Ayr Academy - Notable Former Pupils

Notable Former Pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Ayr Academy

  • Moira Anderson, Scottish soprano
  • William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn (1856–1936), industrialist
  • Professor Sir Drummond Bone, Master of Balliol College, University of Oxford.
  • Mike Denness, England Cricket Captain
  • Karen Dunbar, Scottish Comedienne and Entertainer
  • John M. Farquhar (1832–1918), Member of the United States House of Representatives and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor
  • Professor Alan Gemmell OBE (1913 - 1986) Former Professor of Biology at Keele University and broadcaster
  • Fiona Hyslop, Scottish National Party Politician, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and Member of the Scottish Parliament
  • Sir John Latta, 1st Baronet (1867–1946), Scottish Shipping Magnate
  • Sir David Murray, (born 1951) Scottish entrepreneur, businessman and former chairman of Rangers F.C.
  • Ian McLauchlan, Scottish Rugby Union Captain, who also played for the British Lions.
  • Tom Morris Jnr (1851–1875), Four time Open Golf Championship winner.
  • Margaret Morton (1968- ), Olympic Gold medallist (curling) Salt Lake City winter olympics (2002)
  • William Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock, Secretary of State for Scotland 1964–1970 and 1974–1976.
  • Walter Perry, Baron Perry of Walton, Vice-Chancellor of the Open University
  • William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872), Scottish engineer and physicist, one of the founding fathers of the field of thermodynamics
  • Alan Reid, Member of Parliament for Argyll and Bute
  • Gordon Reid(1987 - ), Scottish Rugby Union Capped for Scotland at junior level, Club Internationalist, currently playing for Glasgow Warriors, Professional rugby team.
  • Ian Ure, Scotland national football team Captain
  • Iain McKenzie, Dux of the School

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