#1Business
Gordon Ramsay
born 1966British chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966)
57 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Johnstone, Renfrewshire
Business people stand out among the 50 famous people born in Johnstone
Best known of all is Gordon Ramsay, written about in 57 languages. More than half were born in the 20th century, 33 in all. Johnstone ranks 2nd of the 10 towns in Renfrewshire with anyone listed. The list comes to 30.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 18.3 in the typical town in Renfrewshire.
Born here
50
notable people
Best known
Gordon Ramsay
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
Daniel McCallum
Youngest
1989
Derek Hawkins
Most common field
Sports
34 people
What stands out about Johnstone’s famous people
A town of business peopleBusiness people make up 4 of the 50, 4.1 times the usual share.Known worldwideGordon Ramsay has an article in 57 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making names18 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1989.50 notable peopleMore than most towns: 50 notable people were born in Johnstone.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Johnstone is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 4.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Johnstone
Three names lead: Gordon Ramsay (57 languages), George Reid (42) and Jim Leighton (29).
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#2Politics & Law
George Reid
1845–1918Australian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia and 12th Premier of New South Wales (1845-1918)
42 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Jim Leighton
born 1958Scottish association football player (born 1958)
29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Johnstone’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 10 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Johnstone
Another 47, 33 of them athletes.
Daniel McCallum
1815–1878Canadian engineer and early organizational theorist (1815–1878)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
John Anderson
1937–2021Professional footballer in the UK (1957-1964) and in Australia
SportsWikipedia ↗
John Pitcairn, Jr.
1841–1916Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1841-1916)
BusinessWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Paisley lists the most people: 373.
Paisley · 3 miGerard Butler & 372 moreJABarrhead · 5 miJohnny Anderson & 36 more
Elderslie · 1 miWilliam Wallace & 12 more
Kilbarchan · 1 miMary Barbour & 10 moreJMBridge of Weir · 3 miJames McCrae & 8 moreJMLochwinnoch · 5 miJim Mather & 8 more
Bishopton · 5 miTom Bradshaw & 8 moreIYNeilston · 5 miIan Young & 7 moreQuestions about famous people from Johnstone
Who is the most famous person from Johnstone?
Gordon Ramsay (British chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 57 languages. Next come George Reid and Jim Leighton.
How many famous people were born in Johnstone?
50 people born in Johnstone have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 54 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Johnstone known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 34 of the 50. That is 68% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Johnstone?
Daniel McCallum, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Johnstone?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Johnstone’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 (14)
- Gordon Ramsay: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Reid: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Leighton: Paisley Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel McCallum: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.); Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McLachlan: Photographer unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Hawkins: André Motta/Brasil2016.gov.br, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dugald Semple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pitcairn, Jr.: Charles M. Higgins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Gow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Dowds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Butler: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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