List of University of Glasgow people

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The University of Glasgow overlooking the River Kelvin and Kelvingrove Park

The following well-known people 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.

Contents

Nobel laureates

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Frederick Soddy

Arts

Classics

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William Young Sellar

History

Musicians

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Sydney MacEwan

Philosophy and theology

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William Elphinstone
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David Livingstone
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Adam Smith

Writers and poets

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James Boswell
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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
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Thomas Campbell
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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

References

  1. "Emeli Sande: Young Alumnus of the Year 2011". gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. Don Chambers (1979). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Adam, David Stow (1859–1925). Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. "Alasdair Gray | Scottish novelist, playwright, and artist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. "Angus Matheson". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. Derek Mackay: Who is Scotland's former finance secretary? - BBC News
  6. Thomas T. MacDonald, Delphine Parrott, British Society for Immunology
  7. Dr Mujibur Rahman The Daily Star
  8. Medical and Dental Students' Register . Glasgow: The General Council of Medical Education and Registration. 1915. p. 79/83. Retrieved 24 June 2025 via Ancestry.
  9. "Professor Heather Ferguson". www.who.int. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

See also