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
(Actor)

25 August 1930

Scottish

Iain GlenIain Glen
(Actor)

24 June 1961

British

Tony BlairTony Blair
(Prime Minister of Britain)

06 May 1953

British

Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell
(Inventor of Telephone)

03 March 1847

Canadian,Scottish

David HumeDavid Hume
(Philosopher & Historian)

26 April 1711

Scottish

Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Stevenson
(Novelist, Poet)

13 November 1850

Scottish

Walter ScottWalter Scott
(Novelist)

15 August 1771

Scottish

Lindsay DuncanLindsay Duncan
(Actress)

07 November 1950

Scottish

Gordon StrachanGordon Strachan
(Scottish football manager)

09 February 1957

Scottish

Marie StopesMarie Stopes
(Paleobotanist & Women’s Rights Activists)

15 October 1880

British

Ethan HamiltonEthan Hamilton
(Footballer)

18 October 1998

Scottish

Allan WellsAllan Wells
(Sprinter)

03 May 1952

British

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James MaxwellJames Maxwell
(Mathematician & Physicist)

13 June 1831

Scottish

Laurel CoppockLaurel Coppock
(Actress)

22 August 1970

American

Sara MacDonaldSara MacDonald
(Publicist, wife of Noel Gallagher)

22 October 1971

Scottish

Gail PorterGail Porter
(Television presenter)

23 March 1971

British

James IJames I
(King of Scotland)

19 June 1566

British

Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle
(Physician, Writer, Poet, Cricketer, Novelist, Politician, Essayist, Playwright, Autobiographer, Librettist, Screenwriter, Science fiction writer, Children's writer, Crime writer)

22 May 1859

British

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Michael GoveMichael Gove
(Journalist, Politician, Judge)

26 August 1967

British

Graeme SounessGraeme Souness
(Association football player, Association football manager)

06 May 1953

British

James Clerk MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell

British,Scottish

Shirley MansonShirley Manson
(Actor, Singer, Guitarist, Musician, Model, Songwriter)

26 August 1966

British,American

Mark BonnarMark Bonnar
(Actor)

19 November 1968

British

Nina NesbittNina Nesbitt
(Musician, Singer, Songwriter)

11 July 1994

British

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Stuart SutcliffeStuart Sutcliffe
(Painter, musician)

23 June 1940

British

KT TunstallKT Tunstall
(Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist)

23 June 1975

British

Iain Duncan SmithIain Duncan Smith
(Politician)

09 April 1954

British

A. A. GillA. A. Gill
(Journalist)

28 June 1954

British

Ronnie CorbettRonnie Corbett
(Comedian, Author, Writer, Film actor, Stage actor, Cabaret artist, Aviator)

04 December 1930

British

Kirsty GallacherKirsty Gallacher
(Presenter, Journalist)

20 January 1976

British

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Irvine WelshIrvine Welsh
(Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Playwright, Science fiction writer)

27 September 1958

British

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl HaigDouglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
(Politician, Officer)

19 June 1861

British

Marc McNultyMarc McNulty
(Association football player)

14 September 1992

British

James I of EnglandJames I of England
(King)

19 June 1566

Scottish

Edwyn CollinsEdwyn Collins
(musician, guitarist, songwriter)

23 August 1959

Scottish

Philip KerrPhilip Kerr
(Writer, Poet lawyer, Science fiction writer, Children's writer)

22 February 1956

Scottish

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Ian RichardsonIan Richardson
(Stage actor, Film actor)

07 April 1934

British

Davey JohnstoneDavey Johnstone
(Singer, Banjoist, Mandolinist, Guitarist, Songwriter)

06 May 1951

British

James HuttonJames Hutton
(Geologist)

03 June 1726

British,Scottish

Chris HoyChris Hoy
(Sport cyclist, Racecar driver)

23 March 1976

British

Craig GordonCraig Gordon
(Footballer)

31 December 1982

British

Emun ElliottEmun Elliott
(actor, film actor)

29 November 1983

Scottish

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Kenneth GrahameKenneth Grahame
(Writer, Novelist, Children's writer)

08 March 1859

British

Hannah GordonHannah Gordon
(Actor)

09 April 1941

British

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
(Former British Prime Minister)

28 January 1784

British

Grant KirkhopeGrant Kirkhope
(Composer)

10 July 1962

Scottish

Angus DeatonAngus Deaton
(Economist, Professor)

19 October 1945

British,American

Derek LongmuirDerek Longmuir
(Nurse)

19 March 1951

British

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Jackie KayJackie Kay
(Writer, Novelist)

09 November 1961

British

Robert KnoxRobert Knox
(Military physician)

04 September 1791

British

Wattie BuchanWattie Buchan
(Singer)

24 July 1956

British

Peter DoigPeter Doig
(Painter)

17 April 1959

British

Jane Percy, Duchess of NorthumberlandJane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
(Horticulturist)

11 May 1958

British

Dave MackayDave Mackay
(Association football player, Association football manager)

14 November 1934

British

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Eric LomaxEric Lomax
(Writer, Screenwriter)

30 May 1919

British

Mike BarsonMike Barson
(Musician, Pianist)

21 April 1958

British

Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron IronsideEdmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
(Politician, Diarist, Writer, Military personnel)

06 May 1880

British

Reginald JohnstonReginald Johnston
(Politician, Diplomat, Teacher)

21 May 1874

Scottish

Derek RiordanDerek Riordan
(Association football player)

16 January 1983

British

Nigel GresleyNigel Gresley
(Engineer)

19 June 1876

British

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Billy LyallBilly Lyall
(Singer)

26 March 1953

British

Charles BellCharles Bell
(Anatomist, Neuroscientist, Surgeon, Writer, Physician, University teacher, Neurologist)

12 November 1774

British

William John Macquorn RankineWilliam John Macquorn Rankine
(Engineer, Physicist, Civil engineer, University teacher)

05 July 1820

British,Scottish

Frankie PoullainFrankie Poullain
(Guitarist)

15 April 1967

British

Daniel RutherfordDaniel Rutherford
(botanist, chemist)

03 November 1749

Scottish

John Scott HaldaneJohn Scott Haldane
(Inventor, Physiologist)

03 May 1860

British

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Dugald StewartDugald Stewart

British,Scottish

James NasmythJames Nasmyth
(Astronomer, Engineer)

19 August 1808

British

Dougal HastonDougal Haston
(Explorer)

19 April 1940

British

Mike ScottMike Scott

14 December 1958

Scottish

Mark WrightMark Wright
(military personnel)

22 April 1979

British

John KeillJohn Keill
(Mathematician)

01 December 1671

British,Scottish

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John LeslieJohn Leslie
(presenter)

22 February 1965

Scottish

Chris ConnellyChris Connelly
(singer)

10 November 1964

Scottish

John LawJohn Law
(economist, banker, statistician)

21 April 1671

Scottish

Anthony BlairAnthony Blair

06 May 1953

British

William AllanWilliam Allan
(Painter)

1782 AD

Scottish

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