#1Science & Medicine
James Dunlop
1793–1848Australian astronomer (1793–1848)
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Famous people · Dalry, North Ayrshire
Most of the 10 famous people born in Dalry came into the world in the Victorian era
At the top of the list is the Australian astronomer James Dunlop, covered in 38 languages. Behind the leader come Ben Gannon-Doak and Daniel Kerr. The list comes to 19 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in North Ayrshire, at 23.8. From James Dunlop in 1793 to Ben Gannon-Doak in 2005, the births cover 212 years.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
James Dunlop
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
James Dunlop
Youngest
2005
Ben Gannon-Doak
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Dalry
Counted by languages, James Dunlop is ahead of Ben Gannon-Doak and Daniel Kerr: 38, 33 and 5.
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#3Through the years
When Dalry’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dalry is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 5 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dalry
7 more, 4 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Irvine has the most people on record, 197 of them.
Irvine · 7 miNicola Sturgeon & 196 more
Saltcoats · 5 miSteve Clarke & 53 more
Kilwinning · 4 miJames MacMillan & 47 more
Ardrossan · 5 miJohn Kerr & 26 more
Beith · 5 miHenry Faulds & 21 more
Largs · 8 miThomas Brisbane & 17 moreJMLochwinnoch · 7 miJim Mather & 8 more
Dreghorn · 8 miJohn Boyd Dunlop & 7 moreQuestions about famous people from Dalry
Who is the most famous person from Dalry?
James Dunlop (Australian astronomer (1793–1848)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 38 languages. Next come Ben Gannon-Doak and Daniel Kerr.
How many famous people were born in Dalry?
10 people born in Dalry have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Dalry known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 10. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dalry?
James Dunlop, born in 1793. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Dalry?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dalry’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 (12)
- James Dunlop: Joseph Backler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Gannon-Doak: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Kerr: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Donald Patrick: Bert Röling / Nationaal Archief, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Strannigan: Unknown Iowa State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicola Sturgeon: Scottish Government, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Clarke: Анна Джалалян, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James MacMillan: CTV Santa Cruz County, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kerr: Thomas Annan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Faulds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Brisbane: E. E. Friedrich T. Schenck (1811-1885), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boyd Dunlop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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