Difference between revisions of "Paisley"
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* [[Kenneth McKellar]] - tenor | * [[Kenneth McKellar]] - tenor | ||
* [[Tom Conti]] - actor | * [[Tom Conti]] - actor | ||
| − | * [[John Byrne]] - painter | + | * [[John Byrne]] - painter and playwright |
* [[Gordon Bowie]] - engineer and cricketer | * [[Gordon Bowie]] - engineer and cricketer | ||
* [[Paul McGillion]] - actor (''Stargate: Atlantis'') | * [[Paul McGillion]] - actor (''Stargate: Atlantis'') | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 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 and 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