Falkirk
Falkirk ranks 6,424th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind El Dorado, Kansas, Perthshire, and Llandudno. Memorable people born in Falkirk include John Aitken, Willie Ormond, and David Weir. Memorable people who died in Falkirk include John Aitken. Falkirk has been the birth place of many soccer players, and physicists and the death place of many physicists. Falkirk is located in United Kingdom.
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, 23+1⁄2 miles northwest of Edinburgh and 20+1⁄2 miles (33 km) northeast of Glasgow. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1839 and 1970, Falkirk was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including John Aitken, Willie Ormond, and David Weir. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Falkirk including John Aitken.
People Born in Falkirk
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John Aitken
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1919
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 1
Willie Ormond
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1984
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 2
David Weir
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 3
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Most individuals born in present day Falkirk were soccer players (2), and physicists (1), while most who died were physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Falkirk, including Willie Ormond, and David Weir. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Falkirk, including Willie Ormond, and David Weir.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Falkirk since 1700.
