53.3427° N, 7.9944° W
ATHLONE
Most Famous People Born in Athlone, Ireland
- Notable people
- 694
- Peak decade
- 1840s
- Median birth year
- 1851
- Most distinctive
- Navy 44.1×
An Irish garrison town whose roster is stranger and older than its size suggests, with a monastic tail that runs back to Kevin of Glendalough and Saint Gall. The Navy bench sits at more than forty times the global baseline and the Army, Soldier and Militar cohorts pile on behind it, the unmistakable signature of a Shannon-crossing barracks that spent centuries dispatching officers to imperial postings. The Hurler and Monk benches are the local grace notes.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Athlone during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Athlone Is Known For
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Politician is Athlone's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (69).
Athlone over-indexes on navy — 44.1× the global rate.
Athlone under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Athlone's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Military
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1760s Clear ×
Josias Rowley
1765 - 1842
John Chetwode Eustace
1762 - 1815
John Keating (soldier, land developer)
1760 - 1853
James Dempsey (builder)
1768 - 1838
Moore Disney
1766 - 1846