Govanhill
Govanhill ranks 6,788th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Tecuci, and Eckernförde. Memorable people born in Govanhill include R. D. Laing, and Bobby Collins. Govanhill has been the birth place of many psychologists, and soccer players. Govanhill is located in United Kingdom.
Govanhill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, situated south of the River Clyde between Pollokshields, the Gorbals, Strathbungo, Crosshill, Polmadie and Queen's Park. Historically part of Renfrewshire, Govanhill had the status of a police burgh between 1877 and 1891 before becoming part of the City of Glasgow. Since 2007, it has fallen under the Southside Central ward of Glasgow City Council. A previous smaller ward named Govanhill had boundaries of Dixon Avenue and Dixon Road to the south, Victoria Road to the west, Butterbiggins Road to the north and Aikenhead Road to the east. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 1931, Govanhill was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including R. D. Laing, and Bobby Collins.
People Born in Govanhill
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R. D. Laing
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1989
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1
Bobby Collins
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Govanhill were psychologists (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, psychologists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Govanhill, including R. D. Laing. Whereas, throughout history, psychologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Govanhill, including R. D. Laing.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Govanhill since 1700.
