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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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0033 ILLUSTRATOR

H. R. Millar

1869 - 1940

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0066 PATHOLOGIST

James Lorrain Smith

1862 - 1931

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0068 SUFFRAGETTE

Flora Murray

1869 - 1923

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0077 PAINTER

William Stewart MacGeorge

1861 - 1931

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0151 MILITAR

William Robertson (VC)

1865 - 1949

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0202 POLITICIAN

Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle

1862 - 1937

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0228 JOURNALIST

William Gillies

1865 - 1932

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0258 FOOTBALL

John Irving (footballer, born 1867)

1867 - 1942

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0306 WRITER

Joseph Laing Waugh

1868 - 1928

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0316 CHEMIST

Thomas Hugh Milroy

1869 - 1950

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