Inverness
Inverness ranks 1,240th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Greifswald, Matsuyama, and Aosta. Memorable people born in Inverness include Josephine Tey, Ali Smith, and Karen Gillan. Memorable people who died in Inverness include Klaus Roth, Robert Watson-Watt, and Robin Cook. Inverness has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many inventors, and mathematicians. Inverness is located in United Kingdom.
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1877 and 1995, Inverness was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Josephine Tey, Ali Smith, and Karen Gillan. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Inverness including Klaus Roth, Robert Watson-Watt, and Robin Cook.
People Born in Inverness
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Josephine Tey
WRITER
1896 - 1952
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1
Ali Smith
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 2
Karen Gillan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 3
George Cornet
ATHLETE
1877 - 1952
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 4
Lorne Balfe
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 5
Charles Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 6
Yvette Cooper
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 26.72
Rank: 7
Stuart Armstrong
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.31
Rank: 8
Janice Rankin
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 23.89
Rank: 9
Ryan Christie
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 22.45
Rank: 10
Laura Muir
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 22.33
Rank: 11
Stephen Crabb
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 21.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Inverness
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Klaus Roth
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 1
Robert Watson-Watt
INVENTOR
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 2
Robin Cook
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2005
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3
John Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Inverness were athletes (3), politicians (3), writers (2), soccer players (2), and actors (1), while most who died were inventors (2), mathematicians (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Inverness, including Charles Kennedy, Yvette Cooper, and Stephen Crabb. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Inverness, including George Cornet, Janice Rankin, and Laura Muir.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Inverness since 1700.
