Dunfermline
Dunfermline ranks 715th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kaduna, Luoyang, and Kenya. Memorable people born in Dunfermline include Andrew Carnegie, Matilda of Scotland, and Alexander I of Scotland. Memorable people who died in Dunfermline include Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin. Dunfermline has been the birth place of many soccer players, and companions and the death place of many politicians. Dunfermline is located in United Kingdom.
Dunfermline is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, 3 miles (5 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1078 and 1995, Dunfermline was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Andrew Carnegie, Matilda of Scotland, and Alexander I of Scotland. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Dunfermline including Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin.
People Born in Dunfermline
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Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 1
Matilda of Scotland
COMPANION
1080 - 1118
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2
Alexander I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1078 - 1124
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3
Ian Anderson
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4
Dan McCafferty
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 5
Iain Banks
WRITER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6
Eleanor of Scotland
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1480
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 7
Anabella Drummond
COMPANION
1350 - 1401
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 8
Kenneth Cranham
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 9
Joseph Noel Paton
PAINTER
1821 - 1901
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 10
Kenneth MacMillan
DANCER
1929 - 1992
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 11
Moira Shearer
ACTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dunfermline
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MUSICIAN
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 5
Allan Evans
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 32.69
Rank: 15
Dominik Kozma
SWIMMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 20
Caroline Weir
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Dunfermline
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dunfermline were soccer players (6), companions (2), politicians (2), musicians (2), and actors (2), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dunfermline, including Ian Porterfield, Allan Evans, and Maurice Malpas. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dunfermline, including Ian Porterfield, Allan Evans, and Maurice Malpas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Dunfermline since 1700.
