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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 13 of 323 notable people

0025 THEOLOGIAN

Robert Flint

1838 - 1910

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0051 NAVY

Philip Howard Colomb

1831 - 1899

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0083 BUSINESS

Gilbert Malcolm Sproat

1834 - 1913

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0103 POLITICIAN

Samuel Smith (Liberal politician)

1836 - 1906

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0113 INVENTOR

Thomas McCall

1834 - 1904

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0157 LITERARY

Archibald Charteris

1835 - 1908

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0206 MINISTER

John Gillespie (moderator)

1836 - 1912

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0211 POLITICIAN

James Lorimer (Australian politician)

1831 - 1889

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0217 ACTOR

Eliza Newton

1837 - 1882

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0239 POLITICIAN

James Bell (Australian politician)

1836 - 1908

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0256 MILITAR

Edward Spence (VC)

1830 - 1858

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0285 ENGINEER

James Carswell

1830 - 1897

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0293 POLITICIAN

James Kerr (New Zealand politician)

1834 - 1901

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