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 1910s Clear ×
Josie MacAvin
1919 - 2005
Paddy Andrews
1913 - 1981
Paddy Farrell
Born 1913
Michael Duane
1915 - 1997
Dan Sheridan
1916 - 1963
Madeleine A. Polland
1918 - 2005
Emma Ledden
Born 1911
Frank Hanna
1914 - 1987
Ernie Lyons
1914 - 2014
Charlie Turner (footballer)
Born 1910
Willie Fallon
1912 - 1989
Pat Barlow
1915 - 1986
John G. Canty
1917 - 1992
Frank Griffin (judge)
1918 - 2016
Eric French
Born 1915
Jimmy Ashworth
1918 - 1990