Person
Robert Burns
Acting · 1759–1796 · Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire, the Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.
Known for

The Ballad of Tam Lin
Idea

Robert Burns: The People's Poet
Self / Scottish Poet

Robert Burns: The Man and His Legend
Self / Scottish Poet
Tam O'Shanter
Poem

Famous Authors: Robert Burns
Self / Scottish Poet

Inside the Mind of Robert Burns
Self / Scottish Poet
Filmography
- 2020Inside the Mind of Robert BurnsSelf / Scottish Poet
- 2009Robert Burns: The People's PoetSelf / Scottish Poet
- 2008Famous Authors: Robert BurnsSelf / Scottish Poet
- 2005Robert Burns: The Man and His LegendSelf / Scottish Poet
- 1970The Ballad of Tam LinIdea
- 1930Tam O'ShanterPoem
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