Catherine McKinley
Lady MacBeth is the lead character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy MacBeth (a nobleman). She goads her husband into committing regicide (the killing of a king) so she can become queen. Her feeling of triumph is short lived, however, and after the suspicion and guilt overwhelm her, she takes her own life.
Professor Minerva McGonagall teaches Transfiguration at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is, also, head of Gryffindor House, Headmistress under Albus Dumbledore and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. She becomes an informal mentor to orphan Harry Potter.
Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott, a main cast member in Star Trek, serves on the star ship Enterprise. He is its second officer and chief engineer, often dubbed the “miracle worker.” When both Captain Kirk and Spock are not on board, “Scotty” assumes command of the ship. He wears the Scott tartan as part of his dress uniform.
Detective John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of novels by Scottish writer Ian Rankin. The novels are set in and around Edinburgh. His cases involve disappearances, kidnappings and even murder. To solve them, he often bends the rules a bit and has to navigate Edinburgh’s, sometimes, complicated social structures.
Jean Brodie, from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, is a teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh. Miss Brodie is known for her tendency to stray from the school’s official curriculum. Instead, she often takes her students on imaginary romance adventures with assorted real leaders. She believes herself to be in the “prime” period of life.
JUST FOR FUN . . .
Scrooge McDuck is uncle to Donald Duck and great uncle to Huey, Dewey & Louie. The fictional McDuck Castle, the clan seat, is located in (the very real) Rannoch Moor. “Uncle Scrooge” owns a number of businesses and is the world’s richest “person” with a net worth of $56 billion. He plays “Eberneezer Scrooge” in Mickey’s Christmas Carol. Unlike Dicken’s Scrooge, however, “Uncle Donald” is always generous with his money, especially to his family members.