List of University of Edinburgh people
List of University of Edinburgh people is a list of notable graduates as well as non-graduate former students, academic staff, and university officials of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. It also includes those who may be considered alumni by extension, having studied at institutions that later merged with the University of Edinburgh. The University is associated with 19 Nobel laureates, 3 Turing Award laureates, 1 Fields Medalist, 1 Abel Prize winner, 2 Pulitzer Prize winners and 3 UK Prime Ministers.
Government and politics
Heads of state and heads of government
| State/government | Leader | Office |
| ' | Charles Tupper | Prime Minister of Canada |
| ' | Hastings Banda | President of Malawi |
| ' | William Walker | President of Nicaragua, by force |
| ' | Yun Posun | President of South Korea |
| ' | Jang Taek-sang | Prime Minister of South Korea |
| ' | Julius Nyerere | President of Tanzania |
| ' | Gordon Brown | Prime Minister |
| ' | John Russell, 1st Earl Russell | Prime Minister |
| Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | Prime Minister | |
| Arthur St. Clair | President of the Continental Congress |
United Kingdom
United States
Africa
Australia and New Zealand
- Sir Thomas Brisbane, former Governor of New South Wales
- Michael Cullen, former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
Asia
- Sir Robert Brown Black, former Governor of Hong Kong and Governor of Singapore
- John Crawfurd, diplomat and one of the early founders of Singapore
- Prakash Karat, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India
- Lim Chong Eu, former Chief Minister of Penang
- Bhagvat Singh, former Maharaja of the princely state of Gondal
- Hsu Hsin-liang, former Chairman of the Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party, former Magistrate of Taoyuan, former Senior Advisors to the Office of the President of the Republic of China
Canada
- Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia
- Kirsty Duncan, MP of Etobicoke North in Canada and Minister of Science of Canada
- Robert James Manion, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 to 1940
Caribbean
- John Alcindor, Trinidadian doctor and politician
- Edgar F. Gordon, doctor and trade union leader in Bermuda
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead, Grenadian politician, first person of African descent to stand as an MP, second person of African descent to sit in the House of Lords
Middle East
- Najah al-Attar, current Vice President of Syria
- Mehmet Aydın, Turkish Minister
- Hikmat Abu Zayd, first female cabinet minister of Egypt
Royalty
- Margareta of Romania
- Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
- Prince Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
- Princess Raiyah bin Hussein of Jordan
- Princess Salha bint Asem
- Princess Mako of Akishino
- Prince Pavel Dashkov
- Lady Amelia Windsor
Judges and lawyers
Natural sciences, engineering and medicine
Astronomy
- John A. Peacock, astronomer, Shaw Prize winner in 2014
- Anneila Sargent, astronomer
- Charles Piazzi Smyth, astronomer
Chemistry
Geology
Informatics
Mathematics, physics and engineering
Medicine and biology
Nobel laureates
Social sciences, arts and business
Pulitzer Prize winners
- Jack N. Rakove, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1997
- Andrew Marshall, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2014
Architecture
Business
Economics
Literature
Media and the arts
Music
History, philosophy, sociology and theology
Others
Sports
Miscellaneous
University officials
- Sir Winston Churchill, former Rector of the University
- Sir Alexander Fleming, former Rector of the University
- David Lloyd George, former Rector of the University
- Ann Henderson, Rector of the University
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Chancellor of the University
- Anne, Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University