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Sports
John Clark
1941–2025Scottish footballer and manager (1941–2025)
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Famous people · Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Chapelhall
The best known is the Scottish footballer and manager John Clark, with articles in 13 languages. Most were born in the 20th century: 6 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Matthew Cornock, born in 1890, the newest to Robert Montgomery, born in 1972. The list comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in North Lanarkshire, at 13.2.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
John Clark
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Matthew Cornock
Youngest
1972
Robert Montgomery
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Chapelhall’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chapelhall is known for
Chapelhall has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Chapelhall
The three best known are all athletes.
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Through the years
When Chapelhall’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chapelhall
The other 5 span the years 1890 to 1972.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Bellshill has the most on record, with 261.
DMBellshill · 3 miDavid MacMillan & 260 more
Motherwell · 4 miGary McAllister & 137 more
Coatbridge · 3 miMark Millar & 108 more
Airdrie · 2 miBarry Bannan & 86 more
Wishaw · 4 miJohn Higgins & 67 moreJDCleland · 3 miJimmy Delaney & 16 more
Holytown · 2 miRobert Crosser & 11 moreAWNewmains · 4 miAndrew Wilson & 10 more
Motherwell · 4 miGary McAllister & 137 moreCoatbridge · 3 miMark Millar & 108 moreAirdrie · 2 miBarry Bannan & 86 moreWishaw · 4 miJohn Higgins & 67 moreJDCleland · 3 miJimmy Delaney & 16 moreHolytown · 2 miRobert Crosser & 11 moreAWNewmains · 4 miAndrew Wilson & 10 moreQuestions about famous people from Chapelhall
Who is the most famous person from Chapelhall?
John Clark (Scottish footballer and manager (1941–2025)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come Jim Herriot and Willie Hamilton.
How many famous people were born in Chapelhall?
8 people born in Chapelhall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Chapelhall known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 8. That is 88% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chapelhall?
Matthew Cornock, born in 1890. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
Who counts as from Chapelhall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Chapelhall’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 (6)
- Robert Montgomery: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary McAllister: Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Millar: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bannan: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Higgins: Benwmbc at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crosser: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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