Glasgow ranks 60th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lisbon, St. Louis, and Osaka Prefecture. Memorable people born in Glasgow include Alex Ferguson, Mark Knopfler, and Arthur Henderson. Memorable people who died in Glasgow include Robert III of Scotland, William John Macquorn Rankine, and Thomas Reid. Glasgow has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many soccer players and politicians. Glasgow is located in United Kingdom.
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom, and the 27th-most populous city in Europe. In 2022, it had an estimated population as a defined locality of 632,350 and anchored an urban settlement of 1,028,220. Glasgow became a county in 1893, the city having previously been in the historic county of Lanarkshire, and later growing to also include settlements that were once part of Renfrewshire and Dunbartonshire. It now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is administered by Glasgow City Council. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1005 and 2001, Glasgow was the birth place of 139 globally memorable people, including Alex Ferguson, Mark Knopfler, and Arthur Henderson. Additionaly, 20 globally memorable people have passed away in Glasgow including Robert III of Scotland, William John Macquorn Rankine, and Thomas Reid.
1941 - Present
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 2
1863 - 1935
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 3
1854 - 1941
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 4
1852 - 1916
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 6
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 7
1005 - 1057
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 8
1819 - 1884
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 9
1864 - 1932
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 10
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 11
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 12
1857 - 1916
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 17
1817 - 1878
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 43
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 45
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 46
1886 - 1948
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 47
1777 - 1844
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 49
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 54
1938 - 2021
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 58
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 69
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 73
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.93
Rank: 80
1986 - 2021
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 89
1330 - 1406
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1
1820 - 1872
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 3
1766 - 1843
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 4
1890 - 1956
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 5
1865 - 1939
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 6
1824 - 1907
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 7
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 8
1844 - 1912
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 9
1687 - 1768
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 10
1947 - 2009
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 11
1904 - 1982
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 12
1947 - 2009
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 11
1938 - 2021
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 16
1950 - 2021
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 17
Most individuals born in present day Glasgow were soccer players (46), actors (24), politicians (12), musicians (9), and writers (6), while most who died were soccer players (4), politicians (3), writers (2), engineers (1), and philosophers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Glasgow, including Tommy Docherty, Alex Miller, and Andrew Robertson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Glasgow, including Fergus Suter, Tommy Docherty, and Alex Miller.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Glasgow since 1700.