57.1501° N, 2.1018° W
ABERDEEN
Most Famous People Born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 885
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1911
- Most distinctive
- Surgeon 7.8×
Granite-city overachievers: the Surgeon and Physician benches reflect the medical school that trained the founders of modern anaesthesia and tropical medicine, and the Botanist cluster comes from Kew-adjacent plant hunters who combed the empire. The Golf reading is simply what happens when your coastline invented the sport.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Aberdeen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Aberdeen Is Known For
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Football is Aberdeen's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (195).
Aberdeen over-indexes on surgeon — 7.8× the global rate.
Aberdeen under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Aberdeen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Music
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- Filtered to 1960s Clear ×
Evelyn Glennie
Born 1964
Paul Lawrie
Born 1969
Michael Clark (dancer)
Born 1962
Stewart McKimmie
Born 1962
Iain Levison
Born 1963
Nicky Walker
Born 1962
David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)
Born 1968
Angus Konstam
Born 1960
Karen McCombie
Born 1963
Nicol Stephen
Born 1960
Eilidh Whiteford
Born 1969
Stephanie Forrester (triathlete)
Born 1969
Jimmy Murrison
Born 1964
John Stevenson (British politician)
Born 1963
Alan Watt (author)
Born 1965
Derek Rae
Born 1967
Kevin Stewart (Scottish politician)
Born 1968
Andy Smith (footballer, born 1968)
Born 1968
James Clapperton
Born 1968
Murray Pittock
Born 1962
Susan Fraser
Born 1966
John Hewitt (footballer)
Born 1963
Hamish French
Born 1964
Graeme Hogg
Born 1964
Steve Burr
Born 1963
Willie Falconer
Born 1966
Colin Clark (politician)
Born 1968
Stuart Beedie
Born 1960
Graeme Dey
Born 1962
Annie Wallace
Born 1965
Ray Stephen
Born 1962
Kurdt Vanderhoof
Born 1961
Chris Cowie
Born 1969
Ian Pirie
Born 1966
Peter Bevan-Baker
Born 1962
Alison Saunders
Born 1961
Scott Henderson (golfer)
Born 1969
Richard Gordon (broadcaster)
Born 1960
Bob Taylor (darts player)
Born 1960
Katrina Porteous
Born 1960
Kev F. Sutherland
Born 1961
Mark Porter (designer)
Born 1960
Robin Galloway
Born 1961
Inga Kennedy
Born 1962
Sue Mackay
Born 1960
Steve Lennox
Born 1964
Stephen Robertson (politician)
Born 1962
Paul McKenzie (footballer, born 1969)
Born 1969
Tessa Holyoake
1963 - 2017
John Black (music manager)
Born 1967
David Caldwell (footballer, born 1960)
Born 1960
Graham Clark (footballer)
Born 1961