Ayr
Ayr ranks 2,311th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palace of Queluz, Saga (city), and Tudela, Navarre. Memorable people born in Ayr include John Loudon McAdam, Abdalqadir as-Sufi, and N. G. L. Hammond. Memorable people who died in Ayr include Craig Brown. Ayr has been the birth place of many soccer players, and engineers and the death place of many soccer players. Ayr is located in United Kingdom.
Ayr is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. A former royal burgh, today it is the administrative centre of South Ayrshire Council, and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population of 46,982, Ayr is the 15th largest settlement in Scotland and second largest town in Ayrshire by population. The town is contiguous with the smaller town of Prestwick to the north. Ayr submitted unsuccessful bids for city status in 2000 and 2002, and as part of the wider South Ayrshire area in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1756 and 1993, Ayr was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including John Loudon McAdam, Abdalqadir as-Sufi, and N. G. L. Hammond. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ayr including Craig Brown.
People Born in Ayr
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John Loudon McAdam
ENGINEER
1756 - 1836
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1
Abdalqadir as-Sufi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 2
N. G. L. Hammond
HISTORIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 3
Laurence Rees
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 4
Drew McIntyre
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 5
Alan McInally
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 6
Craig Burley
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 7
Robbie Fergusson
RUGBY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 4.96
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Ayr
Go to all RankingsN. G. L. Hammond
HISTORIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 3
Laurence Rees
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 4
Robbie Fergusson
RUGBY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 4.96
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Ayr
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ayr were soccer players (2), engineers (1), social activists (1), historians (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ayr, including Alan McInally, and Craig Burley. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ayr, including Alan McInally, and Craig Burley.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Ayr since 1700.
