Editing List of Scots (section)

==Theologians, pastors and missionaries==
{{See also|List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church}}
* [[David Laird Adams]] (1837–1892), minister and  academic, professor of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Languages of Asia|oriental languages]] at the University of Edinburgh.
* [[Patrick Adamson]], 16th-century [[Archbishop of St Andrews]]
* [[William Menzies Alexander|Reverend William Menzies Alexander]] (1858–1929), medical and theological writer, Professor of Divinity
* [[Tom Allan (minister)|Tom Allan]] (died 1965), minister and evangelist, pioneer of practical church outreach in social work, primarily in the city of Glasgow
* [[Charles Arbuthnot (abbot)|Charles Arbuthnot]] (1737–1820), Scottish abbot of the [[Scots Monastery, Regensburg]]
* [[George Baird (minister)|George Husband Baird]] (1761–1840), minister, educational reformer, linguist and [[Principal of the University of Edinburgh]]
* [[Donald Macpherson Baillie]] (1887–1954), theologian, [[Ecumenism|ecumenist]], and parish minister
* [[John Baillie (theologian)|John Baillie]] (1886–1960), theologian and Church of Scotland minister
* [[James Bannerman (theologian)|James Bannerman]], (1807–1868), [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]] theologian
* [[William Barclay (theologian)|William Barclay]] (1907–1978), author, Church of Scotland minister, [[Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism]] at the University of Glasgow
* [[James Barr (biblical scholar)|James Barr]] (1924–2006)
* [[John Blackadder (preacher)|John Blackadder]] (c. 1622–1685), eminent Presbyterian Covenanter preacher
* [[Robert Blackadder]] (d. 1508), first [[archbishop of Glasgow]] 
* [[Hugh Blair]] (1718–1800), minister of religion, author and rhetorician
* [[James Blair (Virginia)|James Blair]] (1656–1743), Church of England clergyman, missionary and founder of the [[College of William & Mary]], in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]
* [[Robert Blair (minister)|Robert Blair]] (1837–1907), Church of Scotland minister
* [[David Bogue]] (1750–1825), nonconformist leader, and missionary to [[Penang]]
* [[Thomas Boston]] (1676–1732), pastor and theologian
* [[Claudius Buchanan]] (1766–1815), theologian, minister of the Church of England, and missionary to India
* [[William Chalmers Burns]] (1815–1868), revival preacher, missionary to China
* [[Richard Cameron (Covenanter)|Richard Cameron]] (c. 1648–1680), a leader of the Covenanters
* [[Andrew Cant (minister)|Andrew Cant]] (1590–1663), Presbyterian minister and leader of the Covenanters
* [[Alexander Carlyle|Very Rev Alexander Carlyle]] (1722–1805), church leader, and autobiographer
* [[James Chalmers (missionary)|James Chalmers]] (1841–1901), missionary, active in [[New Guinea]]
* [[Dugald Christie (missionary)|Dugald Christie]] (1855–1936), medical missionary in [[Mukden]], China
* [[William Robinson Clark]] (1829–1912), Dean of Taunton and later professor in Toronto
* [[Thomas Richardson Colledge]] (1796–1879), medical missionary in China, founder and first president of the [[Medical Missionary Society of China]]
* [[Dan Crawford (missionary)|Daniel "Dan" Crawford]] (1870–1926), known as 'Konga Vantu', missionary of the Plymouth Brethren in central-southern Africa
* [[William Cunningham (theologian)|William Cunningham]] (1805–1861), leading Free Church pastor and professor
* [[David Dickson (minister)|David Dickson]] (c. 1583–1663), theologian and Covenanter
* [[David Dickson the Younger|David Dickson]] (1780–1842), minister and writer
* [[John Dudgeon]] (1837–1901), doctor, surgeon, translator, and medical missionary
* [[Alexander Duff (missionary)|Rev Alexander Duff]] (1806–1878), first overseas missionary of the Church of Scotland to India
* [[Ebenezer Erskine]] (1680–1754), minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church
* [[Ralph Erskine (preacher)|Ralph Erskine]] (1685–1752), preacher and poet
* [[Andrew Martin Fairbairn]] (1838–1912), theological scholar, principal of [[Mansfield College, Oxford]]
* [[Patrick Fairbairn]] (1805–1874), minister and theologian
* [[Henry Faulds]] (1843–1930), missionary to Japan, physician, and scientist noted for the development of [[fingerprint]]ing
* [[Alexander Penrose Forbes]] (1817–1875)
* [[George Hay Forbes]] (1821–1875), priest of the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]], founder of the [[Pitsligo Press]]
* [[John Forbes (friar)|John Forbes]] (1571–1606), [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|Capuchin]] friar, known as Father Archangel
* [[Peter Taylor Forsyth]] (1848–1921), theologian, principal of [[New College London|Hackney College, London]]
* [[James Frazer]] (1854–1941), anthropologist of comparative religion and myth
* [[Alexander Geddes]] (1737–1802), theologian and scholar
* [[Alexander Gerard]] (1728–1795), minister, academic and philosophical writer
* [[John George Govan]] (1861–1927), founder of the [[Faith Mission]]
* [[Patrick Graham (bishop)|Patrick Graham]] (d. 1478), first [[Archbishop of St Andrews]]
* [[Daniel Gunn (minister)|Daniel Gunn]] (1774–1848), Scottish [[congregational]] minister, latterly in [[Christchurch, Hampshire]]
* [[Thomas Guthrie]] (1803–1873), [[Anglicanism#Anglican divines|divine]] and philanthropist
* [[William Guthrie (minister)|William Guthrie]] (1620–1665), author of "The Christian's Great Interest"<ref>{{Cite web|title=William Guthrie – The Christian's Great Interest|url=http://www.covenantofgrace.com/christians_great_interest.htm|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.covenantofgrace.com}}</ref>
* [[James Alexander Haldane]] (1768–1851), independent church leader
* [[Robert Haldane]] (1764–1842), missionary preacher and lecturer; wrote a commentary on Romans
* [[Patrick Hamilton (martyr)|Patrick Hamilton]] (1504–1528), first Protestant martyr in Scotland, burnt at the stake in 1528
* [[William Hastie]] (1842–1903), clergyman, theologian and translator of the [[Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven]] by [[Immanuel Kant]]
* [[Alexander Henderson (theologian)|Alexander Henderson]] (1583–1646)
* [[James Hog]] (c. 1658–1734), minister at [[Carnock]], known for his role in the [[Marrow controversy]] within the Church of Scotland
* [[Richard Holloway]] (born 1933)
* [[William Irvine (Scottish evangelist)|William Irvine]] (1863–1947), evangelist and founder of the [[Cooneyite]] and [[Two by Twos|Two by Two]] sects
* [[Robert Reid Kalley]] (1809–1888), physician and Presbyterian missionary notable for work in Portuguese-speaking territories
* Dr John Kennedy (1819–1884), Highland preacher, author of ''Days of the Fathers in Ross-shire''
* [[John Knox]] (c. 1513–1572), leader of the Scottish Reformation
* [[Thomas Leishman]] (1825–1904), minister and liturgical scholar
* [[David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose]] (1440–1495), first Scottish non-royal duke, [[Lord High Admiral of Scotland]], [[Master of the Royal Household of Scotland]], [[Great Chamberlain]] and [[Justiciar]]
* [[David Livingstone]] (1813–1873), missionary and explorer in Africa
* [[Alexander Murdoch Mackay|Alexander Mackay]] (1849–1890), Presbyterian missionary to Uganda
* [[Hugh Martin (minister, born 1822)|Hugh Martin]] (1822–1885), pastor and writer
* [[Matilda, Countess of Angus]], (fl. 13th century), heiress of [[Maol Choluim, Earl of Angus|Maol Choluim]], countess in her own right
* [[Robert Murray M'Cheyne]] (1813–1843), minister of the Gospel, missionary to the Jewish people
* [[Thomas M'Crie the Elder]] (1772–1835), pastor and historian (wrote the 'Life of John Knox')
* [[William Milligan]] (1821–1892), theologian, professor at the University of Aberdeen
* [[Robert Moffat (missionary)|Robert Moffat]] (1795–1883), missionary to Africa
* [[Saint Mungo]] (also known as Saint Kentigern) (d. 614)
* [[John Murray (theologian)|John Murray]] (1898–1975), Calvinist theologian and Presbyterian minister
* [[George Newlands]]
* [[John Gibson Paton|John Paton]] (1824–1907), Protestant missionary to the [[New Hebrides Islands]] of the South Pacific
* [[Alexander Peden]] (1626–1686), leading figures in the Covenanter movement
* [[William Pettigrew (missionary)|William Pettigrew]] (1869–1943), missionary to the [[Tangkhul Naga people|Tangkhul Naga]]
* [[John Philip (missionary)|Dr John Philip]] (1775–1851), missionary in South Africa
* [[Robert Pont]] (or Kylpont) (1524–1606), reformer, [[Senator of the College of Justice|lord of session]], minister in Edinburgh and St. Andrews
* [[Norman Walker Porteous|The Revd Professor Norman Walker Porteous]] (1898–2003), translator of the Bible
* [[Andrew Purves]] (born 1946), theologian
* [[James Renwick (Covenanter)|James Renwick]] (1662–1688), covenanter and martyr
* [[Samuel Rutherford]] (c. 1600–1661), Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, one of the Scottish Commissioners to the [[Westminster Assembly]]
* [[Duns Scotus|John Duns Scotus]] (c. 1266–1308)
* [[James Sharp (bishop)|James Sharp]] (1613–1679), assassinated [[Archbishop of St Andrews]]
* [[John Simson]] (c. 1668–1740), [[New Licht]] theologian, involved in a long investigation for [[heresy]]
* [[Mary Slessor]] (1848–1915), missionary and advocate for women's rights
* [[George Washington Sprott]] (1829–1909), minister and liturgical scholar
* [[George Thomson (botanist)|George Thomson]] (1819–1878), missionary and botanist in [[Cameroon]]
* [[Thomas Torrance]] (1871–1959), missionary to China
* [[Thomas F. Torrance]] (1913–2007), theologian
* [[James Wedderburn (bishop)|James Wedderburn]] (1585–1639), [[bishop of Dunblane]], grandson of the poet [[James Wedderburn (poet)|James Wedderburn]]
* [[John Welsh of Ayr]] (1568–1622), pastor exiled for faithful preaching; son-in-law to John Knox
* [[John Willock]] (c. 1515–1585), Protestant reformer
* [[George Wishart]] (1513–1546), Protestant reformer and martyr