This list covers famous or notable people or groups who were born or raised in Glasgow, Scotland or have been connected with it. Arts Architecture David Hamilton – architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh – architect and designer Alexander "Greek" Thomson – architect Film Bill Forsyth – film director May Miles Thomas – screenwriter, filmmaker Journalism Lawrence Donegan – journalist Johann Hari – journalist Jack House – journalist, writer and broadcaster Andrew Marr – journalist, writer and television presenter Jack Webster – journalist Literature Freddie Anderson – socialist playwright and poet originally from Ireland James Bridie – playwright Catherine Carswell – novelist and biographer of the Scottish renaissance A. J. Cronin – doctor and novelist Ivor Cutler – poet, songwriter, humourist Lavinia Derwent – children's writer Alasdair Gray – artist, novelist and essayist Pearse Hutchinson – poet James Kelman – novelist Tom Leonard – poet Liz Lochhead – poet and playwright Peter May – crime writer Edwin Morgan – poet and translator Grant Morrison – comic book author Tony Roper – actor, television writer, author Suhayl Saadi – physician, novelist, playwright, anthologist; co-editor of A Fictional Guide to Scotland J David Simons – author Alan Spence – novelist and poet Nigel Tranter – historical novelist Performing arts John Barrowman – singer and actor (The Producers, Torchwood) Sean Biggerstaff – actor (Harry Potter) Billy Boyd – actor (The Lord of the Rings) Frankie Boyle – comedian Kevin Bridges – comedian Peter Capaldi – actor (The Thick of It, In The Loop, Doctor Who) Robert Carlyle – actor (Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough) Lawrence Chaney – drag queen and winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Morven Christie – actress Robbie Coltrane – actor (Harry Potter, Cracker) Billy Connolly – comedian (The Man Who Sued God) Kate Copstick – actress and director Tony Curran – actor Iain De Caestecker – actor (The Fades, Young James Herriot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) Craig Ferguson – actor and writer Gregor Fisher – comedian Laura Fraser – actress Rikki Fulton – comedian Michelle Gomez – actress (Doctor Who, Green Wing) Greg Hemphill – actor Olaf Hytten – actor Ford Kiernan – actor Gary Lewis – actor Brian Limond – comedian and actor Marie Loftus – music hall entertainer Kelly Macdonald – actress (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire) Angus Macfadyen – actor Freya Mavor – actress (Skins) James McAvoy – actor David McCallum – actor, first noted for