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Paisley, the "Pearl of Scotland", is best known for giving its name to the Paisley pattern, which was, however, originally not Scottish but a Babylonian design based on a stylized form of the acanthus leaf. It may therefore have been known to the Israelites in Babylonian exile. | Paisley, the "Pearl of Scotland", is best known for giving its name to the Paisley pattern, which was, however, originally not Scottish but a Babylonian design based on a stylized form of the acanthus leaf. It may therefore have been known to the Israelites in Babylonian exile. | ||
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| + | The common slang term for a person from Paisley is a Buddie | ||
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| + | === == Famous Residents - Past and Present == | ||
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| + | * [[Kenneth McKellar]] - tenor | ||
| + | * [[Tom Conti]] - actor | ||
| + | * [[John Byrne]] - painter an playwright | ||
| + | * [[Gordon Bowie]] - engineer and cricketer | ||
| + | * [[Paul McGillion]] - actor (''Stargate: Atlantis'') | ||
| + | * [[Gerard Butler]] - actor | ||
| + | * [[David Tennant]] - actor (''Doctor Who'') | ||
| + | * [[Alexander Wilson]] - ornithologist and poet | ||
| + | * Reverend [[James Witherspoon]] - signatory of the American [[Declaration of Independence]] | ||
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[[Category:Scottish Towns and Cities]] | [[Category:Scottish Towns and Cities]] | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom]] | [[Category:United Kingdom]] | ||
Revision as of 12:29, April 27, 2007
Paisley, the "Pearl of Scotland", is best known for giving its name to the Paisley pattern, which was, however, originally not Scottish but a Babylonian design based on a stylized form of the acanthus leaf. It may therefore have been known to the Israelites in Babylonian exile.
The common slang term for a person from Paisley is a Buddie
= == Famous Residents - Past and Present
- Kenneth McKellar - tenor
- Tom Conti - actor
- John Byrne - painter an playwright
- Gordon Bowie - engineer and cricketer
- Paul McGillion - actor (Stargate: Atlantis)
- Gerard Butler - actor
- David Tennant - actor (Doctor Who)
- Alexander Wilson - ornithologist and poet
- Reverend James Witherspoon - signatory of the American Declaration of Independence