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Photo: Library of Congress Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2001705971 · Public domainFamous people · Dollar, Clackmannanshire
4 famous people were born in Dollar from 1856 to 1973
Alan Grafen, the British biologist, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The next two names are Andrew Clark and Euphemia Somerville. The list’s best known name, Alan Grafen, dates from 1956. For its size the list is short: 14 for every 10,000 residents, against 21.1 in the typical Clackmannanshire town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Alan Grafen
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Andrew Clark
Youngest
1973
Jason Syme
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Dollar
Alan Grafen has articles in 8 languages, Andrew Clark in 2 and Euphemia Somerville in 1.
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Politics & Law
Euphemia Somerville
1860–1935[née Gibb], Euphemia Gilchrist (1860–1935), social worker and local politician
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Through the years
When Dollar’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Science & MedicineFaithPolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dollar is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dollar
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Alloa’s, with 31.
Alloa · 6 miDavid Allan & 30 more
Alva · 5 miBilly Hunter & 11 moreDMAuchterarder · 9 miDave MacLaren & 11 more
Kincardine · 7 miJames Dewar & 10 moreDHTillicoultry · 3 miDavid Horne & 9 more
Clackmannan · 5 miJohn Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross & 7 more
Menstrie · 7 miWilliam Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling & 4 moreGRTullibody · 7 miGeorge Reid & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Dollar
Who is the most famous person from Dollar?
Alan Grafen (British biologist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Andrew Clark and Euphemia Somerville.
How many famous people were born in Dollar?
4 people born in Dollar have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Dollar known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dollar?
Andrew Clark, born in 1856. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.
Who counts as from Dollar?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dollar’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 (5)
- 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
- John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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