FORMER PUPILS OF DUMFRIES ACADEMY
The following are former pupils of Dumfries Academy. Please click on their name to discover more information on Wikipedia.
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Sir J.M. Barrie
Writer of Peter Pan
Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan
Founder of the first savings bank
Sir James Anderson
Captained the SS Great Eastern on the Transatlantic telegraph cable laying voyages in 1865 and 1866.
Jane Haining
Church of Scotland missionary
Sir Alexander Knox Helm
Civil servant who held several important diplomatic posts
Dave Halliday
One of the highest goalscorers in UK football history
John Laurie
Actor famous for Dad's Army
Robin Philipson
Artist
John Hanson
Singer
Dougie Sharpe
Scottish Football League internationalist
Alex Graham
Cartoonist best known for the Fred Basset series
Jock Wishart
In 1998 set a new world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powered vessel
Neil Oliver
Archaeologist and author best known for his television work on the BBC series Coast
Stephen Jardine
TV presenter
Barry Nicholson
Scottish International Footballer
Davie Irons
Professional footballer and manager
John Richardson
Arctic explorer,
naval surgeon
and natural historian
of world renown.
Roger White
CEO of soft drinks group A G Barr
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