#1Science & Medicine
David Douglas
1799–1834Scottish botanist (1799–1834)
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Famous people · Scone, Perth and Kinross
7 famous people were born in Scone from 1704 to 1928
David Douglas, the Scottish botanist, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield and Patrick Matthew. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 13.4, close to the 19.6 of the typical Perth and Kinross town. 3 of them are scientists and doctors, more than in any other field.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
David Douglas
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1704
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
Youngest
1928
Jimmy Elder
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
What stands out about Scone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Scone’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1790s, with 2 births.
Science & MedicineSportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Scone
David Douglas, William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield and Patrick Matthew are written about in 22, 22 and 11 languages.
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#2Politics & Law
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
1704–1793British barrister, politician and judge (1705–1793)
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#3Known for
What Scone is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 5.8 times.
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 Scone
Another 4, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Scone
Who is the most famous person from Scone?
David Douglas (Scottish botanist (1799–1834)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 22 languages. Next come William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield and Patrick Matthew.
How many famous people were born in Scone?
7 people born in Scone have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Scone known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Scone?
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, born in 1704. The youngest on the list was born in 1928.
Who counts as from Scone?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Scone’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)
- David Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield: Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Matthew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Elder: GKeast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ewan McGregor: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Macfarlane: J. M. Colaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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