Editing East Lothian (section)

==Culture and community==
===Symbols===
[[File:Flag of East Lothian.svg|thumb|left|The County [[Flag of East Lothian]]]]
In November 2017, a county flag competition was launched in East Lothian to register an official [[flag of East Lothian]]. Anyone willing to enter this competition was allowed to enter, which resulted in 623 entries to the competition; which closed on 28 February 2018. Four final flag designs were placed in a vote to the residents of East Lothian. In December 2018, the winning design was announced, designed by Archie Martin, a local man from [[Musselburgh]] and residing in [[Gifford, East Lothian|Gifford]] who had worked for East Lothian Council for 23 years. Mr Martin died in July 2018. The flag features a saltire representing East Lothian as the birthplace of Scotland's flag. A gold cross signifies the wealth of East Lothian's farmlands and reputation as the granary of Scotland; with a lion in the centre representing the [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]] lion along with blue stripes to represent the rivers [[River Esk, Lothian|Esk]] and [[River Tyne, Scotland|Tyne]].

===Local media===
East Lothian is served by a local paid-for weekly newspapers, the ''East Lothian Courier''.

The ''East Lothian Courier'' (known locally as "The Courier") began as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, before changing its name in 1971.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martine |first1=John |title=Reminiscences of the royal burgh of Haddington and old East Lothian agriculturists |date=1883 |publisher=J. Menzies |location=Edinburgh; Glasgow |url=https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesro02martgoog/page/n7 |access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref> It was owned by D&J Croal, based in Haddington, until its purchase by the Dunfermline Press Group in 2004. It is now owned by [[Newsquest]].

The ''East Lothian News'' was first published in 1971, as part of Scottish County Press Group, with editorial offices in [[Dalkeith]] and printing at [[Bonnyrigg]] (both in Midlothian). The Scottish County Press Group was acquired by Regional Independent Media in 2000, which was in turn bought by [[Johnston Press]] in 2002. The ''East Lothian News'' closed in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/johnston-press-confirms-plans-close-two-scottish-newspapers/ | title=Johnston Press confirms plans to close two Scottish newspapers | date=22 October 2015 }}</ref>

There are two local community radio stations in East Lothian, broadcasting on FM and online. East Coast FM, based in Haddington, has been broadcasting since 2009. [[Radio Saltire]], formerly East Lothian FM, is now based in Tranent.

===Notable people (by date of death)===
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* [[Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian]], d.1138
* [[Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian]], d.1166
* [[Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar|Waltheof]], Earl of [[Dunbar]], d.1182
* [[Alexander II of Scotland|Alexander II]], King of [[Scottish people|Scots]], 1198–1249
* [[Black Agnes]], 4th Countess of [[Moray]], c.1312-1369
* [[Walter Bower|Abbot Walter Bower]], ca.1385–1449, canon regular of [[Inchcolm Abbey]], chronicler, born about at Haddington
* [[Sawney Bean]], [[Human cannibalism|cannibal]] and [[outlaw]], 15th to 16th century
* [[William Dunbar]], [[medieval]] [[poet]], 1460–1520
* [[John Major (philosopher)|John Mair]] or Major, [[philosopher]], 1467–1550
* [[John Knox]], leading [[Scottish Reformation|Protestant reformer in Scotland]] and founder of [[Presbyterianism]], c.1510-1572
* [[John Cockburn of Ormiston]], (d.1583) early supporter of the Scottish Reformation
* [[Ninian Cockburn]] (d.1579), soldier, an officer of the [[Garde Écossaise]], political intriguer
* [[Andrew Fletcher (politician)|Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun]] (1655–1716), writer, politician, soldier and patriot
* [[Adam Cockburn, Lord Ormiston|Adam Cockburn, Laird of Ormiston, Lord Ormiston]] (1656–1735), administrator, politician and judge
* [[John Cockburn (Scottish politician)|John Cockburn]], agricultural improver, 1695–1758
* [[Andrew Meikle]], inventor of the [[Threshing machine]], 1719–1811
* [[John Brown of Haddington]], 1722–1787
* Rev. Dr. [[John Witherspoon]], a signatory to the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], 1723–1794
* [[George Brodie (historian)|George Brodie]] (1786?-1867), historian
* [[Robert Cadell]] (1788–1849), bookseller and publisher, closely associated with [[Sir Walter Scott]]
* [[Robert Moffat (missionary)|Robert Moffat]] 1795–1883, Congregationalist missionary to Africa, and father in law of [[David Livingstone]]
* [[Jane Welsh Carlyle]], 1801–1866, letter-writer, and wife of [[Thomas Carlyle]], 1801–1866
* [[Sir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet]], [[surgeon]], 1808–1877
* [[Samuel Smiles]], author of [[Self-Help (Smiles book)|Self-Help]], 1812–1904
* [[Mary Balfour Herbert]], watercolour painter, 1817–1893
* [[Samuel Morison Brown]], [[chemist]], [[poet]] and [[essayist]], 1817–1856
* [[John Muir]], father of the US [[National Parks]], 1838–1914
* [[Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick]], Principal of [[Newnham College]], 1845–1936
* [[James Porteous]], inventor of the [[Fresno Scraper]], 1848–1922
* [[Peter Hume Brown]], historian, 1849–1918
* [[Arthur Balfour]] (1848–1930), [[Prime Minister]], 1902–1905
* [[Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick]] (1845–1936), mathematician and co-founder of [[Newham College]], [[University of Cambridge]]
* [[William George Nicholson Geddes]] 1913–1993, civil engineer
* [[Mollie Hunter|Maureen Mollie Hunter McIlwraith]], commonly known as Mollie Hunter 1922–2012, Scottish writer
* [[Peter Kerr (author)|Peter Kerr]] b.1940, best-selling author of travel books and fiction
* [[John Bellany]], [[Painting|painter]], 1942–2013
* [[Rhona Cameron]], [[comedian]] and activist, b.1965
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A number of sports personalities also have links with East Lothian:

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* [[Willie Anderson (golfer)|Willie Anderson]], golfer, four times U.S. Open Golf Champion, 1901, 1903–05
* [[Ian Black (footballer born 1985)|Ian Black]], professional footballer
* [[Callum Booth]], professional footballer
* [[Billy Brown (footballer born 1950)|Billy Brown]], football coach
* [[Kenny Miller]], professional footballer
* [[Colin Nish]], professional footballer
* [[Jim Calder (rugby union)|Jim Calder]] rugby union player
* [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]], Darts player
* [[Andrew Driver]], professional footballer
* [[Danny Handling]], professional footballer
* [[Jason Holt (footballer)|Jason Holt]], Professional footballer
* [[David Huish]], professional golfer
* [[Allan Jacobsen (rugby union)|Allan Jacobsen]], rugby union player
* [[Jim Jefferies (footballer)|Jim Jefferies]], football manager
* [[John McGlynn (Scottish footballer)|John McGlynn]], football manager
* [[Catriona Matthew]], golfer
* [[Mathew Dawson]], racehorse trainer
* [[Euan Burton]], [[judoka]] and [[2012 Olympics]] contender
* [[Finlay Calder]], rugby union player
* [[Ross Muir]], professional snooker player
* [[Scott Murray (rugby union)|Scott Murray]], rugby union player
* [[Garry O'Connor]], professional footballer
* [[Willie Ormond]], footballer and manager
* [[Jock Taylor]], World Champion motorcycle [[sidecar]] racer
* [[Ben Sayers]], professional golfer & club maker
* [[John White (footballer born 1937)|John White]], footballer
* [[Willie Wood (bowler)]], professional bowler
* [[Dean Brett]], footballer
* [[Josh Taylor (boxer)|Josh Taylor]], boxer
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