Stornoway
Stornoway ranks 3,803rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vila Viçosa, Huzhou, and Demmin. Memorable people born in Stornoway include Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Munro, and Hans Matheson. Stornoway has been the birth place of many explorers, and wrestlers. Stornoway is located in United Kingdom.
Stornoway is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides, and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1764 and 1975, Stornoway was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Munro, and Hans Matheson.
People Born in Stornoway
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Alexander Mackenzie
EXPLORER
1764 - 1820
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 4
Alexander Munro
WRESTLER
1870 - 1934
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 3
Hans Matheson
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 2
Ken MacLeod
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Stornoway were explorers (1), wrestlers (1), actors (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stornoway, including Hans Matheson. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stornoway, including Alexander Mackenzie.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Stornoway since 1700.
