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Famous people · Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire
Most of the 49 famous people born in Clydebank came into the world in the 20th century
The best known is the Scottish footballer Kevin Gallacher, with articles in 20 languages. Second place goes to the American soccer player Willie McLean, third to Asa Hartford. The list runs from John McCorkindale, born in 1867, to Ross Doohan, born in 1998. Among the 6 towns in West Dunbartonshire with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Kevin Gallacher
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
John McCorkindale
Youngest
1998
Ross Doohan
Most common field
Sports
32 people
What stands out about Clydebank’s famous people
The best known
Born in Clydebank
Languages with an article: 20 for Kevin Gallacher, 16 for Willie McLean, 13 for Asa Hartford.
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Through the years
When Clydebank’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clydebank is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clydebank
Of the other 46, 29 are athletes.
Stewart Hillis
1943–2014Scottish cardiologist and professor in sports and exercise medicine (1943-2014)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
David Gray
1923–1985Scottish footballer (born 1923) who played mainly for Bradford City
SportsWikipedia ↗
Andrew Davidson
1892–1962Scottish academic, footballer, public health official, royal physician and soldier (1892-1962)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Paisley’s, with 373.
Paisley · 5 miGerard Butler & 372 more
Elderslie · 6 miWilliam Wallace & 12 more
Bearsden · 3 miDavid J. Thouless & 10 more
Bishopton · 4 miTom Bradshaw & 8 moreBFBowling and Old Kilpatrick · 2 miBobby Finan & 7 more
Milngavie · 4 miGreg Docherty & 7 more
Erskine · 2 miChloe Arthur & 5 moreBTLinwood · 6 miBilly Thomson & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Clydebank
Who is the most famous person from Clydebank?
Kevin Gallacher (Scottish footballer (born 1966)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages. Next come Willie McLean and Asa Hartford.
How many famous people were born in Clydebank?
49 people born in Clydebank have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 55 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Clydebank known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 32 of the 49. That is 65% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clydebank?
John McCorkindale, born in 1867. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Clydebank?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Clydebank’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)
- Willie McLean: St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Reston: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Docherty-Hughes: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian McHarg: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Bridges: Goodreg3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin McCann: Cammy_ayr_utd1910 (Uploads), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Bannatyne: The Rambling Man & FelixstoweTV.co.uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hannah: Frank Hannah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Butler: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David J. Thouless: Mary Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Bradshaw: LFC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Docherty: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chloe Arthur: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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