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Alexander Macdonald
1844–1928Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg (1844-1928)
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Famous people · Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross
Pitlochry’s famous people span 209 years: 6 births from 1740 to 1949
Best known of all is Alexander Macdonald, written about in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Julie Legrand and Æneas Shaw. More than half were born in the 20th century, 3 in all. Alexander Macdonald, the best known, was born in 1844.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alexander Macdonald
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1740
Æneas Shaw
Youngest
1949
Alasdair Liddell
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Pitlochry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pitlochry’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pitlochry
Ranked by languages covered: Alexander Macdonald with 3, then Julie Legrand with 3 and Æneas Shaw with 2.
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What Pitlochry is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Pitlochry
3 more names, born between 1916 and 1949.
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Questions about famous people from Pitlochry
Who is the most famous person from Pitlochry?
Alexander Macdonald (Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg (1844-1928)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Julie Legrand and Æneas Shaw.
How many famous people were born in Pitlochry?
6 people born in Pitlochry have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Pitlochry known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pitlochry?
Æneas Shaw, born in 1740. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
Who counts as from Pitlochry?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pitlochry’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 (2)
- Alexander Macdonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Æneas Shaw: The original uploader was YUL89YYZ at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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