Health Issue: First Born Child

First-born likely to be rockstar

London: Many parents may not buy this story, but a new study in Britain says that the order in which children are born can determine their later career paths.

       According to the study, a first-born child is more likely to become a rockstar, while middle children stand the highest chance of becoming a PM and the youngest child is most likely to become an actor.

        Resarchers have based their findings on an analysis of 100 well-known figures, including 20 rockstars, the last 20 British PMs. and the last 20 winners of best leading actor and best leading actress BAFTA awards.

       They found three-quarters of rockstars are either the eldest or only children, with examples of first-borns including Mick Jagger, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. By contrast the youngest child is twice as likely as older brothers or sisters to become an actor.

        The youngest in a family are often risk-takers, attention seekiers and hard workers with a good sense of humour. Middle children meanwhile have 67% higher chance of becoming PM than any of thier siblings.

        David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair are all middle children, the study found.