George Heriot's School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• James Aitken, aka "John the Painter" (1752–1777), terrorist
• Nick Abbot (born 1960), talk radio presenter
• Ian Bairnson (born 1953), musician, member of Pilot and The Alan Parsons Project
• Hippolyte Blanc (1844-1917), architect
• John Borthwick Gilchrist (1759–1841), Indologist
• J. W. S. Cassels (born 1922), mathematician
• Bruce Douglas (born 1980), Rugby Union player
• Emun Elliott, actor
• Gavin Esler (born 1953), television journalist and presenter of Newsnight
• Colonel Clive Fairweather (1944-2012), 2nd in command of the SAS during the Iranian Embassy siege.
• Hector Bransby Gooderham (1901–1977), priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church
• Professor Sir Abraham Goldberg KB MD DSc FRCP FRSE (1923–2007), Emeritus Regius Professor of the Practice of Medicine, University of Glasgow
• Mark Goodier (born 1961), Radio One disc jockey
• Mike Heron (born 1942), musician, formerly of the Incredible String Band
• Norman Irons, former Lord Provost of Edinburgh
• Andy Irvine (born 1951), Rugby Union player
• Roy Kinnear (1934–1988), actor
• Hyman Levy (1889 – 1975), Scottish philosopher, mathematician, political activist and fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern (born 1927), Advocate and former Lord Chancellor
• David McLetchie (born 1952), former leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
• Sir Harry (Work) Melville FRSE (1908–2000), polymer chemist and administrator
• Iain Macwhirter, journalist and Rector of the University of Edinburgh
• Iain Milne (born 1958), Rugby Union player
• Kenny Milne (born 1961), Rugby Union player
• Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot Murray (1903–1977), former Lord Provost of Edinburgh
• Doug Naysmith (born 1941), Labour politician and former MP for Bristol North West
• Gordon Prentice (born 1951), Labour politician and former MP for Pendle
• Henry Raeburn (1756–1823), painter
• Ian Richardson (1934–2007), actor
• Gordon Ross, Rugby Union player
• Ken Scotland, Rugby Union internationalist
• Mike Scott (born 1958), musician and composer, founder of The Waterboys
• Alastair Sim (1900–1976), actor
• Brian Smith (bishop) (born 1943), Bishop of Edinburgh (Scottish Episcopal Church) 2001-11
• Ken Stott (born 1955), actor
• Nigel Tranter (1909–2000), historical novelist
• Robert Urquhart (1921–1995), actor
• Dougie Walker (born 1973), sprinter
• Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman, Senator of the College of Justice
• Paul Young (born 1944), actor
• Bryan Swanson (born 1980), Sky Sports chief reporter