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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 28 of 323 notable people

0008 POLITICIAN

David Mundell

Born 1962

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0009 POLITICIAN

John Malcolm

1769 - 1833

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0031 POLITICIAN

James B. Beck

1822 - 1890

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0095 POLITICIAN

Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet

1729 - 1805

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0103 POLITICIAN

Samuel Smith (Liberal politician)

1836 - 1906

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0117 POLITICIAN

Ian Gibson (politician)

Born 1938

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0128 POLITICIAN

Sir John Heron-Maxwell, 4th Baronet

1772 - 1830

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0136 POLITICIAN

James Blair (MP)

1788 - 1841

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0146 POLITICIAN

Houston Stewart

1791 - 1875

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0188 POLITICIAN

David Knox (politician)

Born 1933

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0202 POLITICIAN

Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle

1862 - 1937

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0211 POLITICIAN

James Lorimer (Australian politician)

1831 - 1889

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0218 POLITICIAN

Alexander Borthwick Murray

1816 - 1903

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0225 POLITICIAN

William Wilson McCardle

1844 - 1922

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0234 POLITICIAN

George Moffat Sr.

1810 - 1878

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0239 POLITICIAN

James Bell (Australian politician)

1836 - 1908

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0263 POLITICIAN

Henry Thomson (New Zealand politician)

1828 - 1903

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0268 POLITICIAN

John McMillan (Ontario politician)

1824 - 1901

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0276 POLITICIAN

John Lillie

1847 - 1921

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0286 POLITICIAN

John Stewart (died 1769)

Died 1769

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0293 POLITICIAN

James Kerr (New Zealand politician)

1834 - 1901

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0296 POLITICIAN

Francis Beattie (Queensland politician)

1821 - 1886

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0301 POLITICIAN

Laurie Kelly Sr.

1883 - 1955

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0308 POLITICIAN

William Barker (Queensland politician)

1819 - 1886

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0309 POLITICIAN

Thomas Renwick

1818 - 1879

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0318 POLITICIAN

Thomas Henry Kirk

1873 - 1940

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0321 POLITICIAN

Walter Hogg

1889 - 1949

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0322 POLITICIAN

William Gibson (Dundas County, Ontario politician)

1815 - 1890

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