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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 1930s Clear ×
Iain Macmillan
1938 - 2006
Dick McTaggart
Born 1935
Jackie Mudie
1930 - 1992
Bob Valentine (referee)
Born 1939
Jimmy Deuchar
1930 - 1993
Jim McAnearney
1935 - 2017
Ewan Hooper
Born 1935
John Dair
1933 - 2005
Ashley Booth
1937 - 2014
Frank Matthews Leslie
1935 - 2000
Jim Reid (folk musician)
1934 - 2009
Lawrie Dring
1931 - 2012
Bert McCann
1932 - 2017
Bobby Cox (footballer)
1934 - 2010
Tom McAnearney
1933 - 2012
Gordon Barclay Corbet
Born 1933
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933)
Born 1933
Leonard Dudman
1933 - 2004
Jimmy Briggs
1937 - 2011
Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1937)
Born 1937
Ruth Page (theologian)
1935 - 2015
Christopher Helm
1937 - 2007
Malcolm Peat
1932 - 2017
Jimmy Reid (footballer, born 1935)
1935 - 2017
Ian Buist
1930 - 2012
Bobby Reid (footballer, born 1936)
1936 - 2000
Alec Milne
Born 1937
David Sturrock
Born 1938
Frank Sandeman
1936 - 2018
Bill Souter
1931 - 2012
Mackay William Morton
Born 1934
George McGuckin
Born 1938