OVER the next few weeks, we will be celebrating more of the men and women who have put Glasgow on the map in the fields of politics, the arts, business, science, sport and more.

Once all 100 have been revealed, it’s over to you. We will be launching a public vote to find out who you think should be crowned Greatest Glaswegian.

Today’s contenders are celebrate Glasgow-based composer James Macmillan and Susan Wighton, former Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year, who became known as the Angel of Beirut for her work in overseas camps.

James MacMillan

Born in Kilwinning, James studied composition at the University of Edinburgh and then at Durham University, where he graduated with a PhD degree in 1987. Returning to Scotland, James began to compose prolifically.

He came to the attention of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the premiere of The Confession of Isobel Gowdie at the Proms in 1990. Isobel Gowdie was one of many women executed for witchcraft in 17th-century Scotland.

The work’s international acclaim spurred more high-profile commissions, including a percussion concerto for fellow Scot Evelyn Glennie, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel. It was premiered in 1992 and has become James’s most performed work.

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James’ music is often inspired by his Roman Catholic faith and his views are not without controversy.

When the Scottish Parliament was reconvened in 1999 after 292 years, a fanfare composed by MacMillan accompanied the Queen into the chamber. Weeks after the opening ceremony, MacMillan launched a vigorous attack on sectarianism in Scotland, particularly anti-Catholicism, in a speech entitled “Scotland’s Shame”.

In 2004, James was appointed a CBE and a Knight Bachelor in 2015.

Susan Wighton

A former charity worker who risked her life in refugee camps, Susan has received an MBE and several other awards, including Glasgow’s Loving Cup, for her courageous work with families at the Bourj al-Barajneh refugee camp in the Lebanon during the mid-1980s.

She completed her nursing training at Glasgow’s Western Infirmary but decided to become an art student at the age of 25. It was during a visit to the Middle East on an art project that she came across the plight of the Palestinian refugees.

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Her experience at the Bourj al-Barajneh camp was to be the first of four visits to Beirut on nursing duties. She later went on to work with Bosnian refugees.

In an article in this week’s edition of Nursing Times, beginning a series on nurse heroes, Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife, Cherie writes: “Susie Wighton made a difference. She showed determination, resilience, and compassion. She put her own interests aside to give all her skill and energy to help others.’’