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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 1950s Clear ×
George Galloway
Born 1954
Billy Mackenzie
1957 - 1997
Stephen Batchelor (author)
Born 1953
Ron Donachie
Born 1956
David W. Garland
Born 1955
David Narey
Born 1956
Derek Johnstone
Born 1953
Michael Marra
1952 - 2012
Robin Pilcher
Born 1950
Ricky Ross (musician)
Born 1957
David Batchelor (artist and writer)
Born 1955
Robbie McIntosh (drummer)
1950 - 1974
Ian Cussick
Born 1954
Allan Boath
Born 1958
Rosemary Wyse
Born 1957
Sylvia Chant
1958 - 2019
Davie Dodds
Born 1958
Robert J. Harris (writer)
Born 1955
Iain Luke
Born 1951
Bill Roscoe
Born 1956
Tom Waddell (baseball)
1958 - 2019
David Leslie (rugby union)
Born 1952
John Duncan (diplomat)
Born 1958
Derek Addison
Born 1955
Frank Hadden
Born 1954
Graeme Payne
Born 1956
Marlyn Glen
Born 1951
Susan Rae
Born 1950
Kate Maclean
Born 1958
Alex Bruce (footballer, born 1952)
Born 1952
John Holt (footballer)
Born 1956
Ian Britton (Scottish footballer)
1954 - 2016
Christopher Cullen
Born 1957
John MacPhail
Born 1955
David Salariya
Born 1954
Ian Sunter
Born 1952
Gary Murray
Born 1959
Iain Phillip
Born 1951
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
Born 1958
Robert Currey
Born 1955
Bobby Glennie
Born 1957
Jim Morton (footballer)
Born 1956
Kenny Murphy (footballer)
Born 1956
Mel Holden
1954 - 1981
Cammy Fraser
Born 1957
Danny Cameron (footballer)
Born 1953
Brian Alderson
1950 - 1997
Derek Spalding
Born 1954
Douglas Chalmers
Born 1957
Ian Steen
Born 1954
Brian Scrimgeour
Born 1959
Duncan MacEwan
Born 1958
Bobby McAvan
Born 1953
Davie Kemp
Born 1950
Kenneth McConnell
1951 - 2006