Stranraer
Stranraer ranks 5,604th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Absam, Makubetsu, Hokkaido, and Geumcheon District. Memorable people born in Stranraer include Leander Starr Jameson, Andy White, and Colin Calderwood. Stranraer has been the birth place of many politicians, and musicians. Stranraer is located in United Kingdom.
Stranraer, also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population of 10,593. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1853 and 1965, Stranraer was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Leander Starr Jameson, Andy White, and Colin Calderwood.
People Born in Stranraer
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Leander Starr Jameson
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1
Andy White
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 2
Colin Calderwood
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Stranraer were politicians (1), musicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stranraer, including Andy White. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stranraer, including Leander Starr Jameson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Stranraer since 1700.
