A leading figure in Scotland's nationalist movement, Alex Salmond was Scottish first minister from 2007-14, and led the unsuccessful pro-independence referendum campaign in 2014.

Yes, Donald Trump is the leading figure in this fight as the man who best articulates the anti-democratic coalition's impulses but he also hinders them with his crudeness and lack of discipline.

His actions, as well as his presence on marches and speeches at protests, made him a leading figure in the anti-war movement and won him many admirers.

The 59-year-old, from Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, was a leading figure at the top level of organised crime in Scotland.

With a family of strong women behind her, it is no surprise that Hardy has taken it upon herself to be a leading figure in the fight for equality.