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I know that Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-, read History at Edinburgh University and earned a PhD, but who are or were some other famous students or researchers?

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I know that Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-, read History at Edinburgh University and earned a PhD, but who are or were some other famous students or researchers?

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There is potential for providing an extremely long list of “famous” Edinburgh University alumni. Some of those listed below studied or researched only for the very briefest of periods, many followed through completely until graduation, and a few may have done just a little post-doctoral work. Two or three have become Nobel Laureates.