JD#1
Notable
John Doherty
?–1980Irish folk fiddler (1900–1980)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Ardara, Co. Donegal
Ardara is the birthplace of 4 famous people
John Doherty, the Irish folk fiddler, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The next two names are Bibi Baskin and Anthony Molloy. From Bibi Baskin to Paddy McGrath, the births on the list run from 1952 to 1989. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
John Doherty
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1952
Bibi Baskin
Youngest
1989
Paddy McGrath
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Ardara
By how many languages cover them, John Doherty comes first (5), then Bibi Baskin (4) and Anthony Molloy (2).
BB#2
Film, TV & Stage
Bibi Baskin
born 1952Irish broadcaster, teacher, journalist
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AM#3
Sports
Anthony Molloy
born 1962Irish Gaelic football player and politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Ardara is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ardara
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Killybegs lists the most people: 3.
Questions about famous people from Ardara
Who is the most famous person from Ardara?
John Doherty (Irish folk fiddler (1900–1980)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Bibi Baskin and Anthony Molloy.
How many famous people were born in Ardara?
4 people born in Ardara have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ardara known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 32% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ardara?
Bibi Baskin, born in 1952. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Ardara?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ardara’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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