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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Bargeddie, North Lanarkshire
2 famous people were born in Bargeddie
The best known is the Scottish footballer Daniel McArthur, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the Scottish football player James Hamilton. Births span 1867 to 1901, from Daniel McArthur to James Hamilton. Bellshill, 4 mi off, can claim 261 famous people, the best known David MacMillan.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Daniel McArthur
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Daniel McArthur
Youngest
1901
James Hamilton
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Bargeddie
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Bellshill counts 261 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
DMBellshill · 4 miDavid MacMillan & 260 more
Coatbridge · 2 miMark Millar & 108 more
Airdrie · 4 miBarry Bannan & 86 more
Cambuslang · 4 miMidge Ure & 42 more
Bothwell · 4 miJoanna Baillie & 15 moreJBUddingston · 3 miJames Black & 10 moreFBGlenboig · 3 miFrancis Burns & 3 moreISViewpark · 2 miIan Scanlon & 2 more
Coatbridge · 2 miMark Millar & 108 moreAirdrie · 4 miBarry Bannan & 86 moreCambuslang · 4 miMidge Ure & 42 moreBothwell · 4 miJoanna Baillie & 15 moreJBUddingston · 3 miJames Black & 10 moreFBGlenboig · 3 miFrancis Burns & 3 moreISViewpark · 2 miIan Scanlon & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Bargeddie
Who is the most famous person from Bargeddie?
Daniel McArthur (Scottish footballer (1867-1943)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come James Hamilton.
How many famous people were born in Bargeddie?
2 people born in Bargeddie have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bargeddie known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bargeddie?
Daniel McArthur, born in 1867. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
Who counts as from Bargeddie?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bargeddie’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 (4)
- Mark Millar: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bannan: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midge Ure: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanna Baillie: Mary Ann Knight, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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