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DUNDEE
Most Famous People Born in Dundee, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 566
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1942
- Most distinctive
- Football 3.6×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Dundee during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Dundee Is Known For
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Football is Dundee's biggest profession — 40% of all notables (224).
Dundee over-indexes on football — 3.6× the global rate.
Dundee under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Dundee's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
William Duncan (actor)
1879 - 1961
William Thomas Calman
1871 - 1952
Norman Kemp Smith
1872 - 1958
Thomas W. Lamb
1870 - 1942
David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer
1876 - 1962
Willie Smith (golfer)
1876 - 1916
Joseph Lee (poet)
1876 - 1949
Penrhyn Stanlaws
1877 - 1957
Henrietta Watson
1873 - 1964
Frank Barrett (footballer)
1872 - 1907
Harry Erentz
1874 - 1947
Henry Julius Salomon Sand
1873 - 1944
Thomas Hamilton (footballer, born 1872)
1872 - 1942
Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1878)
Born 1878
John Watson (footballer, born 1877)
Born 1877
Jimmy Coupar
1873 - 1953
John Dow (footballer)
Born 1873
Mary Pollock Grant
1876 - 1957
George Greig
1871 - 1940
Joe Clark (footballer, born 1874)
Born 1874
William Gentle (headmaster)
1877 - 1964
Bob Petrie
1874 - 1947
Harry Matthew
1870 - 1956
David Steven
1878 - 1903
Archibald Watson (mayor)
1874 - 1941
Wally McReddie
1871 - 1939
Bob Stormont
1872 - 1943
Tom Lonie
1872 - 1941
Jimmy Munro (footballer, born 1870)
1870 - 1899
George McNaughton (Fußballspieler)
1872 - 1898
Danny McLaren
Born 1870