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People from Canberra by occupation (11 C) Pages in category "People from Canberra" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total.
The Scottish diaspora consists of Scottish people who emigrated from Scotland and their descendants. The diaspora is concentrated in countries such as the United States , Canada , Australia , England , New Zealand , Ireland and to a lesser extent Argentina , Chile , and Brazil .
Lord Ruthven, a title in the peerage of Scotland from 1488, used until 1581 on the creation of Earl of Gowrie William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (d. 1528) William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven (d. 1552) Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven (c. 1520–1566) William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord Ruthven, (d. 1584), created Earl of Gowrie in 1581
Neve Campbell, actress (Scottish father) John Candy (1950–1994), actor and comedian, father was of Scottish descent; Wilf Carter (1904-1996), Nova Scotia-born country musician; Jim Carrey, actor and comedian (his mother is Scottish Canadian from the Gordon Clan) [1] [2]) James Cockburn (1819-1883), first Speaker of the House in Canada ...
Scottish Australians (Scots: Scots Australiens; Scottish Gaelic: Astràilianaich Albannach) are residents of Australia who are fully or partially of Scottish descent. According to the 2021 Australian census, 130,060 Australian residents were born in Scotland , while 2,176,777 claimed Scottish ancestry, either alone or in ...
The name "Perth" derives from a Pictish word for "wood" or "copse", related to the Welsh "perth", meaning "hedge" or "thicket". [10] During much of the later medieval period, it was known colloquially by its Scots-speaking inhabitants as "St John's Toun" or "Saint Johnstoun" because the church at the centre of the parish was dedicated to St John the Baptist. [11]
The proportion of people residing in Scotland born outside the UK was 10.2% in 2022, compared with 7.0% in 2011, 3.8% in 2001 and 3.0% in 1991. Below are the fifteen largest overseas-born groups in Scotland according to the 2022 census, alongside the three previous censuses. [16]
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