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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Frank Shannon
1874 - 1959
William J. Butler
1860 - 1927
Mark Tandy (actor)
Born 1957
Fintan McKeown
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Lisa Dwan
Born 1977
Gillian Hanna
Died 2019
Cal Dodd
Born 1956
Tommy Duggan
1909 - 1998
Arie Verveen
Born 1976
Shane O'Meara
Born 1992
Cindy O'Callaghan
Born 1956
Harry Brogan
1904 - 1977
Danielle Ryan
Born 1983
Ann Rowan
1929 - 2014
Jane Brennan
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Elaine Symons
Born 1974
Clíona Ní Chiosáin
Born 1990
Jenny Buckley
Born 1979
Dan Sheridan
1916 - 1963
W. Graham Brown
1870 - 1937
Kate Horn
1826 - 1896
Kathleen O'Regan
1903 - 1970
Iris Ashley
1909 - 1994
Frank O'Donovan
1900 - 1974