This list of alumni of the University of St Andrews includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the

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Academics

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Sciences

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Nobel laureates

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Medicine

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Religion

Royalty and Nobility

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Princess Alexandra of Kent Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936) is a member of the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth II and Alexandra were first cousins through their fathers, King George V ...

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M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

, Member of the

Al Nahyan family The House of Nahyan ( ar, آل نهيان, Āl Nohayān) are one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates, and are based in the capital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Al Nahyan is a branch of the House of Al Falahi (Āl Bū Fal ...

which rules the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

, son of Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , style="text-align:center;", , - , James II of Scotland , style="text-align:center;", , Successor to

James I of Scotland James I (late July 139421 February 1437) was King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III and Annabella Drummond. His older brother David, Duke of ...

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) , Cyclist; has won

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cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...

and Commonwealth competitions; most successful British Olympian in terms of

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, style="text-align:center;", , - , {{sortname, Charles B., Macdonald , style="text-align:center;", 1875 , Major figure in the development of golf in the United States , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, title=Charles B. Macdonald, url=http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/hof/member.php?member=1136, access-date=31 January 2013, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209040421/http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/hof/member.php?member=1136, archive-date=9 February 2013, df=dmy-all , - , {{sortname, Danny, Blanchflower , style="text-align:center;", 1945 ,

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

international footballer , style="text-align:center;", , - , {{sortname, J.S., Thomson , style="text-align:center;", ,

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player who represented

in the first international rugby match , style="text-align:center;", , - , {{sortname, Alfred, Clunies-Ross , style="text-align:center;", ,

player who represented

in the first international rugby match , style="text-align:center;", , - , Robert Munro , style="text-align:center;", ,

player who represented

in the first international rugby match , style="text-align:center;", , - , {{sortname, Findlay S., Douglas , style="text-align:center;", 1896 , Amateur golfer who won the 1898

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and was president of the

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player for

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, style="text-align:center;", , - , {{sortname, Kim, Elgie , style="text-align:center;", 1956 , Cricketer; represented

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

; represented

while a student at St Andrews , style="text-align:center;", , - , Duncan Macrae , style="text-align:center;", 1939

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player; represented

and the

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, style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, title=Duncan Macrae, date=26 October 2011, url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/duncan-macrae-1-904914, access-date=18 March 2013, archive-date=16 October 2012, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016123452/http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/duncan-macrae-1-904914, url-status=live , - , {{sortname, R. C., Stevenson , style="text-align:center;", 1911

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, style="text-align:center;", , - , {{sortname, Tyrone, Howe , style="text-align:center;", 1993

player, who represented

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Berry, New South Wales Berry is a small Australian village in the Shoalhaven region of the New South Wales South Coast, located south of the state capital, Sydney. It has many historical buildings which are listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register. Berry att ...

, Australia , style="text-align:center;", , - , Margaret C. Davidson , M.A. 1902 , Modern languages teacher, suffragist, volunteer nurse at the Scottish Women's Hospital, France and Girl Guide leader from Dornoch. , , - , {{sortname, John, Honey , style="text-align:center;", , Minister; while a student at St Andrews, rescued five drowning men; commemorated in the traditional weekly 'pier walk' at the university , style="text-align:center;", , - , {{sortname, Elsie, Howey , style="text-align:center;", 1902 (did not graduate) , Suffragette , style="text-align:center;", , - ,

Philippe Cousteau, Jr. Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. (born January 20, 1980) is an American oceanographer and environmental activist, the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques Cousteau. Cousteau has continued the work of his father ...

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, Environmental conservationist; grandson of Jacques Cousteau , style="text-align:center;", , - , Fiona Hukula , Ph.D. , The first Papua New Guinean woman to obtain a PhD in social anthropology ,

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