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Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Sauchie, Clackmannanshire
Sauchie is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is John Stahl, the British actor, with articles in 7 languages. Jimmy Bauchop is second and John Hansen third. A short trip away, Stirling (6 mi) counts 208 famous people, James III of Scotland among them. Births span 1886 to 1953, from Jimmy Bauchop to John Stahl.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Stahl
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Jimmy Bauchop
Youngest
1953
John Stahl
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Sauchie
Languages with an article: 7 for John Stahl, 3 for Jimmy Bauchop, 2 for John Hansen.
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Known for
What Sauchie is known for
Share of Sauchie’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Stirling’s, at 208 names.
Stirling · 6 miJames III of Scotland & 207 more
Alloa · 1 miDavid Allan & 30 more
Alva · 2 miBilly Hunter & 11 more
Kincardine · 5 miJames Dewar & 10 moreDHTillicoultry · 2 miDavid Horne & 9 more
Clackmannan · 2 miJohn Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross & 7 moreBGBannockburn · 6 miBrian Grant & 7 more
Menstrie · 3 miWilliam Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling & 4 moreQuestions about famous people from Sauchie
Who is the most famous person from Sauchie?
John Stahl (British actor (1953-2022)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Jimmy Bauchop and John Hansen.
How many famous people were born in Sauchie?
3 people born in Sauchie have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Sauchie known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sauchie?
Jimmy Bauchop, born in 1886. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.
Who counts as from Sauchie?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sauchie’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)
- James III of Scotland: Hugo van der Goes, 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
- 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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