Springburn is an inner-city district that can be found in the north of Glasgow with many famous Glasgow faces having been born and brought up in the area.
The area is best known for its link to heavy industry as Springburn played a key part in manufacturing locomotives during the 19th century.
Plenty of famous faces were born and brought up in the area with our list of names including Still Game stars, musicians and comedians.

1. Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi grew up in a tenement on Keppochhill Road in Springburn and attended St Teresa's Primary School in Possilpark. His parents ran an ice cream business in Springburn. | Getty Images

2. Greg Hemphill
Still Game star Greg Hemphill was born in Springburn in December 1969 before his family moved to Montreal in the 1970s. | BBC
![Former Scotland internationalist and television pundit James McFadden was raised in Springburn with him going on to attend Turnbull High School in Bishopbriggs. Reflecting on his early years, he told the BBC: "Springburn is where I learned to play. "It's where I faced some of the toughest and [most] enjoyable battles of my football career. It was my San Siro, my Wembley, my Hampden."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/02/19/10/56/_101019682_mcfaddenstreet.png?crop=4:3&trim=&width=624)
3. James McFadden
Former Scotland internationalist and television pundit James McFadden was raised in Springburn with him going on to attend Turnbull High School in Bishopbriggs. Reflecting on his early years, he told the BBC: "Springburn is where I learned to play. "It's where I faced some of the toughest and [most] enjoyable battles of my football career. It was my San Siro, my Wembley, my Hampden." | BBC

4. Bobby Gillespie
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie spent the first ten years of his life being brought up in Springburn with him being a pupil at Hyde Park primary school and also regularly visiting Springburn Library. Photo: Ernesto Rogata
