#1Politics & Law
John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross
1837–1905British politician (1837–1905)
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Famous people · Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
8 famous people were born in Clackmannan from 1820 to 1932
Articles in 3 languages make the British politician John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross the best known. John Malcolm, the footballer, comes second, with John Sharp third. In the 20th century, 4 were born, the most of any period. 5 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
John Sharp
Youngest
1932
Willie White
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Clackmannan
Ranked by languages covered: John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross with 3, then John Malcolm with 3 and John Sharp with 3.
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#3Faith
John Sharp
1820–1891Leader of the LDS Church in Utah Territory (1820-1891)
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Through the years
When Clackmannan’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clackmannan is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 5.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clackmannan
5 more, best known first.
Victoria Bruce
1898–1951Bruce, Victoria Alexandrina Katherine (1898–1951), prison governor
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Alloa leads the towns around it, with 31 names.
Alloa · 2 miDavid Allan & 30 moreTLStenhousemuir · 6 miTommy Leishman & 13 more
Alva · 4 miBilly Hunter & 11 more
Kincardine · 3 miJames Dewar & 10 moreDHTillicoultry · 3 miDavid Horne & 9 more
Menstrie · 5 miWilliam Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling & 4 moreGRTullibody · 4 miGeorge Reid & 3 moreAGDollar · 5 miAlan Grafen & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Clackmannan
Who is the most famous person from Clackmannan?
John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross (British politician (1837–1905)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come John Malcolm and John Sharp.
How many famous people were born in Clackmannan?
8 people born in Clackmannan have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Clackmannan known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 8. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clackmannan?
John Sharp, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
Who counts as from Clackmannan?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Clackmannan’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 (8)
- John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sharp: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Halley: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Bruce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Allan: David Allan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hunter: Schnabel SC — Dirk Gerardus Andries Schnabel (1870-1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dewar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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