Editing Ayr (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:PG 1063Burns Naysmithcrop.jpg|thumb|right|190px|[[Robert Burns]], Scotland's national poet, was born in the Alloway area of Ayr.]]
* [[Alex Bell]], (1882-1934), footballer
* [[Samuel Aitken]], (1878–1930), footballer
* [[Stevie Brown]], Muay thai European champion WKA
* [[Shaykh Abdalqadir as-Sufi]] (1930–2021), born Ian Dallas, [[Sheikh (Sufism)|Shaykh of Instruction]], Islamic leader, author, actor
* [[William D. Brackenridge]], (1810–1893), botanist<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">
{{cite book
| title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896
| publisher = Marquis Who's Who
| year = 1967
}}</ref>
* [[Robert Burns]], (1759–1796), Scotland's national bard, poet and writer of songs; born in Alloway<ref>
{{cite web
|title=Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
|author=National Trust for Scotland
|url=http://www.burnsmuseum.org.uk/
|access-date=6 December 2015
}}</ref>
* [[William Dalrymple (moderator)|William Dalrymple]], (1723–1814) minister and moderator
* [[Noam Dar]] (born 1993), [[professional wrestler]]
* [[Sydney Devine]] (1940-2021), singer
* [[James Morris Gale]], (1830-1903) civil engineer for Glasgow Corporation Water Works
* [[Gavin Gordon (composer)|Gavin Gordon]], (1901–1970), composer and singer
* [[William Schaw Lindsay]], (1815–1877), British merchant, shipowner, Member of Parliament, military theorist
* [[John Loudon McAdam]], (1756–1836), inventor of Tarmacadam road surface
* [[Sam McCrory (loyalist)|Sam McCrory]] (born 1965), former member of Ulster Defence Association, gay activist
* [[Drew McIntyre]] (born 1985), professional wrestler
* [[Alan McInally]] (born 1963), footballer, TV pundit
* [[Thomas McIlwraith]] (1835–1900), Premier of Queensland, Australia
* [[Ewan McVicar]], DJ
* [[William Maclure]], (1763–1840), geologist, drew 1st geological map of U.S., president of American Geological Society<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
* [[Alexander Mathie-Morton]] (1880–1965), cricketer
* [[Stuart Murdoch (musician)|Stuart Murdoch]] (born 1968), singer-songwriter, [[Belle & Sebastian]]
* [[David Murray (Scottish businessman)|Sir David Murray]] (1951), Rangers F.C. chairman
* [[Simon Alexander Neil]], (born 1979), Lead vocalist, guitarist, songwriter for Biffy Clyro
* [[Neil Oliver]] (born 1967), BBC presenter of [[Coast]] and [[A History of Scotland]]
* [[Alan Reid (politician)|Alan Reid]] (born 1954), MP for [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
* [[Dominic Rigby]] (born 1970), cricketer
* [[Mike Scott (Scottish musician)|Mike Scott]] (born 1958), Lead Singer/Songwriter of [[The Waterboys]]
* [[Robert Shankland]] (1887–1968), awarded [[Victoria Cross]] for his actions at [[Battle of Passchendaele]] 1917
* [[Ronald Stevenson (cricketer)|Ronald Stevenson]] (1938–1999), first-class cricketer