![Who is Tom Hunter? The first home-grown Scottish billionaire who is giving away his fortune through The Hunter Foundation Who is Tom Hunter? The first home-grown Scottish billionaire who is giving away his fortune through The Hunter Foundation](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nintchdbpict000003712250.jpg)
Who is Tom Hunter? The first home-grown Scottish billionaire who is giving away his fortune through The Hunter Foundation
![Gift of a lifetime: Scotland's richest man to give away £1bn before he dies | Voluntary sector | The Guardian Gift of a lifetime: Scotland's richest man to give away £1bn before he dies | Voluntary sector | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2007/07/18/hunter10b.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=27baee0012343c3fcedd5099196226d3)
Gift of a lifetime: Scotland's richest man to give away £1bn before he dies | Voluntary sector | The Guardian
![Sir Tom Hunter and Theo Paphitis attends The Hunter Foundation dinner – An Evening with Sir David Attenborough at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Credit: Euan Cherry Stock Photo - Alamy Sir Tom Hunter and Theo Paphitis attends The Hunter Foundation dinner – An Evening with Sir David Attenborough at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Credit: Euan Cherry Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B2BNKF/sir-tom-hunter-and-theo-paphitis-attends-the-hunter-foundation-dinner-an-evening-with-sir-david-attenborough-at-national-museum-of-scotland-in-edinburgh-credit-euan-cherry-2B2BNKF.jpg)
Sir Tom Hunter and Theo Paphitis attends The Hunter Foundation dinner – An Evening with Sir David Attenborough at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Credit: Euan Cherry Stock Photo - Alamy
![Independence referendum: Sir Tom Hunter says it's time for Scotland to move on from historic vote - Daily Record Independence referendum: Sir Tom Hunter says it's time for Scotland to move on from historic vote - Daily Record](https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article4206737.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/JS44834567.jpg)
Independence referendum: Sir Tom Hunter says it's time for Scotland to move on from historic vote - Daily Record
![Leading Scottish businessman rejects Salmond's currency union proposals | Scottish independence | The Guardian Leading Scottish businessman rejects Salmond's currency union proposals | Scottish independence | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/9/16/1410899803355/Sir-Tom-Hunter-011.jpg?width=465&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=5414e8176ae8218c2bdc3e4f8d498ccb)
Leading Scottish businessman rejects Salmond's currency union proposals | Scottish independence | The Guardian
![Sir Tom Hunter pumps £50m into foundation and calls on 'disrupters' to drive Covid recovery | The Scotsman Sir Tom Hunter pumps £50m into foundation and calls on 'disrupters' to drive Covid recovery | The Scotsman](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjIzNjFjNjZkLTBiNTMtNGJiNi1hYmQ4LWFjYmRjMmFlZjEyNjozYjUwZDgzZC02ZmQ2LTQwMjktYjRhZi00YTVkYTE2NTEyMzA=.jpg?width=2048&enable=upscale)
Sir Tom Hunter pumps £50m into foundation and calls on 'disrupters' to drive Covid recovery | The Scotsman
![(left to right) Matt Baker, Sir Tom Hunter and Theo Paphitis arrive ahead of the Hunter Foundation dinner event at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Stock Photo - Alamy (left to right) Matt Baker, Sir Tom Hunter and Theo Paphitis arrive ahead of the Hunter Foundation dinner event at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2b0497n/left-to-right-matt-baker-sir-tom-hunter-and-theo-paphitis-arrive-ahead-of-the-hunter-foundation-dinner-event-at-the-national-museum-of-scotland-edinburgh-2b0497n.jpg)
(left to right) Matt Baker, Sir Tom Hunter and Theo Paphitis arrive ahead of the Hunter Foundation dinner event at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Stock Photo - Alamy
![Scots tycoon Sir Tom Hunter backs calls for second Brexit referendum – claiming last one was based on 'fiction' Scots tycoon Sir Tom Hunter backs calls for second Brexit referendum – claiming last one was based on 'fiction'](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000327098467.jpg)
Scots tycoon Sir Tom Hunter backs calls for second Brexit referendum – claiming last one was based on 'fiction'
![In the last decade his philanthropic work has been one of the most significant drivers for change in Scotland' | Retail industry | The Guardian In the last decade his philanthropic work has been one of the most significant drivers for change in Scotland' | Retail industry | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/01/02/ProfileTomHunter.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctYWdlLTIwMDkucG5n&enable=upscale&s=21db13945619fc91758d4373c5d11978)
In the last decade his philanthropic work has been one of the most significant drivers for change in Scotland' | Retail industry | The Guardian
![Retail entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter and his family give £250,000 to Daily Mail's Remember Me campaign | Daily Mail Online Retail entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter and his family give £250,000 to Daily Mail's Remember Me campaign | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/08/00/42716060-0-image-a-107_1620430502171.jpg)