Larne
Larne ranks 10,106th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hvar, Villaines-en-Duesmois, and Sopuerta. The most famous people from Larne are Valerie Hobson, Jonathan Rea, and Gareth McAuley. Larne has been the birth place of many actors, and racing drivers. Larne is located in United Kingdom.
Larne is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,853 at the 2021 census. It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Together with parts of the neighbouring districts of Antrim and Newtownabbey and Causeway Coast and Glens, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. The civil parish is in the historic barony of Glenarm Upper. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1917 and 1987, Larne was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Valerie Hobson, Jonathan Rea, and Gareth McAuley.
People Born in Larne
Go to all RankingsValerie Hobson
ACTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 1
Jonathan Rea
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2
Gareth McAuley
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Larne
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Larne were actors (1), racing drivers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Larne, including Jonathan Rea. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Larne, including Valerie Hobson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Larne since 1700.



