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LUIMNEACH

Most Famous People Born in Luimneach, Ireland

Notable people
369
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1951
Most distinctive
Hurler 128.0×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Luimneach Is Known For

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Player is Luimneach's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (52).

Luimneach over-indexes on hurler128.0× the global rate.

Luimneach under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Player52
  2. Politician47
  3. Hurler41
  4. Football38
  5. Priest13
  6. Actor12
  7. Music9
  8. Writer7
  1. Hurler41128.0×
  2. Player527.2×
  3. Priest132.4×
  4. Music91.7×
  1. Actor120.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 28 of 369 notable people

0003 POET

Michael D. Higgins

Born 1941

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0028 HISTORIAN

Mary Nash (historian)

Born 1947

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0033 PRIEST

Oliver O'Grady

Born 1945

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0043 FOOTBALL

Don Givens

Born 1949

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0069 POLITICIAN

Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)

Born 1943

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0077 JUDGE

John L. Murray

Born 1943

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0082 MUSIC

Mick Moloney

Born 1944

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0140 PLAYER

John Moloney (rugby union)

Born 1949

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0172 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

John O'Shea (humanitarian)

Born 1944

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0186 PHOTOGRAPHER

Niall McInerney (photographer)

Born 1941

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0199 DIPLOMAT

Pádraig MacKernan

1940 - 2010

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0203 HISTORIAN

Finbarr McLoughlin

Born 1949

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0206 POLITICIAN

Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician)

1941 - 2020

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0228 FOOTBALL

Éamonn Cregan

Born 1945

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0244 PHYSICIAN

Frank P. Ryan

Born 1944

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0247 POLITICIAN

Tim O'Malley

Born 1944

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0255 SNOOKER

Dessie Sheehan

Born 1949

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0261 POET

Mae Leonard

Born 1940

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0270 FOOTBALL

Al Finucane

Born 1943

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0272 SCHOLAR

Breandán Ó Madagáin

1942 - 2020

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0278 BAND

Joe O'Donnell (musician)

Born 1948

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0280 HURLER

Paudie Fitzmaurice

Born 1949

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0282 POLITICIAN

Patrick O'Malley (Irish politician)

Born 1943

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0303 HURLER

Bernie Hartigan

Born 1943

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0322 HURLER

Willie Fitzmaurice

Born 1946

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0345 HURLER

John McDonogh (hurler)

1941 - 2012

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0350 HURLER

Paddy Cobbe

Born 1940

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0354 SINGER

Pat Cooksey

Born 1945

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