostate cancer. Born on September 1, 1935, in Jashore,…
John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot death at age 88
John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot, a British hereditary peer and former member of the House of Lords, died on June 22, 2026, aged 88. He sat in the upper chamber…
Ken McCurrach dead at age 80
Ken McCurrach, an Australian rugby union player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 80. Also known as Kenneth George McCurrach, he was born on January 1, 1946.…
Obituary: Ian Hampton, dead at age 79
Ian Hampton, the Scottish bassist who performed with Sparks, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 79. Associated with the art pop, art rock, glam rock, electronic, synth-pop…
Obituary: Sir Alex Younger, dead at age 62
Sir Alex Younger, the British intelligence officer who led the Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020, died on June 3, 2026. Born Alexander William Younger on July 4, 1963,…
Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale passes away at age 89
Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale, the Scottish Labour Party member of the House of Lords, died on May 28, 2026, aged 89. Also known as Margaret Mildred Ramsay, she…
Jim Irvine passes away at age 85
Jim Irvine, the Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United, Middlesbrough and Barrow, died on May 18, 2026, aged 85. Irvine, who was a forward, appeared in the Scottish Football…
Death of Rab Smith at age 77
Rab Smith died on May 17, 2026. He was a Scottish darts player. Tags Athletes, 17 May 2026, Gemini, Rab, Scotland, Smith, May 17, May 2026
Scott Hastings death at age 61
Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby union player and sports commentator, died on May 17, 2026, aged 61, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was a Scotland international and played for…
Anna Ritchie dies at 82
Anna Ritchie, a British archaeologist and historian, died on May 8, 2026, aged 82. Born on September 28, 1943, she was known for her work at archaeological sites in Orkney…
Alex Ligertwood has died at age 79
Alex Ligertwood, the Scottish musician and singer best known for his work with Santana, died on April 30, 2026. He was 79. Born Alexander John Ligertwood in Drumchapel, Glasgow, on…
Claire Nielson, died aged 89
Claire Nielson, the Scottish actress known for Fawlty Towers, Ghost Squad and Scotch and Wry, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Claire Elizabeth Isbister in…
Donald MacRae death at age 84
Donald MacRae, a Scottish folk singer who sang primarily in Gaelic, died on April 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Stornoway on August 26, 1941, he grew up on crofts…
Quintin Young death at age 78
Quintin Young, a Scottish footballer, died on April 24, 2026, aged 78. He was best known for his time with Rangers, where he spent three seasons after starting his career…
Allan Hosie passed away at age 80
Allan Hosie, the Scottish rugby referee and former Scottish Rugby Union president, died on April 22, 2026, aged 80. He was the 116th president of the Scottish Rugby Union and…
Alexander Morton death at age 81
Alexander Morton, the Scottish actor known for roles in Monarch of the Glen, Take the High Road and Taggart, died on April 15, 2026, aged 81. Born in Glasgow on…
John Dalgleish Donaldson has died at age 84
John Dalgleish Donaldson, a Scottish-Australian mathematician and professor, died on April 12, 2026, at the age of 84. Death was announced on that date. Born on September 5, 1941, in…
Doug Allan has died at age 74
Doug Allan, the Scottish wildlife photographer and cameraman, died on April 8, 2026, aged 74–75. Known for his work in polar regions and underwater, he was born in Dunfermline, Scotland,…
Sir Craig Reedie passed away at age 84
Sir Craig Reedie, the Scottish sports administrator who served as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency from 2014 to 2019, died on April 6, 2026, aged 84. He was vice-president…
Dorothy Logie, died aged 83
Dorothy Logie died on April 3, 2026. Dorothy Logie, 83, Scottish physician. (death announced on this date) Tags Doctors, 03 April 2026, Dorothy, Logie, Scotland, 2026-04-03, April 2026, April 3
Obituary: Alex Cropley, dead at age 75
Alex Cropley, a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Aston Villa and the Scotland national team, died on March 26, 2026. Born in Aldershot, Hampshire, and raised in Edinburgh, he…
Jeff Smith, died aged 91
Jeff Smith, the English motorcycle racer inducted into the Hall of Fame for his achievements in motocross, died on March 21, 2026, aged 91. Born Jeffrey Vincent Smith in Colne,…
Jim Fleeting died at age 70
James Taylor Fleeting, a Scottish football player and manager, died on March 15, 2026. A centre half, he began his professional career with Norwich City, making one appearance before joining…
Death of Gordon Wallace at age 82
Gordon Wallace, the Scottish football player and manager, died on March 12, 2026. A forward, he began his career with Montrose in 1961 before playing for Raith Rovers, Dundee and…
John Markie passed away at age 81
John Markie, a Scottish footballer with Falkirk, died on March 2, 2026. John Markie (16 December 1944 – 27 February 2026) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a central…
Mike Smith obituary: died at age 59
Michael Jonathon Smith, the Scottish cricketer, died on March 1, 2026, aged 59. Born in Edinburgh on March 30, 1966, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who…
Margaret Farquhar, died aged 95
Margaret Farquhar, a Scottish politician and the first woman to serve as Lord Provost of Aberdeen, died on February 27, 2026. Born in Aberdeen as Margaret Burnett on 14 March…
Ken Smith has died at age 96
George Kenneth Smith CBE, a Scottish international rugby union player and former president of the Scottish Rugby Union, died on February 26, 2026, aged 96. Born in Edinburgh on June…
Jim Donnelly dead at age 79
Jim Donnelly, the Scottish snooker player and coach, died on February 24, 2026, aged 79. Born in Edinburgh on June 13, 1946, he won the Scottish Amateur Snooker Championship in…
Death of Bill Glen at age 93
Bill Glen, a Scottish international rugby union player, died on February 22, 2026, aged 93. Born William Sutherland Glen on 13 March 1932, he was educated at Merchiston Castle School…
David Harding passes away at age 88
David Harding, a Scottish artist and teacher, died on February 21, 2026, aged 88. He was best known for his residency as a town artist in the new town of…
Seumas McSporran obituary: died at age 88
Seumas McSporran, the Scottish multiple worker who was known for holding 14 jobs over 31 years on the Isle of Gigha, died on February 15, 2026, aged 88. Born James…
Jeane Freeman, died aged 72
Jeane Freeman, the Scottish businesswoman and politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, died on February 7, 2026. A member of the Scottish National Party, she represented…
Tommy McMillan dead at age 81
Tommy McMillan, the Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and Falkirk, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Paisley on June 26, 1944, he played…
Allan Massie passes away at age 87
Allan Massie, a British journalist, died on February 3, 2026, aged 87. Massie was a Scottish journalist, columnist and sports writer who worked for several newspapers in England and Scotland.…
Obituary: Bertie Higgins, dead at age 81
Bertie Higgins, the Scottish amateur footballer known for his time with Queen's Park, died on February 1, 2026. Born Cuthbert Edward Higgins on January 26, 1945, he played in the…
Jim Wallace, passes away at age 71
Scottish politician Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie Allan dies at 83
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Eric Russell dies at 89
Scottish cricketer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Roy Erskine passes away at age 94
Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Death of Chris Baur at age 83
Chris Baur, a Scottish broadcast journalist, died on January 23, 2026. He was born Christopher Frank Baur on 28 May 1942 in Oxted, Surrey, and was raised in Scotland from…
Donald Douglas death at age 92
Scottish actor Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Alan Black dead at age 82
Scottish footballer (Norwich City Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
John Wallace obituary: died at age 76
Scottish trumpet player Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Obituary: Ian McCrae, dead at age 84
Scottish rugby union player (Gordonians Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Willie Knox obituary: died at age 88
Willie Knox, the Scottish football player and manager, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, on September 9, 1937, he played as a wing half for Raith Rovers,…
Obituary: Bobby Holmes, dead at age 93
Scottish footballer (St Mirren) Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Kathleen Dalyell passes away at age 88
Kathleen Dalyell, a Scottish conservationist and supporter of the Labour Party, died on December 27, 2025, aged 88. Born Kathleen Mary Agnes Wheatley on November 17, 1937, she was educated…
John Robertson dies at 72
John Robertson, the Scottish footballer who played as a left winger for Nottingham Forest, Derby County and the Scotland national team, died on December 25, 2025. He was a key…
Andrew Arbuckle dies at 81
Andrew Arbuckle, Scottish journalist and politician who served as an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region, died on December 25, 2025, aged 81. Andrew David Arbuckle MBE was…
Richard Cramb dies at 62
Scottish rugby union player (national team) Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Jimmy Miller obituary: died at age 72
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Epic Gamer, died aged 78
Scottish social media personality Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Dixie Deans passes away at age 79
Scottish footballer (Motherwell Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Dave Hewitt dies at 64
Scottish writer (The Angry Corrie) Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Fergus Kerr, died aged 94
Scottish priest Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Tommy Murray, died aged 82
Scottish footballer (Carlisle United Died on Thursday November 27th 2025
Pam Hogg passes away at age -1
Scottish fashion designer Died on Wednesday November 26th 2025
Gregor Duncan dies at 75
Scottish Episcopalian bishop Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Charles Stewart death at age 79
Scottish Church of Scotland minister Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Robert Halliday obituary: died at age 93
Scottish bishop Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Archie Fisher died at age 86
Scottish folk singer and songwriter Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025