List of people from Edinburgh explained

This list contains famous or notable people who were either born, residents, or otherwise closely associated with the Edinburgh, Scotland. The entries in each section are listed alphabetically.

Royalty

• Charles X of France (1757–1836), in Holyrood Palace during his exile
• Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545–1567), King consort of Scotland
• Madeleine of Valois (1520–1537), first spouse of King James V of Scotland
• Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045–1093), wife of Malcolm Canmore
• Mary of Guise (1515–1560), regent of Scotland, and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots
• Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), lived in Holyrood Palace
• Mynyddog Mwynfawr, Brittonic ruler of kingdom of Gododdin in Hen Ogledd (in reading of Y Gododdin accepted by most scholars), perhaps with his court at Din Eidyn

Sports

• Neil Alexander (born 1978), football goalkeeper for Hearts
• Alex Arthur (born 1978), professional super featherweight boxer
• Mark Beaumont (born 1983), holds Guinness World Record for "Fastest True Circumnavigation of the World by Bicycle"
• Christophe Berra (born 1985), footballer for Hearts
• Ian Black (born 1985), footballer
• Stewart Bruce (born 1969), cricketer
• Ken Buchanan (born 1945), world lightweight champion boxer (1965)
• Lewis Christie, ice hockey player
• Bob Connors, ice hockey player
• Simon Danielli (born 1979), international rugby union player
• William Dippie (1907–1997), cricketer
• Jennifer Dodds (born 1991), curler^[1]
• George Farm (1924–2004), Scotland, Blackpool and Queen of the South F.C. goalkeeper and Scottish Cup winning manager with Dunfermline Athletic
• Adam Kelso Fulton (1929-1994) international rugby union player
• Charlie Gardiner (1904–1934), ice hockey player
• Craig Gordon (born 1982), football goalkeeper for Celtic and Scotland
• James Alexander Gordon (1936–2014), football results broadcaster
• George Grigor, ice hockey player
• Paul Hampshire (born 1981), professional footballer
• Tony Hand (born 1967), ice hockey player and coach
• Gavin Hastings (born 1962), rugby union captain
• Scott Hastings (born 1964), rugby player and commentator
• Johnny Haynes (1934–2005), England footballer who retired to Edinburgh
• Joe Hendry (born 1988), professional wrestler
• John Horrocks (1816–1881), founder and innovator of modern European fly fishing
• Chris Hoy (born 1976), track cyclist, Olympic Games gold and silver medal winner and 2015 European Le Mans Series winner in the LMP3 class^[2]
• Iain Hume, professional footballer
• Andy Irvine (born 1951), international rugby union player
• Hugh Kelsey (1926–1995), international bridge player and author
• Josh Kerr^[3] (born 1997) Middle distance runner.
• Lawrence Lovell, ice hockey player
• Alan MacDonald (born 1985) international rugby union player
• Dave Mackay (born 1934), footballer
• Steven MacLean (born 1982), footballer currently with Hearts
• Ricky Marlowe (born 1950), former professional footballer
• Allan McGregor (born 1982), Scotland footballer
• Michael McIndoe (born 1979), Scotland footballer
• Kenny Miller (born 1979), Scotland footballer
• Bruce Mouat (born 1994), Scotland curler
• Scott Neil, ice hockey player
• Garry O'Connor (born 1983), professional footballer
• Chris Paterson (born 1978), rugby coach
• Jack Pratt, ice hockey player
• Don Revie (1927–1989), footballer and football manager
• Jim Ross, ice hockey player
• Nicholas Ross (born 1947), first-class cricketer
• Gordon Shedden (born 1979), BTCC racing car driver, born in Edinburgh
• Graeme Souness (born 1953), football manager
• Jimmy Spence, ice hockey player
• Gordon Strachan (born 1957), footballer and coach
• Frederick Guthrie Tait (1870–1900), amateur golfer and soldier
• Lee Wallace (born 1987), footballer
• Doddie Weir (1970–2022), rugby union player^[4]
• David Wilkie (born 1954), MBE, Olympic Games and Commonwealth games champion swimmer
• Archie Craig (1912–2000), endurance cyclist

See also

• List of Scots

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jennifer Dodds . www.teamgb.com . 20 February 2022 . en-gb.
2. Web site: Chris Hoy Biography, Medals, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 4 December 2022 . en.
3. Web site: Who is Josh Kerr, the Edinburgh Athletics Club runner gunning for 1500m gold at the Paris Olympics . www.scotsman.com . 6 August 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Doddie Weir, former Scotland rugby international, dies after lengthy battle with motor neurone disease . Sky News . 28 November 2022 . en.