Rutherglen
Rutherglen ranks 3,584th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Camberley, Stari Ras, and Santa Bárbara d'Oeste. Memorable people born in Rutherglen include Robbie Coltrane, William Gemmell Cochran, and Aiden McGeady. Rutherglen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Rutherglen is located in United Kingdom.
Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, three miles from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire burgh, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow District within the Strathclyde region. In 1996 the towns were reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1992, Rutherglen was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Robbie Coltrane, William Gemmell Cochran, and Aiden McGeady.
People Born in Rutherglen
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Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1
William Gemmell Cochran
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1980
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 2
Aiden McGeady
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.31
Rank: 3
Kenny McLean
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 18.34
Rank: 4
Declan Gallagher
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 15.11
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rutherglen were soccer players (3), actors (1), and mathematicians (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 Rutherglen, including Aiden McGeady, Kenny McLean, and Declan Gallagher. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rutherglen, including Aiden McGeady, Kenny McLean, and Declan Gallagher.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Rutherglen since 1700.
