Famous People Born In Aberdeen

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Annie Lennox
(Singer-songwriter of)
Annie Lennox
30
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 25, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 2 
Rose Leslie
(Scottish Actress)
Rose Leslie
45
Birthdate: February 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 3 
Denis Law
(Scottish Former Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Denis Law
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 24, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 4 
Ryan Fraser
(Scottish Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Winger)
Ryan Fraser
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 24, 1994
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 5 
Michael Sheard
(Known for Playing ‘Deputy Headmaster’ in the Children’s Series ‘Grange Hill')
Michael Sheard
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Birthdate: June 18, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: August 31, 2005
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 6 
Sophie Kennedy Clark
(Actress)
Sophie Kennedy Clark
1
Birthdate: 1990 AD
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 7 
Michael Gove
(British Politician Serving as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Michael Gove
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 26, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
 8 
Thomas Sutherland
(Founder of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation)
Thomas Sutherland
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 16, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: January 1, 1922
 9 
James Gibbs
(Architect)
James Gibbs
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: December 23, 1682
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 5, 1754
 10 
Ryan Gauld
(Association football player)
Ryan Gauld
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1995
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 11 
J. Michael Kosterlitz
(British-American Physicist Known for His Work in Using Topology to Explain Superconductivity in Two-Dimensional Materials)
J. Michael Kosterlitz
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 22, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
 12 
Alexander Bain - Philosopher
(Scottish Philosopher and Educationalist)
Alexander Bain - Philosopher
1
Birthdate: June 11, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: September 18, 1903
 13 
Greg Holden
(Singer-songwriter)
Greg Holden
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
 14 
John Barbour
(Scottish Poet and Priest)
John Barbour
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1320 AD
Died: March 13, 1395
 15 
William Dyce
(Artist)
William Dyce
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Birthdate: September 19, 1806
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: February 14, 1864
 16 
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
(Footballer Defender)
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 8, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 17 
Jonathan Rowson
(Chess player, Writer)
Jonathan Rowson
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 18, 1977
Sun Sign: Aries
 18 
Arthur Keith
(Scottish Anatomist and Anthropologist Who Specialized in the Study of Human Evolution)
Arthur Keith
2
Birthdate: February 5, 1866
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: January 7, 1955
 19 
Jimmy Hastings
(Musician)
Jimmy Hastings
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 12, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
 20 
David Florence
(British Slalom Canoeist and Olympic Medalist)
David Florence
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 21 
Alexander Chalmers
(Writer)
Alexander Chalmers
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 29, 1759
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: December 29, 1834
 22 
Connor Ball
(Bassist)
Connor Ball
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 15, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 23 
P. T. Forsyth
(Theologian)
P. T. Forsyth
1
Birthdate: May 12, 1848
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: November 11, 1921
 24 
Sir David Gill
(Astronomer)
Sir David Gill
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 12, 1843
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: January 24, 1914
 25 
Willie Macfarlane
(Golfer)
Willie Macfarlane
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 29, 1889
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: August 15, 1961
 26 
John Duncan
(Theologian)
John Duncan
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Birthdate: August 22, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: February 26, 1870
 27 
Tim Baillie
(English Slalom Canoeist  and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Tim Baillie
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 11, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 28 
Robert Morison
(Botanist)
Robert Morison
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1620 AD
Died: November 10, 1683
 29 
Henry Cecil
(Horse Trainer)
Henry Cecil
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 11, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: June 11, 2013
 30 
Robert Machray
(Archbishop)
Robert Machray
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 17, 1831
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: March 9, 1904
 31 
John Strachan
(Bishop)
John Strachan
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 12, 1778
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: November 1, 1867
 32 
Thomas Affleck
(Furniture Maker)
Thomas Affleck
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1745 AD
Died: 1795 AD