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A selection of well-known personalities who had some connection
with Lochgelly
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| Nobel Prize winner Sir James Black, formerly of 23 Station Road, Lochgelly, and also of Brighills. |
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| Jennie Lee - legendary Lochgelly-born MP |
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| Sir Jimmy Shand whose parents lived in Lochgelly |
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| World famous saxxophonist Joe Temperley still visits his home town. |
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| TV soap star Jennie McAlpine's father Tom was born in Lochgelly |
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| Actor Dougray Scott is a former member of Lochgelly Youth Theatre |
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| Actor Kenneth Branham was brought up in Lochgelly |
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| Lochgelly's Tam 'the gun' McKay fired the Edinburgh Castle 1pm gun for decades |
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| Lochgelly resident Debbie Knox struck curling gold in the Winter Olympics |
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| Architect Harry Lind kicked the drop goal that earned Scotland rugby's Triple Crown in 1933 |
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| Author Jennie (Crawford) Erdal is a native of Lochgelly |
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| Singer Barbara Dickson was a regular performer in her early career at Torleys Bar in Lochgelly |
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| Author Ian Rankine's father JImmy managed a licensed grocers in Bank Street, Lochgelly |
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| Actor David McCallum whoe parents lived in Lochgelly |
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| Lochgelly's Louise Batchelor is a well-known TV journalist |
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| Lochgelly's happyland is featured in musician John Watt's classic song The Kelty Clippie |
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| Gaberlunzie sing "Leaving of Lochgelly" on one of their top CDs |
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| Double world champ Jocky Wilson was a former member of Lochgelly's Old Ship darts team |
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| Snooker legend Stephen Hendry was a regular at Lochgelly Masters centre as a youngster |
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| Olympic athlete Andrew Lemencello is a Lochgelly resident |
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| Actor Jokie Wallace, star of The Happy Lands |
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| Broons and Oor Wullie cartoonist Dudley D Watkins lived in Lochgelly for a spell |
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| Lochgelly man Archie Kirk who became Lord Mayor of York |
Football
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| Jim Leishman - a Lochgelly legend |
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| Ian Porterfield - a Lochgelly lad who scored the winning goal for Sunderland in an FA Cup final |
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| Lochgelly resident Dick Campbell is a successful football manager |
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| Liverpool legend Billy Liddell played for Lochgelly Violet before moving to Anfield |
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| Lochgelly's Bob McKinlay who holds the record appearances title for Nottingham Forest |
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| Tim Williamson - Lochgelly's "man of many clubs" |
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| Willie Renton starred for Rangers and Dunfermline Athletic |
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| Alex Menzies was a regular with Lochgelly Violet before joining Cowdenbeath |
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| Lochgelly-born George Aitken who played for the Albert, East Fife, Sunderland and Scotland |
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| England manager Don Revie spent his summer holidays in Lochgelly, his wife's hometown |
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