#1Writing & Arts
Anthony Johnson
1984–2022American mixed martial artist
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Famous people · Dublin
25 famous people come from Dublin, Anthony Johnson the best known
The best known is the American mixed martial artist Anthony Johnson, with articles in 17 languages. For every 10,000 residents there are 15.5 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3. Since 1970, 11 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is James Lindsay Seward’s, in 1813, and the last Cedric O'Neal’s, in 1994.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Anthony Johnson
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
James Lindsay Seward
Youngest
1994
Cedric O'Neal
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Dublin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dublin’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 7.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dublin
First, Anthony Johnson (17 languages), then Marcos Knight (11) and James Bailey (9).
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Known for
What Dublin is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 2.2 times.
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Another 22, the earliest born in 1813.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dublin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Anthony Johnson: Ringside cameraman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcos Knight: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Walden: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobbie E. Brown: Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E.G. Kight: Eckhard Henkel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lindsay Seward: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Early Love: Alfred Hudson Guernsey and Henry Mills Alden, authors. McDonnell Bros. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Evans: zaui on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Williams Jr.: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theron Sapp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons