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BIRR

Most Famous People Born in Birr, Ireland

Notable people
349
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1897
Most distinctive
Hurler 85.8×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Birr during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Birr Is Known For

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Football is Birr's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (36).

Birr over-indexes on hurler — 85.8× the global rate.

Birr under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football36
  2. Hurler26
  3. Politician24
  4. Actor19
  5. Militar18
  6. Priest13
  7. Monarch12
  8. Film11
  1. Hurler2685.8×
  2. Darts Player876.4×
  3. Monarch1258.9×
  4. Monk942.5×
  5. King613.2×
  6. Militar184.2×
  7. Film112.6×
  8. Priest132.5×
  1. Politician240.6×
  2. Writer80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Birr's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0003 COMMANDER

John Henry Patterson (author)

1867 - 1947

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0029 ASTRONOMER

Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin

1865 - 1939

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0127 ARCHER

Beatrice Hill-Lowe

1868 - 1951

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0138 POLITICIAN

Michael F. Farley

1863 - 1921

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0144 ACTOR

Dick La Reno

1863 - 1945

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0150 PAINTER

William Gerard Barry

1864 - 1941

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0221 PLAYER

May Langrishe

1864 - 1939

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0228 BANK

Lawrence J. Fitzgerald

1869 - 1918

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0256 BUSINESS

Edward N. Hurley

1864 - 1933

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0258 MILITAR

James Edward Ignatius Masterson

1862 - 1935

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0285 ORGANIST

Georges Mac-Master

1862 - 1938

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