Kilbirnie
Kilbirnie ranks 17,731st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Novo Brdo, Unaizah, and Nyons. The most famous people from Kilbirnie are Gordon McQueen, and Piper Niven. Kilbirnie has been the birth place of many soccer players, and wrestlers. Kilbirnie is located in United Kingdom.
Kilbirnie is a small town of 7,280 inhabitants situated in the Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Glasgow and approximately 10 miles from Paisley and 13 miles from Irvine respectively. Historically, the town's main industries were flax production and weaving before iron and steelmaking took over in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The suburb of Kilbirnie in the New Zealand capital of Wellington is named after the town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1952 and 1991, Kilbirnie was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Gordon McQueen, and Piper Niven.
People Born in Kilbirnie
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Gordon McQueen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 1
Piper Niven
WRESTLER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.16
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Kilbirnie
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Most individuals born in present day Kilbirnie were soccer players (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kilbirnie, including Gordon McQueen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kilbirnie, including Gordon McQueen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kilbirnie since 1700.
