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Dumfries (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Dumfries ranks 1,592nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Samos, Olsztyn, and Sevastopol. Memorable people born in Dumfries include John Richardson, Calvin Harris, and Ray Wilson. Memorable people who died in Dumfries include Robert Burns, and Dora Marsden. Dumfries has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many writers. Dumfries is located in United Kingdom.

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1787 and 1999, Dumfries was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including John Richardson, Calvin Harris, and Ray Wilson. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Dumfries including Robert Burns, and Dora Marsden.

People Born in Dumfries

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Dumfries were soccer players (3), singers (2), politicians (2), biologists (1), and racing drivers (1),  while most who died were writers (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dumfries, including Dominic Matteo, Grant Hanley, and Callan Elliot. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dumfries, including Dominic Matteo, Grant Hanley, and Callan Elliot.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Dumfries since 1700.