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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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0011 SCREENWRITER

A. L. Kennedy

Born 1965

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0014 RUNNER

Liz McColgan

Born 1964

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0028 ACTOR

Steven Brand

Born 1969

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0030 POLITICIAN

Stewart Hosie

Born 1963

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0037 POET

Don Paterson

Born 1963

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0043 ENGINEER

Chris Sawyer

Born 1961

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0046 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Mark Blyth

Born 1967

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0059 NOVELIST

Lesley Lokko

Born 1964

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0062 HISTORIAN

John Dickie (historian)

Born 1963

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0077 OLYMPIC

Shirley Robertson

Born 1968

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0080 CHESS

Colin McNab

Born 1961

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0083 FOOTBALL

Craig Brewster

Born 1966

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0088 ACTOR

Colin Buchanan (actor)

Born 1966

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0100 FOOTBALL

Ralph Milne

1961 - 2015

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0108 POLITICIAN

Andy Wightman

Born 1963

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0117 POET

W. N. Herbert

Born 1961

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0125 POLITICIAN

Joe FitzPatrick

Born 1967

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0132 ENGINEER

David Jones (video game developer)

Born 1966

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0143 WRITER

Matthew Fitt

Born 1968

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0159 ACTOR

Forbes KB

Born 1965

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0163 PIANIST

Murray McLachlan (musician)

Born 1965

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0167 POLITICIAN

Stephen Kerr

Born 1960

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0177 FOOTBALL

Eddie Wolecki Black

Born 1965

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0178 SINGER

Helicopter Girl

Born 1969

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0197 FOOTBALL

Gary McGinnis

Born 1963

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0201 ACADEMIC

Gerry Hassan

Born 1964

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0216 SINGER

Gary Clark (musician)

Born 1962

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0220 WRITER

Gavin Smith (author)

Born 1968

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0235 NOVELIST

Carol Anne Davis

Born 1961

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0245 BUSINESS

Scot Young

1962 - 2014

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0248 MUSIC

Ged Grimes

Born 1962

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0251 CRICKET

George Salmond

Born 1969

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0256 FOOTBALL

Albert Kidd

Born 1961

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0267 FOOTBALL

Ray Farningham

Born 1961

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0325 FOOTBALL

Stevie Campbell

Born 1967

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0327 JOURNALIST

Eddie Mair

Born 1965

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0329 OFFICER

Gordon Messenger

Born 1962

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0345 FOOTBALL

Marc Millar

Born 1969

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0349 FOOTBALL

Steve Richards (footballer)

Born 1961

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0353 GOLF

Kathryn Imrie

Born 1967

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0364 FOOTBALL

John McGlashan (footballer)

1967 - 2018

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0365 FOOTBALL

Kenny MacDonald (footballer)

Born 1961

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0366 CHEF

Jeremy Lee

Born 1963

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0385 FOOTBALL

Charlie Adam (footballer, born 1962)

1962 - 2012

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0388 FOOTBALL

Gary Ogilvie

Born 1967

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0396 ACTOR

Ian Cairns (actor)

Born 1963

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0399 RADIO

Jim Gellatly

Born 1968

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0408 FOOTBALL

John Reilly (footballer, born 1962)

Born 1962

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0412 ACADEMIC

Lesley Stewart

Born 1963

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0447 BARRISTER

Anuja Dhir

Born 1969

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0455 PAINTER

Deborah Phillips

Born 1965

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0462 VOLUNTEER

Ross Gardler

Born 1969

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0533 FOOTBALL

Jimmy Page (footballer)

Born 1964

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0545 FOOTBALL

Gus Malone

Born 1960

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