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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 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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0002 POLITICIAN

George Galloway

Born 1954

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William Lyon Mackenzie

1795 - 1861

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0022 POLITICIAN

George Barnes (British politician)

1859 - 1940

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Samuel Johnston

1733 - 1816

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0030 POLITICIAN

Stewart Hosie

Born 1963

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0031 POLITICIAN

George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth

1921 - 2008

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0044 POLITICIAN

Bruce Millan

1927 - 2013

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0045 POLITICIAN

Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee

1838 - 1906

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0074 POLITICIAN

John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane

1796 - 1862

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0099 POLITICIAN

Edwin Scrymgeour

1866 - 1947

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John Fulton, Baron Fulton

1902 - 1986

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0106 POLITICIAN

Kirsten Oswald

Born 1972

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0108 POLITICIAN

Andy Wightman

Born 1963

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0125 POLITICIAN

Joe FitzPatrick

Born 1967

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0150 POLITICIAN

Jenny Marra

Born 1977

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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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0167 POLITICIAN

Stephen Kerr

Born 1960

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0185 POLITICIAN

Ernie Ross

Born 1942

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0195 POLITICIAN

Iain Luke

Born 1951

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0207 POLITICIAN

William Hughes, Baron Hughes

1911 - 1999

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0215 POLITICIAN

William Edward Baxter

1825 - 1890

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0230 POLITICIAN

George Dempster of Dunnichen

1732 - 1818

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0241 POLITICIAN

Mairi Gougeon

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0247 POLITICIAN

Alex Falconer

1940 - 2012

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0262 POLITICIAN

Marlyn Glen

Born 1951

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0272 POLITICIAN

Kate Maclean

Born 1958

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0282 POLITICIAN

Mary Scanlon

Born 1947

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0296 POLITICIAN

George Kinloch (politician)

1775 - 1833

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0348 POLITICIAN

James Brown (New Brunswick politician)

1790 - 1870

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0359 POLITICIAN

Robert Officer

1800 - 1879

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Allan MacDonald (Australian politician)

1892 - 1978

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0372 POLITICIAN

Charles Alexander (politician)

1816 - 1905

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0380 POLITICIAN

Danus Skene

1944 - 2016

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0386 POLITICIAN

Alexander Ross (Canadian politician)

1829 - 1900

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0387 POLITICIAN

Thomas Henderson (New Zealand politician)

1810 - 1886

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0389 POLITICIAN

John Maxwell Ferguson

1841 - 1924

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0393 POLITICIAN

Sandra Webster

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0410 POLITICIAN

William Duncan Baxter

1868 - 1960

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0422 POLITICIAN

Lesley Hinds

-

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0439 POLITICIAN

Mary Pollock Grant

1876 - 1957

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0459 POLITICIAN

Ian Borthwick

-

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0464 POLITICIAN

David Davidson Hay

1828 - 1908

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0465 POLITICIAN

William Jack (Australian politician)

1892 - 1982

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0483 POLITICIAN

John Alexander (councillor)

Born 1988

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0496 POLITICIAN

Alfred Speakman

1880 - 1943

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0528 POLITICIAN

John Duncan (New Zealand politician)

1848 - 1924

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