Notable Alumni of Aberdeen

Thomas Reid (1728) - Philosopher, founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense.

James Clerk Maxwell (1854) - Physicist, known for his work in electromagnetism.

John Macleod (1898) - Physiologist, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1923 for the discovery of insulin.

Elsie Inglis (1892) - Doctor and suffragist, founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals.

Herbert Henry Asquith (1870) - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.

David Daiches (1936) - Literary critic and historian, known for his work on Scottish literature.

Rowan Williams (1975) - Theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury.

Iain Glen (1980) - Actor, known for his role in Game of Thrones.

Alasdair Gray (1957) - Writer and artist, best known for his novel Lanark.

Elizabeth Blackadder (1954) - Painter and printmaker, known for her still life and flower paintings.