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Famous people · Ballingry, Fife
6 famous people were born in Ballingry, more of them athletes than in most towns
Best known of all is David Pratt, written about in 6 languages. The next two names are Doug Rougvie and Alex Ferguson. 4 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. James Hendren, born in 1885, is the earliest name and Doug Rougvie, born in 1956, the latest.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
David Pratt
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
James Hendren
Youngest
1956
Doug Rougvie
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Ballingry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ballingry is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Ballingry
David Pratt leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Doug Rougvie (3) and Alex Ferguson (2).
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Sports
Doug Rougvie
born 1956Scottish footballer and manager (born 1956)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Ballingry’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 1 births.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ballingry
3 more, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Kirkcaldy and Dysart’s, with 192.
Kirkcaldy and Dysart · 7 miAdam Smith & 191 more
Dunfermline · 8 miAndrew Carnegie & 185 more
Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans · 4 miJim Baxter & 49 more
Lochgelly · 2 miAlexander Wood & 21 moreDDBurntisland · 8 miDavid Danskin & 10 moreCDKinross · 5 miCharlie Duncan & 6 more
Glenrothes · 6 miDougray Scott & 6 more
Kelty · 3 miStephen Husband & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Ballingry
Who is the most famous person from Ballingry?
David Pratt (footballer, football manager (1896-1967)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Doug Rougvie and Alex Ferguson.
How many famous people were born in Ballingry?
6 people born in Ballingry have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ballingry known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 6. That is 83% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ballingry?
James Hendren, born in 1885. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
Who counts as from Ballingry?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ballingry’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 (7)
- Elspeth King: Elspeth King, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Smith: Etching created by Cadell and Davies (1811), John Horsburgh (1828) or R.C. Bell (1872)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Carnegie: Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Baxter: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dougray Scott: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Husband: Ceaton89, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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