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DUMFRIES

Most Famous People Born in Dumfries, United Kingdom

Notable people
323
Peak decade
1990s
Median birth year
1887
Most distinctive
Curler 68.1×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Dumfries during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Dumfries Is Known For

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Football is Dumfries's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (69).

Dumfries over-indexes on curler — 68.1× the global rate.

Dumfries under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football69
  2. Politician28
  3. Curler13
  4. Militar11
  5. Actor8
  6. Player8
  7. Priest8
  8. Painter7
  1. Curler1368.1×
  2. Lord550.3×
  3. Noble59.5×
  4. Militar112.8×
  5. Football691.9×
  6. Business61.9×
  7. Priest81.7×
  1. Actor80.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Dumfries's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 11 of 323 notable people

0011 PHILANTHROPIST

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk

1771 - 1820

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0024 RELIGIOUS

Henry Duncan (minister)

1774 - 1846

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0072 BOTANIST

David Landsborough

1779 - 1854

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0111 LINGUIST

Alexander Murray (linguist)

1775 - 1813

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0125 JUDGE

Alexander Johnston (1775–1849)

1775 - 1849

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0128 POLITICIAN

Sir John Heron-Maxwell, 4th Baronet

1772 - 1830

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0163 ENGINEER

James Jardine

1776 - 1858

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0171 MEDICAL

William Carson

1770 - 1843

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0223 POET

Margaret Maxwell Inglis

1774 - 1843

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0250 DAUGHTER

Jessie Lewars

1778 - 1855

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0311 PHYSICIST

Thomas Jackson (physicist)

1773 - 1837

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