Walter Scott | George Harrison | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Sir Walter Scott | Ridley Scott | Benjamin Harrison | Harrison Ford | Orson Scott Card | Tony Scott | Winfield Scott | William Henry Harrison | Robert Falcon Scott | Lou Harrison | Scott | Harrison | Scott Brown | Ronnie Scott | Francis Scott Key | Scott McCloud | Scott Lobdell | John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon | Harrison Birtwistle | Winfield Scott Hancock | Randolph Scott | Peter Scott | John Harrison | Coretta Scott King | Seann William Scott | Scott Walker | Scott Bakula |
Thornhill fought 5 world champions during his career such as: Justin Juuko-WBO World title holder, Michael Gomez-WBU World title holder, Scott Harrison-WBO & WBC World title holder, Nicky Cook-WBA World title holder Stephen Foster-WBU World title holder.
Notable people from Halfway include boxer Scott Harrison, a World Featherweight champion; Davie Wilson, Scotland and Rangers F.C striker; Kyle Hutton, midfielder, who also played with Rangers; and Mick McGahey union leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
It was previously used to hold such events in April 1997, March 1998 and June 1998 with boxers including Paul Ingle, Clinton Woods, Howard Eastman and Scott Harrison taking part in bills at the arena.