Editing Leith (section)

==Notable residents==
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* [[William Lindsay Alexander]] (1808–1884), theologian
* [[Thomas Anderson (chemist)|Thomas Anderson]] (1819–1874), chemist
* [[John Armstrong (journalist/poet)|John Armstrong]] (1771–1797), journalist and poet
* [[Adam Archibald]] (1879–1957), World War I recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
* [[Hugo Arnot]] (1749–1786), historian, buried in South Leith churchyard
* [[Andrew Barton (privateer)|Andrew Barton]] (c. 1466 – 1511), privateer, [[Lord High Admiral of Scotland]]
* [[Robert Barton of Over Barnton|Robert Barton]] (died 1540), brother of the above, privateer and [[Treasurer of Scotland|Lord High Treasurer of Scotland]]
* [[Edith Marian Begbie]] (1866–1932), militant suffragette and member of the [[WSPU]]
* [[Walter Leonard Bell]] (1865-1932) surgeon and antiquarian
* [[Kenneth Borthwick]] (1915–2017) [[Lord Provost of Edinburgh]] 1977–80, Chairman of the 1986 [[Commonwealth Games]].
* Sir [[Thomas Jamieson Boyd]] (1818–1902), [[Lord Provost]] of [[Edinburgh]] 1877–82
* [[Eric Brown (pilot)|Eric "Winkle" Brown]] (1919–2016), test pilot of a record number of aircraft types
* [[James Brown (footballer born 1907)|James Brown]] (1907 – unknown), footballer
* [[Ken Buchanan]] (1945-2023), Undisputed Lightweight Champion of the World
* [[Paddy Buckley]] (1925-2008), footballer
* [[Ian Charleson]] (1949–1990), stage and screen actor
* [[John Cheyne (physician)|John Cheyne]] (1777-1836), surgeon
* [[John Chisholm (soldier)|John Chisholm]] (fl. 1560s), keeper of royal artillery at the [[John Chisholm (soldier)#King.27s Wark in Leith|King's Wark]]
* [[John Coldstream]] (1806–1863), physician
* [[Malcolm Ross (musician)|Malcolm Ross]], musician
* [[James Scarth Combe]] (1796–1883), surgeon (first to describe [[pernicious anaemia]])
* [[David Cousin]] (1809–1878), architect
* John Crabbie founder of [[Crabbie's]] on [[Great Junction Street]]
* [[David Craigie]] (1793–1866) medical author
* Professor [[Ernest Cruickshank]] (1888-1964)nutritionist, and twin brother, Brigadier [[Martin Melvin Cruickshank]] (also 1888-1964)
* [[Helen Crummy]] (1920–2011), founder of [[Craigmillar Festival Society]] for the local community
* [[Robert James Blair Cunynghame]] (1841-1903) physiologist and forensic scientist
* [[James Currie (shipowner)|James Currie]] (1863-1930) President of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]], shipowner and shipbuilder, proprietor of James Currie & Co and the Currie Line (shipping)
* [[Gordon Donaldson]] (1913-1993), historian
* [[Frank Doran (British politician)|Frank Doran]], [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]] (1949-2017) politician
* [[Handyside Edgar]] (1754-1806), physician
* [[Sir Tom Farmer]], founder of Kwik-Fit and former owner of [[Hibernian F.C.]]
* [[Dick Gaughan]], folk singer
* John Gibson Gibson (1889–1970) physicist and mathematician
* [[Robert Gilchrist (cricketer)|Robert Gilchrist]] (1821–1905), first-class cricketer
* Dr [[George Ritchie Gilruth]] (1842–1921) surgeon
* [[Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet|John Gladstone]] (1754-1861), [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] and father of [[William Ewart Gladstone]]
* Professor [[John Russell Greig]] (1889-1963) Director of the [[Moredun Research Institute]]
* [[Tallulah Greive]], actress
* [[Leigh Griffiths]], footballer
* [[John Hall (Scotland)|John Hall]] (1559-1627), [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]], minister of Leith for a time
* Sir [[Peter Heatly]] (1924-2015), springboard and platform diver
* [[John Home]] (1722–1808), poet and dramatist
* [[John Hughes (footballer born 1964)|John Hughes]] (born 1964), football manager formerly of [[Falkirk F.C.]] and [[Hibernian F.C.]]
* Vice Admiral[[John Hunter (Royal Navy officer)|John Hunter]] (1737-1821), second [[Governors of New South Wales|Governor of New South Wales]]
* [[Russell Hunter]] (1925-2004), actor
* [[James Campbell Irons]] (1840–1910) legal author and historian, author of ''The Antiquities of Leith''
* [[Robert Jameson]] (1774–1854), naturalist and mineralogist
* [[William Jameson (botanist born 1815)|William Jameson]]  (1815–1882), botanist responsible for the promotion of tea-growing in northern India
* Captain [[William Henry Johnston|William Johnston]] VC (1879-1915), recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Dr [[George Kellie]] (1720–1779) surgeon, and his grandson Dr George Kellie  (1781–1829)
* Dr [[Thomas Latta]] (1796-1833) inventor of [[intravenous therapy|saline drip]]
* [[Tancy Lee]] (1882-1941) boxer
* [[David Lindsay (bishop of Ross)|David Lindsay]] (1531-1615), [[chaplain]] of [[James VI of Scotland]] and [[Bishop of Ross (Scotland)|Bishop of Ross]], buried here
* [[Jack Lowden]], Scottish actor
* [[Harold Mahony]] (1867-1905), Irish tennis player who had a home at Dalmore Lodge in Leith
* [[Sam McCluskie]] (1932-1995), Labour politician and trade unionist
* [[Andrew Macdonald (poet)]] (1757-1790) born at the foot of [[Leith Walk]]
* [[Robert MacDonald (minister)|Very Rev Robert MacDonald]] (1813–1893) minister of North Leith Free Church, [[Moderator of the General Assembly]] of the Free Church of Scotland 1882/83.
* [[Una McLean]] MBE, actor
* [[William Merrilees|Willie Merrilees]] OBE QPM (1898-1984), lifesaver and [[King's Medal for Police and Fire Service|distinguished]] policeman, later Chief Constable of the Lothians and Peebles Constabulary
* [[Alexander Morgan (mathematician)|Alexander Morgan]] (1860-1946)
* [[James Morton (footballer, born 1885)|James Morton]] (1885-1926), footballer
* [[Thomas Morton (shipwright)|Thomas Morton]] (1781-1832), shipbuilder and inventor (the [[patent slip]])
* [[Erskine Nicol]]  (1825–1904) artist
* [[Eduardo Paolozzi]] (1924–2005) artist
* Charlie and Craig Reid of folk band [[The Proclaimers]]
* [[George T. H. Reid]], [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] 1973/4
* [[Henry Robb]] (1874-1951), shipbuilder
* [[J.K. Rowling]], author
* [[Clarice Marion McNab Shaw|Clarice Shaw]] (1883–1946), pioneering woman Labour politician and MP
* [[Margery Sampson]] (1890–1915) Scotland’s first female bell-ringer
* [[James Simpson (Scottish architect)|James Simpson]] (1830-1894) architect, creator of the Leith Improvement Scheme
* [[John Sligo]] of [[Carmyle]]  (1794–1858) merchant and amateur geologist
* [[Chris Small]], professional [[snooker]] player
* [[Neil Smith (geographer)|Neil Smith]] (1954-2012), geographer
* [[Ralph Stockman]] (1861–1946) and his younger brother [[Stewart Stockman]] (1869–1926)
* [[William Struth]] (1875–1956), football manager with [[Rangers FC]] (1920–1954)
* [[Danny Swanson]], footballer with [[Peterborough United FC|Peterborough United]]
* [[Derek Trail]] (born 1946), Scottish former professional footballer
* [[Unicorn Kid]] (Oliver Sabin, born 1991), electronic music/chip music composer
* [[Irvine Welsh]], author, ''[[Trainspotting (novel)|Trainspotting]]''
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