List of University of Glasgow people

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The University of Glasgow overlooking the River Kelvin and Kelvingrove Park

The following list of University of Glasgow people provides a selection of the well-known people who have studied or taught at the University of Glasgow since its inception in 1451. Historical lists of chancellors, rectors and principals of the university are contained in those offices' respective articles.

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Nobel laureates

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Frederick Soddy
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William Young Sellar
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Sydney MacEwan
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William Elphinstone
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David Livingstone
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Adam Smith
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Thomas Campbell

Arts

Classics

History

Musicians

Philosophy and theology

Writers and poets

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James Boswell
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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
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Sir John Sinclair

Business

Civil service

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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Law

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Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey
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James Dalrymple,1st Viscount of Stair
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Robert Malcolm Kerr

Media

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Gerard Butler
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Fraser Nelson

Military

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Sir David Henderson

Politics

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Lord Melbourne

Conservative Party

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Liam Fox
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Bonar Law

Labour Party

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Donald Dewar

Liberal Party/Liberal Democrats

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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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Charles Kennedy

Scottish National Party

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Nicola Sturgeon
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Humza Yousaf

Scottish Unionist Party

Miscellaneous

Sciences

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William Hunter
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Joseph Lister
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David Douglas
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Joseph Black
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Lord Kelvin

Medical

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Merbai Ardesir Vakil

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics, physical sciences and engineering

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James Watt
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Colin Maclaurin

Computing

Social sciences

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Sir James Frazer

Sports

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Katherine Grainger
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Andrew Watson

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References

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