He was voted People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989.
He was voted the 24th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Hinted in an interview that he may return to live in Scotland for the first time in more than fifty years. He reaffirmed his belief that the country can achieve full independence within his lifetime. (February 2008).
His accent was the model for the voice of Stratos in the 2002 remake of He-Man & The Masters of the Universe.
His father Joseph Connery died of throat cancer at the age of sixty-nine in August 1972.
His favorite Bond film is From Russia with Love (1963).
His original idol was Welsh actor Stanley Baker because he played believable tough guys in quality British movies which he produced himself.
His performance as James Bond in the 007 films is ranked #5 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
If Never Say Never Again (1983) can be included as an official 007 installment, then Connery ties with Roger Moore for the most portrayals of James Bond - a total of 7 each. Otherwise Moore holds the record.
In 1953, he entered the Mr. Universe contest, finishing third in the tall man's division.
In 1998, he received a Tony Award for co-producing the play "Art" by Yasmina Reza.
In 1999 he called on the Scottish parliament to ban all handguns in the country.
Injured his shoulder in a fall while playing golf. (June 2008).
Is one of four Scottish actors to have received an Academy Award nomination. The others in chronological order are Deborah Kerr, Mary Ure and Tom Conti. As of 2011 he is the only one to have won an Academy Award (for his performance in The Untouchables (1987)).
Is the first (and as of 2006 the only) actor that played "James Bond" to win an Oscar.
Major contributor to the Scottish National Party (SNP). This was stopped for a while when the ruling Labour government said people living outside of the United Kingdom would not be allowed to donate money to British political parties.
Measured at exactly 6' 2.4" back in his body-building days, he is still the tallest actor to have played James Bond to date, George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton both being exactly 6' 2".
Noted to be one of James Bond's favorite actors in the novel "Scorpius." Connery previously played James Bond in seven films.
Of his career choices in the '90s (pretty much his last decade in film), The Rock (1996) and Entrapment (1999) are the films he liked the most. On the other hand, The Avengers (1998) was a film he regretted doing at all.
Of the six actors who have played James Bond, he is the only one who, like Bond, served in the Royal Navy.