List of University of Edinburgh people explained

This is a list of notable graduates as well as non-graduate former students, academic staff, and university officials of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. It also includes those who may be considered alumni by extension, having studied at institutions that later merged with the University of Edinburgh. The university is associated with 19 Nobel Prize laureates, three Turing Award winners, an Abel Prize laureate and Fields Medallist, four Pulitzer Prize winners, three Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, and several Olympic gold medallists.

Government and politics

Heads of state and government

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Hastings Banda[1] [2] MalawiPrime Minister (1964–1966), President (1966–1994)
Sir Robert Black[3] Colony of SingaporeGovernor (1955–1957)
Governor (1958–1964)
Sir Thomas Brisbane[4] Governor (1821–1825)
Gordon Brown[5] United KingdomPrime Minister (2007–2010)
Chang Taek-sang [6] Prime Minister (1952)
John Crawfurd[7] Colonial SingaporeResident (1823–1826)
Sir Gilbert Elliott[8] Anglo-Corsican KingdomViceroy (1793–1796)
British IndiaGovernor-General (1807–1813)
Sir Dawda Jawara[9] Gambia Colony and ProtectoratePrime Minister (1962–1965)
The GambiaPrime Minister (1965–1970), President (1970–1994)
Yusuf Lule[10] UgandaPresident (1979)
Fawzi Mulki[11] JordanPrime Minister (1953-1954)
Lord Dunrossil[12] AustraliaGovernor-General (1960-1961)
Daniel Chanis Pinzón[13] PanamaPresident (1949)
Julius Nyerere[14] [15] Chief Minister (1960-1961), Prime Minister (1961-1962), President (1962-1964)
President (1964–1985)
Paul Reeves[16] New ZealandGovernor-General (1985-1990)
Lord John Russell[17] United KingdomPrime Minister (1846–1852; 1865–1866)
John Swinney[18] First Minister (2024-)
Lord Palmerston[19] United KingdomPrime Minister (1855–1858; 1859–1865)
Sir Charles Tupper[20] CanadaPrime Minister (1896)
William Walker NicaraguaPresident (1856–1857)
Yun Posun [21] President (1960–1962)

United Kingdom

Current Members of the House of Commons

Current Members of the House of Lords

Current Members of the Scottish Parliament

Africa

Asia

Canada

Caribbean

Europe

Middle East

Oceania

Royalty

Military

Officers

Soldiers

Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients

Recipients of the Victoria Cross:

Recipients of the George Cross:

Natural sciences, engineering and medicine

Computer Science and Informatics

Former Staff and Alumni

Medicine and biology

See main article: List of University of Edinburgh medical people.

Social sciences, arts and business

Pulitzer Prize

Others

University officials

See main article: Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, Rector of the University of Edinburgh and List of Principals of the University of Edinburgh.

See also

Notes and References

  1. McCracken . John . Hastings Kamuzu Banda: the Edinburgh Years . The Society of Malawi Journal . Society of Malawi – Historical and Scientific . 2017 . 70 . 1 . 1–18 . 26382821 . 21 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Hastings Banda . UncoverED . 21 November 2021.
  3. News: Keatley . Patrick . 23 November 1999 . Sir Robert Black – Tough Scot sorting out the end of Britain's empire. 21 November 2021 . The Guardian.
  4. Web site: Thomas Brisbane (1773–1860) . The University of Edinburgh . 21 November 2021.
  5. Web site: The Rt Hon Gordon Brown . GOV.UK . 21 November 2021.
  6. Book: Hoare, James E. . Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea . Rowman & Littlefield . 2004 . 115 . 9781538119754.
  7. Web site: Dr. John Crawfurd 1783–1868 . Gazetteer for Scotland . 21 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1st Earl of Minto) 1751–1814 . Gazetteer for Scotland . 25 November 2021.
  9. Book: Hughes . Arnold . Perfect . David . Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . 2008 . The Scarecrow Press . 113 . 9780810858251 .
  10. Web site: Uncovering University of Edinburgh's black history . 30 April 2021 . The University of Edinburgh . 30 April 2022.
  11. Book: Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . The Routledge . 1975 . Harris M. Lentz . 4 February 2014 . 9781134264971 . 30 April 2022.
  12. Web site: Letters of William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (1893-1961) to his brother, Dr. Donald John Morrison, and other items . The University of Edinburgh . 30 April 2022.
  13. Book: Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . The Routledge . 1910 . Harris M. Lentz . 4 February 2014 . 9781134264971 . 30 April 2022.
  14. Web site: Julius Kambarage Nyerere . The University of Edinburgh . 21 November 2021.
  15. Web site: Julius Nyerere . UncoverED . 21 November 2021.
  16. Web site: 1993 . The University of Edinburgh . 30 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Bloy . Marjie . Little . Tony . Parry . Jonathan . Lord John Russell (Earl Russell), 1792–1878 . The Liberal Democrat History Group . 21 November 2021.
  18. Web site: Deputy First Minister . 27 August 2022 . www.gov.scot . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815070133/https://www.gov.scot/about/who-runs-government/cabinet-and-ministers/deputy-first-minister/ . live .
  19. Web site: Viscount Palmerston (1784–1865) . The University of Edinburgh . 17 November 2021.
  20. Web site: Farr . D.M.L. . Sir Charles Tupper . 21 February 2008 . The Canadian Encyclopedia . 21 November 2021.
  21. Web site: Yun Posun (1897–1990) . The University of Edinburgh . 17 November 2021.
  22. Dana Bentley-Cranch, Edward VII: Image of an Era, 1841-1910, Scotland, 1992, https://books.google.com/books?id=foVnAAAAMAAJ&q=edinburgh.
  23. Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage, Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners, 630, https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&q=%22university+of+edinburgh%22+%2B+%22pulitzer+prize%22&pg=PA323.

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