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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 27 notable births.

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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0038 FILM

Michael O'Herlihy

1929 - 1997

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0040 AUTHOR

Catherine Gaskin

1929 - 2009

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0108 NOVELIST

Dorothea Bennett (novelist)

Born 1924

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0137 ACTOR

Bernadette O'Farrell

1924 - 1999

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0188 ACTOR

Fintan Meyler

1929 - 2005

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0261 WRITER

Maurade Glennon

Born 1926

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0265 SPORT

Joe McCormack

1926 - 2010

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0288 WORLD WAR

James Brady (SS)

Born 1920

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0291 MILITAR

Denis Ormerod

1923 - 2005

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0344 JOURNALIST

John A. Tynan

1927 - 2018

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