Sawney Bean
Semi-mythical head of a 48-member clan in 15th- or 16th-century Scotland
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Updated 2026-06-16
Alexander "Sawney" Bean is a legendary figure, said to have been the head of a 45-member clan in Scotland in the 16th century that murdered and cannibalised over 1,000 people in 25 years. According to the legend, Bean and his clan members were eventually caught by a search party sent by King James VI, and were executed for their heinous crimes.
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