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Perthshire (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Perthshire ranks 6,422nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fort Scott, Kansas, Stargard, and El Dorado, Kansas. Memorable people born in Perthshire include James Ferguson, Edward Braddock, and Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch. Memorable people who died in Perthshire include Domnall mac Ailpín. Perthshire has been the birth place of many astronomers, and military personnels and the death place of many politicians. Perthshire is located in United Kingdom.

Perthshire, officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south; it borders the counties of Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus to the east, Fife, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire to the south and Argyllshire to the west. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1695 and 1797, Perthshire was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including James Ferguson, Edward Braddock, and Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Perthshire including Domnall mac Ailpín.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Perthshire were astronomers (1), military personnels (1), and politicians (1),  while most who died were politicians (1).

Throughout history astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Perthshire, including James Ferguson.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Perthshire since 1700.