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List of people educated at Edinburgh Academy

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Former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy in Edinburgh. They include the following individuals.

Arts and culture

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Actors

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Artists, architects and designers

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Authors, poets and dramatists

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Entertainers

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Music

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Business people

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Clergy

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Convicted Criminals

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  • David Jenkins, convicted felon and drug smuggler (1987), Olympic athlete (EA 1958-1969)

Explorers

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Lawyers and judges

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Politicians and diplomats

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Scientists, educators and academics

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Soldiers

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Victoria Cross recipients

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Nine Edinburgh Academy alumni have received the Victoria Cross.[5]

Sport

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References

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  1. ^ Frank Taylor IMDbRetrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ Edinburgh Academy Alumni – Catherine McQueen Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ovituary". The Times. No. 49885. London. 17 June 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 11 January 2011 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "James Balfour Wemyss". Cambridge Alumni Database. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Edinburgh Academy Website - list of VC holders". Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. ^ VCs of the First World War: Gerald Giddon