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Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the Scottish parliament, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival.

Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the Scottish parliament, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival.

The city is also a centre of commerce, education, and food processing. Natives of Edinburgh are called 'Edinburgers' but are colloquially known as 'Fuds' to fellow Scots. The unofficial motto of the city is "You'll have had your tea" which is a rejoinder to the unofficial motto of its great rival Glasgow - "Yer tea's oot".

The city is also a centre of commerce, education, and food processing. Natives of Edinburgh are called 'Edinburgers' but are colloquially known as 'Fuds' to fellow Scots. The unofficial motto of the city is "You'll have had your tea" which is a rejoinder to the unofficial motto of its great rival [[Glasgow]] - "Yer tea's oot".

Edinburgh has two football clubs; Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel "The Heart of Midlothian" based around the early days of the club and its founder Vladimir Romanov, an exile from Tsarist Russia.  

Edinburgh has two football clubs; Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel "The Heart of Midlothian" based around the early days of the club and its founder Vladimir Romanov, an exile from Tsarist Russia.  

Famous natives of Edinburgh:

Famous natives of Edinburgh:

Sean Connery (actor)

*Sean Connery (actor)

Irvine Welsh (author)

*Irvine Welsh (author)

Les McKeown (classical musician)

*Les McKeown (classical musician)

James Connolly (political activist)

*James Connolly (political activist)

Tam Paton (child psychologist)

*Tam Paton (child psychologist)

John Leslie (television presenter)

*John Leslie (television presenter)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author)

*Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author)

Robert Louis Stevenson (author)

*Robert Louis Stevenson (author)

Ian Rankin (author)

*Ian Rankin (author)

Walter Scott (author)

*Walter Scott (author)

James Clerk Maxwell (physicist)

*James Clerk Maxwell (physicist)

James Hutton (geologist)

*James Hutton (geologist)

John Napier (mathematician)

*John Napier (mathematician)

David Hume (philosopher)

*David Hume (philosopher)

Adam Smith (philosopher and economist)

*Adam Smith (philosopher and economist)

Tony Blair (politician and entertainer)

*Tony Blair (politician and entertainer)

Malcolm Rifkind (politician)

*Malcolm Rifkind (politician)

[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]

[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]