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Maule Street, War Memorial · Photo: Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Monifieth, Angus
7 famous people were born in Monifieth
Most widely known is Alex Anderson, the Scottish footballer, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Chris Hegarty and Alex Ferguson. In the 20th century, 5 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Simpson, born in 1887, the newest to Chris Hegarty, born in 1984.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Alex Anderson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
George Simpson
Youngest
1984
Chris Hegarty
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Monifieth
Alex Anderson has articles in 4 languages, Chris Hegarty in 3 and Alex Ferguson in 1.
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Through the years
When Monifieth’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monifieth is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Monifieth
4 more, from 1887 to 1967.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Dundee has the most on record: 627.
Questions about famous people from Monifieth
Who is the most famous person from Monifieth?
Alex Anderson (Scottish footballer (1921-1999)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Chris Hegarty and Alex Ferguson.
How many famous people were born in Monifieth?
7 people born in Monifieth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Monifieth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 7. That is 71% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Monifieth?
George Simpson, born in 1887. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.
Who counts as from Monifieth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Monifieth’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 (7)
- Brian Cox: Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Tom Morris: Thomas Rodger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dunbar Buick: Unknown, possibly J. W. Hughes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bon Scott: Elfast, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian McDiarmid: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Gadd: Soccer Aid for UNICEF, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Husband: w:Alec Grieve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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