#1Famous people · Tullow, Co. Carlow
9 famous people from Tullow, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Frederick Keppel, the art dealer, with articles in 5 languages. In the Revival and independence years, 5 were born, the most of any period. Only one town in Co. Carlow lists more. The earliest on the list is Richard Meredith, born in 1843, and the youngest Bernard Jackman, born in 1976.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frederick Keppel
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1843
Richard Meredith
Youngest
1976
Bernard Jackman
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Tullow’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Tullow is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Tullow
First, Frederick Keppel (5 languages), then Bernard Jackman (3) and Michael Keogh (3).
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#2Sports
Bernard Jackman
born 1976Irish rugby union footballer and coach
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Military
Michael Keogh
1891–1964Irish soldier (1891-1964)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Tullow’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1840s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tullow
6 more, from 1843 to 1956.
Eilís Nic Eachnaidh
1898–1982Irish republican activist and nationalist (1898-1982)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Honoria Aughney
1900–1991Irish republican activist and nationalist and Chief Medical Health Officer (1900-1991)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Carlow has the longest list next door: 39.
Questions about famous people from Tullow
Who is the most famous person from Tullow?
Frederick Keppel (art dealer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Bernard Jackman and Michael Keogh.
How many famous people were born in Tullow?
9 people born in Tullow have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Tullow known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tullow?
Richard Meredith, born in 1843. The youngest on the list was born in 1976.
Who counts as from Tullow?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tullow’s urban area (the CSO’s 2022 urban area), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a county or just “Ireland”, a townland or village we don’t list, another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). A birthplace is placed in a town by its own Wikidata item, its Logainm place name, or a point inside its CSO 2022 outline; a birth recorded only as one of the five cities stays on the city’s page. Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across Irish towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Frederick Keppel: Frederick Keppel, photographer unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Jackman: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Meredith: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Wyse Power: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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