David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss was born to James Wemyss of Caskieberry and Margaret, 3rd Countess of Wemyss and Countess of Cromarty. He was baptised 29 April 1678. In 1705, he succeeded his mother to the title and was elected to the Scottish Parliament. After serving as one of the commissioners for the Treaty of Union with England, he was selected to be one of the sixteen Scottish lords who represent Scotland in the British Parliament. He was also vice-admiral of Scotland. He died in 1720.

James Nasmyth, 1st Baronet of Dawyck and Laird of Posso, was born around 1654 to John Nasmyth and Isabella Murray. He was a lawyer, being admitted advocate in 1684. His reputation led to him being known as 'the De'il o' Dawick'. He was made a baronet in 1706. He died in July 1720.

David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven and 2nd Earl of Melville, was a politician and prominent military figure. Born 5 May 1660 to George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville, and Lady Catherine Leslie, he fled with his father to the United Provinces in 1683, the pair having been accused of involvement with the Rye House Plot. There he became involved in the Glorious Revolution, acting as an envoy for William of Orange and commanding troops in Scotland. He went on to hold a number of military and political roles, including keeper of Edinburgh Castle and commander-in-chief in Scotland, though his outspoken criticism sometimes saw him stripped of positions. He died on 6 June 1728.

Charles Hay, 13th Earl of Erroll, was born in 1677 to John Hay, 12th Earl of Erroll, and Ann Drummond. He was Chancellor of King's College, Aberdeen, from 1704 until his death, a position he inherited from his father. Strongly opposed to the Treaty of Union, he was imprisoned in 1708 because he was suspected of being involved with the attempted French invasion in support of the Jacobites. He died in 1717.

John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, was born in 1688. He married Helen, third daughter of William Morison of Prestongrange, in 1707. He died in 1740.

Roderick Mackenzie, Lord Prestonhall, was born around 1635 to Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbat and Margaret Erskine. He was a Senator of the College of Justice. He built Preston Hall in Edinburgh in 1700. He died in 1712.

John Farquhar Christie qualified MB CM from the University of Aberdeen in 1895. He studied in Europe, focusing on diseases of the skin, and his first appointment was as House Surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. In 1898 he was appointed Registrar of the Infirmary and in 1903 Assistant Physician specialising in skin diseases, becoming Full Physician in 1910. In 1901 he was appointed Lecturer on Diseases of the Skin at the University of Aberdeen and later also lectured on venereal diseases. He became Chief Medical Officer for Aberdeen in 1920. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1926. He died in 1931.

Edward Arnold Carmichael was born on 25 March 1896, the younger son of Dr Edward Carmichael. After the First World War he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB ChB with Gold Medal in 1921. In 1923 he was appointed Medical Officer at the National Hospital, Queen Square, London, and after joining the senior staff he entered private practice. He later became Director of the Medical Research Council Neurological Research Unit at the National Hospital and remained associated with the unit until retirement. He was an active member of the Physiological Society and continued lecturing in the United Kingdom and the United States after retirement. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 2 December 1926. He died on 9 February 1978 aged 81.

John Robert Lord was born in 1874 in Blackburn. He qualified MB CM from the University of Edinburgh in 1896. He served as Demonstrator of Pathology and Assistant Physician at Carmarthen Asylum and received the Bronze Medal of the Medico-Psychological Association for his research. From 1898 he held posts at St Bernard's Hospital and Bexley Mental Hospital, and in 1907 he became Medical Superintendent of Horton Mental Hospital. He was President of the Medico-Psychological Association in 1926-27 and Vice-President of the Section of Mental Diseases of the British Medical Association in 1927. He was an Editor of the Journal of Mental Science from 1901 and in 1929 was appointed a member of the General Nursing Council. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 2 December 1926. He died on 9 August 1931.

James Bertie Simpson was born on 9 December 1863 in Inverness. He qualified MB CM from the University of Edinburgh in 1887 and proceeded to the MD in 1892. He served as Assistant Physician in Ballachulish and later practised in Golspie, also serving as Surgeon at Lawson Memorial Hospital for forty years. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 21 July 1925. He served prominently within the British Medical Association and was appointed CBE in 1942. He died on 16 November 1948 aged 84.