Alumni of the University of Aberdeen

The list Alumni of the University of Aberdeen includes Alex Kapranos, Emun Elliott, James Fleet, Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Kenneth McKellar. The list consists of 1,133 members and 1 sublist.

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university in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Alex Kapranos

English rock musician

Overview: Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (born 20 March 1972) is a Scottish musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Scottish rock band Franz ...

Date of birth: 20 March 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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American post-punk musicians 51T

Scottish male guitarists 77T

The Yummy Fur members 3T
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Emun Elliott

British actor

Overview: Emun Elliott is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in Paradox, Richie in Threesome, and John Moray in The Paradise, ((Guilt (tv series)

Date of birth: 28 November 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Scottish people of Iranian descent 3T

Male actors from Edinburgh 49T

Scottish male radio actors 34T
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James Fleet

British actor

Overview: James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is a British actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral and ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1952

Age: 73

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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People educated at Banff Academy 8T

English male Shakespearean actors 251T

Actors from Staffordshire 25T
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Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

British earl

Overview: Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th and 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, DL (7 June 1957 – 27 February 2016), styled Lord Glamis between 1972 and 1987, was a British politician and soldier, and a first ...

Date of birth: 7 June 1957

Date of death: 27 February 2016

Age: 58 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

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2016 deaths 9,448T

People educated at Eton College 4,961T

People educated at Sunningdale School 20T
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Tessa Jowell

Politician

Overview: Tessa Jane Helen Douglas Jowell, Baroness Jowell, DBE, PC (née Palmer; 18 September 1947 – 12 May 2018) was a British Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood ...

Date of birth: 17 September 1947

Date of death: 12 May 2018

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Politicians from Marylebone 19T

Deaths from brain cancer in England 101T

Life peeresses created by Elizabeth II 331T
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Kenneth McKellar

British singer

Overview: Kenneth McKellar (23 June 1927 – 9 April 2010) was a Scottish tenor.

Date of birth: 23 June 1927

Date of death: 9 April 2010

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

20th-century Scottish singers 116T

Musicians from Lenzie 4T
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Nicky Campbell

British television and radio personality (born 1961)

Overview: Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell, OBE (born Nicholas Lackey, 10 April 1961) is a Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist. He has presented the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast programme since 2003 ...

Date of birth: 10 April 1961

Age: 64

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Male

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BBC Radio 1 presenters 140T

Scottish radio DJs 5T

People educated at Edinburgh Academy 323T
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Iain Cuthbertson

British actor

Overview: Iain Cuthbertson (4 January 1930 – 4 September 2009) was a Scottish character actor and theatre director. He was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive gravelly, heavily accented ...

Date of birth: 4 January 1930

Date of death: 4 September 2009

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Male actors from Glasgow 113T

21st-century Scottish male actors 118T

20th-century Scottish male actors 186T
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George MacDonald

Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)

Overview: George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow ...

Date of birth: 10 December 1824

Date of death: 18 September 1905

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Author

Gender: Male

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Scottish Christian poets 3T

George MacDonald 5T

19th-century Christian mystics 69T
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Kezia Dugdale

British politician

Overview: Kezia Alexandra Ross Dugdale (born 28 August 1981) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 to 2017. A former member of the Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative ...

Date of birth: 28 August 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

Partner: Jenny Gilruth (Married)

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British women bloggers 60T

21st-century British women politicians 516T

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants 208T
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James Veitch

British comedian

Overview: James Veitch (born April 1) is an English comedian. He is mostly known for his humorous interactions with the authors of scam emails (known as scam baiting) using slideshows and video effects.

Date of birth: 1 April 1980

Age: 45

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century British comedians 223T

Year of birth missing (living people) 37,022T

British male comedians 80T
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Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet

11th Baronet of Craigievar, 1968 to 1991

Overview: Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar, 11th Baronet (6 September 1912 – 12 September 1991) was a Scottish nobleman, general practitioner and farmer. Due to the presence of an intersex condition at birth, he ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1912

Date of death: 12 September 1991

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Doctor

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Intersex men 33T

Intersex military personnel 8T

20th-century Scottish medical doctors 317T
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Ian Black (swimmer)

British swimmer

Overview: Ian MacIntosh Black (born 27 June 1941) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in international competition, including the Olympics and European championships, and Scotland ...

Date of birth: 27 June 1941

Age: 83

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Educator

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Heads of schools in Bahrain 1T

Heads of schools in Hong Kong 3T

Heads of schools in Scotland 16T
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Rhod Sharp

British journalist

Overview: Rhoderick "Rhod" Sharp (born 1953 in Perth) is a Scottish broadcaster, best known as a former presenter of Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Date of birth: 1953

Age: 72

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Journalist

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People educated at Perth Academy 58T

Scottish radio presenters 55T

People from Marblehead, Massachusetts 105T
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James Murdoch

Canadian singer

Overview: James Murdoch is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter. He has released five full-length albums. Murdoch is a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, piano, mandolin, banjo and singing on his records, which ...

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Journalist

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Musicians from Edmonton 112T

Year of birth missing (living people) 37,022T

Musicians from Yukon 8T
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Alexander Bain

Scottish inventor and engineer

Overview: Alexander Bain (12 October 1810 – 2 January 1877) was a Scottish inventor and engineer who was first to invent and patent the electric clock. He installed the railway telegraph lines between Edinburgh ...

Date of birth: 12 October 1810

Date of death: 2 January 1877

Age: 66 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Inventor

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Scottish clockmakers 6T

Scottish electrical engineers 31T

Scottish inventors 172T
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Alistair Darling

British politician (1953–2023)

Overview: Alistair Maclean Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, PC (28 November 1953 – 30 November 2023) was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister Gordon Brown from ...

Date of birth: 28 November 1953

Date of death: 30 November 2023

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Activist

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Peers retired under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 171T

Chief Secretaries to the Treasury 38T

2023 deaths 8,390T
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John Forbes

Sailor

Overview: John Forbes (born 29 January 1970) is an Australian sailor and has competed at three Olympic Games (Barcelona bronze medal, Sydney silver medal, Athens 6th). John has won seven World Championships, four ...

Date of birth: 29 January 1970

Age: 55

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Doctor

Gender: Male

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World champions in sailing for Australia 28T

Australian male sailors (sport) 164T

Sportsmen from New South Wales 314T
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Andrew Lack

British botanist

Overview: Dr Andrew John Lack (born 1953) is an English biologist and author, specializing in botany and based at Oxford Brookes University.

Date of birth: 1953

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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New Naturalist writers 75T

People educated at The Dragon School 166T

People educated at Bryanston School 117T
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Polly Higgins

Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist (1968–2019)

Overview: Pauline Helène "Polly" Higgins FRSGS (4 July 1968 – 21 April 2019) was a Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist, described by Jonathan Watts in her obituary in The Guardian as, "one of ...

Date of birth: 4 July 1968

Date of death: 21 April 2019

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Barrister

Gender: Female

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21st-century women lawyers 199T

20th-century women lawyers 409T

2019 deaths 9,204T