East Kilbride
PEOPLE
Graeme English
Graeme English of East Kilbride was British 90kgs wrestling champion, competed in several Commonwealth Games, winning medals, and competed in the Seoul Olympic Games. Graeme was also Scottish heavyweight judo champion and competed for the British team.
The above extracted from a letter in the Herald written by William Baxter, ex-Olympic coach - view the letter here
Angela Kelly
Angela Kelly put East Kilbride on the map when she became a £35 million winner on the National Lottery.
While the media decended on East Kilbride looking for a mysterious, undeclared winner, Angela had enjoyed her weekend before casually checking her lottery ticket at work on the Monday. She could not believe the number she was reading. The rest is now history - or, certainly, the beginning of a new chapter in Angela's life.
Lorraine kelly
Lorraine Kelly was a pupil at Claremont High School in East Kilbride. On leaving school, she first worked for the East Kilbride News before joining BBC Scotland as a researcher. She moved to TV-am as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in 1984. Lorraine now hosts her own show on GMTV.
Ally McCoist, MBE
Do we need to say anything about Ally - high profile Rangers and Scotland football star, television sports commentator and quiz team leader?
Big Rab - Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara won the Cumberland-style all weights world championship 10 times. When in the army he was the forces shot put champion. A challenge match with a sumo wrestler, which Big Rab won, was shown on Japanese TV. English sports writer Roger Robson described Big Ran as, "the most dominant heavyweight wrestler in the past 150 years in the sport".
The above extracted from a letter in the Herald written by William Baxter, ex-Olympic coach - view the letter here
Kirsty Young
1st October 2007
Kirsty Young is to replace Fiona Bruce as presenter of the BBC's Crimewatch programme.
The East Kilbride-born broadcaster will host the show from January.
Kirsty also presents BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
She began her career as a newsreader for BBC Radio Scotland, going on to work for ITV and Channel Five.