Who is your greatest Glaswegian of all time?

Over the next few weeks, we will be revealing the top 50 men and women who have put our city on the map through politics, the arts, business, science and more.

Once all 50 have been revealed, it’s over to you – we will be launching a public vote to find out who you think is number one.

Today is day four of our summer-long quest - meet the swimmer who made a city and a nation proud, and a true music legend still recording, touring and influencing after more than 40 years.

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ALISON SHEPPARD

Alison is one of Glasgow’s greatest sporting success stories.

She was the first woman in the world to swim at five consecutive Olympic Games, claimed Scotland’s first Commonwealth Games swim gold in 48 years, and in the course of her long career, became one of Britain’s leading freestyle sprint swimmers.

Alison learned to swim at the Milngavie and Bearsden club when she was a child and at the age of 15, she was selected for the 1988 Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea.

She won 16 medals at Commonwealth, European and World Championships, including a silver in the 50m Freestyle at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.

In the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, she was ranked number one in the world for her time of 24.72 seconds in the 50m Freestyle.

At the Sydney Olympics, she was part of the British 4 x 100 freestyle relay team which broke the national record by finishing fifth in the event. The following year the relay squad won silver in the 4x100m Freestyle at the World Championships.

Alison continues to inspire – she retired in 2005 and now runs her own swim school in Stirling, teaching adults and children how to swim and helping to create and inspire the next generation of champions.

Alison was awarded an MBE in 2003 for her services to the sport and in 2010, she was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame.

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JIM KERR

The frontman of one of the world’s most legendary rock bands, Simple Minds, was born in Govanhill and grew up in Toryglen.

Formed in 1977, the band went on to massive fame in the early 80s, cementing Jim’s reputation as a bona fide musical genius.

It started off slowly, with a debut album (Life in a Day) scraping the Top 30, before subsequent releases rocketed the band to the top of the charts.

The band had four consecutive UK number one albums between 1984 and 1989 and have added a further two since then.

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They have played to massive crowds at stadium gigs across the world, performed at both Live Aid and Mandela Day and they made it in the US too when their single Don’t You (Forget About Me), used in the Brat Pack movie The Breakfast Club, topped the charts there in 1985.

The band has influenced acts as diverse as the Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Moby and The Horrors and they have been sampled by Nicky Minaj, David Guetta and more.

Jim’s rock star lifestyle has taken him all over the world, but he has never forgotten his Glasgow roots.

He is also known for his lifelong devotion to Celtic FC and to football – he got to meet best pal and future songwriting partner Charlie through kicking about on Glasgow streets.

After the Commonwealth Games in 2014, he told a Scottish newspaper: “Ordinary Glaswegians played their part. They had a blast, as I always knew they would, and I don’t think any visiting athlete or fan would have gone away not having enjoyed themselves.

“We’re mental about sport and we know how to put on a show.”

Jim’s partnership with guitarist Charlie Burchill is one of the most successful in Scottish songwriting history and they continue to record and tour as Simple Minds to this day.

Last year, their latest album Walk Between Worlds was released to great acclaim.