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Politics & Law
Robert Palmer Abbott
1830–1901Politician and solicitor in New South Wales, Australia
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Photo: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Broadford, Co. Clare
Robert Palmer Abbott is the only name on the Broadford list
Robert Palmer Abbott came into the world in 1830. That places their birth between the Union and 1870. 2 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Castleconnell, 14 km away, lists 16, led by Michael Herbert.
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Robert Palmer Abbott
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Robert Palmer Abbott
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Castleconnell lists the most people: 16.
Questions about famous people from Broadford
Who is the most famous person from Broadford?
Robert Palmer Abbott (politician and solicitor in New South Wales, Australia) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Broadford?
1 people born in Broadford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Broadford known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Broadford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Broadford’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.
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- Sarah Winstedt: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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