Notable Former Pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Robert Gordon's CollegeFormer pupils include:
- Ian Black was a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, and BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1958 at the age of only seventeen. He later returned to RGC as Headmaster of the Junior School.
- Martin Buchan, former footballer and captain with Manchester United, Aberdeen and Scotland
- David Carry, Commonwealth gold medal winner
- Chris Cusiter, Ruaridh Jackson and Stuart Grimes, Scottish rugby players
- George Donald, one-third of Scottish comedy act Scotland the What?
- The Rt. Hon. Michael Gove, journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Education 2010 - present
- Buff Hardie, one-third of Scottish comedy act Scotland the What?
- BBC Radio Scotland presenter Robbie Shepherd
- Nicol Stephen, politician
- Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood, academic and public servant
- Robert A. Thom, steam locomotive engineer
- Sandi Thom, singer
- Jack Webster, local writer
- John West, Depute Provost of Aberdeen (elected at the age of 18).
- Sir Ian Wood, Scottish businessman and Chancellor of the Robert Gordon University
- Jon Pirie, artist
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