East Kilbride
East Kilbride ranks 2,627th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Orange, New Jersey, Otaru, and Ávila. Memorable people born in East Kilbride include John Hunter, John Hannah, and William Hunter. East Kilbride has been the birth place of many physicians, and actors. East Kilbride is located in United Kingdom.
East Kilbride is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes, about eight miles southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1718 and 1971, East Kilbride was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including John Hunter, John Hannah, and William Hunter.
People Born in East Kilbride
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John Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1728 - 1793
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1
John Hannah
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 2
William Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3
Kate Dickie
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 4
Liam Fox
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 5
Denise Mina
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.06
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day East Kilbride were physicians (2), actors (2), politicians (1), and writers (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 East Kilbride, including John Hannah, and Kate Dickie. Whereas, throughout history, physicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day East Kilbride, including John Hunter, and William Hunter.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in East Kilbride since 1700.
