East Kilbride ranks 2,187th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baltimore County, Maryland, Asahikawa, and Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine. 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
Between 1718 and 1971, East Kilbride was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including John Hunter, John Hannah, and William Hunter.
1728 - 1793
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 1
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2
1718 - 1783
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 3
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 5
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.64
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day East Kilbride were physicians (2), actors (2), politicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in East Kilbride since 1700.