55.0666° N, 3.6111° W
DUMFRIES
Most Famous People Born in Dumfries, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 323
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- Median birth year
- 1887
- Most distinctive
- Curler 68.1×
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.
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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David Mundell
Born 1962
John Malcolm
1769 - 1833
James B. Beck
1822 - 1890
Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet
1729 - 1805
Samuel Smith (Liberal politician)
1836 - 1906
Ian Gibson (politician)
Born 1938
Sir John Heron-Maxwell, 4th Baronet
1772 - 1830
James Blair (MP)
1788 - 1841
Houston Stewart
1791 - 1875
David Knox (politician)
Born 1933
Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle
1862 - 1937
James Lorimer (Australian politician)
1831 - 1889
Alexander Borthwick Murray
1816 - 1903
William Wilson McCardle
1844 - 1922
George Moffat Sr.
1810 - 1878
James Bell (Australian politician)
1836 - 1908
Henry Thomson (New Zealand politician)
1828 - 1903
John McMillan (Ontario politician)
1824 - 1901
John Lillie
1847 - 1921
John Stewart (died 1769)
Died 1769
James Kerr (New Zealand politician)
1834 - 1901
Francis Beattie (Queensland politician)
1821 - 1886
Laurie Kelly Sr.
1883 - 1955
William Barker (Queensland politician)
1819 - 1886
Thomas Renwick
1818 - 1879
Thomas Henry Kirk
1873 - 1940
Walter Hogg
1889 - 1949
William Gibson (Dundas County, Ontario politician)
1815 - 1890