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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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Showing 13 of 349 notable people

0090 FOOTBALL

Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1995)

Born 1995

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0141 FOOTBALL

Gerry McDonagh

Born 1998

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0169 FOOTBALL

John O'Sullivan (footballer)

Born 1993

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0179 FOOTBALL

Ciarán Byrne

Born 1994

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0194 GOLF

Lisa Maguire

Born 1994

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0203 FOOTBALL

Michael O'Donoghue (footballer)

Born 1996

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0209 DARTS PLAYER

Steve Lennon

Born 1993

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0233 PLAYER

Shane Delahunt

Born 1994

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0250 PLAYER

Peter Dooley

Born 1994

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0283 CRICKET

Tom Stanton (cricketer)

Born 1997

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0309 HURLER

Thomas Carroll (hurler)

Born 1992

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0335 SPORT

Éanna Murphy

Born 1990

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0338 HURLER

Emmet Nolan

Born 1995

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