Cassels, FRS (1922 – 2015) - mathematician Henry Daniels, FRS (1912 – 2000) - statistician Robin Ferrier (1932 – 2013) - organic chemist Sir George Taylor (botanist) (1904 - 1993) Sir Thomas Dalling (1892 - 1982) - Professor of Animal Pathology at Cambridge and Chief Veterinary Officer to the United Kingdom John Borthwick Gilchrist (1759 – 1841) - Indologist Professor Sir Abraham Goldberg (1923 – 2007), KB MD DSc FRCP FRSE - Emeritus Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Glasgow Professor Hyman Levy (1889 – 1975), FRSE - Scottish philosopher, mathematician, political activist Sir Harry (Work) Melville (1908 – 2000), FRSE - polymer chemist and administrator Professor Hamish Scott FBA FRSE (b. 1946) - historian Professor Gordon Turnbull (b. ) - psychiatrist Professor Douglas C. Heggie (b. 1947), FRSE - Personal Chair of Mathematical Astronomy, School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh Media and Arts Nick Abbot (b. 1960) - Talk Radio presenter Ian Bairnson (b. 1953) - musician, member of Pilot and The Alan Parsons Project Emun Elliott (b. 1983) - actor Gavin Esler (b. 1953) - television journalist and presenter of Newsnight Mark Goodier (b. 1961) - Radio One disc jockey Mike Heron (b. 1942) - musician, formerly of the Incredible String Band Roy Kinnear (1934 – 1988) - actor Iain Macwhirter (b. 1953) - journalist and Rector of the University of Edinburgh (2009 – 2012) Henry Raeburn (1756 – 1823) - painter Ian Richardson (1934 – 2007) - actor Mike Scott (musician) (b. 1958) - musician and composer, founder of The Waterboys Alastair Sim (1900 – 1976) - actor Ken Stott (b. 1955) - actor Bryan Swanson (b. 1980) - Sky Sports chief reporter Nigel Tranter (1909 – 2000) - historical novelist Robert Urquhart (1921 – 1995) - actor Charlotte Wells - film director Paul Young (actor) (b. 1944) - actor Law and Politics Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (b. 1970) - SNP politician James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern (b. 1927) - Advocate and former Lord Chancellor David McLetchie (1952 – 2013) - former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Doug Naysmith (b. 1941) - Labour politician and former MP for Bristol North West Keith Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton - HM Advocate General for Scotland Gordon Prentice (b. 1951) - Labour politician and former MP for Pendle Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman (b. 1953) - Senator of the College of Justice Kenneth Borthwick CBE DL JP (1915 – 2017) - Lord