Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy ranks 1,641st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind 8th arrondissement of Paris, Santa Fe Province, and La Jolla. Memorable people born in Kirkcaldy include Adam Smith, Robert Adam, and Sandford Fleming. Memorable people who died in Kirkcaldy include Iain Banks. Kirkcaldy has been the birth place of many architects and economists and the death place of many writers. Kirkcaldy is located in United Kingdom.
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about 11.6 miles (19 km) north of Edinburgh and 27.6 miles (44 km) south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, making it Fife's second-largest settlement and the 11th most populous settlement in Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1689 and 1997, Kirkcaldy was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Adam Smith, Robert Adam, and Sandford Fleming. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kirkcaldy including Iain Banks.
People Born in Kirkcaldy
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Adam Smith
1723 - 1790
HPI: 91.46
Rank: 1
Robert Adam
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 2
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 3
Guy Berryman
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4
Val McDermid
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 5
William Adam
1689 - 1748
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 6
Oliver Burke
1997 - Present
HPI: 18.13
Rank: 7
Kathleen Dawson
1997 - Present
HPI: 8.63
Rank: 8
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Most individuals born in present day Kirkcaldy were architects (2), economists (1), inventors (1), musicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kirkcaldy since 1700.
