Notable Alumni and Teachers
- Russell Anderson, Scotland international footballer, captain of Aberdeen F.C..
- James Beattie, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic at University of Aberdeen, Marischal College.
- Lord Byron, poet, famous poems include Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. His statue stands in front of the school.
- William Robinson Clark, Dean of Taunton and Prebendary of Wells and Professor of Theology, mental and moral philosophy at University of Toronto, Canada.
- Craig Clunas, Professor of Art History at University of Sussex, SOAS and Oxford University.
- Ernie Cohen, noted London Solicitor
- Robin Cook, former cabinet member and Secretary of State, now deceased.
- Kyle Coetzer, Scottish Cricketer
- Alexander Cruden, theologian, author of Cruden's Bible Concordance.
- Andrew Cruickshank, Film and television actor.
- Martin Dalby, composer
- Sir James Donaldson, former Principal of University of St Andrews, Professor of Humanity at University of Aberdeen, Rector of both Stirling High School and Royal High School of Edinburgh.
- Sir David Ferrier, FRS, neurologist and psychologist.33
- Kat Flint, singer-songwriter.
- James Gibbs 18th century architect.
- Paul Gough, RWA Professor of Fine Arts, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
- Iain Gray, Chief Executive, Technology Strategy Board and former MD Airbus UK
- David Gregory, Professor of Mathematics at University of Edinburgh, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University. Commentator on Isaac Newton's Principia.
- Eric Grove, Professor of Naval History, University of Salford
- David William Lacy, Moderator of the General Assembly, 2005.
- James Legge, first Professor of Chinese at Oxford University.
- Eric Linklater, author.
- Hector Munro Macdonald, Scottish mathematician and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1901, of Edinburgh in 1905 and was awarded the Royal Society Royal Medal in 1916.
- Neil Mackie, international tenor
- David Masson, Scottish writer.
- John McLeod (composer)
- Ronnie McLeod (trumpeter and bandleader)
- James Fraser McLuskey, Moderator of the General Assembly, 1983.
- Andrew J. Milne, Moderator of the General Assembly, 1905.
- Dallas Moir, former Scottish Cricketer.
- Lawrence Ogilvie, plant pathologist
- Steve Robertson of "Scotland the What?"
- Louis Arnaud Reid (1895-1986), writer on aesthetics and foundation professor of the Philosophy of Education at the London Institute of Education.
- Jonathan Rowson, Scotland's number 1 (2009) chess Grandmaster and former British chess champion.
- James Stirling, Senior Wrangler (1860) and Appeal court judge (1900–1906)
- Kevin Stirling (author and historian)
- David Wedderburn (teacher), wrote Vocabula in 1636.
- David West, Scottish watercolour painter.
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