in the Pennyburn area of Kilwinning. Notable residents Robert Baillie, (1602–1662), Covenanter, professor of divinity at the University of Glasgow, member of the Westminster Assembly and Presbyterian propagandist Bernard, Abbot of Kilwinning, Abbot of Arbroath and Bishop of the Isles Crawford Boyd, footballer Des Browne, politician Quintin Craufurd, author Joe Donnachie, footballer Hal Duncan, writer Henry Eckford, shipbuilder Julie Fleeting, footballer Colin Friels, actor Colin Hay, musician and lead singer of Men at Work Joseph Kain, American businessman and politician James MacMillan, composer Dougie McCracken, footballer Gerry McGowan, footballer Lewis Morrison, footballer Andrew O'Hagan, author and novelist James Service, Australian Colonial Politician, Premier of Victoria, born in Kilwinning in 1827 Robert William Service, poet and writer, spent part of his childhood in Kilwinning with his grandfather Gordon Smith, footballer Penny Tranter, weather forecaster John White, Church of Scotland minister and twice Moderator of the General Assembly See also The Lands of Ashgrove, previously known as Ashenyards References External links Kilwinning Community Council Kilwinning's website Irvine Bay Regeneration The Gazetteer for Scotland Towns in North Ayrshire