55.8499° N, 4.4332° W

PAISLEY

Most Famous People Born in Paisley, United Kingdom

Notable people
358
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1947
Most distinctive
Football 3.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Paisley during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 45 notable births.

What Paisley Is Known For

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

Football is Paisley's biggest profession — 41% of all notables (146).

Paisley over-indexes on football — 3.7× the global rate.

Paisley under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football146
  2. Politician27
  3. Actor16
  4. Writer9
  5. Cricket8
  6. Singer7
  7. Painter6
  8. Business6
  1. Football1463.7×
  2. Cricket81.8×
  3. Business61.7×
  1. Politician270.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Paisley's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1650170017501800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Art & Design
  • Other
Search
All358
Sort By

Showing 45 of 358 notable people

0001 ACTOR

Gerard Butler

Born 1969

Preview
0003 SCREENWRITER

Steven Moffat

Born 1961

Preview
0009 FOOTBALL

Owen Coyle

Born 1966

Preview
0011 ACTOR

Paul McGillion

Born 1969

Preview
0013 MUSIC

Momus (musician)

Born 1960

Preview
0023 FOOTBALL

Dave McPherson (footballer)

Born 1964

Preview
0024 FOOTBALL

Gordon Durie

Born 1965

Preview
0031 PHOTOGRAPHER

Rankin (photographer)

Born 1966

Preview
0035 BASKET

Kendall Gill

Born 1968

Preview
0038 FOOTBALL

Bernie Slaven

Born 1960

Preview
0052 SPORT

Brian Smith (cyclist)

Born 1967

Preview
0057 ARTIST

Anya Gallaccio

Born 1963

Preview
0060 WRITER

Norrie May-Welby

Born 1961

Preview
0064 PENCILLER

Gary Erskine

Born 1968

Preview
0069 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Richard Susskind

Born 1961

Preview
0071 POLITICIAN

Ann McKechin

Born 1961

Preview
0074 FOOTBALL

Robbie Dunn

Born 1960

Preview
0075 GUITAR

Tony McManus (musician)

Born 1965

Preview
0086 POLITICIAN

Richard Lochhead

Born 1969

Preview
0094 POLITICIAN

Pat McFadden

Born 1965

Preview
0098 POLITICIAN

George Adam

Born 1969

Preview
0102 WRITER

Karen Campbell

Born 1967

Preview
0124 POLITICIAN

Kenneth Gibson (Scottish politician)

Born 1961

Preview
0125 PLAYER

Shade Munro

Born 1966

Preview
0139 FOOTBALL

Kenny Clark (referee)

Born 1961

Preview
0142 PHYSICIST

Heather Reid

Born 1969

Preview
0158 MUSIC

Drew McDowall

Born 1961

Preview
0161 POLITICIAN

Bill Wilson (Scottish politician)

Born 1963

Preview
0175 JUDO

Joyce Heron (judoka)

Born 1964

Preview
0188 FOOTBALL

Dave Carroll

Born 1966

Preview
0189 GOLF

Stephen McAllister

Born 1962

Preview
0210 FOOTBALL

Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1961)

Born 1961

Preview
0214 FOOTBALL

Ian MacLean

Born 1966

Preview
0217 FILM

Tony Johnston

Born 1960

Preview
0221 ACTOR

Tom Urie

Born 1969

Preview
0232 FOOTBALL

Brian Hamilton (footballer)

Born 1967

Preview
0251 POLITICIAN

Mike Gallacher

Born 1961

Preview
0270 FOOTBALL

Ken Eadie

Born 1961

Preview
0278 FOOTBALL

Steve Cowan

Born 1963

Preview
0281 CYCLING

Drew Wilson

Born 1967

Preview
0289 CRICKET

Stuart Kennedy (cricketer)

Born 1965

Preview
0317 FOOTBALL

Paul Geddes

Born 1961

Preview
0343 FOOTBALL

Rob Campbell (footballer)

Born 1961

Preview
0345 FOOTBALL

Rashid Sarwar

Born 1965

Preview
0350 FOOTBALL

Tony Speirs

Born 1968

Preview