List of people educated at Perth Academy

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Perth Academy is a non-denominational state school in Perth, Scotland.

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— Ian Abbot Poet [1]
— Arthur Kinmond Bell Distiller and philanthropist [2]
— James Bisset Artist, manufacturer, writer, collector, art dealer and poet [3]
— Francis Black Politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba [4]
— Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie Senior officer in Royal Air Force [5]
— John Forbes Cameron Mathematician, academic and academic administrator [6]
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Aileen Campbell
Aileen Campbell Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government [7]
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Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell British Army officer and colonial governor [8]
— Iain Donald Campbell Biophysicist and academic [9]
— Patrick Campbell Vice-admiral in the Royal Navy [10]
— Alastair Cram Mountaineer, lawyer and British Army officer [11]
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Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar
Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar Member of UK parliament and judge [12]
— Gordon Duff Medical scientist and academic [13]
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Thomas Duncan
Thomas Duncan Portrait and historical painter [14]
— David Edward Lawyer and academic, and former Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
— Robert Fairbairn Banker and cricketer [15]
— John Forfar Paediatrician and academic [16]
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Patrick Geddes
Patrick Geddes Biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner [17]
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Stephen Gethins
Stephen Gethins Member of UK parliament [18]
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Neil A. R. Gow
Neil A. R. Gow Professor of Microbiology and deputy vice chancellor at the University of Exeter [19]
— Camilla Hattersley Olympic swimmer [20]
— Mary Packer Harris Artist and art teacher [21]
— Atholl Henderson Football player and coach [22]
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David Octavius Hill
David Octavius Hill Painter and arts activist [23]
— Edward Lindsay Ince Mathematician [24]
— William Keiller Anatomist [25]
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Henry Littlejohn
Henry Littlejohn Surgeon, forensic scientist and public health official [26]
— David Low Agriculturalist [27]
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Fred MacAulay
Fred MacAulay Comedian [28]
— Robert MacDonald Minister of the Free Church of Scotland
— James MacGregor Minister of the Church of Scotland [29]
— John Sturgeon Mackay Mathematician and academic author [30]
— George Mathewson Chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland [31]
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Patrick Matthew
Patrick Matthew Grain merchant, fruit farmer, forester, and landowner [32]
— James McGhie, Lord McGhie Chairman of the Scottish Land Court and President of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and a Senator of the College of Justice
— Thomas McWhannell Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly [33]
— James Miller Architect [34]
— Stephen Milne Olympic swimmer [35]
— Robert MacGregor Mitchell, Lord MacGregor Mitchell Lawyer, judge and member of UK parliament
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Robert Pullar
Robert Pullar Liberal politician [36]
— John Monteath Robertson Chemist and crystallographer [37]
— Ronald Foote Robertson President of the British Medical Association [38]
— Condie Sandeman Advocate [39]
— Philip Scott Professional football
— Rhod Sharp Broadcaster [40]
— Jack Shaw Businessman, former chairman of the board of directors and Governor of the Bank of Scotland [41]
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Richard Simpson
Richard Simpson Member of the Scottish Parliament [42]
— Mili Smith Professional curler [43]
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Duncan Sommerville
Duncan Sommerville Mathematician and astronomer [44]
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William Soutar
William Soutar Poet and diarist [45]
— Brian Souter Billionaire businessman [46]
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James Stewart
James Stewart Physician and missionary [47]
— David Kinnear Thomson Chairman and president of Peter Thomson (Perth) Limited
— William Thomson Mathematician and physicist [48]
— Anthony Toft President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh [49]
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John Wishart
John Wishart Mathematician and agricultural statistician [50]
— Sandy Wylie, Lord Kinclaven Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland

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