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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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0027 MILITAR

George Monro (British Army officer)

1700 - 1757

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Henry Procter (British Army officer)

1763 - 1822

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Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly

1194 - 1257

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Hugh Wheeler (East India Company officer)

1789 - 1857

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John Vincent (British Army officer)

1764 - 1848

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William Corbet

1779 - 1842

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Charles Egerton (Indian Army officer)

1848 - 1921

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Thomas Crowley (soldier)

1949 - 1995

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0220 MILITAR

Thomas Bernard Hackett

1836 - 1880

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Michael de Courcy

Died 1824

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Tomás Craig

1780 - 1863

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John Caffrey

1891 - 1953

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James Edward Ignatius Masterson

1862 - 1935

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0268 MILITAR

Diego O'Reilly

1775 - 1821

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0289 MILITAR

John Murray (VC)

1837 - 1911

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Denis Ormerod

1923 - 2005

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0314 MILITAR

Hugh Fenwick Brooke

1871 - 1948

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0327 MILITAR

John Doyle (British Army soldier)

1828 - 1892

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