Notable Former Pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Holyrood Secondary School- James Boyle Broadcaster. Head of BBC Radio Scotland and controller of BBC Radio 4. Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council.
- Alan Brazil Scotland and Ipswich Town footballer
- Bob Crampsey Teacher (including history teacher at Holyrood in the 1970s), broadcaster, journalist and historian. Human encyclopedia of football knowledge. Won Brain of Britain 1965. Reached semi-finals of Mastermind (TV series) 1973.
- Jim Fitzpatrick, Labour MP for Poplar and Canning Town since 1997, and former London Fire Brigade firefighter
- Charlie Gallagher footballer
- Fran Healy (lead singer of Travis)
- Liam Kane, ex-Managing Director of Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspapers, and Millenium Dome, and currently Chief Executive at East London Business Alliance.
- Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, lawyer, human rights activist and chair of the British Council.
- Jim Kerr, (lead singer), Charlie Burchill and Brian McGee of Simple Minds.
- Johnny McElhone musician and songwriter of Altered Images, Hipsway and Texas. Also, Michael "Tich" Anderson and Tony McDaid of Altered Images. Also, Johnny's brother, Gerry McElhone, who managed both Altered Images and Hipsway, and contributed to songwriting for the former.
- actor Joseph McFadden
- John McGeady Sheffield United footballer, and father of Spartak Moscow and Republic of Ireland footballer, Aiden McGeady
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