JH#1
Military
John Philip Holland
1840–1914Irish-American marine engineer (1841–1914)
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Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Liscannor, Co. Clare
Liscannor counts 2 famous people, first among them John Philip Holland
Most widely known is John Philip Holland, the Irish-American marine engineer, with articles in 20 languages. The other is Pat McMahon, the Irish long-distance runner. Ennistimon, 7 km away, has 6 on its list, the best known Brian Merriman. The first birth on record is John Philip Holland’s, in 1840, and the last Pat McMahon’s, in 1942.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
John Philip Holland
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1840
John Philip Holland
Youngest
1942
Pat McMahon
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Liscannor
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Known for
What Liscannor is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Liscannor
Who is the most famous person from Liscannor?
John Philip Holland (Irish-American marine engineer (1841–1914)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages. Next come Pat McMahon.
How many famous people were born in Liscannor?
2 people born in Liscannor have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Liscannor known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Liscannor?
John Philip Holland, born in 1840. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.
Who counts as from Liscannor?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Liscannor’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.
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