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.
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Matthew James Higgins
1810 - 1868
Hugh Carleton
1810 - 1890
John George Bowes
1812 - 1864
John Grubb Richardson
1813 - 1891
Diana Conyngham Ellis
1813 - 1851
J. W. Orr
1815 - 1887
David W. Oliver
1819 - 1919
David W. Alexander
1812 - 1887
Charles Cameron (cricketer)
Born 1819
Richard Craig (adventurer)
1812 - 1855
John Supple
1810 - 1869
Thomas B. Guest
1816 - 1884
Arthur Edward McDonogh
1810 - 1852
James Aloysius Hoare
1813 - 1902
Thomas Bourke (cricketer)
1815 - 1875