#1Science & Medicine
David Brewster
1781–1868Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)
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Famous people · Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
25 famous people were born in Jedburgh, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the Scottish astronomer and mathematician David Brewster, covered in 64 languages. The next two names are Mary Somerville and William Fleming. 11 of them were born in the Georgian era, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 60.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Scottish Borders has 35.1.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
David Brewster
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1729
William Fleming
Youngest
1994
Glen Young
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Jedburgh’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Jedburgh is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Jedburgh
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Mary Somerville
1780–1872Scottish scientist, writer and polymath (1780–1872)
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WF#3
Politics & Law
William Fleming
1729–1794American politician and physician (1729-1795)
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Through the years
When Jedburgh’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Jedburgh
The rest number 22, with 8 athletes among them.
John Tinline
1821–1907Scots-born New Zealand surveyor, sheep farmer and philanthropist (1821–1907)
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John Veitch
1752–1839Scottish founder of the Veitch family horticulture business; (1752-1839)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Hawick, at 76.
Questions about famous people from Jedburgh
Who is the most famous person from Jedburgh?
David Brewster (Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 64 languages. Next come Mary Somerville and William Fleming.
How many famous people were born in Jedburgh?
25 people born in Jedburgh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 27 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Jedburgh known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 25. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Jedburgh?
William Fleming, born in 1729. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Jedburgh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Jedburgh’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 (13)
- David Brewster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Somerville: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David George Ritchie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Davidson: Scottish Labour, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Jackson: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ferriar: Engraved by G. Bartolozzi, from an original Drawing by T. Stothard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Tinline: Photographer: Vianelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Andrew Whitelock Mein: Francis Marshall (book), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tinline: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Veitch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Gillon: Scottish Labour, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry James Sumner Maine: Simon Baddeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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