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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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Peter Lorimer
Born 1946
Charlie Adam
Born 1985
Christian Dailly
Born 1973
Ross Wallace
Born 1985
Maurice Ross
Born 1981
Andy Webster
Born 1982
Kevin McNaughton
Born 1982
Mark Fotheringham (Scottish footballer)
Born 1983
David Narey
Born 1956
Lewis Toshney
Born 1992
Simon Murray (footballer)
Born 1992
Simon Ferry
Born 1988
Garry Kenneth
Born 1987
Jackie Mudie
1930 - 1992
Derek Johnstone
Born 1953
Ryan Dow
Born 1991
Craig Wighton
Born 1997
Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1985)
Born 1985
Craig Brewster
Born 1966
Archie Knox
Born 1947
Bob Valentine (referee)
Born 1939
Lee Wilkie
Born 1980
Michael Gardyne
Born 1986
Jimmy Rooney
Born 1945
Aidan Connolly
Born 1995
Ralph Milne
1961 - 2015
Stewart Petrie
Born 1970
Cammy Kerr
Born 1995
Frank Munro
1947 - 2011
Alex Forbes
1925 - 2014
Stephen Glass (footballer)
Born 1976
Allan Boath
Born 1958
Gary Bollan
Born 1973
Matty Smith (footballer, born 1997)
Born 1997
James Jones (footballer, born 1996)
Born 1996
Robbie Thomson
Born 1993
Davie Dodds
Born 1958
Scott Fraser (footballer, born 1995)
Born 1995
Derek Soutar
Born 1981
Ian Cathro
Born 1986
Andy Dow
Born 1973
Eddie Wolecki Black
Born 1965
Ray McKinnon (footballer)
Born 1970
Dawson Walker
1916 - 1973
Bobby Mann
Born 1974
Steven Milne
Born 1980
Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1986)
Born 1986
Gary McGinnis
Born 1963
Doug McMillan
Born 1944
Bobby Linn
Born 1985
Jim McAnearney
1935 - 2017
Euan Spark
Born 1996
Grant Johnson (footballer)
Born 1972
Brad Smith (Scottish footballer)
Born 1997
Jamie Watt
Born 1994
Greg Cameron
Born 1988
Leighton McIntosh
Born 1993
Jimmy Gabriel
Born 1940
Ryan McCord
Born 1989
Craig Ireland
Born 1975
Kyle Benedictus
Born 1991
Derek Addison
Born 1955
Graeme Payne
Born 1956
Albert Kidd
Born 1961
Ashley Booth
1937 - 2014
Scott Allardice
Born 1998
Hugh Davidson (footballer)
Born 1980
Gordon Wallace (footballer, born 1943)
Born 1943
John Duncan (footballer)
Born 1949
Jamie Reid (Scottish footballer)
Born 1994
Ray Farningham
Born 1961
Kenny Cameron
Born 1943
Alex Bruce (footballer, born 1952)
Born 1952
John Holt (footballer)
Born 1956
Fraser Milligan
Born 1989
Henry Morris (footballer)
1919 - 1993
Blair Sturrock
Born 1981
Ian Britton (Scottish footballer)
1954 - 2016
Aaron Conway
Born 1985
Frank Barrett (footballer)
1872 - 1907
Steven Kerr
Born 1989
Bert McCann
1932 - 2017
John MacPhail
Born 1955
Murray McDowell
Born 1978
Graham Fyfe (footballer, born 1982)
Born 1982
George Merchant
1926 - 2015
Bryan Deasley (footballer)
Born 1988
Gavin Beith
Born 1981
Bobby Cox (footballer)
1934 - 2010
Ewan Fenton
1929 - 2006
Ian Sunter
Born 1952
Stuart Abbot
Born 1986
Dougie Cameron
Born 1983
Stevie Campbell
Born 1967
Jimmy Mills
1894 - 1990
Tom McAnearney
1933 - 2012
Jamie Winter
Born 1985
Gary Murray
Born 1959
Stuart Garden
Born 1972
Iain Phillip
Born 1951
Jock Ferguson
1887 - 1973
Marc Millar
Born 1969
George Aimer
1897 - 1935
Steve Richards (footballer)
Born 1961
Andy Walls
Born 1993
Jim Henry (footballer, born 1975)
Born 1975
Bobby Glennie
Born 1957
Jim Morton (footballer)
Born 1956
Harry Erentz
1874 - 1947
Kenny Murphy (footballer)
Born 1956
Willie Brown (footballer, born 1900)
1896 - 1977
W. D. O. Greig
1851 - 1942
John McGlashan (footballer)
1967 - 2018
Kenny MacDonald (footballer)
Born 1961
Mel Holden
1954 - 1981
Ross McKenzie
Born 1983
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933)
Born 1933
Alf Boyd
1920 - 1998
Logan Chalmers
Born 2000
William Douglas (footballer)
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Archie Taylor (footballer, born 1879)
1882 - 1961
Jimmy Kennedy (footballer)
1883 - 1947
Charlie Adam (footballer, born 1962)
1962 - 2012
Gary Ogilvie
Born 1967
James Crumley (footballer)
1890 - 1981
Alex Halkett
1881 - 1917
Jim Henry (footballer, born 1949)
Born 1949
Cammy Fraser
Born 1957
David Philip
1880 - 1917
Isaac Moore
1867 - 1954
Sandy Davie
Born 1945
Danny Cameron (footballer)
Born 1953
John Reilly (footballer, born 1962)
Born 1962
Jimmy McEwan
1929 - 2017
Thomas Hamilton (footballer, born 1872)
1872 - 1942
Dave Russell (footballer)
1914 - 2000
Jimmy Briggs
1937 - 2011
Brian Alderson
1950 - 1997
Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1937)
Born 1937
Stephen McNally (footballer)
Born 1984
Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1878)
Born 1878
Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1910)
1910 - 1937
Jack Chaplin
1882 - 1952
James Matthew
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John Watson (footballer, born 1877)
Born 1877
Alex Lindsay (footballer)
1896 - 1971
Jimmy Coupar
1873 - 1953
Eddie Marsh (footballer)
1927 - 2010
John Dow (footballer)
Born 1873
Brian Clark (Scottish footballer)
Born 1988
Derek Spalding
Born 1954
Jimmy Bissett
1898 - 1932
Sam Gilligan
Born 1882
George Greig
1871 - 1940
Joe Clark (footballer, born 1874)
Born 1874
James Haldane (footballer)
1890 - 1915
Jimmy Milne (footballer, born 1911)
1911 - 1997
Bob Petrie
1874 - 1947
Harry Matthew
1870 - 1956
Jack Lyall
1881 - 1944
Fred McKenzie (footballer)
1903 - 1979
Jimmy Reid (footballer, born 1935)
1935 - 2017
George Chaplin
1888 - 1963
Joe Hutton (footballer)
1927 - 1999
Ian Steen
Born 1954
David Steven
1878 - 1903
Dick Donnelly
1941 - 2016
Abbi Grant
Born 1995
Mike Hewitt (footballer)
Born 1944
Peter Gowans
1944 - 2009
John Wilkie (footballer)
Born 1947
Paul Dailly
Born 1971
Willie Cook (footballer)
1906 - 1981
Billy Oswald
1900 - 1969
Bobby Reid (footballer, born 1936)
1936 - 2000
Alec Milne
Born 1937
Bob Wyllie
1929 - 1981
John Duffy (footballer, born 1929)
1929 - 2004
Wally McReddie
1871 - 1939
Fred Poland
-
John Paterson (footballer)
Born 1896
Mike Cosgrove (footballer)
1901 - 1972
John Anderson (footballer, born 1915)
1915 - 1987
George Taylor (footballer, born 1948)
Born 1948
David Sturrock
Born 1938
Frank Sandeman
1936 - 2018
Bob Stormont
1872 - 1943
George Higgins (footballer, born 1925)
1925 - 1993
Kinnaird Ouchterlonie
-
Dan Thomson
Born 1891
Brian Scrimgeour
Born 1959
Duncan MacEwan
Born 1958
Bill Souter
1931 - 2012
George Kidd (footballer)
1909 - 1988
Bobby McAvan
Born 1953
Alex Chaplin
1892 - 1986
Willie Hurrell
1920 - 1999
Gerry Follon
1919 - 1993
George Stevens (Scottish footballer)
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William Henderson (footballer, born 1883)
Born 1883
Jimmie Robertson
1868 - 1950
Tom Lonie
1872 - 1941
Jimmy Page (footballer)
Born 1964
Jimmy Grewer
1865 - 1950
Peter Coupar
1866 - 1944
Davie Kemp
Born 1950
Jimmy Munro (footballer, born 1870)
1870 - 1899
Andy Reilly (footballer, born 1986)
Born 1986
W. Robertson
-
Joe Locherty
1925 - 2000
Gus Malone
Born 1960
William Thomson (Dundee footballer)
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Gilbert Christie
Born 1892
Thomas Coupar
Born 1862
Tom Rodger
1882 - 1908
Bobby Farrell (footballer)
1906 - 1971
Eddie McLaren
Born 1929
George McNaughton (Fußballspieler)
1872 - 1898
Douglas Thomson (footballer)
Born 1891
William Simmers (footballer)
1865 - 1950
Peter Beckers
1947 - 1996
Danny McLaren
Born 1870
Duncan Stewart (footballer, born 1900)
Born 1900
George McGuckin
Born 1938