page_title: Forfar
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Forfar / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Eilley Bowers (1826-1903) as a young woman
context_page_description: Forfar is the county town of Angus, Scotland and the administrative centre for Angus Council. It has a population of 14,048.
  Forfar dates back to the temporary Roman occupation of the area, and was subsequently held by the Picts and the Kingdom of Scotland. It was occupied by the English before being recaptured by the Scots and presented to Robert the Bruce during the Scottish Wars of Independence. Forfar has been both a traditional market town and a major manufacturing centre for linen and jute. Today the main activities are agriculture and tourism around scenic Strathmore. The local glens are visited by hill-walkers, and there are ski-slopes in the mountains. The town has a League One football club, Forfar Athletic and a National League rugby team, the Strathmore Silverbacks.
  The Forfar bridie, a Scottish meat pastry snack, is traditionally identified with the town.
context_section_description: Patrick Abercromby (1656–1716), 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. She was a Scottish farmer's daughter who emigrated, after converting to the LDS Church as a teenager.
  James Cook (broadcaster), BBC journalist
  Caroline Doig (1938–2019), paediatric surgeon and the first woman to be elected to the council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  George Duncan (1884–1965), Church of Scotland minister
  Peter Ritchie Calder (1906–1982), socialist writer, journalist, and academic
  Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex was additionally created Earl of Forfar in 2019
  James Simpson Fleming FRSE (1828–1899), banking lawyer
  Kathryn Findlay, architect
  George Langlands, footballer (primarily Dundee F.C.)
  Jack Lorimer, well known comedian and father of Max Wall
  David McLean (1890–1967), footballer, played for both Celtic and Rangers, ended his career at Forfar Athletic
  George McLean (1898–1970), footballer, younger brother of David, also finished his career with Forfar Athletic
  A. S. Neill (1883–1973), educator
  David W. Potter, sports author
  Ian Read, CEO of Pfizer
  Bon Scott, rock n' roll singer from the band AC/DC.
  David Taylor (1954–2014), former Joint General Secretary of UEFA and Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).
  Joseph Wedderburn (1882–1948), mathematician, modern algebra, born in Forfar
caption: Eilley Bowers
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