Memorials in Edinburgh
Edinburgh: 15 memorial pages
of people who were born or died here, or were laid to rest here
Memorial
Fraser Stoddart
05/24/1942 – 12/30/2024
82 years
Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines
Memorial
Peter Higgs
05/29/1929 – 04/08/2024
94 years
British physicist and Nobel Prize winner
Memorial
Una Stubbs
05/01/1937 – 08/12/2021
84 years
English actress, television personality, and former dancer
Memorial
Michael Francis Atiyah
04/22/1929 – 01/11/2019
89 years
British mathematician
Memorial
Philip Kerr
02/22/1956 – 03/23/2018
62 years
British novelist
Memorial
Ronnie Corbett
12/04/1930 – 03/31/2016
85 years
Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, broadcaster, and comedian
Memorial
Dave Mackay
11/14/1934 – 03/02/2015
80 years
Scottish football player and manager
Memorial
Sandy Jardine
12/31/1948 – 04/24/2014
65 years
Scottish association football player and manager
Memorial
Thor Vilhjálmsson
08/12/1925 – 03/02/2011
85 years
Icelandic writer
Memorial
Ronald Speirs
04/20/1920 – 04/11/2007
86 years
American paratrooper
Memorial
Ian Richardson
04/07/1934 – 02/09/2007
72 years
Scottish actor
Memorial
W. Montgomery Watt
03/14/1909 – 10/24/2006
97 years
Scottish historian and Orientalist
Memorial
Muriel Spark
née Muriel Sarah Camberg
02/01/1918 – 04/13/2006
88 years
Scottish novelist and writer
Memorial
Johnny Haynes
10/17/1934 – 10/18/2005
71 years
English footballer
Memorial
Donald Dewar
08/21/1937 – 10/11/2000
63 years
Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (in office from 1999 to 2000)