#1Business
Andrew Carnegie
1835–1919Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)
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Famous people · Dunfermline, Fife
Of the 186 famous people born in Dunfermline, an unusual share are business people
Andrew Carnegie leads the list, covered in 113 languages. In the 20th century, 92 were born, the most of any period. Among the 21 towns in Fife with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. Births since 1970 account for 46 of the names.
Born here
186
notable people
Best known
Andrew Carnegie
in 113 Wikipedia languages
First
1078
Alexander I of Scotland
Youngest
2001
Matthew Todd
Most common field
Sports
110 people
What stands out about Dunfermline’s famous people
Known worldwideAndrew Carnegie has an article in 113 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of business peopleAmong the 186 people born here, 7 are business people: 2 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 88 of them have been born here, the latest in 2001.186 notable peopleDunfermline lists 186 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Dunfermline
By how many languages cover them, Andrew Carnegie comes first (113), then Charles I of England (112) and James I of Scotland (62).
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#2Politics & Law
Charles I of England
1600–1649King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 (1600-1649)
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#3Politics & Law
James I of Scotland
1394–1437King of Scots from 1406 to 1437
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Known for
What Dunfermline is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Dunfermline’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 22 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dunfermline
183 more names, born between 1078 and 2001.
Scott Brown
born 1985Scottish association football player and manager (born June 1985)
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Kenneth MacMillan
1929–1992British ballet dancer and choreographer (1929–1992)
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Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre and Lorne
1602–1602Fifth child of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
John Struthers
1823–1899Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Bob Snedden
1867–1931Scottish-South African rugby union footballer and cricketer (1867-1931)
SportsWikipedia ↗
King Charles the Martyr
1600–1649Anglican martyr, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1625–1649
FaithWikipedia ↗
Owen Miller
born 1991British Paralympic athlete, born 1991; gold medallist in the Men's 1500 metres T20 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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Peter Gregson
1957–2024British research engineer and academic (1957–2024)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Alexander Hay
1820–1898South Australian merchant, pastoralist and politician (1820-1898)
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Margaret Barclay Wilson
1863–1945Scottish American professor of physiology and honorary librarian (1863-1945)
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Willie Francis
1911–1997British swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist (1911-1997)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans has the most on record: 50.
Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans · 4 miJim Baxter & 49 more
Lochgelly · 6 miAlexander Wood & 21 more
South Queensferry · 6 miVictor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow & 12 moreDDBurntisland · 8 miDavid Danskin & 10 moreSGInverkeithing · 3 miSamuel Greig & 7 more
Kelty · 5 miStephen Husband & 5 moreDPBallingry · 8 miDavid Pratt & 5 moreWDWinchburgh · 8 miWillie Duff & 4 moreQuestions about famous people from Dunfermline
Who is the most famous person from Dunfermline?
Andrew Carnegie (Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 113 languages. Next come Charles I of England and James I of Scotland.
How many famous people were born in Dunfermline?
186 people born in Dunfermline have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 208 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Dunfermline known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 110 of the 186. That is 59% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dunfermline?
Alexander I of Scotland, born in 1078. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Dunfermline?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dunfermline’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 (68)
- Andrew Carnegie: Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I of England: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James I of Scotland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David II of Scotland: Silvester Harding / Edward Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iain Banks: Pasi Välkkynen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander I of Scotland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Anderson: Snafje at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilda of Scotland: engraved by W. H. Mote (1803-1871) after an illustration by J.W. Wright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Brown: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland (www.a-middletonphotography.com), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Levein: Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan McCafferty: twistyfoldy.net from Tain, Scotland, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Liddell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moira Shearer: Martin Feinstein, publicity director for Hurok Attractions, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Crawford: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Cranham: Film diretto da Franco Zeffirelli e prodotto da Euro International Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Porterfield: This photograph is the property of the Sunderland Echo., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Evans: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Noel Paton: Thomas Annan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adamson: Bassano Ltd (no specific author listed), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Wishart: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Dickson: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Burnside: Lesekreis, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre and Lorne: James Webster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Craig: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Scott: www.davidmolloyphotography.com from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Blackwood: W. Forbes-Leith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew West: Evertype, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Smith: Bill, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eileen Roe: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amelia Robertson Hill: Alexander Blaikley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Morris: Yuzunet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Potter: Alasdair Middleton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Struthers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Lawson: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Mitchell: Lemuel Francis Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Snedden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Baker: Scottish Labour, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Allan: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Iain Livingstone: Scottish Government, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Carr: Richard Moross, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penny Chuter: Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas O'Brien: Therablador, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Brownlie: Calum Mackenzie for Heart of Midlothian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey C. Fox: Geoffrey C Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lauder: Addisonodea, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Forbes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Park: Scottish Labour, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Charles the Martyr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Carnegie: Smith, Percy F. Notable Men of Pittsburgh and Vicinity. Pittsburgh: Press of Pittsburgh Printing Co., 1901, p. 395., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Wright: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waller Paton: George Paul Chalmers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adam: Benjamin Robert Haydon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Horne: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charline Joiner: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ferguson Hunter: Nicholls Horace, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lauder: 1I0I1I0I1I0, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Gregson: NI Executive, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheena McDonald: Open Media Ltd., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stark: Unknown, before 1813, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Hay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fraser McKenzie: Charlie from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Robb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reid: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Ewing: Editingabit1010, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Baxter: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Husband: Ceaton89, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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