This is a list of notable graduates as well as non-graduate former students,

academic staff Academic staff, also known as faculty (in North American usage) or academics (in British, Australia, and New Zealand usage), are vague terms that describe teachers or research staff of a school, college, university or research institute. In ...

, and university officials of the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

. 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 20

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...

laureates, three

Turing Award The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science. It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in the fi ...

winners, an Abel Prize laureate and

Fields Medal The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of Mathematicians, International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place e ...

list, four

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

winners, three

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal minister of the crown of His Majesty's Government, and the head of the British Cabinet. There is no specific date for when the office of prime minister first appeared, as the role w ...

, and several Olympic gold medallists.

Government and politics

Heads of state and government

Gordon Brown Davos 2008 low-key background

United Kingdom

Cabinet and Party Leaders

Official portrait of The Lord Steel of Aikwood

Scottish Cabinet and Party Leaders

Current Members of the House of Commons

Douglas Alexander Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security since 2024, having previously held the role from 2004 to 2005. He has also served as Minister o ...

, MP for Lothian East *

Catherine Atkinson Catherine Helen Atkinson is a British Labour Party politician and barrister serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North since 2024. She defeated Conservative Amanda Solloway. Early life Two of her grandparents were Mexican-Amer ...

, MP for Derby North *

Julia Buckley Julia Buckley is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury since 2024. Early political career Buckley worked in the European Parliament for 5 years as a policy advisor, and went on to work as an EU ...

, MP for

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

Wendy Chamberlain Wendy Anne Chamberlain (born 20 December 1976) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife since 2019. She has served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since 2021. Chamberlain is t ...

, MP for North East Fife *

Charlie Dewhirst Charles Alistair Geoffrey Dewhirst is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridlington and The Wolds since 2024. Early life Dewhirst comes from a pig farming family near Driffield in the East ...

, MP for Bridlington and The Wolds *

Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Jane Dodds (born 16 March 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and public policy analyst who served as Minister of State for Development and Minister of State for Women and Equalities from July 2024 to February 2025. S ...

, MP for Oxford East * John Grady, MP for Glasgow East *

Chris Hinchliff Christopher Volante Hinchliff (born December 1993) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire since 2024. He was previously a North Hertfordshire District Councillor for Royston Pa ...

, MP for North East Hertfordshire * Neil Hudson, MP for

Penrith and The Border Penrith and The Border was a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Throughout its existence it elected only members of the Conservative Party. The seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general electio ...

* Louise Jones, MP for

North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The council is based in the large village of Wingerworth. The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerou ...

* Danny Kruger, MP for

Devizes Devizes () is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman architecture, Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-cent ...

* Dame

Eleanor Laing Eleanor Fulton Laing, Baroness Laing of Elderslie, (; born 1 February 1958), is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Epping Forest ( ...

, MP for

Epping Forest Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the Lond ...

* Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington * Jerome Mayhew, MP for

Broadland Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based at the Broadland Business Park on the outskirts of Norwich. The district includes the towns of Acle, Aylsham, Reepham, Spro ...

* Stuart McDonald, MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East *

Pat McFadden Patrick Bosco McFadden (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South ...

, MP for Wolverhampton South East *

Catherine McKinnell Catherine McKinnell (born 8 June 1976) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 2010. She has served as Minister of State for School Standards since July 2024. ...

, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North * David Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale * Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South * Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and Kinross-shire * Imogen Walker, MP for Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Current Members of the House of Lords

* James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell, Conservative Peer * Christine Blower, Baroness Blower, Labour Peer * Kathryn Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning, Labour Peer * Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, Labour Peer * William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, Crossbench * James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, Conservative Peer * Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop, Conservative Peer *

Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova Neil Forbes Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova (born 13 September 1950) is a Scottish lawyer and former Advocate General for Scotland. Background Davidson was born to John and Flora Davidson, and was educated at the University of Stirling ...

, Labour Peer * Ruth Davidson, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links, Conservative Peer * Murray Elder, Baron Elder, Labour Peer * Peter Forster,

Lord Spiritual The Lords Spiritual are the bishops of the Church of England who sit in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. Up to 26 of the 42 diocesan bishops and archbishops of the Church of England serve as Lords Spiritual (not including retired bish ...

* George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, Labour Peer * Andrew Hardie, Baron Hardie, Crossbench *

David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead (born 27 June 1938) is a retired Scottish judge who served as the Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General, Scotland's most senior judge, and later as first Deputy Presid ...

, Crossbench * Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie, Conservative peer * Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, Conservative Peer *

James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay (born 19 November 1955), is a Scottish people, Scottish businessman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Early life The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, ...

, Conservative Peer * Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, Conservative peer *

James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern (born 2 July 1927) is a British lawyer. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). He was formerly an active member of the House of Lords ...

, Conservative Peer * Mark McInnes, Baron McInnes of Kilwinning, Conservative Peer * Anne McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, Conservative Peer * Patrick McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin, Conservative Peer * Malcolm Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel, Conservative peer * Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer, Crossbench *

Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir Robert John Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir, (born 7 September 1956) is a Scottish judge who has been President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since January 2020. He was the principal judge in the Commercial Court in Scotland before ...

, Crossbench * Nicol Stephen, Baron Stephen, Liberal Democrat Peer *

Keith Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton Keith Douglas Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton (born 31 October 1965) is a British lawyer who specialises in criminal law. He was appointed Advocate General for Scotland on 15 October 2020, succeeding Lord Keen of Elie who resigned over the U ...

, Conservative Peer * Alexander Trees, Baron Trees, Crossbench * Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross, Labour Peer *

Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness James Robert Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, (born 25 August 1954) is a Scottish politician serving as a Liberal Democrat life peer in the House of Lords, British House of Lords since 2007. He served as the Deputy First Minister of Scotl ...

, Liberal Democrat Peer * John Woodcock, Baron Walney, Crossbench * Clifton Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley, Conservative Peer

Current Members of the Scottish Parliament

* Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife * Jeremy Balfour, MSP for

Lothian Lothian (; ; ) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, while other signific ...

* Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland * Foysol Choudhury, MSP for

* Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland *

Kate Forbes Kate Elizabeth Forbes (born 6 April 1990) is a Scottish politician who has served as deputy first minister of Scotland, Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic since May 2024. A member of the Scottish Natio ...

, MSP for

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one ...

Christine Grahame Christine Grahame (formerly Creech; born 9 September 1944) is a Scottish politician who served as a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been a Member o ...

, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale * Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland * Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston * Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith * Liam McArthur, MSP for

Orkney Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, ...

* Oliver Mundell, MSP for

Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries () is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the hi ...

* Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife * Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife * Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin *

John Swinney John Ramsay Swinney (born 13 April 1964) is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland, first minister of Scotland since 2024. Swinney has served as Leader of the Scottish National Party, leader of the Scottish National ...

, MSP for Perthshire North * Sue Webber, MSP for

Martin Whitfield Martin David Whitfield (born 12 August 1965) is a Scottish Labour politician and former lawyer and primary school teacher who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region and the Convener of the Standards ...

, MSP for South Scotland

United States

Africa

* Joseph Ukel Abango,

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

Minister of General Education (2011–2013) * Eustace Akwei,

Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...

Minister for Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

(1966–1969) * Prince Hamid Armah, Ghanaian MP * Ahmed Mohamed Adan, Somali

Foreign Minister In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

(1990-1991) * Herbert Bankole-Bright, political activist in

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

* Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, Mauritian Minister of Labour, Lands and Housing (1982–2000), Minister of Industry and Trade (2000–2005) * Moses Da Rocha, Nigerian doctor, journalist and politician *

Yusuf Dadoo Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo OMSG (5 September 1909 – 19 September 1983) was a South African Communist and an anti-apartheid activist. During his life, he was chair of both the South African Indian Congress and the South African Communist ...

, former chair of the

South African Indian Congress The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) was an umbrella body founded in 1921 to coordinate between political organisations representing South African Indians, Indians in the various provinces of South Africa. Its members were the Natal Indian ...

and the

South African Communist Party The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded on 12 February 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), and tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by t ...

Unity Dow Unity Dow ( Diswai; born 23 April 1959) is a Motswana lawyer, author, human rights activist and Member of Parliament for Kgatleng West since November 2024. She formerly served as a judge on the High Court of Botswana and in various Botswa ...

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2019–2020), member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

* Patrick Duncan, 6th governor-general of the Union of South Africa,

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

n Minister for the Interior, Education and Public Health (1921–1924) * Kesaveloo Goonam, South African doctor, Indian nationalist and anti-apartheid activist *

Alex Ibru Alex Ibru (1 March 1945 – 20 November 2011) was a Nigerian businessman, founder and publisher of ''The Guardian'' (Nigeria) newspaper, who was minister of internal affairs from 1993 to 1995 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. ...

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

Minister of Internal Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(1993–1995) * Omar Ali Juma, former vice-president of Tanzania * Danielle de St. Jorre,

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...

(1989–1997) * Vedastus Kyalakishaija Kyaruzi, former Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations * Nazir Karamagi, Tanzanian Minister of Energy and Minerals (2006–2008) * Nelson P. W. Khonje, Speaker of the National Assembly of Malawi (1975–1987) * Peter Msolla,

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

n MP * Shettima Ali Monguno,

Federal Minister for Airforce and Internal Affairs (1965–1966), Minister for Mines, Power, Petroleum and Energy (1972–1975), President of OPEC (1972–1973) * James Moroka, President of the African National Congress (1949–1952) * Agnes Nyalonje,

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

Minister of Education An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and deli ...

(2020–) * Monty Naicker, anti-apartheid activist and leader of the

* Frederick Nanka-Bruce, Ghanaian doctor, journalist and former member of the Ghanaian Parliament *

Bandele Omoniyi Bandele Omoniyi (6 November 1884 – 1913) was a Nigerian nationalist who is best known for his book ''A Defence of the Ethiopian Movement'' (1908), which urged for political reforms in the colonies, warning that otherwise a revolution in Africa ...

, Nigerian law student and political activist *

Betty Ogwaro Betty Achan Ogwaro is a South Sudanese politician in the government of South Sudan. Betty Achan Ogwaro was the former and the first minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Republic of South Sudan Education Ogwaro holds a bachelor's degree ...

, South Sudanese Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (2011–2014; 2014–2015; 2016–2019) * Sam Ongeri, Kenyan Minister for Education (2008–2012), Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012–2013) * Imrana Alhaji Buba, Nigerian social entrepreneur and political activist * Hae Phoofolo, interim prime minister of Lesotho * Benjamin Quartey-Papafio, first Ghanaian doctor and member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council * John K Randle, West African doctor and politician *

Richard Sezibera Richard Sezibera (born June 5, 1964, in Kigali, Rwanda) is a Rwandan medical doctor, diplomat and politician, who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 18 October 2018 until November 4, 2019. He replaced Louise Mushikiwabo. He was repla ...

Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...

(2018–2019), 4th Secretary-General of the East African Community (2011–2016) * Richard Akinwande Savage, Nigerian doctor, pan-African politician and newspaper editor * Noah Wekesa, Kenyan Minister for Forestry and Wildlife (2008–2012), Minister for Education (2007), and Minister for Science (2005–2007)

Asia

Harini Amarasuriya Harini Nireka Amarasuriya (born 6 March 1970) is a Sri Lankan sociologist, academic, activist, and politician serving as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 2024. Having spent a decade as an academic at the Open University of Sri Lank ...

, Sri Lankan MP * Chu Anping, Chinese journalist and political activist *

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (25 December 1880 – 10 May 1936) was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. He was one of the found ...

, Indian nationalist, President of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

(1927–1928) * Kōichirō Asakai, Japanese ambassador to the United States and ambassador to the Philippines who oversaw the signing of U.S.-Japan Security Treaty * Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan Minister of Trade and Shipping (1977–1984) * Fu Ssu-nien, linguist and historian, one of the leaders of the Chinese

May Fourth Movement The May Fourth Movement was a Chinese cultural and anti-imperialist political movement which grew out of student protests in Beijing on May 4, 1919. Students gathered in front of Tiananmen to protest the Chinese government's weak response ...

in 1919 *

Hsu Hsin-liang Hsu Hsin-liang (; born 27 May 1941) is a Taiwanese politician, formerly Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He was a supporter of the Pan-Blue Coalition from 2000 to 2008 but then supported the DPP in the 2008 presidential elect ...

, Chairman of Taiwan's

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

(1992-1993 and 1996–1998) and Magistrate of Taoyuan (1977–1979) * Sir Reginald Johnston,

Puyi Puyi (7 February 190617 October 1967) was the final emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh monarch of the Qing dynasty from 1908 to 1912. When the Guangxu Emperor died without an heir, Empress Dowager Cixi picked his nephew Puyi, aged tw ...

's tutor and advisor, last Commissioner of

British Weihaiwei Weihaiwei or Wei-hai-wei, on the northeastern coast of China, was a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930. The capital was Port Edward, China, Port Edward, which lay in what is now the centre of Huancui District in the city ...

* Prakash Karat, General Secretary of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

(2005–2015) * M. C. M. Kaleel, Sri Lankan

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(1960) * Arbab Alamgir Khan, Pakistan Federal Minister for Communications (2012–2013) * Lim Chong Eu, 2nd

Chief Minister of Penang The chief minister of Penang is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Penang. According to convention, the chief minister is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The ch ...

(1969–1990) and founder of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia * Zhang Shizhao, Chinese journalist, educator and

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

(1924–1925) and

(1925) *

Wu Zhihui Wu Jingheng (), commonly known by his courtesy name Wu Zhihui (Woo Chih-hui, ; 1865–1953), also known as Wu Shi-Fee, was a Chinese linguist and philosopher who was the chairman of the 1912–13 Commission on the Unification of Pronunciatio ...

, Chinese linguist and major political figure during the

Republic of China (1912–1949) The Republic of China (ROC) began on 1 January 1912 as a sovereign state in mainland China following the 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu people, Manchu-led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial China, imperial history. From 1927, ...

* Hsiao Chia-chi, former Deputy Secretary-General of the

Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...

, former Deputy Mayor of

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

Canada

Christy Clark at the India Economic Summit 2011

* William Johnston Almon, former Canadian senator for Halifax * Peter Boehm, Canadian senator for

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

* Edward Borron, former MP for Algoma *

Christy Clark Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a Canadian politician who served as the 35th premier of British Columbia from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female premi ...

, 35th

Premier of British Columbia The premier of British Columbia is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s, the title ''prime minister of British Columbia'' was often used. The word ''premier'' is derived ...

* George Ralph Richardson Cockburn, former MP for Toronto Centre * George Alexander Drummond, former Canadian senator for

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, 12th president of the

Bank of Montreal The Bank of Montreal (, ), abbreviated as BMO (pronounced ), is a Canadian multinational Investment banking, investment bank and financial services company. The bank was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank, making it Canada ...

Kirsty Duncan Kirsty Ellen Duncan (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and Health geography, medical geographer from Ontario, Canada. Duncan was the Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto riding of Et ...

, MP for Etobicoke North, Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2019-), Minister for Science (2015–2019) * Adelbert Edward Hanna, former MP for Lanark South *

Robert James Manion Robert James Manion (19 November 1881 – 2 July 1943) was a Canadian politician who led the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 to 1940. Prior to his leadership of the party, he served in Prime Minister Arthur Meighen and R. B. Benn ...

, Canadian cabinet minister,

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the Opposition (parliamentary), largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the ...

1938–1940 * Joseph Morrin, 7th and 9th mayor of Quebec * Sir William MacGregor, 60th

governor of Newfoundland The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the monarch, who Monarchy in Newfoundland and Labrador, operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the Cana ...

* Frederick Montizambert, first Director General of Public Health in Canada * Andrew Ross McMaster, former MP for Brome and Provincial Treasurer of

* Clarence Primrose, former Canadian senator for

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

* James Palmer Rankin, former Canadian senator for

* Alexander David Stewart, former mayor of

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...

* Alexander Warburton, 7th Premier of Prince Edward Island * Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams, former MP and Chief Government Whip

Caribbean

* John Alcindor, Trinidadian doctor and politician * Charles Duncan O'Neal, Barbados 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 (in Britain), second person of African descent to sit in the House of Lords

Europe

* Mina Andreeva, Chief Spokesperson for the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

* Gisela Babel, former member of the German

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag wa ...

Elmar Brok Elmar Peter Brok (born 14 May 1946) is a German politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1980 until 2019. He was the chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1999-2007 and from 2012-2017. He i ...

, former MEP for Germany, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999–2007; 2012–2017) and President of the

Union of European Federalists The Union of European Federalists (UEF) is an international non-profit association originally founded in 1946 and refounded in 1973, promoting the advent of a European federal State based on the idea of unity in diversity. In 1946, it brought ...

(2013–2018) * Rebecca Buttigieg, Maltese MP *

Benjamin Constant Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (25 October 1767 – 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss and French political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion. A committed republican from 1795, Constant ...

, French politician and eminent political theorist, Member of the Tribunat (1799–1802), Member of the Council of State (1815), Member of the Chamber of Députés (1819–1830) * Muriel Casals i Couturier, member of the

Parliament of Catalonia The Parliament of Catalonia (, ; ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members, known as Deputy (legislator), deput ...

* Katja Dörner, Mayoress of

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

, Germany * Tedi Dobi, Albanian

(2024-) * Biljana Đorđević, member of the Serbian National Assembly * Aina Calvo, former Mayoress of Palma, Spain * Furio Honsell, former mayor of

Udine Udine ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity ...

, Italy * Giorgos Gerapetritis, Greek

Minister of State Minister of state is a designation for a government minister, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries, the title is given as an honorific conferring a higher rank, often bestowed upon senior minister ...

(2019–2023),

(2023–) * Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, Icelandic

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

(1987–1988),

(1988–1995) * Harri Jaskari, former member of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ...

* Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Icelandic Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (2024-) * Ögmundur Jónasson, Icelandic

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

(2009) and

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(2011–2013) * Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, 19th Mayor of Reykjavík, Icelandic

(2013–2014) *

Árni Mathiesen Árni M. Mathiesen (born 2 October 1958 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician. From September 2005 through 31 January 2009, he was Minister of Finance (Iceland), Minister of Finance in Iceland. From 1999 to 2005 he was Minister of Fisheries ...

, Icelandic

(2005–2009) * Radu Marian, Moldovian MP * Angelika Niebler, MEP for Germany, Deputy Chairwoman of

European People's Party The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian democracy, Christian democratic, liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative, and conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other p ...

(2015–) *

Theodoros Roussopoulos Theodoros Roussopoulos (; born 13 September 1963) is a Greece, Greek journalist, politician and university professor. He entered politics in 2000 and served as the Minister of State (Greece), Minister of State and Government Spokesman from 7 March ...

, Greek

(2004–2008), President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024-) * Gerhard Schröder (CDU), West German Federal Minister of the Interior (1953–1961), Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs (1961–1966), and Federal Minister of Defence (1966–1969), 1969 presidential candidate * Gustaf Algernon Stierneld, Swedish Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs (1838–1840; 1848–1856) * Péter Ungár, Member of the

National Assembly of Hungary The National Assembly ( ) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to four-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proportional representation: a mixed-member m ...

, Leader of

LMP – Hungary's Green Party LMP – Hungary's Green Party ( ) previously known as Politics Can Be Different ( , LMP) until 2020, is a green-liberal political party in Hungary. Founded in 2009, it was one of four parties to win seats in the National Assembly in the 2010 ...

(2022-) * Jerzy Żyżyński, economist and member of the Polish

Sejm The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...

Middle East

* Najah al-Attar, former

vice president of Syria The vice president of Syria (), officially the vice president of the Syrian Arab Republic, is a political position in Syria. The Constitution of Syria states that in the case of the president's temporary disablement, the vice president may becom ...

* Lamis al-Alami, Palestinian Minister of Education (2009-) * Mehmet Aydın, Turkish

(2002-) * Hovhannes Bujicanian, Armenian teacher in the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

* Saad bin Khalid Al Jabri, Saudi Arabian

* Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri, Omani Chairman of Council of State (2004–2020) * Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemeni

(2001–2014; 2016) * Bassam Talhouni, Jordanian

Minister for Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

(2013–2016) * Hikmat Abu Zayd, first female cabinet minister of Egypt

Oceania

* Richard Arthur, New South Wales Minister for Public Health (1927–1930) * Sir

John Bowser Sir John Bowser (2 September 1856 – 10 June 1936), Australian politician, was the 26th Premier of Victoria. He was born in London, the son of an army officer, and arrived in Melbourne as a child with his family. He grew up at Bacchus Mar ...

, 26th

Premier of Victoria The premier of Victoria is the head of government of the state of Victoria in Australia. The premier leads the Cabinet of Victoria and selects its ministers. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, must be a member of the Vic ...

* Sir

Thomas Brisbane Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Sir Thomas MacDougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, (23 July 1773 – 27 January 1860), was a British Army officer, administrator, and astronomer. Upon the recommendation of the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke ...

, former

governor of New South Wales The governor of New South Wales is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia, Governor-General of Australia at the national level, the governor ...

whose name gave rise to the Australian city,

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

* Francis Bugotu, Permanent Representative of the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

to the United Nations (1978–1992), Secretary-General of the Pacific Community (1982–1986) * Cyril Cameron, former Australian senator for

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

* Sir John Logan Campbell, 17th

Mayor of Auckland The mayor of Auckland is the elected head of local government in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 Mayors in New Zealand, mayors in the country. The principle city of the region (and its namesake) is Auckland. The may ...

* Sir Michael Cullen, former

deputy prime minister of New Zealand The deputy prime minister of New Zealand () is the second-most senior member of the Cabinet of New Zealand. The officeholder usually deputises for the prime minister at official functions. Since 31 May 2025, the current deputy prime minister ...

* John Dedman, Australian Minister for War Organisation (1941-1945), Minister for Defence (1946-1949) * John Garland, New South Wales

(1909–1910; 1916–1919) * Sir James Graham, 41st

Mayor of Sydney The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Sydney is the head of the Council of the City of Sydney, which is the local government area covering the central business district of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. The Lord Mayor has be ...

* Sir William MacGregor, 11th

governor of Queensland The governor of Queensland is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in the state of Queensland. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia, governor-general at the national level, the governor Governors of ...

* Malcolm Mackay, Australian Minister for the Navy (1971–1972) * John Alexander MacPherson, 7th

Andrew McLachlan Andrew Lockhart McLachlan (born 14 January 1966) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 6 February 2020, representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was previously a member of the South Australian Leg ...

, Australian senator for

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

, Deputy President of the Australian Senate (2022-) * F. Russell Miller, 40th Mayor of Invercargill, New Zealand * Sir David Monro, 2nd

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives In New Zealand, the speaker of the House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House (), is the presiding officer and highest authority of the New Zealand House of Representatives The House of Representatives () is the ...

* Sir Hugh Nelson, 11th

Premier of Queensland The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed ...

* Carty Salmon, 2nd

Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives is the Chairperson, presiding officer of the Australian House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. The counterpart in the upper house is the President of th ...

* David Seath, New Zealand

(1963–1972) * Sir Alexander Stuart, 9th

Premier of New South Wales The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster system, Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales actin ...

* Henry Thacker, 32nd Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand

Royalty

* Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince Father, founder of the House of Mahidol, father to Thai King Rama VIII and King

Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 192713 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 1946 until Death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej, his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any List of Thai mo ...

* Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, head of the House of Thurn and Taxis * Countess Alexandra Nikolaevna Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, member of the Tolstoy family *

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay, (June 1682 – 15 April 1761) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman, and soldier. He was known as Lord Archibald Campbell from 1703 to 1706, and as the Earl of Ilay fr ...

* David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife * Charles Carnegie, Earl of Southesk,

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

to the

Dukedom of Fife Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that has been created twice, in both cases for Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, the Earl of Fife. In 1889, Lord Fife married Louise, Princess Royal, Princess Louise, the eldest daugh ...

* Samuel Chatto and Arthur Chatto, sons of

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

's niece Lady Sarah Chatto *

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second child ...

King of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers Constitutional monarchy, regula ...

and

Emperor of India Emperor (or Empress) of India was a title used by British monarchs from 1 May 1876 (with the Royal Titles Act 1876) to 22 June 1948 Royal Proclamation of 22 June 1948, made in accordance with thIndian Independence Act 1947, 10 & 11 GEO. 6. CH ...

Dana Bentley-Cranch, ''Edward VII: Image of an Era, 1841-1910'', Scotland, 1992

* George Percy, Earl Percy,

to the Dukedom of Northumberland * Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton, direct male-line descendant of

Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...

* Lady Amelia Windsor, a relative of the

British royal family The British royal family comprises Charles III and other members of his family. There is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member, although the Royal Household has issued different lists outlining who is considere ...

* Margareta of Romania, Custodian of the Crown of Romania * Lady Marina Windsor, a relative of the British royal family * Mako Komuro, former member of the

Imperial House of Japan The is the reigning dynasty of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present constitution of Japan, the emperor is "the symbol of the State ...

* Princess Nora zu Oettingen–Spielberg, member of the House of Oettingen-Spielberg * Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, member of the House of Hashim * Princess Salha bint Asem, member of the House of Hashim * Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, member of the

* Prince Pavel Mikhailovich Dashkov, Russian aristocrat * Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp,

to the Spencer earldom and first cousin of the

Duke of Cambridge Duke of Cambridge is a hereditary title of nobility in the British royal family, one of several royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom. The title is named after the city of Cambridge in England. It is heritable by agnatic, male descendants by pr ...

and

Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is fifth in the line of succession to ...

* Bhagvat Singh, former

maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...

of the princely state of Gondal

Judges and lawyers

Lord Reed 2022 (cropped).jpg, Lord Reed of Allermuir,

President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

(2020–) Lord Hodge (cropped).jpg, Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2020–) Lord Carloway.jpg, Lord Carloway,

Lord President of the Court of Session The Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General () is the most senior judge in Scotland, the head of the judiciary, and the presiding judge of the College of Justice, the Court of Session, and the High Court of Justiciary. ...

and

Lord Justice General Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are ...

(2015–) Lord Advocate James Wolffe (26789821493).jpg, James Wolffe,

Lord Advocate His Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (), is the principal legal adviser of both the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolution, devolved powers of the Scottish P ...

(2016–2021) Julia Sebutinde (2013).jpg, Julia Sebutinde, Vice-President and Judge of the International Court of Justice (2024–)

Military

Officers

Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank ...

, MP, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland during the

Irish Rebellion of 1798 The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ''The Turn out'', ''The Hurries'', 1798 Rebellion) was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The m ...

* Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet,

general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

* Sir James Baird,

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...

Director General Army Medical Services Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

(1973–1977) * Sir Hugh Beach, general, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Field Army (1976–1977) *

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval officer, politician and mercenary. Serving during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic ...

, Naval

flag officer A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which that officer exercises command. Different countries use the term "flag officer" in different ways: * ...

during the

Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...

and later Admiral of the Red, dubbed by

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

as ''le Loup des Mers'', 'the Sea Wolf' * David Coulter, major-general, Chaplain General of the British Army (2014–2018) * Robert Craigie,

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

* Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple,

Governor of Gibraltar The governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territories, British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of ...

(1806–1808) * John Forbes, brigadier-general, commanded the Forbes Expedition during the French-Indian war * Sir Alexander Hood, lieutenant-general,

(1941–1948),

Governor of Bermuda The governor of Bermuda (officially Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Somers Isles (alias the Islands of Bermuda)) is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. For the purposes of this arti ...

(1949–1955) * John Hunter,

vice-admiral of the red Vice-Admiral of the Red was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank admiral of the Blue (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear admiral ...

(1795–1800) * James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish Jacobite, served during the

Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and South Asia. The protagonists were Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of Prus ...

under

Frederick the Great Frederick II (; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled ''King in Prussia'', declaring himself ''King of Prussia'' after annexing Royal Prussia ...

as ''

Generalfeldmarschall ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (; from Old High German ''marahscalc'', "marshal, stable master, groom"; ; often abbreviated to ''Feldmarschall'') was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire, (''Reichsgeneralfeldmarsch ...

'' of the Prussian Army *

Daniel Knobel Daniel Pieter 'Neil' Knobel (29 November 193622 July 2021) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he was Surgeon-General, in command of the South African Medical Service, from 1988 to 1997. Medical career Knobel was born i ...

Surgeon General Surgeon general (: surgeons general) is a title used in several Commonwealth countries and most NATO nations to refer either to a senior military medical officer or to a senior uniformed physician commissioned by the government and entrusted with p ...

of the

South African Defence Force The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: ''Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag'') comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Fo ...

(1988–1997) * William Thompson Lusk, Assistant adjutant-general for the Union,

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

* Gregor MacGregor, Army

, adventurer, and confidence trickster, known for his "Poyois scheme" * Sir George Malcolm,

* Sir Harold Martin, air marshal, Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany (1970–1973) * Sir Ian McGeoch,

vice-admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. Australia In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of vic ...

* Sir James McGrigor, responsible for the creation of the

Royal Army Medical Corps The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) was a specialist corps in the British Army which provided medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army De ...

* Iain McNicoll, air marshal, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations,

RAF Air Command Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshi ...

(2007–2010) * Sir Charles Napier,

, served in

War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the Uni ...

the Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...

, and the

Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...

* Dame

Sharon Nesmith General Dame Sharon Patricia Moffat Nesmith, ( Moffat; born June 1970) is a senior British Army officer. She has been Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff since June 2024, having served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff from August 2022 to May ...

, first woman to command a British Army brigade,

and vice-chief of the General Staff (2024–) * Arthur Edward Potts, major general, Commander of 6th Canadian Infantry Division (1942–1943) * Philip Raffaelli, Surgeon-General of the United Kingdom Armed Forces (2009–2012) *

George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He served as the Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor Genera ...

, governor of Canada (1820–1828),

Commander-in-Chief, India During the period of the Company and Crown rule in India, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief ''in'' or ''of'' India") was the supreme commander of the Indian Army from 1833 to 1947. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his ...

(1830–1832) * Alan Reay, lieutenant general,

(1981–1984) * Thomas Rimmer,

air vice-marshal Air vice-marshal (Air Vce Mshl or AVM) is an air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometime ...

, commander, British Forces Cyprus (2000–2003) * Sir James Simpson,

, Commander-in-Chief British troops in the Crimea (1855) * Andrew Rutherford, 1st Earl of Teviot,

lieutenant-general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normall ...

under

Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...

when England was in ''

Interregnum An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of revolutionary breach of legal continuity, discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order. Archetypally, it was the period of time between the reign of one m ...

'', governor of Tangier (1663–1664) * Sir Charles Shaw, brigadier-general during the Portuguese

Liberal Wars The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War () and the War of the Two Brothers () was a civil war in Portugal that lasted from May 1828 to May 1834, fought between liberal progressive constitutionalists (led by former King P ...

Adam Stephen Adam Stephen ( – 16 July 1791) was a Scottish-born American doctor and military officer who helped found what became Martinsburg, West Virginia. He emigrated to North America, where he served in the Province of Virginia's militia under Geor ...

, Scottish-American general in the

Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...

during the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...

* James Stuart,

, 1st General Officer Commanding, Ceylon (1796) * Mona Chalmers Watson, head of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps * Bennett H. Young,

lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services ...

, Confederate officer who led the St. Albans Raid during the

Soldiers

* Eric Brown,

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

officer and

test pilot A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques.Stinton, Darrol. ''Flying Qualities and Flight Testin ...

who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history *

William Brydon William Brydon (10 October 1811 – 20 March 1873) was a British doctor who was assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, famous for reportedly being the only member of an army of 4,500 men ...

, the only person to reach safety in the 1842 retreat from Kabul * James Marr Brydone, Ship's surgeon of HMS Thunderer at

Battle of Trafalgar The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the Royal Navy and a combined fleet of the French Navy, French and Spanish Navy, Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition. As part of Na ...

* Charles Gray Catto, World War I

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ...

, later Mayor of

Waco, Texas Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and Interstate 35, I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin, Texas, Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 popul ...

* Gordon Duncan, Scottish flying ace * James Oliver Ewart, intelligence officer, translator, and staff member of Field Marshal

Bernard Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the ...

* John Todd, Scottish First World War flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories

Victoria Cross and George Cross recipients

Recipients of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

: *

** William Henry Thomas Sylvester,

major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

* Indian Mutiny ** James John McLeod Innes,

Valentine McMaster Surgeon Valentine Munbee McMaster Victoria Cross, VC (16 May 1834 – 22 January 1872) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom, Bri ...

, Army surgeon *

Andaman Islands expedition The Andaman Islands expedition was a British expedition to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, India. For actions during the expedition, five soldiers of the 24th Regiment of Foot were awarded Victoria Crosses. Campbell Mellis Douglas, Dav ...

Campbell Mellis Douglas Campbell Mellis Douglas (5 August 1840, in Quebec City – 31 December 1909), was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commo ...

, lieutenant Colonel *

Second Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and ...

** Sir William Babtie,

Lieutenant-general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normall ...

** Henry Edward Manning Douglas, major-general *

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

** Allan Ker,

** Arthur Moore Lascelles,

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

** David Lowe MacIntyre,

** Harcus Strachan, lieutenant colonel Recipients of the

George Cross The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational Courage, gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, ...

: *

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

** Douglas Ford,

** John Fraser,

** Sandy Hodge,

** Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, bomb disposal expert

Natural sciences, engineering and medicine

Astronomy

Chemistry

Geology

Computer science and informatics

Senior academic staff

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Former staff and alumni

Engineering

Mathematics and physics

Medicine and biology

Portrait of Robert liston when a student

Social sciences, arts and business

Pulitzer Prize

* Ross Anderson, winner of the

Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily ...

in 1990Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage, ''Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners'', 630

* Andrew Marshall (Asia journalist), Andrew Marshall, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2014 * Jack N. Rakove, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1997 *

Garry Wills Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, political philosopher, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Gener ...

, winner of the

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction The Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are awarded annually for the "Letters, Drama, and Music" category. The award is given to a nonfiction book written by an American author and published du ...

in 1993

Architecture

Business

Economics

Literature

Media and the arts

Music

History, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and theology

Members of the Science Studies Unit (Edinburgh School)

* S. Barry Barnes, philosopher and sociologist of science * David Bloor, philosopher, sociologist of science, and key figure in the Edinburgh school *

Martin Kusch Martin Kusch (born 19 October 1959) is Professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna. Until 2009, Kusch was Professor of Philosophy and Sociology of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University. Pri ...

, philosopher of science *

Steven Shapin Steven Shapin ( ) (born 1943) is an American historian and sociologist of science. He is Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Harvard University. Early life and education Steven Shapin (born 1943 in New York) was educated at Central ...

, sociologist and philosopher of science, early founder on

Sociology of scientific knowledge The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is the study of science as a social activity, especially dealing with "the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structures and processes of scientific activity." The sociology ...

(STS) *

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedie ...

, developer of the concept of

social shaping of technology Social shaping of technology (SST) is the concept that there are choices (though not necessarily conscious choices) inherent in both the design of individual artifacts and systems, and in the direction or trajectory of innovation programs.* Robin ...

(SST) * Donald MacKenzie, sociologist

Others

Sports

Miscellaneous

University officials

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was a senior British Army officer and imperial governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and also in World War I, in which he led the Britis ...

, former rector of the university (1935–1936) *

Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King ...

, chancellor of the university (2011–present) * Sir Edward Victor Appleton, former principal and vice-chancellor of the university (1949–1965) *

Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (3 August 186714 December 1947), was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was prominent in the political leadership of the United Kingdom between the world wars. He was prime ministe ...

, former rector of the university (1923–1926) *

Arthur Balfour Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (; 25 July 184819 March 1930) was a British statesman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As Foreign Secretary ...

, former chancellor of the university (1891–1930) * Earl Beatty, former rector of the university (1917–1920) *

Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Ex ...

, former rector of the university (1972–1975) * Sir

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 (Winston Churchill in the Second World War, ...

, former rector of the university (1929–1932) * Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, rector of the university (1945–1948) * Sir

Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin. His discovery in 1928 of wha ...

, former rector of the university (1951–1953) *

David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. A Liberal Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Party politician from Wales, he was known for leadi ...

, former rector of the university (1920–1923) *

William Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British politican, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the Liberal Party. In a career lasting over 60 years, he was Prime Minister ...

, former rector of the university (1859–1865) *

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from h ...

, former chancellor of the university (1953–2010) *

The Earl of Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death of h ...

, former rector of the university (1880–1883)

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