Andrew Ramsay (1574–1659) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, academic at the University of Edinburgh, and writer of Latin poetry.
He gained a degree (MA) at Marischal College in Aberdeen then studied Theology in France at the University of Saumur and became a Professor there around 1595.
In 1613 he was examined by the Archbishop of St Andrews to assess his suitability for a senior post in Edinburgh to replace Peter Hewat.
In 1625 when St Giles was split into four parishes but this resulted in his becoming minister of the newly completed Greyfriars Kirk.
Reappointed as Rector in 1646, he was deposed for his refusal to preach against the Engagers, the Covenanters who had agreed a secret treaty with Charles I.