University Of St Andrews

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Discover the notable alumni of University Of St Andrews. The list includes people like Alastair Reynolds, Andrew Lawrence, Crispin Bonham-Carter, William Ernest Henley & Philippe Cousteau, Jr.. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as miscellaneous, writers, leaders, intellectuals & academics and lawyers & judges etc.
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 1 
Prince William
( Elder Son of King Charles III and His First Wife Diana)
Prince William
71
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 2 
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
(The Duchess of Cambridge)
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
74
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Reading, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
(Known for His Role in the Sitcom ‘Home Improvement’)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
17
Birthdate: September 8, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 4 
Ian McDiarmid
(Best Known for His Villainous Role of 'Emperor Palpatine' from the 'Star Wars' Film Series)
Ian McDiarmid
7
Birthdate: August 11, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Jean-Paul Marat
(French Politician and Journalist During French Politician)
Jean-Paul Marat
5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 24, 1743
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boudry, Switzerland
Died: July 13, 1793
 6 
James A. Michener
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 3, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 16, 1997
 7 
Crispin Bonham-Carter
(Best Known for Playing 'Mr Bingley' in TV Miniseries 'Pride and Prejudice')
Crispin Bonham-Carter
3
Birthdate: September 23, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Colchester, Essex, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Andrew Lawrence
(Actor)
Andrew Lawrence
3
Birthdate: January 12, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 9 
William Ernest Henley
(English Poet Best Known for His Poem 'Invictus' (1875))
William Ernest Henley
2
Birthdate: August 23, 1849
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gloucester, England
Died: July 11, 1903
 10 
Philippe Cousteau Jr.
(Oceanographer and Environmental Activist)
Philippe Cousteau Jr.
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 20, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 11 
Robert Watson-Watt
(British Pioneer of Radio Direction Finding and Radar Technology)
Robert Watson-Watt
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 13, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brechin, Scotland
Died: December 5, 1973
 12 
James Wilson
(One of the Founding Fathers of the United States & a Signatory of the Declaration of Independence)
James Wilson
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 14, 1742
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fife, Scotland
Died: August 21, 1798
 13 
Desmond Swayne
(British Politician)
Desmond Swayne
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 20, 1956
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
 14 
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
(Nobleman, soldier, politician and diplomat, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures)
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 20, 1766
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Broomhall, Fife, Scotland
Died: November 14, 1841
 15 
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
(Poet, Viceroy and Captain General of Scotland)
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 25, 1612
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: May 21, 1650
 16 
Alastair Reynolds
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 13, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Barry, Wales
 17 
Sir James W. Black
(Scottish Physician and Pharmacologist, Winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Sir James W. Black
36
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 14, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Uddingston, Scotland
Died: March 22, 2010
 18 
John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee
(Soldier)
John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 21, 1647
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glen Ogilvie, near Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Died: July 27, 1689
 19 
Asha de Vos
(Marine biologist)
Asha de Vos
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1979 AD
Birthplace: Sri Lanka
 20 
Thomas Chalmers
(Vice-President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh From 1835 to 1842)
Thomas Chalmers
0
Birthdate: March 17, 1780
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Died: May 31, 1847
 21 
William Dunbar
(Poet)
William Dunbar
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1459 AD
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: 1530 AD
 22 
Danny Blanchflower
(Association football player)
Danny Blanchflower
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 10, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died: December 9, 1993
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 23 
Sir George Mackenzie
(Lawyer)
Sir George Mackenzie
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 1636 AD
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Died: June 30, 1691
 24 
James Ivory
(Mathematician)
James Ivory
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 17, 1765
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Died: September 21, 1842
 25 
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
(Lawyer)
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 10, 1750
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: November 17, 1823
 26 
John Scott Russell
(Scottish Civil Engineer, Naval Architect and Shipbuilder Best Known for Researches in Ship Design)
John Scott Russell
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: May 9, 1808
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: June 8, 1882
 27 
Robert Fergusson
(Scottish Poet)
Robert Fergusson
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 5, 1750
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: October 16, 1774
 28 
Deirdre Mullins
(Actress)
Deirdre Mullins
1
Birthplace: Ireland
 29 
Thomas Bowdler
(English Physician Known for Publishing 'The Family Shakespeare')
Thomas Bowdler
12
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: July 11, 1754
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bath, Somerset, England
Died: February 24, 1825
 30 
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
(Noble)
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 24, 1660
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, England
Died: November 14, 1724
 31 
Robert Henryson
(Poet)
Robert Henryson
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1425 AD
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: 1500 AD
 32 
Müge Çevik
(Physician)
Müge Çevik
0
Birthplace: Turkey
 33 
James Crichton
(Polymath)
James Crichton
0
Birthdate: August 19, 1560
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dumfries, Scotland
Died: July 3, 1582
 34 
William Maitland of Lethington
(Politician)
William Maitland of Lethington
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1525 AD
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: June 9, 1573
 35 
Hector Boece
(Scottish Philosopher and Historian)
Hector Boece
0
Birthdate: 1465 AD
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Died: 1536 AD
 36 
David Lyndsay
(Poet)
David Lyndsay
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1490 AD
Birthplace: East Lothian Council, Scotland
Died: 1555 AD
 37 
Walter Bower
(Chronicler)
Walter Bower
0
Birthdate: 1385 AD
Birthplace: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Died: December 24, 1449
 38 
Yousra Elbagir
(Journalist)
Yousra Elbagir
0
Birthdate: 1992 AD
Birthplace: Khartoum, Sudan
 39 
Alastair Reid
(Scottish Poet Known for His Lighthearted Style of Poems)
Alastair Reid
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whithorn, Scotland
Died: September 21, 2014
 40 
John Leslie
(Scottish Mathematician and Physicist Who First Created 'Artificial Ice')
John Leslie
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 10, 1766
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lower Largo, Scotland
Died: November 3, 1832
 41 
John Witherspoon
(Scottish-American Presbyterian Minister, Educator and a Founding Father of the United States)
John Witherspoon
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1723
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gifford, Scotland
Died: November 15, 1794
 42 
Nicholas Moore
(Poet)
Nicholas Moore
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cambridge, England
Died: January 26, 1986
 43 
John Goodsir
(Anatomist)
John Goodsir
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 20, 1814
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Anstruther, Scotland
Died: March 6, 1867
 44 
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
(Nobleman)
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1552 AD
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: March 3, 1611
 45 
Alexander Henderson
(Theologian)
Alexander Henderson
0
Birthdate: 1583 AD
Birthplace: Fife, Scotland
Died: August 19, 1646
 46 
Malcolm Longair
(British Physicist and Astronomer)
Malcolm Longair
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 18, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
 47 
Archibald Constable
(Publisher)
Archibald Constable
1
Birthdate: February 24, 1774
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carnbee, Scotland
Died: July 21, 1827
 48 
Walter Coutts
(British colonial administrator and was Uganda's final Governor before independence, from 1961–1962)
Walter Coutts
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: November 4, 1988
 49 
George Gillespie
(Theologian)
George Gillespie
0
Birthdate: January 21, 1613
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Died: December 17, 1648
 50 
Robert Aytoun
(Scottish Poet)
Robert Aytoun
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1570 AD
Birthplace: Kinaldy, Scotland
Died: 1638 AD