Gorbals
Gorbals ranks 13,971st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Port Colborne, Phatthalung province, and Ingersoll, Ontario. Memorable people born in Gorbals include Thomas Lipton. Gorbals has been the birth place of many businesspeople. Gorbals is located in United Kingdom.
The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow. At its peak, during the 1930s, the wider Gorbals district had swollen in population to an estimated 90,000 residents, giving the area a very high population density of around 40 000/km2. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1848, Gorbals was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Thomas Lipton.
People Born in Gorbals
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gorbals were businesspeople (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history businesspeople have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gorbals, including Thomas Lipton.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gorbals since 1700.
