Citizens of Glasgow have made their mark in a wide range of professions, creating their own legacy in Scottish history or finding fame on stage and screen. Due to this substantial contribution and Glasgow's place in the creative arts, there are also a collection of famous Glasgow fictional characters that have found their own place in the local story.
Here's 20 favourite fictional characters from Glasgow that have found a place in local culture and identity.
1. Jack and Victor
Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan created Glasgow's favourite pensioners as the lead characters of Still Game. Photo: Still Game
2. Mary Doll and Rab C Nesbitt
The Govan philosopher and his long suffering wife, portrayed by Elaine C Smith and Gregor Fisher | Rab C Nesbitt
3. Jackie Morrison
Red Road is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Andrea Arnold, starring Kate Dickie as a CCTV security operator, Jackie Morrison, who observes through her monitors a man from her past. It is named after, and partly set at, the Red Road Flats in Balornock. | Supplied
4. Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain is the debut novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart, published in 2020. It tells the story of the youngest of three children, Shuggie, growing up with his alcoholic mother Agnes in 1980s post-industrial working-class Glasgow. | supplied