Notable Alumni
- Sir Eric Anderson, KT, provost of Eton College
- Ian Anderson, MBE, musician with Jethro Tull
- The Reverend David Arnott, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2011–2012
- Peter Baikie, Scottish comedian and composer
- Martin Bell, skier, and four times participant of the Winter Olympics
- Douglas Percy Bliss, painter
- Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, Lord Advocate, life peer in the British House of Lords
- Kate Clanchy, writer
- Gillian Cooke, athlete and bobsledder
- John Corrie, politician, MP, MEP
- David Daiches, Scottish literary historian and literary critic
- Jack Docherty, Scottish writer, actor, presenter and producer.
- Jamie Drummond, Edinburgh-born Canadian sommelier and noted self- publicist
- Donald Runnicles, noted conductor
- Sir John Charles Fenton, lawyer, Solicitor General for Scotland
- Jimmy Finlayson, actor
- Jo Fraser, Painter
- Keith Fraser (skier), Olympic Athlete 1992
- Ian Frazer, Creator of the Human Papilloma virus vaccine and Australian of the Year 2006
- David Maxwell Fyfe, Viscount Kilmuir, Barrister, Home Secretary and Lord Chancellor
- Frances Guy Diplomat (British Ambassador to the Yemen and Lebanon)
- Gavin Hastings, OBE, rugby player
- Scott Hastings, rugby player
- Robert Horne, 1st Viscount Horne, Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Chris Hoy, MBE, Six-time Olympic gold medal winning track cyclist
- Moray Hunter Scottish comedian, writer and performer.
- David Johnston International rugby player and professional footballer (Heart of Midlothian)
- Martha Kearney, BBC broadcaster and journalist
- Malcolm Martineau, pianist and recital accompanist
- Keith Moffatt, physicist
- Ronald King Murray, PC, politician and judge, (Labour Party)
- Myles MacInnes (known as Mylo), singer-songwriter, music producer, and DJ
- Keith McIvor (known as JD Twitch) music producer, and DJ
- Ian R. Porteous, mathematician
- Hugo Rifkind,journalist
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind, KCMG, QC, politician (Conservative Party)
- Henry Peel Ritchie, First World War Victoria Cross recipient
- Ian Robertson, Rugby Union player and commentator
- Gerald Russell, Professor of Psychiatry
- Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, PC, former British MP and Cabinet minister (Labour Party)
- Elizabeth Smith, MSP
- Robin Smith, mountaineer
- Sir Basil Spence, architect
- David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC, politician (Liberal Democrats), MP, former leader of the Liberal Party
- Tun Dato' Sir James Beveridge Thomson, KBE, SSM, PMN, PJK, lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia.
- Craig Sutherland, professional footballer
- Joseph Wedderburn, mathematician
- Rebecca West, writer and campaigner
- Robin Williamson, musician with The Incredible String Band
- Jason White, rugby player
- Christopher Wood, painter
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