Born in Alloa were the painter
David Allan (1744-96), coal-owner
William Mitchell (1781 - 1854), architect
James Smith (1808-63), brewers
Dr. William McEwan (1827 - 1913), Viscount Younger of Leckie (1851 - 1929) and
William Younger (1857 - 1925), together with footballer
Alan Hansen (b.1955).