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Famous people · Newmains, North Lanarkshire
11 famous people were born in Newmains, more of them athletes than in most towns
Andrew Wilson, the Scottish footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. The Scottish footballer Jimmy Wilson ranks second, ahead of Freddie Glidden. Most were born in the 20th century: 8 of them. Per head, the list is long: 20.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in North Lanarkshire has 13.2.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Andrew Wilson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Hugh Robertson
Youngest
1957
Tom Sharp
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Newmains’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Newmains is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Newmains
First, Andrew Wilson (10 languages), then Jimmy Wilson (4) and Freddie Glidden (3).
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Through the years
When Newmains’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Newmains
8 more, from 1801 to 1957.
Margaret Gardner
1844–1929Assisted immigrant, domestic servant, farmer, flour mill owner
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Motherwell: 138.
Motherwell · 4 miGary McAllister & 137 more
Wishaw · 2 miJohn Higgins & 67 moreJMLarkhall · 5 miJim McLean & 46 more
Shotts · 4 miMatthew Baillie & 27 moreWRCarluke · 4 miWilliam Roy & 21 moreJDCleland · 2 miJimmy Delaney & 16 more
Holytown · 4 miRobert Crosser & 11 moreJCChapelhall · 4 miJohn Clark & 7 moreQuestions about famous people from Newmains
Who is the most famous person from Newmains?
Andrew Wilson (Scottish footballer (1896-1973)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come Jimmy Wilson and Freddie Glidden.
How many famous people were born in Newmains?
11 people born in Newmains have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Newmains known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 11. That is 91% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newmains?
Hugh Robertson, born in 1801. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.
Who counts as from Newmains?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newmains’ 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 (5)
- Margaret Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary McAllister: Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Higgins: Benwmbc at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Baillie: William Owen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crosser: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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