Events from the year 1952 in Scotland.
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- 12 February – Hugh Henry, Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley South from 1999
- 8 March – Bill Speirs, STUC General Secretary 1998-2006 (died 2009)
- 2 May – Isla St Clair, born Isabella Margaret Dyce, singer, actress and television presenter
- 3 May – Allan Wells, Olympic champion athlete
- 10 May – Thomas Hamilton, spree killer, perpetrator of Dunblane school massacre (suicide 1996)
- 14 May – David Byrne, pop musician
- 29 May – Gerry Gow, footballer (died 2016)
- 12 June – Oliver Knussen, composer (died 2018)
- 26 June – Gordon McQueen, international footballer
- 6 August – David McLetchie, Conservative MSP (died 2013)
- 21 September – Jock Scot, born John Leslie, performance poet (died 2016)
- 12 November – Stuart Cosgrove, journalist, broadcaster and television executive
- C. J. Sansom, crime novelist
"The Queen To Visit Balmoral". The Times. No. 52279. London. 5 April 1952. p. 4.
"History". Cairngorm Reindeer Herd. Reindeer Company. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
"River Devon Disappears". Alloa Advertiser. 28 June 1952.
"Memorial To Commandos: Unveiling by the Queen Mother". The Times. No. 52429. London. 29 September 1952. p. 6.
Farrugia, Jean Young (1969). The Letter Box: a history of Post Office pillar and wall boxes. Fontwell: Centaur Press. ISBN 0-900000-14-7.