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Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Bonnybridge, Falkirk
10 famous people were born in Bonnybridge, most of them in the 20th century
At the top of the list is the Scottish footballer John Snedden, covered in 5 languages. Second place goes to the association football player David Martin, third to Jackie Wren. 6 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 19.7, close to the 15 of the typical Falkirk town.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John Snedden
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Janetta Gillespie
Youngest
1996
Lewis Martin
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Bonnybridge
John Snedden, David Martin and Jackie Wren are written about in 5, 3 and 3 languages.
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Through the years
When Bonnybridge’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bonnybridge is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 6 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bonnybridge
Of the other 7, 3 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Falkirk’s, at 188 names.
TDFalkirk · 4 miTommy Douglas & 187 moreSBDenny · 1 miSammy Baird & 30 more
Grangemouth · 7 miThomas Mitchell & 23 moreTLStenhousemuir · 3 miTommy Leishman & 13 more
Larbert · 3 miJohn Baildon & 12 more
Cumbernauld · 6 miClementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden & 10 moreBGBannockburn · 6 miBrian Grant & 7 more
Dunipace · 2 miWilliam Forbes Gatacre & 3 more
Grangemouth · 7 miThomas Mitchell & 23 moreTLStenhousemuir · 3 miTommy Leishman & 13 moreLarbert · 3 miJohn Baildon & 12 moreCumbernauld · 6 miClementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden & 10 moreBGBannockburn · 6 miBrian Grant & 7 moreDunipace · 2 miWilliam Forbes Gatacre & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Bonnybridge
Who is the most famous person from Bonnybridge?
John Snedden (Scottish footballer (born 1942)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come David Martin and Jackie Wren.
How many famous people were born in Bonnybridge?
10 people born in Bonnybridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bonnybridge known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 10. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bonnybridge?
Janetta Gillespie, born in 1876. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Bonnybridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bonnybridge’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 (4)
- Thomas Mitchell: unsigned, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baildon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden: Clementina Hawarden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Forbes Gatacre: Beatrix Gatacre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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