Forfar
Forfar ranks 3,554th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ontario, California, Stratford, London, and Bermondsey. Memorable people born in Forfar include Bon Scott, A. S. Neill, and David Don. Forfar has been the birth place of many biologists, and musicians. Forfar is located in United Kingdom.
Forfar is the county town of Angus, Scotland, and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million-pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town has a population of 16,280. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1798 and 1946, Forfar was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Bon Scott, A. S. Neill, and David Don.
People Born in Forfar
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Bon Scott
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1980
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 1
A. S. Neill
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2
David Don
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1841
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3
Joseph Wedderburn
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1948
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 4
George Don
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1856
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Forfar were biologists (2), musicians (1), philosophers (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Forfar, including Bon Scott. Whereas, throughout history, biologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Forfar, including David Don, and George Don.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Forfar since 1700.
