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Famous people · Houston, Renfrewshire
3 famous people were born in Houston
Articles in 3 languages make the British archaeologist Susan Sherratt the best known. Alice Robson is second and Alex Wylie third. Of its neighbours, Paisley, 4 mi away, lists the most: 373, Gerard Butler first. The earliest on the list is Alice Robson, born in 1870, and the youngest Susan Sherratt, born in 1949.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Susan Sherratt
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Alice Robson
Youngest
1949
Susan Sherratt
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Houston
Three names lead: Susan Sherratt (3 languages), Alice Robson (2) and Alex Wylie (1).
#2Science & Medicine
Alice Robson
1870–1945Scottish medical doctor (1870-1945)
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AW#3
Known for
What Houston is known for
Scientists and doctors 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.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Paisley has the most on record, with 373.
Paisley · 4 miGerard Butler & 372 more
Johnstone · 2 miGordon Ramsay & 49 more
Elderslie · 3 miWilliam Wallace & 12 more
Kilbarchan · 2 miMary Barbour & 10 moreJMBridge of Weir · 2 miJames McCrae & 8 more
Bishopton · 3 miTom Bradshaw & 8 moreJMLochwinnoch · 6 miJim Mather & 8 moreBFBowling and Old Kilpatrick · 5 miBobby Finan & 7 moreQuestions about famous people from Houston
Who is the most famous person from Houston?
Susan Sherratt (British archaeologist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Alice Robson and Alex Wylie.
How many famous people were born in Houston?
3 people born in Houston have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Houston known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Houston?
Alice Robson, born in 1870. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
Who counts as from Houston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Houston’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)
- Alice Robson: The Farmers' Advocate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Butler: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Ramsay: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Barbour: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Bradshaw: LFC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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