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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 60 notable births.

What Dundee Is Known For

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Football is Dundee's biggest profession — 40% of all notables (224).

Dundee over-indexes on football3.6× 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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Showing 14 of 566 notable people

0067 PLAYER

Alasdair Dickinson

Born 1983

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0124 PLAYER

Jon Petrie

Born 1976

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0130 PLAYER

Richie Vernon

Born 1987

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0141 PLAYER

Joyce Williams (tennis)

Born 1944

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0164 PLAYER

Andy Nicol

Born 1971

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0175 PLAYER

Lisa Aitken

Born 1990

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0234 PLAYER

David Leslie (rugby union)

Born 1952

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0236 PLAYER

Fergus Thomson

Born 1983

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0250 PLAYER

Frank Hadden

Born 1954

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0371 PLAYER

George Horne (rugby union)

Born 1995

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0373 PLAYER

Jamie Ritchie

Born 1996

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0406 PLAYER

Graeme Kiddie

Born 1977

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0494 PLAYER

Alan Brown (rugby union)

Born 1980

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0511 PLAYER

Chris Black (rugby union)

Born 1978

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