#1Military
William Forbes Gatacre
1843–1906British Army general (1843–1906)
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Famous people · Dunipace, Falkirk
From 1843 to 1992, Dunipace was the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the British Army general William Forbes Gatacre, with articles in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Cameron Buchan and John Black. The biggest group are athletes: 2. William Forbes Gatacre was born in 1843.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Forbes Gatacre
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
William Forbes Gatacre
Youngest
1992
Cameron Buchan
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Dunipace
Three names lead: William Forbes Gatacre (8 languages), Cameron Buchan (2) and John Black (2).
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JB#3
Sports
John Black
1900–1993Scottish footballer, played professionally from 1921 to 1932
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Through the years
When Dunipace’s famous people were born
3 were born in the Victorian era, and the 1840s alone saw 1.
SportsMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dunipace is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dunipace
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Stirling lists the most people: 208.
Stirling · 6 miJames III of Scotland & 207 moreTDFalkirk · 5 miTommy Douglas & 187 moreSBDenny · 1 miSammy Baird & 30 moreTLStenhousemuir · 4 miTommy Leishman & 13 more
Larbert · 4 miJohn Baildon & 12 more
Cumbernauld · 6 miClementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden & 10 moreJSBonnybridge · 2 miJohn Snedden & 9 moreBGBannockburn · 4 miBrian Grant & 7 moreQuestions about famous people from Dunipace
Who is the most famous person from Dunipace?
William Forbes Gatacre (British Army general (1843–1906)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Cameron Buchan and John Black.
How many famous people were born in Dunipace?
4 people born in Dunipace 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 Dunipace known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dunipace?
William Forbes Gatacre, born in 1843. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Dunipace?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dunipace’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)
- William Forbes Gatacre: Beatrix Gatacre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James III of Scotland: Hugo van der Goes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baildon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden: Clementina Hawarden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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