Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway ranks 5,852nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eresos, Seal Beach, California, and Babelsberg. Memorable people born in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway include Hugh Clapperton, David Payne, and Ashley Jensen. Annan, Dumfries and Galloway has been the birth place of many explorers, and painters. Annan, Dumfries and Galloway is located in United Kingdom.
Annan is a town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Historically part of Dumfriesshire, its public buildings include Annan Academy, of which the writer Thomas Carlyle was a pupil, and a Georgian building now known as "Bridge House". Annan also features a Historic Resources Centre. In Port Street, some of the windows remain blocked up to avoid paying the window tax. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1788 and 1969, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Hugh Clapperton, David Payne, and Ashley Jensen.
People Born in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
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Hugh Clapperton
EXPLORER
1788 - 1827
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 1
David Payne
PAINTER
1843 - 1894
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 2
Ashley Jensen
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
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Most individuals born in present day Annan, Dumfries and Galloway were explorers (1), painters (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, including Ashley Jensen. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, including Hugh Clapperton.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway since 1700.
