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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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349 notable people

0301 HURLER

Mick Kennedy (Offaly hurler)

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0302 HURLER

Niall Claffey

Born 1978

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0303 FOOTBALL

Mick Lawlor

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0304 FOOTBALL

Noel Garvan

Born 1978

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0305 FOOTBALL

Bill Delaney

1915 - 2000

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0306 FOOTBALL

Paddy Robbins

1914 - 1986

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0307 FILM

Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly

Born 1985

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0308 FOOTBALL

Tony Maher (Gaelic footballer)

Born 1969

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0309 HURLER

Thomas Carroll (hurler)

Born 1992

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0310 FOOTBALL

Denis Lalor

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0311 PLAYER

Aaron Sexton

Born 2000

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0312 FOOTBALL

Paddy Ratcliffe

Born 1919

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0313 FOOTBALL

Barry Brennan

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0314 MILITAR

Hugh Fenwick Brooke

1871 - 1948

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0315 FOOTBALL

Paul Lawlor

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0316 HURLER

James Mulrooney

Born 1989

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0317 BISCHOF

Maol Muire Ua Dunáin

1040 - 1117

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0318 PRIEST

Anthony Caffry

Died 1811

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0319 HURLER

Anthony Crosse

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0320 HURLER

Noel Bergin

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0321 LEGISLATIVE

Henry Palmer (Australian politician)

1821 - 1916

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0322 FOOTBALL

Conor Gorman

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0323 HURLER

Brian Mullins (hurler)

Born 1978

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0324 POLITICIAN

John Cunningham (Nova Scotia judge)

Born 1761

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0325 ILLUSTRATOR

Deborah Lambkin

Born 1970

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0326 FOOTBALL

Rory Stapleton

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0327 MILITAR

John Doyle (British Army soldier)

1828 - 1892

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0328 FOOTBALL

Chris Bergin

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0329 FOOTBALL

Karl Lenihan

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0330 FOOTBALL

Greg Ramsbottom

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0331 FOOTBALL

George Doyle

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0332 SCACCHI

Henry W. Barry

1878 - 1933

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0333 ACTOR

Joseph O'Dea

1903 - 1968

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0334 HURLER

Seán Ryan (hurler)

Born 1986

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0335 SPORT

Éanna Murphy

Born 1990

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0336 ACTOR

Joe Butterworth

1910 - 1986

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0337 PRIEST

Plechelmo vescovo

Died 713

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0338 HURLER

Emmet Nolan

Born 1995

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0339 TRAINER

Gay McKenna

Died 2004

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0340 MISSIONARY

Maura O’Donohue

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0341 ASSEMBLY

James Campion

Born 1824

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0342 MÖNCH

Mercherdach

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0343 PAINTER

Cecil Crawford O’Gorman

1874 - 1943

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0344 JOURNALIST

John A. Tynan

1927 - 2018

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0345 FOOTBALL

John Madigan (Gaelic footballer)

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0346 INVENTOR

Frederick James Rowan

1816 - 1884

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0347 DIPLOMAT

Thomas Vincent Commins

Born 1913

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0348 WRITER

Peter Murphy (scrittore)

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0349 OFFICER

David Poe senior

1743 - 1816

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