Edinburgh is a beautiful city which attracts not only tourists from across the globe – but some famous faces as well.
And Edinburgh Evening News readers have been sharing their memories of meeting famous people in the city.
We had an incredible 1,039 responses to our Facebook post on Friday asking locals to recall meeting famous people in the city over the years. From meeting Sean Connery in Holyrood Park to meeting Hugh Laurie at Waverley Train Station, our readers had some incredible stories to tell, including meeting Bing Crosby at morning mass at St John's in Corstorphine, bumping into Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves on North Bridge, Kylie Minogue on an Edinburgh bus, David Tennant popping into Cafe Royal and Steve Buscemi walking barefoot in Stockbridge, checking out the second hand shop on St Stephen street.
Other sighting included John Lennon and Yoko shopping for a kilt for Yoko on Princes Street, The Dalai Lama heading into a hotel on Holyrood Road, Kiefer Sutherland at the City Chambers, Nelson Mandela coming out of the Balmoral into his limo, Liam Gallagher in a Grassmarket pub the night before the last ever Oasis gig in Scotland at Murrayfield in 2009 and dozens of meetings with Billy Connolly over the years in the city centre.

5. Chris Hoy
Edinburgh Evening News reader Bruce Barclay met Edinburgh's very own Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy at Arthur's Seat back in 2012. Photo: Bruce Barclay

6. John Lennon
John Lennon regularly visited family in Edinburgh in the 1960s and 70s while a global star, after previously enjoying many happy trips to the Capital during his school holidays growing up. Here he is pictured with his wife Yoko Ono in Shandwick Place in Edinburgh, 1969. Evening News reader Ishbel Newstead spotted the couple shopping for a kilt for Yoko in one of the tartan shops on Princes Street. Ishbel said: "I was looking for a few gifts to bring with me to Canada. 1969 - my last year in Scotland. I immigrated to Vancouver and stayed." Photo: Evening News

7. John Leslie
Evening News reader Kevin Stewart sent in this photo with former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie (centre) in the Cavendish nightclub with his friend Steven Yuill. Photo: Kevin Stewart

8. Bing Crosby
Edinburgh Evening News readers saw legendary American singer and actor Bing Crosby at morning mass at St John's in Corstorphine of all places! Jo Doyle said: "I looked behind me and he was right there. Such a Sunday surprise!! Wish I’d had my autograph book." He is pictured in August 1971. Photo: AFP via Getty Images


