AC#1
Famous people · Gorebridge, Midlothian
Of the 10 famous people born in Gorebridge, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the Scottish actress Annette Crosbie, with articles in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Annie S. Swan and Charlie Aitken. In the 20th century, 8 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Midlothian, at 8.5.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Annette Crosbie
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Annie S. Swan
Youngest
1983
Alex Coutts
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Gorebridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Gorebridge is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 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 Gorebridge
The three are covered in 21, 8 and 6 languages: Annette Crosbie, Annie S. Swan and Charlie Aitken.
#2Writing & Arts
Annie S. Swan
1859–1943Scottish writer, novelist, journalist, and editor (1859–1943)
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CA#3
Sports
Charlie Aitken
1932–2008British association football player (1932-2008)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Gorebridge’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gorebridge
7 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Edinburgh leads the towns around it, with 2,695 names.
Edinburgh · 9 miArthur Conan Doyle & 2,694 more
Musselburgh · 7 miHenry Yule & 70 more
Dalkeith · 3 miPeter Guthrie Tait & 32 more
Penicuik · 7 miCharles Thomson Rees Wilson & 13 more
Tranent · 8 miGelie Duncan & 10 more
Mayfield · 2 miBilly Ritchie & 9 more
Bonnyrigg · 3 miMichael Leslie & 9 moreAYLoanhead · 5 miAlex Young & 8 moreQuestions about famous people from Gorebridge
Who is the most famous person from Gorebridge?
Annette Crosbie (Scottish actress) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 21 languages. Next come Annie S. Swan and Charlie Aitken.
How many famous people were born in Gorebridge?
10 people born in Gorebridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Gorebridge known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 10. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gorebridge?
Annie S. Swan, born in 1859. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.
Who counts as from Gorebridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Gorebridge’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 (8)
- Annie S. Swan: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Conan Doyle: Walter Benington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Yule: Theodore Blake Wirgman, c. 1890, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Guthrie Tait: George Reid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Thomson Rees Wilson: The American Institute of Physics credits the photo [1] to AB Lagrelius & Westphal, which is the Swedish company used by the Nobel Foundation for most photos of its book series Les Prix Nobel., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gelie Duncan: Carolyn Sutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Ritchie: Behrens, Herbert / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Leslie: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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