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John Smith
1821–1885New South Wales politician (1821-1885)
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Famous people · Peterculter, Aberdeen City
John Smith, born in 1821, is Peterculter’s famous person on record
In 1821, the New South Wales politician John Smith was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Annie Lennox heads the list in Aberdeen, 6 mi away, which has 784 names.
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1821
John Smith
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Born in Peterculter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Aberdeen’s, at 784 names.
Questions about famous people from Peterculter
Who is the most famous person from Peterculter?
John Smith (New South Wales politician (1821-1885)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Peterculter?
1 people born in Peterculter have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Peterculter known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Peterculter?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Peterculter’s locality (the NRS 2022 locality boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by National Records of Scotland’s Census 2022 locality boundaries (Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- John Smith: Freeman and Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Lennox: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Considine: SPFL Trust, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Vigor: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Duncan: Bain, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Sharp: Petr Gabriel Photo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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