From chart-topping singers to bestselling authors, here we look at 15 of the wealthiest people in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Every summer, famous faces from across the globe flock to Edinburgh as the Festival Fringe takes over the city centre. But there are also many successful individuals, such as Ian Rankin, Lewis Capaldi and Susan Boyle, who call Edinburgh and the surrounding area home all year round.
Businessmen and entrepreneurs top the list of the most wealthy, with eye-watering fortunes, but there are plenty more millionaires who make the list.
So, let’s take a look at 15 of the richest people in Edinburgh and the Lothians, in no particular order.
So, let’s take a look at 15 of the richest people in Edinburgh and the Lothians, in no particular order.
5. Hamid Guedroudj
Hamid Guedroudj, who founded Edinburgh-based Petroleum Experts in 1990, is worth over £230 million. Photo: Third Party
Anders Holch Povlsen, who bought the Jenners building on Edinburgh's Princes Street in 2017, is Scotland's biggest private landowner and owner of the Danish fashion retailer Bestseller. His personal fortune increased by £500m in 2022 to £6.5bn, according to The Sunday Times Rich List Photo: Third Party
Bathgate-born actor David Tennant is estimated to be worth a huge £5.7 million. According to ScreenRant, Tennant took home £1m per season he did for each of his seasons Doctor Who, doing three in total. Photo: Third Party
Edinburgh-born businessman Brian Kennedy has founded and sold several companies in the home improvement and energy sectors, in both the US and UK. He was also previously the majority owner of the Sale Sharks Rugby Union Club. Kennedy is worth around £275 million. Photo: Third Party
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