MR#1
Faith
Michael Router
born 1965North Ireland Roman Catholic bishop
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Virginia, Co. Cavan
5 famous people were born in Virginia from 1832 to 1977
Most widely known is Michael Router, the North Ireland Roman Catholic bishop, with articles in 8 languages. Agnes O'Farrelly and Martin Brady follow. The list’s best known name, Michael Router, dates from 1965. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 15.6, close to the 17.1 of the typical Co. Cavan town.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michael Router
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1832
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Youngest
1977
Enda McEvoy
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
What stands out about Virginia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Virginia’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 1 births.
Science & MedicineFaithPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Virginia
Michael Router leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Agnes O'Farrelly (5) and Martin Brady (4).
#2Science & Medicine
Agnes O'Farrelly
1874–1951Irish academic and activist for Irish language revival; Camogie executive (1874–1951)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MB#3
Known for
What Virginia is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Virginia
Still to come: 2 more, from 1832 to 1977.
Thomas Fitzpatrick
1832–1900London physician and member of the Royal College of Physicians
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Kells counts 11 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Virginia
Who is the most famous person from Virginia?
Michael Router (north Ireland Roman Catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Agnes O'Farrelly and Martin Brady.
How many famous people were born in Virginia?
5 people born in Virginia have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Virginia known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 5% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Virginia?
Thomas Fitzpatrick, born in 1832. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.
Who counts as from Virginia?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Virginia’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 (3)
- Agnes O'Farrelly: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Stopford Green: Henry Herschel Hay Cameron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cillian Sheridan: Biso, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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