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Famous people · Ayrshire
3 famous people call Ayrshire their birthplace
At the top of the list is the British writer Julie Bertagna, covered in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American artist Maxine Albro, third to Eileen Ramsay. From Maxine Albro in 1893 to Julie Bertagna in 1962, the births cover 69 years. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Julie Bertagna
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Maxine Albro
Youngest
1962
Julie Bertagna
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known
Born in Ayrshire
All three are writers and artists.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ayrshire and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.