- Sensation Science Centre in the Greenmarket is a science centre based on the five senses with a series of interactive shows and exhibits
- Dundee is home to DC Thomson & Son Ltd, established in 1905, which produces over 200 million magazines, newspapers and comics every year; these include The Beano, The Dandy and The Press and Journal
- Dundee Stars, the main Ice hockey team, playing at the Dundee Ice Arena. The team joined the Elite League in the 2010/2011 season.
- Dundee has two professional football clubs: Dundee FC, founded in 1893, and Dundee United FC, founded in 1909 as Dundee Hibernian. Dundee FC and Dundee United currently play in the Scottish Premiership. Their grounds Dens Park and Tannadice Park are just 100 metres apart, closer together than any other football stadiums in the world
- Popular music groups such as the 1970s soul-funk outfit Average White Band, the Associates, the band Danny Wilson, and the Indie rock bands The View and The Law are from Dundee.
- Dundee actors and actresses Brian Cox, Robin Laing, Heather Ripley and Katie Leung. Amongst many others.