The town of Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire can be found nine miles outside of Glasgow and lies on the Forth and Clyde canal.
Kirkintilloch has a storied history, dating all the way back to the mid 2nd-century where there was a Roman fort in what is now Peel Park - defending the Antonine Wall which ran through the town, long before the foundations of the town were ever placed.
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Many famous faces have also once called Kirkintilloch home with the town producing footballers, musicians and businesswomen.
Here are nine famous faces from Kirkintilloch.
If you would like to know more about the history and heritage of Kirkintilloch, you can check out the history of the area through old photographs by clicking here!
![Scottish chemist Archibald Scott Couper was born in Kirkintilloch and proposed an early theory of chemical structure and bonding.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/14/12/45/Couper_Archibald_Scott.jpg?trim=31,0,256,0&crop=&width=298)
5. Archibald Scott Couper
Scottish chemist Archibald Scott Couper was born in Kirkintilloch and proposed an early theory of chemical structure and bonding. | Wiki Comms
![Scottish author Theresa Breslin grew up in Kirkintilloch and began writing when she was a teenager. To date, she has written over 50 books and was the winner of the 1994 Carnegie Medal.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/06/13/58/Theresa%20Breslin%20.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=560)
6. Theresa Breslin
Scottish author Theresa Breslin grew up in Kirkintilloch and began writing when she was a teenager. To date, she has written over 50 books and was the winner of the 1994 Carnegie Medal. | BBC
![Scottish music hall comedian Tommy Lorne was born in Kirkintilloch and grew up in Glasgow. One of his best known phrases was "In the name of the wee man!"](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/14/12/42/Tommy%20Lorne.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=291)
7. Tommy Lorne
Scottish music hall comedian Tommy Lorne was born in Kirkintilloch and grew up in Glasgow. One of his best known phrases was "In the name of the wee man!" | Wiki
![Former Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew attended St Ninian's High School having grown up in Kirkintilloch. He was also a pupil at Holy Family Trinity Primary School.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/05/16/GettyImages-142541788.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Charlie Mulgrew
Former Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew attended St Ninian's High School having grown up in Kirkintilloch. He was also a pupil at Holy Family Trinity Primary School. | Getty Images