Ahead of Sunday Times Rich List 2023, these are 16 of the richest people with Edinburgh connections

The Sunday Times Rich List 2023 is due to be published this weekend – but while we wait, here are some of the wealthiest people in and around Edinburgh.

Auld Reekie and its surrounding areas are the home of many rich and successful individuals, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling, accalimed actor David Tennant, and chart-topping cheeky chappie Lewis Capaldi.

As you might expect, businessmen and entrepreneurs top the list of the most wealthy, with staggering fortunes, but there are many more millionaires who make the list.

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 16 of richest people in Edinburgh and the Lothians, in no particular order.

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