Check out the list of notable University Of Edinburgh alumni. Some of the notable University Of Edinburgh students are Charles Darwin, Alexander Graham Bell, Adam Smith, David Hume and Robert Louis Stevenson.

University Of Edinburgh Notable Alumni

Being one of Scotland’s ancient universities, the University of Edinburgh traces back its foundation to the year 1582. Essentially being a research university, the University of Edinburgh is currently ranked 19th as per the 2016-2017 QS Rankings. It has the third largest endowment in the United Kingdom, and was ranked 4th in the UK and 1st in Scotland for its research power, as per the Research Excellence Framework. The three colleges offer various programs in the areas of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and Science and Engineering. Being the fourth most popular university in the United Kingdom, in terms of applicants, it is considered as one of the most difficult colleges to get into in Scotland. With the mission to be one of world’s leading research and teaching institutes internationally, the university improvises, innovates and improves, while sticking to its rich heritage and the highest quality of teaching. The University of Edinburgh is renowned for creating various legends that have made an everlasting impression on the world, in several areas of study. Charles Darwin, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Bayes, James Clerk Maxwell and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are some esteemed personalities who were once students of the University of Edinburgh. Brace yourself and keep reading this list to know more eminent individuals who have made the University Of Edinburgh proud with their contribution to society.

Charles Darwin
(Naturalist, Geologist)

12 February 1809

British

Alexander Graham Bell
(Inventor of Telephone)

03 March 1847

Canadian,Scottish

Adam Smith
(Economist and Philosopher)

16 June 1723

Scottish

Sarojini Naidu
(Poet and Freedom Fighter)

13 February 1879

Indian

David Hume
(Philosopher & Historian)

26 April 1711

Scottish

Robert Louis Stevenson
(Novelist, Poet)

13 November 1850

Scottish

Gordon Brown

20 February 1951

British

Walter Scott
(Novelist)

15 August 1771

Scottish

Thomas Carlyle
(Philosopher)

04 December 1795

Scottish

Eric Liddell

16 January 1902

Scottish

Prafulla Chandra Ray
(Chemist)

02 August 1861

Indian

Klaus Fuchs
(Theoretical Physicist and Atomic Spy)

29 December 1911

German

Benjamin Rush

04 January 1746

American

David Paulides
(Cryptozoologist)

American

Oliver Goldsmith
(Novelist, Playwright, Poet)

10 November 1728

Irish,British

James Wilson
(English footballer)

14 September 1742

American

James Mirrlees
(Economist)

05 July 1936

British

Immanuel Velikovsky
(Author)

10 June 1895

Israeli

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(Writer & Physician)

22 May 1859

British,Scottish

Peter C. Doherty
(Scientist, Nobel Prize Winner)

Australian

Robert Brown
(Botanist)

21 December 1773

British,Scottish

Peter Mark Roget
(Lexicographer)

18 January 1779

British

Igor Tamm
(Physicist)

08 July 1895

Russian

Edward Victor Appleton
(Physicist)

06 September 1892

British

John Rennie the Elder
(Civil Engineer)

07 June 1761

Scottish

Hannah bagshawe
(Wife of Eddie Redmayne)

30 November 1982

British

Mungo Park
(Explorer)

11 September 1771

British

Arthur 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

Marcus Mumford
(American-British singer)

31 January 1987

American

Syed Ahmad Khan
(Judge, Philosopher, Knight, Lawyer)

17 October 1817

Indian,British

Michael McIntyre
(Actor, Stand-up comedian, Presenter)

21 February 1976

British

Miles Jupp
(Comedian, Actor)

08 September 1979

British

Max Richter
(Composer, Musician, Pianist, Film score composer)

22 March 1966

British

Julius Nyerere
(Linguist, Politician, Translator)

13 April 1922

Tanzanian

Philippa Gregory
(Novelist, Writer)

09 January 1954

British

Bill Turnbull
(Journalist, Presenter)

25 January 1956

British

Geoffrey Hinton
(Computer scientist)

06 December 1947

British

Darius Campbell
(Singer, Opera singer, Songwriter)

19 August 1980

British

Ian Rankin
(Writer, Novelist)

28 April 1960

British

Chris Hoy
(Sport cyclist, Racecar driver)

23 March 1976

British

Robert Knox
(Military physician)

04 September 1791

British

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
(Politician)

20 October 1784

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
(Politician, Officer)

14 December 1775

Brazilian,British

James Hutton
(Geologist)

03 June 1726

British,Scottish

Sharman Macdonald
(Playwright, Writer, Screenwriter)

08 February 1951

British

Robert Liston
(Surgeon)

28 October 1794

British

John Witherspoon
(Politician, Theologian)

05 February 1723

American

Robert Stephenson
(Engineer, Civil engineer, Politician)

16 October 1803

British

Robert Indiana
(Costume designer, Painter, Sculptor, Postage stamp designer)

13 September 1928

American

John Boyd Dunlop
(Inventor, Entrepreneur)

05 February 1840

British

Robert Adam
(Architect, Archaeologist, Politician)

03 July 1728

Joseph Black
(Chemist, Physicist, Scientist, University teacher)

16 April 1728

French,British,Scottish

Christy Clark
(Politician, Radio personality)

29 October 1965

Canadian

Hilton McRae
(Actor)

28 December 1949

British

Benjamin Constant
(Philosopher, Politician, Writer, Diarist)

25 October 1767

Swiss,French

James Dewar
(Physicist, Chemist, Inventor)

20 September 1842

British,Scottish

Thomas Bowdler
(Physician, Chess player)

11 July 1754

British

Charles Tupper
(Politician, Lawyer, Diplomat, Physician)

02 July 1821

Canadian

David Brewster
(Botanist, Civil engineer, Physicist, Engineer, Mathematician, Astronomer, Philosopher, Inventor, Writer, University teacher, Biographer)

11 December 1781

British,Scottish