and the arts ===
Johanna Basford, illustrator
Naetochukwu Chikwe (Naeto-C), musician
B. C. Forbes, founder of Forbes magazine
Holly Hamilton, BBC journalist and presenter
David Jackson, musician, best known for his involvement in Van der Graaf Generator
Alan Johnston, BBC correspondent based in Gaza, famously kidnapped in 2007
Gary Lightbody, lead singer of Snow Patrol
Fred MacAulay, comedian and former rector of the university
James McIntosh, food writer
Graham Phillips, pro-Kremlin journalist covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Karine Polwart, folk musician
Carla Romano, GMTV reporter
John Suchet, Channel Five news anchor, formerly of ITN
==== Artists ====
Calum Colvin
Luke Fowler, 2012 Turner Prize Nominee
David Mach, 1988 Turner Prize Nominee
Lucy McKenzie
Lewis Deeney
Susan Philipsz, 2010 Turner Prize
Thomson & Craighead
Louise Wilson (of Jane and Louise Wilson) 1999 Turner Prize Nominees
=== Politics ===
John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Ghana; and Minister for Railways Development, Ghana
Malcolm Bruce, former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, Rector of the university (1986–89)
Christopher Chope, Member of Parliament, former Minister of State and barrister
Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, former member of parliament and Advocate General for Scotland, now Senator of the College of Justice
Chris Clarkson, Conservative member of parliament
William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, advocate, judge, Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session as well as life peer
Kurt Deketelaere, secretary-general of the League of European Research Universities
Frank Doran, former Labour member of parliament
Kevin Dunion, Scottish Information Commissioner between 2003 and 2012, as well as former Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews
Maurice Golden, Conservative member of the Scottish Parliament
Boaz Kipchumba Kaino, former MP and assistant minister of lands and settlement. Republic of Kenya
Geoffrey Aori Mabea, first executive secretary of the Energy Regulators …
