Bangor, County Down
Bangor, County Down ranks 9,242nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shimotsuma, Ibaraki, Jōsō, and Cyangugu. Memorable people born in Bangor, County Down include Gary Lightbody, and Josh Magennis. Memorable people who died in Bangor, County Down include Ernst Öpik, and Sammy Baird. Bangor, County Down has been the birth place of many musicians, and soccer players and the death place of many astronomers, and soccer players. Bangor, County Down is located in United Kingdom.
Bangor is a city in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 64,596 at the 2021 census. Bangor was granted city status in 2022, becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1976 and 1990, Bangor, County Down was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Gary Lightbody, and Josh Magennis. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Bangor, County Down including Ernst Öpik, and Sammy Baird.
People Born in Bangor, County Down
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Gary Lightbody
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 1
Josh Magennis
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.67
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Bangor, County Down
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Ernst Öpik
ASTRONOMER
1893 - 1985
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 1
Sammy Baird
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Bangor, County Down
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Most individuals born in present day Bangor, County Down were musicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were astronomers (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bangor, County Down, including Gary Lightbody. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bangor, County Down, including Gary Lightbody.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Bangor, County Down since 1700.
