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*James Gamble, co-founder of Procter & Gamble<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/procter-gamble.html</ref>
*James Gamble, co-founder of Procter & Gamble<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/procter-gamble.html</ref>
*[[Sir Nigel Gresley]], one of the greatest steam locomotive designers
*[[Sir Nigel Gresley]], one of the greatest steam locomotive designers
*[[William Hamilton]], the greatest-ever Irish mathematician and biggest contributor of mathematics to physics since Isaac Newton, raised by his uncle the Reverend James Hamilton.
*[[William Hamilton]], Irish mathematician and biggest contributor of mathematics to physics since Isaac Newton, raised by his uncle the Reverend James Hamilton.
*Captain [[William Kidd]], pirate, hanged 1701, was the son of a [[Greenock]] minister.
*Captain [[William Kidd]], pirate, hanged 1701, was the son of a [[Greenock]] minister.
*[[Isaac Newton]], the greatest physicist, stepson of Anglican minister.
*[[Isaac Newton]], physicist, stepson of Anglican minister.
*[[Robert Noyce]], co-inventor of the [[integrated circuit]], son of a Congregational minister.
*[[Robert Noyce]], co-inventor of the [[integrated circuit]], son of a Congregational minister.
*Sir [[Laurence Olivier]](Lord Olivier), classical actor.
*Sir [[Laurence Olivier]](Lord Olivier), classical actor.
*[[J.C. Penney]]<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/jc-penneys.html</ref>
*[[J.C. Penney]]<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/jc-penneys.html</ref>
*[[Bernhard Riemann]], the most brilliant modern mathematician, son of a Lutheran pastor.
*[[Bernhard Riemann]], mathematician, son of a Lutheran pastor.
*[[Vincent Van Gogh]]
*[[Vincent Van Gogh]]
*[[The Wright Brothers]]
*[[The Wright Brothers]]