Events from the year 1960 in Scotland.
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- 7 February – Steve Bronski, born Steve Forrest, synth-pop keyboardist (died 2021)
- 11 February – Momus, born Nicholas Currie, songwriter
- February – Lesley Riddoch, political journalist and broadcaster
- 10 March – Anne MacKenzie, broadcast journalist
- 23 March – Nicol Stephen, Liberal Democrat MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats (2005-2008) and Deputy First Minister of Scotland (2005-2007)
- 3 April – Shona McIsaac, Labour politician[9]
- 28 April – Ian Rankin, crime novelist
- 5 May – David Nish, businessman
- 19 June – Paul Coia, television presenter
- 24 June – Elish Angiolini, née McPhilomy, Solicitor General for Scotland (2001-2006) and Lord Advocate (2006-2011)
- 30 June – Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001-2007)
- 20 August – Annabelle Ewing, Nationalist politician and lawyer
- 10 September – Margaret Ferrier, Scottish National Party politician[10]
- 26 September – Stephen Kerr, Conservative politician
- 6 October – Richard Jobson, rock singer-songwriter (Skids), filmmaker and television presenter
- 12 December – Benny Higgins, banker
- 22 December – Elvis McGonagall, born Richard Smith, slam poet
- Katrina Porteous, poet
Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose; Rendall, Jane; Reynolds, Siân, eds. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh University Press. p. 8. ISBN 9781474436281.
"Scotland's New Gallery: Modern Painting and Sculpture". The Times. No. 54842. London. 5 August 1960. p. 11.