#1Science & Medicine
Thomas Thomson
1773–1852Scottish chemist (1773-1852)
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Famous people · Crieff, Perth and Kinross
14 famous people were born in Crieff, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
Thomas Thomson, the Scottish chemist, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. The largest group, 6, was born in the Georgian era. The list comes to 19.6 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Perth and Kinross, at 19.6. The earliest on the list is William Wright, born in 1735, and the youngest Gavin Strang, born in 1943.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Thomas Thomson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1735
William Wright
Youngest
1943
Gavin Strang
Most common field
Science & Medicine
5 people
What stands out about Crieff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Crieff is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 4.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Crieff’s famous people were born
The 1730s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Crieff
Ranked by languages covered: Thomas Thomson with 19, then William Wright with 13 and Gavin Strang with 7.
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#2Science & Medicine
William Wright
1735–1819British physician, botanist and slave owner (1735-1819)
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Everyone else born in Crieff
Another 11, the earliest born in 1735.
Alexander Murray
1810–1884Scottish geologist immigrated in Canada (1810-1884)
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Sir James Henderson-Stewart, 1st Baronet
1897–1961British politician (1897-1961)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Auchterarder’s, with 12.
Questions about famous people from Crieff
Who is the most famous person from Crieff?
Thomas Thomson (Scottish chemist (1773-1852)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come William Wright and Gavin Strang.
How many famous people were born in Crieff?
14 people born in Crieff have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 17 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Crieff known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 5 of the 14. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Crieff?
William Wright, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.
Who counts as from Crieff?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Crieff’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 (7)
- Thomas Thomson: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin Strang: Benoît Bourgeois, © European Communities, 1997, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel John Cunningham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Dow: Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Jacks: I.W. Taber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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