About Edinburgh
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is located in the City of Edinburgh council area. It is known for its impressive architecture, with a mix of medieval and Georgian buildings. The city is home to the iconic Edinburgh Castle, which sits atop Castle Rock, offering views over the city. The Royal Mile, a historic street, runs through the Old Town and connects the castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. The city is also renowned for its festivals, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which showcases a wide variety of performances each August. Visitors can explore numerous museums, galleries, and parks, such as the National Museum of Scotland and Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh's diverse culinary scene features both traditional Scottish fare and modern cuisine, making it a destination for food enthusiasts. The city is easily navigable on foot, allowing for a convenient exploration of its many attractions.
Local Government
District
City of Edinburgh
Ward
Craigentinny/Duddingston
Constituency
Edinburgh East
Nearest Train Stations 6 stations
Location
Nearby Towns & Villages 12 found
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Abbey Lane
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Abbey Mount
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Abbey Strand
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Abbey Street
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Abbeyhill
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Abbeyhill Crescent
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Abbotsford Park
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Abercorn Avenue
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Abercorn Court
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Abercorn Crescent
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Abercorn Drive
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Abercorn Gardens
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Abercorn Grove
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Abercorn Road
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Abercorn Terrace
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Abercromby Place
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Abinger Gardens
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Academy Park
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Academy Street
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Achnacarry Street
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Adams Well
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Adamslaw Place
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Addiston Crescent
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Addiston Grove
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Addiston Park
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Adelphi Grove
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Notable & Famous People from Edinburgh 317 people
A. Berriedale Keith
Historian
Scottish lawyer and Indologist (1879-1944)
Adrian Sprott
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1962)
Alain Baxter
Alpine skier
British alpine skier
Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton
Businessperson
Scottish electrical engineer (1863–1930)
Alan McLaren
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1971)
Alastair Sim
Stage actor
Scottish actor (1900–1976)
Alex Arthur
Boxer
British boxer
Alex Gardner
Singer
British singer
Alex Harris
Association football player
Scottish association football player (born 1994)
Alex Hay
Writer
professional golfer (1933–2011)
Alex Welsh
Composer
Scottish musician (1929–1982)
Alexander Mackenzie
Composer
Scottish conductor and composer (1847-1935)
Alexander Wedderburn
Theologian
Scottish Reformed theologian
Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
Politician
British colonial administrator (1852-1930)
Alick Buchanan-Smith
Politician
British politician (1932-1991)
Allan McGregor
Association football player
Scottish association football player
Allan Wells
Engineer
British sprinter
Andrew McNeil
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1987)
Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin
Judge
British politician (1849-1942)
Andy Irvine
Rugby union player
Scottish rugby union footballer and executive
Aneka
Singer
British singer
Angus Deaton
Writer
British microeconomist (born 1945)
Angus MacKay
Politician
politician (born 1964)
Anne Laird
Curler
British curler
Anthony Dawson
Screenwriter
British actor (1916-1992)
April McMahon
University teacher
British linguist
Archibald Geikie
Writer
British geologist (1835–1924)
Archibald Warden
Tennis player
British tennis player (1869–1943)
Archie Semple
Clarinetist
British musician (1928–1974)
Arthur Albiston
Writer
Scottish footballer (born 1957)
Arthur Conan Doyle
Screenwriter
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
Bart McGhee
Association football player
American soccer player (1899–1979)
Ben Jelen
Actor
singer, songwriter
Bill Struth
Association football coach
Scottish football manager (1875–1956)
Bill Walker
Engineer
Scottish nationalist politician (born 1942)
Billy Lyall
Singer
Scottish musician (1953–1989)
Bobby Nicol
Association football player
Scottish footballer (1936-2012)
Brian Monteith
Politician
British politician (born 1958)
Brian Ruckley
Writer
British writer
Bruce Marshall
Writer
British writer (1899–1987)
C. J. Sansom
Solicitor
British author of crime fiction (1952–2024)
Callum Paterson
Association football player
Scottish association football player (born 1994)
Calum Elliot
Association football coach
Scottish footballer (born 1987)
Catherine Byrne
Politician
Scottish-born Irish politician
Catriona Matthew
Golfer
Scottish professional golfer
Chandos Blair
Military personnel
British army officer and special envoy (1919–2011)
Charles A Stevenson
Engineer
lighthouse engineer (1855–1950)
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Judge
Scottish duke (1698-1778)
Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton
Judge
British politician, peer and barrister (born 1951)
Charles Usher
Ophthalmologist
Scottish ophthalmologist (1865–1942)
Charlie Aitken
Association football player
Scottish footballer (1942-2023)
Chris Douglas
Composer
American electronic musician
Chris Hoy
Sport cyclist
British racing driver and former track cyclist
Chris Paterson
Rugby union player
Scottish rugby union footballer and coach
Chris Small
Snooker player
Scottish snooker player
Christophe Berra
Association football player
Scottish association football player
Christopher Hooley
Mathematician
British mathematician
Christopher Walkden
Swimmer
British swimmer
Colin Low, Baron Low of Dalston
Politician
British politician (born 1942)
Colin Nish
Association football coach
Scottish association football player (born 1981)
Colin William MacLeod
Classical philologist
British classical scholar (1943–1981)
Craig Dargo
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1978)
Craig Gordon
Association football player
Scottish association football player (born 1982)
Craig Herbertson
Writer
British songwriter
Craig Sives
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1986)
Craigie Aitchison
Painter
British artist (1926-2009)
D. E. Stevenson
Writer
British writer (1892–1973)
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
Poet
Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948)
Daniel McMillan
Handball player
British handball player
Danny Alexander
Politician
British banker and former Liberal Democrat politician
Darren Fletcher
Association football coach
Scottish association football player (born 1984)
Darren McCormack
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1988)
Dave Mackay
Association football coach
Scottish football player and manager (1934–2015)
Dave Petrie
Politician
Member of the Scottish Parliament (1946-2011)
Davey Johnstone
Singer
British guitarist
David A Stevenson
Civil engineer
British lighthouse builder (1854–1938)
David Davidson
Politician
British politician (born 1943)
David Drysdale
Golfer
professional golfer
David Greig
Writer
British writer
David Gwilt
Composer
Hong Kong musician and professor
David Harrower
Screenwriter
Scottish playwright
David J. Asher
Astronomer
British astronomer
David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir
Judge
British politician (1900-1967)
David McLetchie
Politician
Scottish politician (1952-2013)
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
Naval officer
British noble (1919-1970)
David Murray
Engineer
Scottish racing driver
David Paton
Singer
Scottish bass and guitar player
Derek Riordan
Association football player
Scottish association football player (born 1983)
Don Riddell
Television presenter
British journalist
Donald Cammell
Screenwriter
British film director (1934-1996)
Donald Luddington
Politician
British colonial officer (1920-2009)
Donald Runnicles
Conductor
Scottish conductor
Doug Considine
Association football player
Scottish footballer
Dougal Haston
Mountaineer
British mountain climber (1940–1977)
Dougie McDonald
Association football referee
Scottish football referee
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
Writer
British Army officer (1880-1959)
Edwyn Collins
Singer
Scottish musician
Eileen Barker
University teacher
British professor of sociology (born 1938)
Elliot Bunney
Athletics competitor
British athlete
Elliot Saltman
Golfer
British golfer
Emma Mason
Badminton player
Scotttish badminton player
Emma's Imagination
Singer-songwriter
British singer
Eric Robertson
Composer
Scottish composer and musician in Canada
Ernest Torrence
Actor
British-born American actor (1878-1933)
Ewen Bremner
Actor
Scottish actor
Fergus Millar
Historian
British classical historian (1935–2019)
Finlay Currie
Actor
Scottish actor (1878-1968)
Finlay Mickel
Alpine skier
Scottish alpine skier
Finley Quaye
Singer
British musician, singer, recording artist
Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun
Politician
Scottish noble (1930-2024)
Florence Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh
Politician
British politician (1889-1969)
Francis Cadell
Painter
Scottish painter (1883-1937)
Frank Doran
Politician
British politician (1949-2017)
Fraser Stoddart
Chemist
Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines
Freya Ross
Athletics competitor
Scottish distance runner
Frieda Inescort
Stage actor
Scottish actress (1901–1976)
Garry O'Connor
Association football coach
Scottish association football player (born 1983)
Gary Naysmith
Association football coach
Scottish association football manager (born 1978)
Gavin Hastings
Rugby union player
Rugby union player from Scotland
George McKenzie
Boxer
boxer (1901-1941)
George Smith
Association football referee
Scottish football referee, born 1943 (1943–2019)
George Taylor
Botanical collector
British botanist (1904-1993)
Georgia King
Actor
British actress
Gordon Gray
Catholic priest
British Catholic cardinal (1910–1993)
Gordon Smith
Association football player
British football player, born 1991
Gordon Strachan
Association football coach
Scottish football coach and former player
Grace Reid
Swimmer
Scottish diver
Graeme Morrice
Politician
British politician (born 1959)
Graeme Souness
Association football coach
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1953)
Graham Hancock
Writer
British author who promotes pseudoscientific theories
Graham Masterton
Screenwriter
British writer
Graham Ritchie
Archaeologist
British archaeologist and prehistorian (1942–2005)
Grant Kirkhope
Composer
British composer
Guy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe
Politician
British duke (1954-2019)
Harold Ian Miltner
Writer
British journalist
Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail
Politician
British businessman (1923-2010)
Hector Munro Macdonald
Physicist
British mathematician (1865-1935)
Helen Elliot
Table tennis player
Scottish table tennis player (1927–2013)
Hew Strachan
Historian
British historian
Hugh Kelsey
Bridge player
Scottish bridge player and writer
Iain Duncan Smith
Politician
British politician
Iain Glen
Actor
Scottish actor
Iain Gray
Politician
Scottish politician (born 1957)
Ian Black
Association football player
Scottish association football player (born 1985)
Ian Charleson
Actor
Scottish actor (1949-1990)
Ian Liddell-Grainger
Politician
British politician (born 1959)
Ian Richardson
Stage actor
Scottish actor (1934–2007)
Ian Stewart
Engineer
British racecar driver
Isobel Black
Actor
British actress
Ivan T. Sanderson
Naturalist
British biologist (1911–1973)
J. I. M. Stewart
Writer
British author, critic and academic (1906-1994)
James Adams
Association football referee
Scottish footballer (1864-1943)
James Clyde, Baron Clyde
Judge
British judge (1932-2009)
James Crichton-Browne
Photographer
British psychiatrist (1840–1938)
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern
Judge
British politician and life peer
James Marwick
Businessperson
British businessman
James McCallum
Sporting director
Scottish racing cyclist
James Syme
Chemist
Scottish surgeon (1799–1870)
James Webb
Writer
Scottish historian and biographer (1946-1980)
Jamie Brittain
Screenwriter
British television writer
Jamie Muir
Composer
British musician (1942–2025)
Jamie Stone
Politician
Scottish politician (born 1954)
Jason White
Rugby union player
Scottish rugby union player
Jillie Cooper
Badminton player
Scottish badminton player
Jimmy Logie
Association football player
Scottish footballer (1919-1984)
Jimmy McGregor
Justice of the peace
Hong Kong businessman and politician
Jimmy Murray
Association football coach
Scottish footballer (1933-2015)
Jimmy Sandison
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1965)
Joan Dickson
University teacher
Violoncel·lista britànica (1921–1994)
Joan Lingard
Writer
British writer (1932–2022)
John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
Politician
British Viscount (1882-1958)
John Arnott MacCulloch
Writer
British writer (1868–1950)
John Burnet
University teacher
Scottish classicist (1863-1928)
John Gollan
Politician
British political leader (1911-1977)
John Greig
Association football coach
Scottish footballer
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Politician
British politician, Governor General of Canada (1847-1934)
John Home Robertson
Politician
British politician (born 1948)
John Hughes
Association football coach
Scottish football player and manager (born 1964)
John Mackenzie
Film director
Scottish film director (1928–2011)
John McNeill
Botanist
British-Canadian botanist (born 1933)
John Scott Haldane
Physician
British physiologist (1860–1936)
John Stuart
Actor
Scottish actor (1898–1979)
John Swinney
Politician
Scottish politician (born 1964)
Johnny Harris
Composer
Scottish film score composer (1932–2020)
Johnny Keating
Conductor
British musician (1927–2015)
Joseph Farquharson
Painter
British artist (1846-1935)
Kate Green
Politician
British politician (born 1960)
Keith Elphinstone
Mechanical engineer
(1865-1941)
Keith Moffatt
Physicist
British mathematician
Ken Stott
Actor
British actor
Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom
Judge
British politician (born 1931)
Kenneth Grahame
Writer
British novelist
Kenneth Stevenson
Politician
Bishop of Portsmouth (1949-2011)
Kenny MacAskill
Lawyer
Scottish politician (born 1958)
Kenny Middlemiss
Badminton player
Scottish badminton player
Kenny Miller
Association football coach
Scottish association football player (born 1979)
Kevin Thomson
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1984)
Kirsty Balfour
Swimmer
British swimmer, Olympic athlete, world championships silver medallist
KT Tunstall
Composer
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Lawrie Reilly
Association football player
Scottish footballer (1928–2013)
Lee Wallace
Association football coach
Scottish association football player (born 1987)
Lesley Beake
Writer
South African children's author
Leslie Mitchell
Actor
British broadcaster (1905–1985)
Liam McArthur
Politician
British politician (born 1967)
Lindsay Duncan
Stage actor
Scottish actress
Lloyd Quinan
Politician
Scottish politician (born 1957)
Ludovic Kennedy
Writer
British journalist and broadcaster (1919-2009)
Maggie Nicols
Singer
British musician and dancer
Malcolm Chisholm
Politician
British politician (born 1949)
Malcolm Rifkind
Solicitor
British politician (born 1946)
Margaret Smith
Politician
British politician (born 1961)
Marie Stopes
Writer
British birth control campaigner and paleontologist (1880-1958)
Martin Campbell
Badminton player
Scottish badminton player (born 1990)
Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan
Politician
British politician (born 1945)
Mary Fee
Politician
Scottish politician (born 1954)
Mary Lyschinska
Pedagogue
English teacher (1849–1937)
Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
Politician
Chief of Clan Hay (born 1948)
Michael Gove
Politician
British politician (born 1967)
Michael McIndoe
Association football player
Scottish football manager (born 1979)
Mike Barson
Composer
British musician
Mike Blair
Rugby union player
Scottish rugby union player
Mike Peden
Composer
British record producer
Mike Scott
Singer
songwriter, musician
Muriel Spark
Screenwriter
Scottish novelist and writer (1918–2006)
Murray Davidson
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1988)
Naomi Mitchison
Writer
Scottish novelist and poet (1897–1999)
Neal Ascherson
Writer
British journalist (born 1932)
Neil Alexander
Association football player
Scottish association football player (born 1978)
Neil Murray
Singer
Scottish bassist
Nicholas Rowe
Actor
British actor
Nigel Gresley
Engineer
British engineer (1876–1941)
Nina Nesbitt
Pianist
Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and musician
Norman Maurice Richardson
Composer
Scottish composer and conductor (1905–1974)
Paddy Milner
Pianist
Scottish singer
Pat Smythe
Pianist
British musician
Patrick Jenkin
Politician
British Conservative politician (1926-2016)
Paul Grant
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1993)
Paul Hanlon
Association football player
Scottish association football player
Paul Hegarty
Association football coach
Scottish footballer and manager (born 1954)
Paul Telfer
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1971)
Paul van Rietvelde
Badminton player
badminton player
Peter Cormack
Association football coach
Scottish footballer and manager (1946–2024)
Peter Doig
Painter
Scottish painter (born 1959)
Peter Marinello
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1950)
Peter Peacock
Politician
British politician (born 1952)
Pollyanna McIntosh
Actor
Scottish-born actress
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Politician
British Labour Party politician, MEP for Scotland (born 1954)
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Politician
British politician (born 1954)
Randall Davidson
Politician
Scottish Archbishop of Canterbury (1848-1930)
Ray Wilson
Singer
Scottish singer
Reginald Johnston
Writer
British diplomat and academic (1874–1938)
Richard Fraser
Actor
British actor (1913-1972)
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
Judge
British politician (1856-1928)
Richard Henderson
Chemist
Nobel prize winning British biochemist (born 1945)
Richard Noble
Racing automobile driver
Scottish entrepreneur and holder of the land speed record
Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
Politician
Duke of Buccleuch (born 1954)
Richard Simpson
Politician
Scottish politician
Robert Blair
Badminton player
Scottish badminton player
Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby
Politician
British Conservative politician (1900-1986)
Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay
Judge
British politician (1842-1929)
Robert Garioch
Writer
British writer (1909-1981)
Robert Lorimer
Architect
Scottish architect (1864-1929)
Robert Louis Stevenson
Writer
Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)
Robert T. A. Innes
Astronomer
British astronomer (1861–1933)
Robin Matthews
Economist
British economist (1927–2010)
Robin Welsh
Rugby union match official
British tennis player (1869-1934)
Roderick Beaton
Writer
British university teacher
Roderick Campbell
Politician
Scottish politician (born 1953)
Roger Longrigg
Writer
British writer (1929–2000)
Ron Flockhart
Aircraft pilot
British racing driver
Ronald Fairbairn
Psychiatrist
Scottish psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1889–1964)
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Pianist
British music educator (1911–1984)
Ronnie Browne
Singer-songwriter
Scottish folk musician
Ronnie Corbett
Writer
Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, broadcaster, and comedian (1930-2016)
Ross Campbell
Association football player
British footballer (born 1987)
Ross Ford
Rugby union player
Scottish rugby union footballer and coach
Roy Geddes
Biochemist
Dean of Science and Engineering at Auckland Institute of Technology (1940-2006)
Roy Henderson
Opera singer
British opera singer (1899–2000)
Roy Williamson
Singer-songwriter
Scottish musician (1936–1990)
Russell Johnston
Politician
British politician (1932–2008)
Ryan Flynn
Association football player
Scottish association football player (born 1988)
Sam Stanton
Association football player
British footballer (born 1994)
Samuel Peploe
Painter
British artist (1871-1935)
Sandy Jardine
Association football coach
Scottish association football player and manager (1948-2014)
Sara Stewart
Stage actor
British actress
Scott Brash
Jockey
British show jumping rider
Scott Hastings
Rugby union player
Scottish rugby union player
Scott Smith
Association football player
Scottish footballer, born 1992
Sean Murdoch
Association football referee
Scottish footballer (born 1986)
Shirley Manson
Actor
Scottish singer
Sidney Hayers
Screenwriter
British film and television director (1921–2000)
Simon Thoumire
Musician
Scottish musician
Sophie Wu
Actor
British actress
Stefan Tymkewycz
Politician
British politician (born 1959)
Steven Anderson
Association football player
Scottish footballer (born 1985)
Steven Mackie
University teacher
British theologian
Steven Whittaker
Association football coach
Scottish association football player
Stewart Stevenson
Engineer
Scottish politician (born 1946)
Stuart Sutcliffe
Bassist
Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962)
Tam Dalyell
Writer
Scottish politician (1932-2017)
Tam White
Actor
Scottish singer-actor (1942-2010)
Thomas Addis
Scientist
(1881-1949) British physician, scientist and nephrologist
Tommy Anderson
Ice hockey player
Canadian ice hockey player (1911–1971)
Tommy Armour
Golfer
Scottish-American professional golfer (1894–1968)
Tommy Younger
Association football coach
Scottish footballer (1930-1984)
Tony Blair
Lawyer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
Vernon Heywood
Biologist
British botanist (1927-2022)
W. V. D. Hodge
Astronomer
British mathematician (1903–1975)
Walter Donaldson
Snooker player
Scottish snooker player
Walter Scott
Judge
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
William Renwick
Rugby union player
Scottish rugby union player (1914–1944)
William Theodore Heard
Judge
Scottish Cardinal (1884-1973)
Willie Bauld
Association football player
Scottish footballer (1928–1977)
Willie Whitelaw
Politician
British politician (1918–1999)
Willie Young
Association football player
Scottish footballer (1951-2025)
Zainab Cobbold
Orientalist
British Muslim aristocrat
Zoe van der Weel
Handball player
British handball player