Banbridge
Banbridge ranks 8,819th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Miercurea Ciuc, Roosevelt, New York, and Karttula. Memorable people born in Banbridge include Francis Crozier, and Samantha Lewthwaite. Banbridge has been the birth place of many explorers, and extremists. Banbridge is located in United Kingdom.
Banbridge is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. It is in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. The town began as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing. The town was home to the headquarters of the former Banbridge District Council. Following a reform of local government in Northern Ireland in 2015, Banbridge became part of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. It had a population of 17,400 in the 2021 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1796 and 1983, Banbridge was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Francis Crozier, and Samantha Lewthwaite.
People Born in Banbridge
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Francis Crozier
EXPLORER
1796 - 1848
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1
Samantha Lewthwaite
EXTREMIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Banbridge were explorers (1), and extremists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, extremists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Banbridge, including Samantha Lewthwaite. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Banbridge, including Francis Crozier.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Banbridge since 1700.
