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Famous people · Dundee

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.

#3 best knownCornelius C. BeekmanBusiness · 1828–1915
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Henry Harpending
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Cornelius C. Beekman
Youngest
1944
Henry Harpending
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known

Born in Dundee

Counted by languages, Henry Harpending is ahead of Albert D. Walton and Cornelius C. Beekman: 9, 2 and 2.

HH#1
Writing & Arts

Henry Harpending

1944–2016

American anthropologist

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AW#2
Politics & Law

Albert D. Walton

1886–1951

American lawyer

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Cornelius C. Beekman#3
Business

Cornelius C. Beekman

1828–1915

Banker from the United States of America

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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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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