The th 6 wonder Our most famous local

Primary 4/3 wanted to find out who the most famous person to come from

We had lots of ideas…. Sir Alex Ferguson James Mac. Avoy Franz Ferdinand Billy

We looked on the internet… There were hundreds of famous Glaswegians!

We came up with a short-list of 10 people that we decided were among

Amy Macdonald • Singer/songwriter • Born – 25 th August 1987 • Famous songs

Tommy Docherty • Footballer • Born - 24 th April 1928 • Played for

Lorraine Kelly • TV presenter • Born in 30 th Nov 1959 in the

Billy Connolly • Comedian/actor • Born – 24 th Nov 1942 • Known as

Jimmy Boyle • Novelist/sculptor • Born in 1944 • In 1967 he was sent

Gordon Ramsay • Chef • Born 8 th Nov 1966 • Has restaurants and

Peter Capaldi • Actor • Born in 14 th April 1958 • Has appeared

Sir Alex Ferguson • Footballer/football manager • Born 31 st Dec 1941 • Played

Lulu • Singer • Born 3 rd Nov 1948 • Real name is Marie

Charles Rennie Mackintosh • Architect/designer • 7 th June 1868 -10 th Dec 1928

We decided to ask our parents what they thought. We made up a questionnaire

We got a great response! We carefully counted all the replies. . .

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The th 6 wonder Our most famous local person

Primary 4/3 wanted to find out who the most famous person to come from Glasgow is… ? ? ?

We had lots of ideas…. Sir Alex Ferguson James Mac. Avoy Franz Ferdinand Billy Connolly Paolo Nutini Benny Lynch

We looked on the internet… There were hundreds of famous Glaswegians!

We came up with a short-list of 10 people that we decided were among the most famous. We did some research to find out more about them. . .

Amy Macdonald • Singer/songwriter • Born – 25 th August 1987 • Famous songs include This is the life, Pride, Life in a beautiful light

Tommy Docherty • Footballer • Born - 24 th April 1928 • Played for Celtic, Preston North End, Arsenal, Chelsea and Scotland. • Manager of lots of teams including Scotland Manchester United

Lorraine Kelly • TV presenter • Born in 30 th Nov 1959 in the Gorbals • Presented GMTV, Daybreak and Lorraine • Awarded an OBE in 2012

Billy Connolly • Comedian/actor • Born – 24 th Nov 1942 • Known as ‘The Big Yin’

Jimmy Boyle • Novelist/sculptor • Born in 1944 • In 1967 he was sent to prison for murder. • In prison he write a book and got interested in art and sculpture

Gordon Ramsay • Chef • Born 8 th Nov 1966 • Has restaurants and is a celebrity chef on TV. • Is famous for losing his temper!

Peter Capaldi • Actor • Born in 14 th April 1958 • Has appeared in TV and films • He is the current Dr Who

Sir Alex Ferguson • Footballer/football manager • Born 31 st Dec 1941 • Played for Rangers and Scotland • Managed Aberdeen and Manchester United • Most successful manager ever at Man U!

Lulu • Singer • Born 3 rd Nov 1948 • Real name is Marie Mc. Donald Mclaughlin Lawrie • Entered Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 • Most famous song Shout

Charles Rennie Mackintosh • Architect/designer • 7 th June 1868 -10 th Dec 1928 • Many famous designs, including Glasgow School of Art and the Willow tearooms

We decided to ask our parents what they thought. We made up a questionnaire and sent it out to every family in the school. . .

We got a great response! We carefully counted all the replies. . .

It took a while!

And the winner is. . . !

Sir Alex Ferguson!