Here are some former pupils of The High School who have achieved fame, and sometimes fortune. Please contact our webmaster if we have left anyone out.
Alasdair Allan -- member of Scottish Parliament
Faye Anderson -- artist
Derek Bateman -- television presenter
Peter Blake -- actor
J B Selkirk -- poet and essayist
Derek Brownlee -- member of parliament
James Marr Brydone -- surgeon
Vicky Davidson -- local councillor
Frightened Rabbit -- indie rock band
Rae Hendrie -- actor
Jim Hume -- member of parliament
Bobby Johnstone -- international football player
Andrew Lang -- poet and novelist
Gideon Lang -- Australian pastoralist and pioneer
Sandy McMahon -- international football player
Mungo Park -- explorer
John Rutherford -- international rugby player
Tom Scott -- artist
