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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 1880s Clear ×
Will Fyffe
1885 - 1947
Alexander Keiller (archaeologist)
1889 - 1955
Alan Don
1885 - 1966
Preston Watson
1880 - 1915
Ewart Adamson
1882 - 1945
Keiller Greig
1881 - 1971
Wilhelmina Hay Abbott
1884 - 1957
Jock Ferguson
1887 - 1973
Fraser Gange
1887 - 1962
Archie Taylor (footballer, born 1879)
1882 - 1961
Jimmy Kennedy (footballer)
1883 - 1947
Alex Halkett
1881 - 1917
Raymond Keiller Butchart
1888 - 1930
David Philip
1880 - 1917
Jack Chaplin
1882 - 1952
Sam Gilligan
Born 1882
Jack Lyall
1881 - 1944
George Chaplin
1888 - 1963
Alfred Speakman
1880 - 1943
William Albert Robertson
1885 - 1942
William Henderson (footballer, born 1883)
Born 1883
Robert Harris (golfer)
1882 - 1959
Alexander Moodie
1886 - 1968
Tom Rodger
1882 - 1908