Aberdeen Grammar School - Notable Alumni and Teachers

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.