Glasgow
Glasgow ranks 55th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cairo, Bucharest, and Houston. Memorable people born in Glasgow include Alex Ferguson, William Ramsay, and Arthur Henderson. Memorable people who died in Glasgow include Davie Cooper, Jim Baxter, and Robert Simson. Glasgow has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Glasgow is located in United Kingdom.
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. It is the third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Glasgow was the birth place of 169 globally memorable people, including Alex Ferguson, William Ramsay, and Arthur Henderson. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Glasgow including Davie Cooper, Jim Baxter, and Robert Simson.
People Born in Glasgow
Go to all RankingsAlex Ferguson
COACH
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 165
William Ramsay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1916
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 31
Arthur Henderson
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 12
Mark Knopfler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 132
John A. Macdonald
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1891
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 6
James George Frazer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1854 - 1941
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 8
Angus Young
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 83
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 41
David McCallum
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 16
Eugen d'Albert
COMPOSER
1864 - 1932
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 140
Kenny Dalglish
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 150
Alasdair MacIntyre
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2025
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 72
People Deceased in Glasgow
Go to all RankingsDavie Cooper
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Jim Baxter
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Robert Simson
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1768
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
William John Macquorn Rankine
ENGINEER
1820 - 1872
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Robert III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1406
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Charles Macintosh
CHEMIST
1766 - 1843
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 14
Archibald Leitch
ARCHITECT
1865 - 1939
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 8
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 7
John Brunner
WRITER
1934 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Willie Waddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Saint Mungo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
518 - 614
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Glasgow
Go to all RankingsDavie Cooper
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 1995
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Rank: 1
Jim Baxter
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Robert Simson
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1768
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
William John Macquorn Rankine
ENGINEER
1820 - 1872
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Robert III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1406
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
John Brunner
WRITER
1934 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Willie Waddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Saint Mungo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
518 - 614
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
John Mayhew
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
George Arnott Walker-Arnott
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1868
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
William Wilson
JOURNALIST
1844 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Glasgow were soccer players (55), actors (30), politicians (12), musicians (9), and writers (9), while most who died were soccer players (6), politicians (3), writers (2), mathematicians (1), and engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Glasgow, including Kenny Dalglish, Craig Brown, and Andy Gray. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Glasgow, including Kenny Dalglish, Craig Brown, and Andy Gray.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Glasgow since 1700.