List of Aberdonians
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This is a list of notable people hailing from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in Scotland.
- Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet (1912-1992) Politician
- David Baird (1757–1829) Soldier
- John Hill Burton (1809 - 1881) Historiographer Royal
- William Barclay (1546–1608) Jurist
- Lord Byron (1788–1824) Poet, born in London but raised in Aberdeen; Aberdeen Grammar School most famous alumnus
- Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923) Sculptor
- Ian Campbell (b. 1933) Singer and founder of the Ian Campbell Folk Group
- Alexander Chalmers (1759–1834) Journalist
- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Seminarian
- Andrew Clark (1826–1893) Physician
- William Mortimer Clark (1836–1917) Canadian politician
- Peter Craigmyle ((1893–c1980)) International referee
- Alexander Cruden (1699–1770) Theologian
- William Dyce (1806–1864) Artist
- Alexander Ewing (1814–1873) Church leader
- Simon Farquhar (1972–) Writer
- B.C. Forbes (1880–1954) Journalist (founder of Forbes Magazine)
- James Forrester (b. 1937) North Carolina politician
- Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901–1935) Author
- Sir David Gill (1843 – 1914) astronomer
- Evelyn Glennie (b. 1965) Internationally renowned virtuoso percussionist
- Thomas Blake Glover (1838–1911) Trader in Meiji era Japan and founder of Mitsubishi corporation
- David Gregory (1659–1708) Astronomer
- James Gregory (1638–1675) Astronomer and mathematician
- John Hewitt (b. 1963) Footballer and scorer of winning goal in European Cup Winners Cup 1983
- Denis Law (b. 1940) Footballer
- Paul Lawrie (b. 1969) Golfer
- Annie Lennox (b. 1954) Singer
- William MacGillivray (1796–1852) Naturalist
- Sir William MacGregor (1846–1919) Governor of British New Guinea, Lagos, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Queensland
- Neil Mackie (b. 1946) Tenor, professor at Royal College of Music
- David Masson (1822–1907) Author
- Francis Masson (1741-1805) Botanist
- William Matthews, (1822-1896) noted bookbinder and author. Gold medal winner at The Crystal Palace Exhibition.[1]
- Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998) Artist and teacher
- George Croom Robertson (1842–1892) Philosopher
- Archibald Simpson (b. 1790) Architect responsible for many Aberdeen buildings
- Thomas Smith (1745–1809) US politician
- Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960) Poet
- George Washington Wilson (1823-1892) Photographer
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- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
