28 Notable alumni of Glasgow Caledonian University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Glasgow Caledonian University is ranked #1,077 in the world and #83 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from Glasgow Caledonian University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Glasgow Caledonian University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Lena Wilson
1965-. (aged 61)
executive
Lena Cooper Wilson CBE is a United Kingdom Scottish executive and bank employee. She rose to be the CEO of Scottish Enterprise. She went on to directorships with a number of organisations.
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2. Alexander Stewart
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Alexander James Stewart MBE is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since 2016.
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3. Phil Boswell
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Philip John Boswell is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 2015 to 2017.
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4. Gordon MacDonald
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Gordon MacDonald is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency since 2011.
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5. Michael Keating
1950-. (aged 76)
university teacher
political scientist
Michael Keating FBA FRSE FAcSS is a political scientist specialising in nationalism, European politics, regional politics, and devolution. He is Professor of Scottish Politics at the University of Aberdeen and Fellow of the Centre on Constitutional Change at the University of Edinburgh.
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6. Sean Michael Wilson
1969-. (aged 57)
comics creator
screenwriter
writer
Sean Michael Wilson is a Scottish comic book writer from Edinburgh. He has written more than 40 books with a variety of US, UK and Japanese publishers and has been nominated for both the Eisner and Harvey book awards, and won a medal in the Japanese government's 'International Manga Award', 2016.
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7. Stewart Maxwell
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
William Stewart Maxwell is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Minister for Communities and Sport from 2007 to 2009 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West of Scotland region from 2003 to 2016.
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8. Rimbink Pato
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Rimbink Pato OBE is a Papua New Guinean constitutional lawyer and politician. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2012 to 2019. Pato is the head of the United Party and its sole MP, representing Wapenamanda Open.
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9. Siobhan McMahon
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Siobhan Marie McMahon is a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as a regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.
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10. Clare Adamson
1967-. (aged 59)
computer scientist
politician
Clare Anne Adamson is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw since 2016. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was previously an additional MSP for the Central Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.
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11. Khalid Abdul Rahim
1962-. (aged 64)
businessperson
Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahim is a Bahraini business magnate and construction tycoon is the founder and chairman of KAR group of companies. The focal point of this business group is Cebarco Bahrain, a building construction and civil engineering company. Projects completed by the company include Bahrain International Circuit, Yas Marina Circuit, Bahrain City Centre, the Sheikh Isa bin Salman Library and...
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12. Martin Rennie
1975-. (aged 51)
association football player
association football coach
Martin Rennie is a Scottish football coach who is an assistant coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team.
13. Pam Duncan-Glancy
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Pam Duncan-Glancy MBE is a Scottish independent politician. Formerly a member of Scottish Labour she has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since May 2021. She is the first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament.
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14. Gregor Virant
1969-. (aged 57)
jurist
lawyer
university teacher
politician
Gregor Virant is a Slovenian politician and public servant. Between 2004 and 2008, he served as Minister of Public Administration in Janez Janša's first government, between 2011–2013 he was Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia. He also served as Minister of the Interior and Public Administration in the government of Alenka Bratušek between 2013 and 2014.
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15. James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane
1936-2020 (aged 84)
politician
James Stuart "Jimmy" Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane, CBE was a Scottish business executive and member of the House of Lords.
16. Andy Kerr
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Andy Kerr is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Finance and Public Services from 2001 to 2004 and Minister for Health and Community Care from 2004 to 2007. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the East Kilbride constituency from 1999 to 2011.
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17. Drew McIntyre
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
professional wrestler
Andrew McLean Galloway IV is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre, and is the current Undisputed WWE Champion in his third reign.
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18. Kevin Bridges
1986-. (aged 40)
comedian
stand-up comedian
Kevin Andrew Bridges is a Scottish stand-up comedian. He has appeared on many television panel shows, including Would I Lie to You?, Have I Got News for You, and has performed on Live at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.
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19. Sikandar Raza
1986-. (aged 40)
cricketer
Sikandar Raza Butt is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who bats right-handed and bowls right arm off-spin. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in May 2013 and is the first player from his country to score a T20I century. He is the current captain of Zimbabwe T20I team.
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20. Gianni Capaldi
1975-. (aged 51)
film producer
actor
television actor
Gianni Capaldi is a Scottish actor and film and television producer.
21. Anna Sloan
1991-. (aged 35)
curler
Anna Sloan is a Scottish curler. She was the longtime third for the Eve Muirhead rink. Representing Scotland, they won the 2011 European Championships, the 2013 World Championships, and the 2017 European Championships. Representing Great Britain, they won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Games and finished fourth at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
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22. Jeane Freeman
1953-2026 (aged 73)
politician
Jeane Tennent Freeman was a Scottish businesswoman and politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2016 to 2021.
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23. Arsul Sani
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
judge
Arsul Sani is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as a justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. He was appointed a judge to replace Justice Wahiduddin Adams who retired in January 2024.
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24. Chung Shu Kun Christopher
1957-. (aged 69)
justice of the peace
Christopher Chung Shu-kun, SBS, JP was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2012, representing the Hong Kong Island constituency. He is also former chairman of Eastern District Council, and a former councillor from 1991 to 2015, representing the Yue Wan constituency. He is a veteran member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong...
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25. Hassan Rouhani
1948-. (aged 78)
writer
cleric
lawyer
diplomat
politician
Hassan Rouhani is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He served as a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts from 1999 to 2024. He was a member of the Expediency Council from 1991 to 2013, and also was...
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26. Lesley Laird
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
council member
Lesley Margaret Laird is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2019. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2017 to 2019, and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland during the same period. Laird was a Member of Fife Council from 2012 to 2018 and served as...
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27. Abi Daré
writer
Abimbola "Abi" Daré is a Nigerian author and public speaker who now lives in Essex, England. In 2018, she won the Bath Novel Award, and was a finalist in the Literary Consultancy Pen Factor 2018. Her debut novel The Girl with the Louding Voice was published in 2020 to critical acclaim.
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28. Thabo Mbeki
1942-. (aged 84)
minister
economist
politician
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician and economist who served as the president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC). Before that, he was deputy president under Nelson Mandela from 1994 to 1999.
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