Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire ranks 1,675th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yasu, Shiga, Marbella, and Polotsk. Memorable people born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire include Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, William Cullen, and William Aiton. Hamilton, South Lanarkshire has been the birth place of many soccer players and military personnels. Hamilton, South Lanarkshire is located in United Kingdom.
Hamilton is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Glasgow, 37 miles (60 km) south-west of Edinburgh and 74 miles (120 km) north of Carlisle. It is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde at its confluence with the Avon Water. Hamilton is the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire and is the location of the headquarters of the modern local authority of South Lanarkshire. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1710 and 1978, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, William Cullen, and William Aiton.
People Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
1775 - 1860
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1
William Cullen
1710 - 1790
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2
William Aiton
1731 - 1793
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 3
Nicol Williamson
1936 - 2011
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 4
David Herd
1934 - 2016
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 5
Paul McStay
1964 - Present
HPI: 27.62
Rank: 6
Barry Ferguson
1978 - Present
HPI: 26.53
Rank: 7
Paul Hartley
1976 - Present
HPI: 16.94
Rank: 8
Most individuals born in present day Hamilton, South Lanarkshire were soccer players (4), military personnels (1), physicians (1), biologists (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire since 1700.
