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Alexander Young
1873–1916Irish military officer (1873–1916); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Photo: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Clarinbridge, Co. Galway
7 famous people were born in Clarinbridge from 1873 to 1999
Best known of all is Alexander Young, written about in 3 languages. The next two names are Liam Donoghue and T. J. Brennan. 6 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Alexander Young, dates from 1873.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexander Young
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1873
Alexander Young
Youngest
1999
T. J. Brennan
What stands out about Clarinbridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Clarinbridge’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Clarinbridge
Three names lead: Alexander Young (3 languages), Liam Donoghue (2) and T. J. Brennan (2).
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Known for
What Clarinbridge is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Clarinbridge
4 more, from 1974 to 1998.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Athenry has the most people on record, 11 of them.
Athenry · 12 kmLydia Gurley & 10 moreJCCastlegar · 12 kmJoe Connolly & 5 moreFHCraughwell · 10 kmFergal Healy & 2 morePOEyre Square · 11 kmPat O'Shea & 2 moreEMBaile Chláir · 13 kmEvan McGuire & 2 more
Oranmore · 5 kmHildegarde Naughton & 1 more
Claddagh · 13 kmThomas Grady & 1 moreGHBallybane · 9 kmGerry HealyQuestions about famous people from Clarinbridge
Who is the most famous person from Clarinbridge?
Alexander Young (Irish military officer (1873–1916); recipient of the Victoria Cross) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Liam Donoghue and T. J. Brennan.
How many famous people were born in Clarinbridge?
7 people born in Clarinbridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clarinbridge?
Alexander Young, born in 1873. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Clarinbridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Clarinbridge’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)
- Lydia Gurley: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hildegarde Naughton: House of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Grady: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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