#1Famous people · Dunblane, Stirling
17 famous people were born in Dunblane from 1757 to 1954
At the top of the list is the Scottish singer Dougie MacLean, covered in 7 languages. Ebenezer Bryce is second and James Gillespie Graham third. 8 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Dougie MacLean, dates from 1954.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Dougie MacLean
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1757
James Towers
Youngest
1954
Dougie MacLean
Most common field
Sports
8 people
The best known
Born in Dunblane
Ranked by languages covered: Dougie MacLean with 7, then Ebenezer Bryce with 7 and James Gillespie Graham with 6.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Ebenezer Bryce
1830–1913American Mormon pioneer and architect (1830–1913)
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JG#3
Through the years
When Dunblane’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsBusinessMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dunblane is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 8.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dunblane
Here are 14 more, born from 1757 to 1943.
Donald Wilson
1910–2002British Screenwriter and Television Producer (1910-2002)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
James Huffam
1897–1968Scottish military officer (1897–1968); recipient of the Victoria Cross
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Stirling has the longest list next door: 208.
Stirling · 5 miJames III of Scotland & 207 more
Alloa · 8 miDavid Allan & 30 more
Bridge of Allan · 3 miDonald Ewen Cameron & 23 more
Alva · 7 miBilly Hunter & 11 moreDHTillicoultry · 9 miDavid Horne & 9 moreBGBannockburn · 7 miBrian Grant & 7 moreFBCallander · 10 miFrancis Buchanan-Hamilton & 7 more
Menstrie · 5 miWilliam Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling & 4 moreQuestions about famous people from Dunblane
Who is the most famous person from Dunblane?
Dougie MacLean (Scottish singer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Ebenezer Bryce and James Gillespie Graham.
How many famous people were born in Dunblane?
17 people born in Dunblane have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 20 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Dunblane known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 17. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dunblane?
James Towers, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.
Who counts as from Dunblane?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dunblane’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 (9)
- Dougie MacLean: Palak Dudani, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer Bryce: George A. Grant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Burden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Huffam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James III of Scotland: Hugo van der Goes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Allan: David Allan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Ewen Cameron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hunter: Schnabel SC — Dirk Gerardus Andries Schnabel (1870-1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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