Editing Forfar (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Eilley Bowers.jpg|right|thumb|[[Eilley Bowers]]]]
{{category see also|People from Forfar}}
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* [[Patrick Abercromby]] (1656{{ndash}}1716), [[antiquarian]] and physician
* [[Eilley Bowers]], in her time, one of the richest women in the United States, and owner of the [[Bowers Mansion]], one of the then-largest houses in the western United States; a Scottish farmer's daughter who emigrated, after converting to the [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] as a teenager
* [[Willie Brown (footballer, born 1928)|Willie Brown]] (1928{{ndash}}2017), footballer
* [[Peter Ritchie Calder]] (1906–1982), socialist writer, journalist, and academic
* [[James Cook (broadcaster)|James Cook]], BBC journalist
*[[Caroline Doig]] (1938{{ndash}}2019), paediatric surgeon and the first woman elected to the council of the [[Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh]]
* [[David Don]] (1799–1841), botanist
* [[George Don]] (1798–1856), botanist 
* [[George Duncan (biblical scholar)|George Duncan]] (1884{{ndash}}1965), Church of Scotland minister 
* [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]], [[Earl of Forfar]]. HRH visited the town in June 2019 after being granted the title in March of the same year. He was presented with an Earl of Forfar [[tartan]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Graham|title=VIDEO: 'Honour' to be named Earl of Forfar says Prince Edward as town welcomes him with bridies, tartan and fiddles|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/926177/video-honour-to-be-named-earl-of-forfar-says-prince-edward-as-town-welcomes-him-with-bridies-tartan-and-fiddles/|access-date=2021-04-10|website=The Courier|date=2 July 2019 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Royal Family|url=https://twitter.com/royalfamily/status/1145699686654853131|access-date=2021-04-10|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tartan Details - The Scottish Register of Tartans|url=https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=12595|access-date=2021-04-10|website=www.tartanregister.gov.uk}}</ref>
* [[Kathryn Findlay]], architect
* [[James Simpson Fleming]]  (1828–1899), banking lawyer
* [[David Ireland (colonel)|David Ireland]], colonel in the United States Army during American Civil War; commanded the 137th New York Infantry Regiment during crucial battles such as the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]; born in Forfar
* [[John Ker (moderator)|Reverend Dr John Ker]], minister of Forfar 1745–1781, moderator in 1776
* [[George Langlands]], footballer (primarily [[Dundee F.C.]])<ref name=litsterprewar/>
* [[Jack Lorimer]], comedian and father of [[Max Wall]]
* [[David McLean (footballer, born 1890)|David McLean]] (1890{{ndash}}1967), footballer, played for both [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], ended his career at Forfar Athletic<ref>[http://www.scottishleague.net/archive/archive107.htm SFAQs: Davie McLean], ScottishLeague.net</ref><ref name="litsterprewar">{{cite journal |author=John Litster |date=October 2012 |title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players |journal=Scottish Football Historian magazine |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[George McLean (footballer, born 1898)|George McLean]] (1898{{ndash}}1970), footballer, younger brother of David, ended his career with Forfar Athletic<ref name=litsterprewar/>
* [[A. S. Neill]] (1883{{ndash}}1973), educator
* [[David W. Potter]], sports author
* [[Ian Read]], [[CEO]] of [[Pfizer]]
* [[Enn Reitel]], actor
* [[Bon Scott]], rock n' roll singer from the band [[AC/DC]]
* [[David Taylor (executive)|David Taylor]] (1954{{ndash}}2014), former Joint [[General Secretary]] of [[UEFA]] and Chief Executive of the [[Scottish Football Association]] (SFA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsID=13456&newsCategoryID=1|title=Scottish Football Association}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Wedderburn]] (1882{{ndash}}1948), mathematician, modern algebra, born in Forfar<ref>[http://turnbull.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Wedderburn.html Entry for Joseph Wedderburn] at the Mactutor History of Mathematics Archive</ref>
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