HWU Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of HWU

• James Watt (Honorary Doctorate, 1965) - Engineer and inventor, known for the Watt steam engine.
• David Livingstone (Honorary Doctorate, 1857) - Explorer and missionary, famous for his explorations in Africa.
• John Logie Baird (Honorary Doctorate, 1936) - Inventor, known for the first working television system.
• Robert Watson-Watt (Honorary Doctorate, 1938) - Pioneer of radar technology.
• James Clerk Maxwell (Honorary Doctorate, 1871) - Physicist, known for his work on electromagnetism.
• Arthur Conan Doyle (Honorary Doctorate, 1905) - Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes.
• William Speirs Bruce (Honorary Doctorate, 1905) - Polar explorer and oceanographer.
• Thomas Telford (Honorary Doctorate, 1821) - Civil engineer, known for his road and bridge constructions.
• George Heriot (Founder) - Goldsmith and financier, founder of Heriot-Watt University.