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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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
William Turnbull (artist)
1922 - 2012
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth
1921 - 2008
Bruce Millan
1927 - 2013
Walter Perry
1921 - 2003
Sydney Jordan
Born 1928
Andrew Ronald Mitchell
1921 - 2007
Alex Forbes
1925 - 2014
Graeme Moodie
1924 - 2007
John Garrow
1929 - 2016
George Merchant
1926 - 2015
Ewan Fenton
1929 - 2006
John McLevy
1927 - 2002
Pat Page (magician)
1929 - 2010
Alf Boyd
1920 - 1998
George Kidd (wrestler)
1925 - 1998
Jimmy McEwan
1929 - 2017
Ron Wilson (magician)
1926 - 2010
Eddie Marsh (footballer)
1927 - 2010
Rosemary Hutton
1925 - 2004
Joe Hutton (footballer)
1927 - 1999
Bob Wyllie
1929 - 1981
John Duffy (footballer, born 1929)
1929 - 2004
Michael Rosen (anaesthetist)
1927 - 2018
George Higgins (footballer, born 1925)
1925 - 1993
Willie Hurrell
1920 - 1999
Frederick Leckie
1929 - 2013
Joe Locherty
1925 - 2000
Eddie McLaren
Born 1929