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Aberdeen (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Aberdeen ranks 464th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Erfurt, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Wichita, Kansas. Memorable people born in Aberdeen include Annie Lennox, Alexander Bain, and James Anderson. Memorable people who died in Aberdeen include Eric Linklater, Denis Law, and Alfred Adler. Aberdeen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and psychologists. Aberdeen is located in United Kingdom.

Aberdeen is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 local authorities. Aberdeen has a population of 198,590 (2020) for the main urban area and 220,690 (2020) for the wider settlement including outlying localities, making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2003, Aberdeen was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Annie Lennox, Alexander Bain, and James Anderson. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Aberdeen including Eric Linklater, Denis Law, and Alfred Adler.

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People Deceased in Aberdeen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Aberdeen were soccer players (11), athletes (6), actors (3), singers (2), and writers (2),  while most who died were writers (2), psychologists (2), soccer players (1), athletes (1), and philosophers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aberdeen, including Martin Buchan, Scott Booth, and Stewart McKimmie. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aberdeen, including Alexander Hall, Martin Buchan, and Scott Booth.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Aberdeen since 1700.