Edinburgh has produced a number of well-known actors, political leaders, electronics entrepreneurs, poets, philosophers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Edinburgh includes Sean Connery, Tony Blair, Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Louis Stevenson, David Hume, and many others.

Famous People Born In Edinburgh

Sean ConnerySean Connery
25 August 1930, Scottish
Actor
Iain GlenIain Glen
24 June 1961, British
Actor

Tony BlairTony Blair
06 May 1953, British
Prime Minister of Britain

Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell
03 March 1847, Canadian, Scottish
Inventor of Telephone

Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Stevenson
13 November 1850, Scottish
Novelist, Poet

David HumeDavid Hume
26 April 1711, Scottish
Philosopher & Historian
Walter ScottWalter Scott
15 August 1771, Scottish
Novelist

Lindsay DuncanLindsay Duncan
07 November 1950, Scottish
Actress

Gordon StrachanGordon Strachan
09 February 1957, Scottish
Scottish football manager

Marie StopesMarie Stopes
15 October 1880, British
Paleobotanist & Women’s Rights Activists
Ethan HamiltonEthan Hamilton
18 October 1998, Scottish
Footballer

Allan WellsAllan Wells
03 May 1952, British
Sprinter
James MaxwellJames Maxwell
13 June 1831, Scottish
Mathematician & Physicist

Laurel CoppockLaurel Coppock
22 August 1970, American
Actress

Sara MacDonaldSara MacDonald
22 October 1971, Scottish
Publicist, wife of Noel Gallagher
Michael GoveMichael Gove
26 August 1967, British
Journalist, Politician, Judge

Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle
22 May 1859, British
Physician, Writer, Poet, Cricketer, Novelist,
James IJames I
19 June 1566, British
King of Scotland

Graeme SounessGraeme Souness
06 May 1953, British
Association football player, Association football

KT TunstallKT Tunstall
23 June 1975, British
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist
Shirley MansonShirley Manson
26 August 1966, British, American
Actor, Singer, Guitarist, Musician, Model,

James Clerk MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell
British, Scottish
 
Stuart SutcliffeStuart Sutcliffe
23 June 1940, British
Painter, musician

Mark BonnarMark Bonnar
19 November 1968, British
Actor

Iain Duncan SmithIain Duncan Smith
09 April 1954, British
Politician

Nina NesbittNina Nesbitt
11 July 1994, British
Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Ewen BremnerEwen Bremner
23 January 1972, British, Scottish
Actor
Edwyn CollinsEdwyn Collins
23 August 1959, Scottish
musician, guitarist, songwriter

Kirsty GallacherKirsty Gallacher
20 January 1976, British
Presenter, Journalist

Ronnie CorbettRonnie Corbett
04 December 1930, British
Comedian, Author, Writer, Film actor, Stage actor,

Davey JohnstoneDavey Johnstone
06 May 1951, British
Singer, Banjoist, Mandolinist, Guitarist,
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl HaigDouglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
19 June 1861, British
Politician, Officer

Irvine WelshIrvine Welsh
27 September 1958, British
Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Playwright,

Gail PorterGail Porter
23 March 1971, British
Television presenter

A. A. GillA. A. Gill
28 June 1954, British
Journalist

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Philip KerrPhilip Kerr
22 February 1956, Scottish
Writer, Poet lawyer, Science fiction writer,
James I of EnglandJames I of England
19 June 1566, Scottish
King

Ian RichardsonIan Richardson
07 April 1934, British
Stage actor, Film actor
Grant KirkhopeGrant Kirkhope
10 July 1962, Scottish
Composer

Marc McNultyMarc McNulty
14 September 1992, British
Association football player

James HuttonJames Hutton
03 June 1726, British, Scottish
Geologist
Chris HoyChris Hoy
23 March 1976, British
Sport cyclist, Racecar driver

Craig GordonCraig Gordon
31 December 1982, British
Footballer
Emun ElliottEmun Elliott
29 November 1983, Scottish
actor, film actor

Kenneth GrahameKenneth Grahame
08 March 1859, British
Writer, Novelist, Children's writer

Hannah GordonHannah Gordon
09 April 1941, British
Actor

Angus DeatonAngus Deaton
19 October 1945, British, American
Economist, Professor

Jane Percy, Duchess of NorthumberlandJane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
11 May 1958, British
Horticulturist
Robert KnoxRobert Knox
04 September 1791, British
Military physician

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
28 January 1784, British
Former British Prime Minister

Eric LomaxEric Lomax
30 May 1919, British
Writer, Screenwriter

Jackie KayJackie Kay
09 November 1961, British
Writer, Novelist
Dave MackayDave Mackay
14 November 1934, British
Association football player, Association football

Derek LongmuirDerek Longmuir
19 March 1951, British
Nurse
Peter DoigPeter Doig
17 April 1959, British
Painter

Wattie BuchanWattie Buchan
24 July 1956, British
Singer

Mike BarsonMike Barson
21 April 1958, British
Musician, Pianist
Derek RiordanDerek Riordan
16 January 1983, British
Association football player

Nigel GresleyNigel Gresley
19 June 1876, British
Engineer
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron IronsideEdmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
06 May 1880, British
Politician, Diarist, Writer, Military personnel

Reginald JohnstonReginald Johnston
21 May 1874, Scottish
Politician, Diplomat, Teacher

Daniel RutherfordDaniel Rutherford
03 November 1749, Scottish
botanist, chemist
Billy LyallBilly Lyall
26 March 1953, British
Singer

William John Macquorn RankineWilliam John Macquorn Rankine
05 July 1820, British, Scottish
Engineer, Physicist, Civil engineer, University
Charles BellCharles Bell
12 November 1774, British
Anatomist, Neuroscientist, Surgeon, Writer,

Frankie PoullainFrankie Poullain
15 April 1967, British
Guitarist

John Scott HaldaneJohn Scott Haldane
03 May 1860, British
Inventor, Physiologist

Dugald StewartDugald Stewart
British, Scottish
 
James NasmythJames Nasmyth
19 August 1808, British
Astronomer, Engineer
Dougal HastonDougal Haston
19 April 1940, British
Explorer

John KeillJohn Keill
01 December 1671, British, Scottish
Mathematician

Mark WrightMark Wright
22 April 1979, British
military personnel

Mike ScottMike Scott
14 December 1958, Scottish
 
John LeslieJohn Leslie
22 February 1965, Scottish
presenter

Chris ConnellyChris Connelly
10 November 1964, Scottish
singer

John LawJohn Law
21 April 1671, Scottish
economist, banker, statistician

Anthony BlairAnthony Blair
06 May 1953, British
 

William AllanWilliam Allan
1782 AD, Scottish
Painter