#1Music
Wild Bill Davis
1918–1995American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Famous people · Glasgow
The 5 famous people born in Glasgow, led by Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis leads the list, covered in 12 languages. The American basketball player Lawrence Butler ranks second, ahead of Harry H. Vaughan. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. Over 85 years of births, the list goes from Ruth Gaines-Shelton (1872) to Lawrence Butler (1957).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Wild Bill Davis
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Ruth Gaines-Shelton
Youngest
1957
Lawrence Butler
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Glasgow
Ranked by languages covered: Wild Bill Davis with 12, then Lawrence Butler with 4 and Harry H. Vaughan with 3.
#1#2#3Politics & Law
Harry H. Vaughan
1893–1981Senior U.S. Army Reserve officer, aide to President Harry Truman from 1945 to 1953
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Through the years
When Glasgow’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Glasgow is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Glasgow
2 more names, born between 1872 and 1891.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glasgow 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)
- Wild Bill Davis: "Bruno of Hollywood", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Butler: Perrydu, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry H. Vaughan: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Donaldson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Gaines-Shelton: No photographers credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons