Dundee’s famous people span 116 years: 3 births from 1828 to 1944
Articles in 9 languages make the American anthropologist Henry Harpending the best known. Albert D. Walton and Cornelius C. Beekman follow. The list’s best known name, Henry Harpending, dates from 1944. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.

Born in Dundee
Counted by languages, Henry Harpending is ahead of Albert D. Walton and Cornelius C. Beekman: 9, 2 and 2.
#3Cornelius C. Beekman
1828–1915Banker from the United States of America
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dundee 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.
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- Cornelius C. Beekman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons