Listed below are some notable
people associated with the town. |
| David the
First (1080 - 1153) |
Established
an Abbey, Selkirk Abbatis, in 1120. Believed to be made of wood which was later moved to
more fertile land in Kelso. |
| James V (1512
- 1542) |
In 1535
Royal Charter granted in respect of Flodden conflict. |
| James
Brown (J.B. Selkirk) |
Much
regarded Scottish poet. |
| Andrew
Lang (1844 - 1912) |
Poet and
essayist. |
| F.D.
Roosevelt (U.S. President 1933 - 1945) |
Descendant
of the Murrays of Philiphaugh. |
| William
Wallace (1272 - 1305) |
Declared
guardian of Scotland in Selkirk's old Kirk. |
| Mungo Park (1771
- 1806) |
Born in
Selkirk. Famous for the exploration of West Africa and the charting of the River Niger. |
| Tom
Scott RSA (1854 - 1927) |
Born in
Selkirk, highly collectable watercolour painter. |
| Sir
Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) |
Scottish
novelist. Dispensed justice in Selkirk. |
| James
Hogg (1770 - 1835) |
A Scottish
poet and essayist born is Ettrick, Selkirk. Otherwise known as the "Ettrick
Shepherd". |
| Robert
Burns (1759 - 1796) |
Wrote
his "Epistle to Willie Creech" in the Forest Inn. |
