#1Politics & Law
Angela Constance
born 1970Scottish politician (born 1970)
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Blackburn, West Lothian
Of the 6 famous people born in Blackburn, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the Scottish politician Angela Constance, with articles in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Jim Devine and Steven Craig. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Born in 1833, Alexander Young is the first name on record, and Steven Craig, born in 1981, the most recent.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Angela Constance
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Alexander Young
Youngest
1981
Steven Craig
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Blackburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Blackburn is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 7.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Blackburn’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Blackburn
Ranked by languages covered: Angela Constance with 9, then Jim Devine with 5 and Steven Craig with 4.
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Politics & Law
Jim Devine
born 1953British politician and Member of Parliament (born 1953)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Blackburn
A further 3 follow, born between 1833 and 1867.
Amelia Morrison Macdonald
1865–1946(1865-1946) social reformer and women's activist
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Livingston has the most on record, with 44.
Livingston · 4 miScott Arfield & 43 more
Broxburn · 7 miPaul di Resta & 34 more
Bathgate · 2 miDavid Tennant & 33 more
Linlithgow · 7 miMary, Queen of Scots & 27 more
Whitburn · 3 miLeon Jackson & 18 moreJKWest Calder · 3 miJohn Kane & 16 moreAHArmadale · 3 miAlex Hamilton & 16 moreMMHarthill · 5 miMatt McQueen & 9 moreQuestions about famous people from Blackburn
Who is the most famous person from Blackburn?
Angela Constance (Scottish politician (born 1970)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Jim Devine and Steven Craig.
How many famous people were born in Blackburn?
6 people born in Blackburn have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Blackburn known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 6. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Blackburn?
Alexander Young, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 1981.
Who counts as from Blackburn?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Blackburn’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)
- Angela Constance: Scottish Government, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Craig: coliedog mac, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Young: photographer unknown, Honolulu Advertiser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amelia Morrison Macdonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Arfield: Steindy 23:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul di Resta: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- David Tennant: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary, Queen of Scots: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Jackson: The original uploader was DavidDjJohnson at English Wikipedia. (Original text: David Johnson), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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