#1Famous people · Larbert, Falkirk
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Larbert
Most widely known is John Baildon, the engineer, with articles in 7 languages. The next two names are Kai Fotheringham and Thomas Hardy. The largest group, 8, was born in the Victorian era. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 10.2, close to the 15 of the typical Falkirk town.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
John Baildon
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Thomas Hardy
Youngest
2003
Kai Fotheringham
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Larbert’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Larbert is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Larbert
First, John Baildon (7 languages), then Kai Fotheringham (5) and Thomas Hardy (5).
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#3Politics & Law
Thomas Hardy
1752–1832British radical politician (1752-1832)
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Through the years
When Larbert’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1870s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Larbert
10 more, 9 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
TDFalkirk · 2 miTommy Douglas & 187 moreSBDenny · 3 miSammy Baird & 30 more
Grangemouth · 4 miThomas Mitchell & 23 moreTLStenhousemuir · 1 miTommy Leishman & 13 more
Kincardine · 5 miJames Dewar & 10 moreJSBonnybridge · 3 miJohn Snedden & 9 moreWMCarronshore · 2 miWillie Millar & 3 more
Dunipace · 4 miWilliam Forbes Gatacre & 3 more
Grangemouth · 4 miThomas Mitchell & 23 moreTLStenhousemuir · 1 miTommy Leishman & 13 moreKincardine · 5 miJames Dewar & 10 moreJSBonnybridge · 3 miJohn Snedden & 9 moreWMCarronshore · 2 miWillie Millar & 3 moreDunipace · 4 miWilliam Forbes Gatacre & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Larbert
Who is the most famous person from Larbert?
John Baildon (engineer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Kai Fotheringham and Thomas Hardy.
How many famous people were born in Larbert?
13 people born in Larbert have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Larbert known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 13. That is 77% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Larbert?
Thomas Hardy, born in 1752. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Larbert?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Larbert’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)
- John Baildon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hardy: Das48, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Frame: United Farmers Historical Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Mitchell: unsigned, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dewar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Forbes Gatacre: Beatrix Gatacre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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