#1Famous people · Midlothian
The 2 famous people born in Midlothian, led by James Augustine
Most widely known is James Augustine, the American basketball player, with articles in 19 languages. The list has one more: the American basketball player Jim Browne. Across the town line, Markham lists 4, Tricky Stewart first. Jim Browne (1930) and James Augustine (1984) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
James Augustine
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Jim Browne
Youngest
1984
James Augustine
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Midlothian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midlothian 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.
Photo credits (5)
- James Augustine: Hodyachih, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tricky Stewart: Kidfrost08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Mahay: MDG26 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Vanderbilt: Verne Equinox, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nichelle Nichols: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons