18 Notable alumni of
Queen Margaret University
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Queen Margaret University is 1605th in the world, 553rd in Europe, and 102nd in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Queen Margaret University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Susan Boyle
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- singeractor
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Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. As of 2021, Boyle had sold 25 million records. Her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009), is one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and was the best-selling album internationally in 2009. In 2011, Boyle made UK music history by becoming the first female artist to achieve three successive albums debuting at No.1 in less than two years. As of May 2025, her estimated net worth was £22 million ($29.5 million).
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Kevin McKidd
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- television actorstage actortelevision directorfilm actor
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Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor and television director best known for portraying Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy (since 2008), Lucius Vorenus in Rome and Tommy Mackenzie in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996).
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Ashley Jensen
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Ashley Jensen is a Scottish actress and narrator. She is best known as Maggie Jacobs in Extras (2005–2007), Christina McKinney in Ugly Betty (2006–2010), the title character in Agatha Raisin (2014–2022), and DI Ruth Calder in Shetland (2023–present).
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Angel Coulby
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- television actorsingeractorfilm actor
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Angel Leonie Coulby is an English actress. She gained recognition for portraying the character Gwen (Guinevere) in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.
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Edith Bowman
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- film actortelevision actorjournalist
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Edith Eleanor Bowman is a Scottish radio DJ and television presenter. She hosted Colin and Edith, weekday afternoons, weekend breakfast, and The Radio 1 Review on BBC Radio 1 until 2014 and has presented a variety of music-related television shows and music festivals. Since 2020, Bowman has hosted the annual Scottish Music Awards ceremony.
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Simon Neil
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- singerguitaristsinger-songwriter
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Simon Alexander Neil is a Scottish musician, and lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Biffy Clyro.
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Matt Baker
- Occupations
- television presenter
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Matthew James Baker MBE is a British television presenter. He co-presented the children's television show Blue Peter from 1999 until 2006, BBC One's Countryfile since 2009 and The One Show from 2011 to 2020, with Alex Jones.
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Elaine Constance Smith
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- actorcomedianstand-up comedian
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Elaine Constance Smith is a Scottish actress and comedian. She is known for her roles in the BBC Scotland sitcoms City Lights (1984–1991), Rab C. Nesbitt (1988–2014), and Two Doors Down (2013–present), winning a BAFTA Scotland award for the latter. In 2012, Smith co-wrote and starred in I Dreamed a Dream, a stage production about the life and career of Scottish singer Susan Boyle. She has campaigned for Scottish independence and continues to be a supporter.
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Michelle Duncan
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- film actoractorstage actor
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Michelle Duncan is a Scottish-Canadian actress, known for films such as Driving Lessons (2006), Atonement (2007), The Broken (2008) and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
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James Mackenzie
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- actortelevision actor
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James Mackenzie is a Scottish actor and game show host, best known for playing the original lead role in the children's game show Raven. His titular character's catchphrase on the show was "Let the challenge... Begin." He has also played Gary Trenton in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City, and a widower father in the CBeebies show Molly and Mack.
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Sanjyot Keer
- Years
- 1992-.. (age 34)
- Biography
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Sanjyot Keer is an Indian chef and Internet personality, based in Mumbai, India. He was the food producer for TV competitive cooking show, MasterChef India (season 4), aired on Star Plus. Keer was featured in the list of Forbes India's Tycoons of Tomorrow 2018.
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Michael Matheson
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- politician
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Michael Stephen Matheson is a Scottish politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, first representing the Central Scotland region and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency. Matheson previously served in the Scottish government as Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care from 2023 to 2024, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport from 2018 to 2023, and Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2014 to 2018.
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Shirley-Anne Somerville
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- politician
- Biography
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Shirley-Anne Somerville is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice in the devolved Scottish government since 2023. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dunfermline since 2016, having previously served as an additional member for the Lothians region from 2007 to 2011.
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Inga Kennedy
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Commodore Inga Jane Kennedy, CBE, VR, QHNS is a Scottish nurse and retired senior Royal Navy officer. From 2017 to 2021, she served as head of the Royal Navy Medical Service and Medical Director General (Naval). She was the most senior female officer in the Royal Navy by year of promotion. She previously served as Matron-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (2011–2015) and Inspector General of the Defence Medical Services (2015–2017).
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Sean Kane
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- actortelevision actor
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Sean Kane is a Scottish actor born in Peebles. He trained in Acting at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University from 1993-1996.
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Mark Hirst
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- journalist
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Mark Hirst is former Editor-in-Chief of Radio Sputnik/Sputnik News UK, formerly RIA Novosti,, Russia's largest news organisation. Hirst is a former broadcast journalist with STV News. He has also produced and appeared in a number of independently-made documentary films.
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Stavroula Samara
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- rhythmic gymnast
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Stavroula Samara is a Greek rhythmic gymnast and leader of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic team in rhythmic gymnastics. She represented her nation at international competitions including two Olympic Games, five World Championships, four European Championships and fifteen World Cups from 2009 - 2016.
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Seif Seleman Rashidi
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- 1957-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- politicianminister
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Seif Seleman Rashidi is a Tanzanian CCM politician and member of parliament for Rufiji constituency since 2010. He is the Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
