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Politics & Law
Mary McAlister
1896–1976British politician (1896-1976)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Rathmullan has one famous person on record
In 1896, the British politician Mary McAlister was born. Their birth falls in the Revival and independence years. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Within 6 km, Buncrana lists the most: 12, with Frank McGuinness first.
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Mary McAlister
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1896
Mary McAlister
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Politics & Law
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Buncrana’s, with 12.
Questions about famous people from Rathmullan
Who is the most famous person from Rathmullan?
Mary McAlister (British politician (1896-1976)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Rathmullan?
1 people born in Rathmullan have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Rathmullan 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 Rathmullan?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Rathmullan’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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