#1Famous people · North Berwick, East Lothian
Leaders stand out among the 21 famous people born in North Berwick
The best known is the Scottish-American golfer Willie Anderson, with articles in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are William Anderson and Dorothy Campbell. 12 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. Among the 10 towns in East Lothian with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Willie Anderson
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1750
William Anderson
Youngest
2001
Ben Muncaster
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about North Berwick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What North Berwick is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in North Berwick
Counted by languages, Willie Anderson is ahead of William Anderson and Dorothy Campbell: 11, 8 and 7.
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Science & Medicine
William Anderson
1750–1778Naturalist and surgeon from Scotland (1750-1778)
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#3Through the years
When North Berwick’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in North Berwick
18 more names, born between 1825 and 2001.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Haddington’s, with 25.
Questions about famous people from North Berwick
Who is the most famous person from North Berwick?
Willie Anderson (Scottish-American golfer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come William Anderson and Dorothy Campbell.
How many famous people were born in North Berwick?
21 people born in North Berwick have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 25 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is North Berwick known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 21. That is 48% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from North Berwick?
William Anderson, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from North Berwick?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside North Berwick’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 (13)
- Willie Anderson: "Westward Ho!" of American Golfer, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Campbell: American Golfer, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred McLeod: Stuyvesant Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Walker: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer Syme: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers: W. Crooke, Edinburgh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Gullane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Thomson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Knox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Chalmers: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Muir: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gelie Duncan: Carolyn Sutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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