Dundee
Dundee ranks 737th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brașov, Klaipėda, and Nagano Prefecture. Memorable people born in Dundee include William Kidd, Brian Cox, and Williamina Fleming. Memorable people who died in Dundee include Peter Lorimer, and Claude Buckenham. Dundee has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players. Dundee is located in .
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was 148,210, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 (6,420/mi2), the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1465 and 1990, Dundee was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including William Kidd, Brian Cox, and Williamina Fleming. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Dundee including Peter Lorimer, and Claude Buckenham.
People Born in Dundee
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William Kidd
PIRATE
1645 - 1701
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 1
Brian Cox
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 2
Williamina Fleming
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1911
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 3
James Ivory
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1842
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 4
Hector Boece
PHILOSOPHER
1465 - 1536
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 5
Peter Lorimer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 6
Alfred Ewing
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 7
Thomas Henderson
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1844
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 8
George Galloway
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 9
William Lyon Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 10
Frances Wright
WRITER
1795 - 1852
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 11
Katie Leung
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dundee
Go to all RankingsThomas Henderson
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1844
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 8
William Lyon Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 10
Lesley Lokko
ARCHITECT
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 14
Derek Johnstone
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 30.18
Rank: 17
Eilish McColgan
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Dundee
Go to all RankingsPeter Lorimer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 1
Claude Buckenham
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Dundee
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Most individuals born in present day Dundee were soccer players (5), actors (2), mathematicians (2), politicians (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dundee, including Peter Lorimer, David Narey, and Charlie Adam. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dundee, including Peter Lorimer, David Narey, and Charlie Adam.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Dundee since 1700.
