Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Selkirk, Scottish Borders ranks 8,895th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Camas, Seville, Chingola, and Munktorp. Memorable people born in Selkirk, Scottish Borders include Andrew Lang, and Bobby Johnstone. Memorable people who died in Selkirk, Scottish Borders include Bobby Johnstone. Selkirk, Scottish Borders has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players. Selkirk, Scottish Borders is located in United Kingdom.
Selkirk is a town and historic royal burgh in the Scottish Borders council district of southeastern Scotland. It lies on the Ettrick Water, a tributary of the River Tweed. The people of the town are known as Souters, which means cobblers. At the time of the 2011 census, Selkirk's population was 5,784. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1844 and 1929, Selkirk, Scottish Borders was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Andrew Lang, and Bobby Johnstone. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Selkirk, Scottish Borders including Bobby Johnstone.
People Born in Selkirk, Scottish Borders
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Andrew Lang
WRITER
1844 - 1912
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2
Bobby Johnstone
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2001
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Selkirk, Scottish Borders
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Most individuals born in present day Selkirk, Scottish Borders were writers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Selkirk, Scottish Borders, including Bobby Johnstone. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Selkirk, Scottish Borders, including Andrew Lang.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Selkirk, Scottish Borders since 1700.
