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Adam Smith
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
David Hume
Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)
Alex Salmond
Alba Party leader and First Minister of Scotland 2007–2014 (1954–2024)
Angus Deaton
British microeconomist (born 1945)
James Mill
Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)
James Mirrlees
Scottish economist (1936-2018)
John Law
Scottish economist and banker (1671-1729)
William Playfair
British mathematician, engineer and political economist (1759-1823)
James Steuart
Scottish economist
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Scottish peer, Liberal politician and writer on science, religion, and politics (1823-1900)
James Wilson
Scottish businessman, economist and Liberal politician (1805-1860)
Robert Giffen
British statistician (1837-1910)
John Ramsay McCulloch
Scottish economist, author and editor
James Anderson
Scottish economist
William Paterson
Scottish trader and banker
Henry Dunning Macleod
British economist (1821-1902)
Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet
Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture (1754–1835)
John Hill Burton
British academic (1809-1881)
George Chalmers
British antiquarian; (1742-1825)
John Rae
Canadian economist (1796–1872)
Gregory Clark
British economic historian
Alfred Mitchell-Innes
British diplomat, economist and author (1864-1950)
John Stuart Mackenzie
British economist and philosopher (1860-1935)
John Pringle Nichol
Scottish educator, phrenologist, astronomer and economist (1804–1859)
Robin Matthews
British economist (1927–2010)
James Bonar
Scottish economist (1852–1941)
George Kerevan
Scottish politician (born 1949)
Mark Blyth
Scottish-American political scientist
Adam Ingram
SNP politician (born 1951)
Duncan Black
British economist (1908–1991)
Ailsa McKay
Scottish economist
William Smart
British economist
William Ogilvie
Scottish classicist, numismatist and author on land reform
Adam Anderson
Scottish economist
Francis Horner
British politician (1778-1817)
John Kay
British economist