Alexander, military surgeon in the Crimean War John Davidson, reformer who set up the church and the school Robert Dick, inspector of salt works and prisoner on the Bass Rock. John Fian, a purported sorcerer executed in 1591. Allan Jacobsen, rugby union player. Bill Joyce, Former West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers footballer. Andrew McDowall, Lord Bankton, law lord David Mitton, British television director, producer and technician. James Mylne, poet, was Laird of Lochill, a small estate near Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire.d. 1788 Tam Paton, Thomas Dougal "Tam" Paton was a pop group manager, most notably of the boy band the Bay City Rollers. Same Shaw, recipient of the Victoria Cross. Josh Taylor, professional boxer, notably the first man from the United Kingdom to become an undisputed world champion in the four-belt era. Martin Whitfield, former schoolteacher at Prestonpans Primary School, and the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian (2017–2019). See also Barony of Preston and Prestonpans :Category: People from Prestonpans John Muir Way List of places in East Lothian Prestongrange Parish Church References Citations Sources External links Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum – A local museum offering tours Towns in East Lothian Mining communities in Scotland Populated coastal places in Scotland