If you’ve ever wondered where Outlander’s Jamie Fraser actor Sam Heughan or The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie author Dame Muriel Spark were educated, we’ve got the answers for you.
How many of the stars in our photo gallery did you know went to James Gillespie's in Edinburgh – either its former girls school, boys school, primary or the high school – and did any attend at the same time as you or your children?
9. Ethel Houston
Enigma code breaker Ethel Houston, who went to James Gillespie's High School for girls, was one of the first recruits to Bletchley Park and worked in Hut 6 during the final year of World War Two. She later became the first woman to become senior partner at a Scottish law firm. Photo Credit: James Williamson Photo: James Williamson
10. Dorothy Dunnet
Historical novelist, portrait painter and hugely important figure on the Scottish arts and literary scene, Dorothy Dunnet was born in Dunfermline and educated at James Gillespie's High School. She is the author of the Francis Crawford of Lymond novels; the House of Niccolò novels; seven mysteries; King Hereafter, an epic novel about Macbeth; and the text of The Scottish Highlands, a book of photographs by David Paterson, on which she collaborated with her husband, Sir Alastair Dunnett. In 1992 she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature. Lady Dunnett died in 2001. Photo: Third Party
11. Ronnie Corbett
The much-loved funnyman, who formed one half of The Two Ronnies alongside Ronnie Barker, attended both James Gillespie's Boys School and the Royal High School. Corbett died in 2016. Photo: Third Party