…Robert Burns, relegating William Wallace into second place.
At least according to the competition run by STV and The Daily Record Newspaper. You can read more about the other nominees and me having a wee moan about the fact that John Knox was not included among the final 35 names here.
Read the proclamation of the result at the Greatest Scot homepage.
Burns is worthy of such popular affection. STV’s biographical outline points to his enduring and wide-spread appeal.
They didn’t have a full rundown so I don’t know how close Billy Connolly got to winning.
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