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.

9. Hamid Guedroudj
Hamid Guedroudj, who founded Edinburgh-based Petroleum Experts in 1990, is worth over £230 million. Photo: Third Party

10. Gareth Williams
Skyscanner co-founder Gareth Williams is worth an estimated £223 million. Photo: Third Party

11. Ian Rankin
They say the crime doesn't pay - but writing about it clearly does! Edinburgh resident Ian Rankin is worth around £10m, and with book sales of over 30m for his Inspector Rebus novels. Photo: Third Party

12. KT Tunstull
Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter KT Tunstall is worth around £10 million, thanks to worldwide hits including Suddenly I See and Other. Side of the World Photo: Third Party


