- An unusual fact about Inverness - when given city status in 2001, unlike other cities, no defined boundaries were set within the letters patent.
- If UHI gets credited as a fully fledged university then surely it would have the largest campus in Britain (if not the world)? - covering an area that includes colleges not only in Inverness but also in Shetland, Caithness, Lewis, Perth and Elgin !!!
- Yvette Cooper, the Minister of State for Housing (and former Clinton adviser) was born in Inverness (http://www.yvettecooper.com/)
- "Famous" residents (in or nearby) : Penelope Keith, Jimmy Page (to 80s), Terry Nutkins, Anne Perry (author),
- Helen Mirren got married in Ardersier
- Robert De Niro frequently flies into Dalcross (or used to) for trips to Inverlochy Castle, Fort William
- Madonna (and other famous people) flew into Inverness on her way to Skibo
incidentally - Miranda Richardson, mentioned in the first post of this thread was actually born in Southport, not Inverness.