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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football224
  2. Politician47
  3. Actor19
  4. Player14
  5. Cricket11
  6. Singer9
  7. Mathematician8
  8. Engineer8
  1. Football2243.6×
  2. Mathematician82.8×
  3. Engineer82.3×
  4. Cricket111.5×
  1. Writer80.4×
  2. Actor190.6×
  3. Politician470.7×

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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0001 ACTOR

Brian Cox (actor)

Born 1946

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0007 FOOTBALL

Peter Lorimer

Born 1946

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0041 ACTOR

Hilton McRae

Born 1949

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0050 ASTRONOMER

Malcolm Longair

Born 1941

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0066 WRESTLER

Bill Dundee

Born 1943

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0086 FOOTBALL

Archie Knox

Born 1947

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0097 FOOTBALL

Jimmy Rooney

Born 1945

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0120 FOOTBALL

Frank Munro

1947 - 2011

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0129 FILM

Giles Walker

1946 - 2020

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0141 PLAYER

Joyce Williams (tennis)

Born 1944

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0147 BUSINESS

George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld

Born 1942

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0154 POLITICIAN

George Mudie (politician)

Born 1945

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0155 POLITICIAN

Lewis Moonie

Born 1947

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0176 MUSIC

Ken Hyder

Born 1946

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0180 STYLIST

Ray Petri

1948 - 1989

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0185 POLITICIAN

Ernie Ross

Born 1942

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0204 FOOTBALL

Doug McMillan

Born 1944

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0205 NOVELIST

Christopher Bigsby

Born 1941

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0208 WRITER

John Kane (writer)

Born 1945

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0232 FOOTBALL

Jimmy Gabriel

Born 1940

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0233 ACTOR

Carl Forgione

1944 - 1998

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0247 POLITICIAN

Alex Falconer

1940 - 2012

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0263 FOOTBALL

Gordon Wallace (footballer, born 1943)

Born 1943

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0265 FOOTBALL

John Duncan (footballer)

Born 1949

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0268 CERAMIST

Angus Suttie

1946 - 1993

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0273 FOOTBALL

Kenny Cameron

Born 1943

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0274 TELEVISION

Jim O'Brien (director)

1947 - 2012

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0282 POLITICIAN

Mary Scanlon

Born 1947

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0297 RUNNER

Fergus Murray

Born 1942

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0380 POLITICIAN

Danus Skene

1944 - 2016

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0381 MILITAR

Alistair Irwin

Born 1948

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0394 FOOTBALL

Jim Henry (footballer, born 1949)

Born 1949

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0405 FOOTBALL

Sandy Davie

Born 1945

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0415 ACADEMIC

John Urquhart Cameron

Born 1943

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0475 FOOTBALL

Dick Donnelly

1941 - 2016

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0478 FOOTBALL

Mike Hewitt (footballer)

Born 1944

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0479 FOOTBALL

Peter Gowans

1944 - 2009

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0480 FOOTBALL

John Wilkie (footballer)

Born 1947

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0495 SWIMMER

Ian Blyth

Born 1942

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0508 FOOTBALL

George Taylor (footballer, born 1948)

Born 1948

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0512 SCULPTOR

Freda Brierley

Born 1942

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0560 FOOTBALL

Peter Beckers

1947 - 1996

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