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George Lyttleton Rogers
1906–1962Irish tennis player (1906–1962)
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Famous people · Athy, Co. Kildare
Leaders stand out among the 11 famous people born in Athy
George Lyttleton Rogers, the Irish tennis player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Eric Donovan and Helen Evans Russel. The largest group, 5, was born in the Revival and independence years. The oldest name on the list belongs to James Quinn, born in 1819, the newest to Mark Hughes, born in 1993.
Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
George Lyttleton Rogers
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1819
James Quinn
Youngest
1993
Mark Hughes
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What stands out about Athy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Athy is known for
Athy has 2.8× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Athy
Three names lead: George Lyttleton Rogers (8 languages), Eric Donovan (6) and Helen Evans Russel (5).
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Helen Evans Russel
1833–1903M. A. Elston, ‘Edinburgh Seven (act. 1869–1873)’, first published
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Through the years
When Athy’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Athy
8 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 20 km of Athy, with how many people each has.
WTCarlow · 18 kmWilliam Desmond Taylor & 38 moreABKildare · 20 kmAisling Bea & 27 more
Baltinglass · 20 kmJennie Wyse Power & 8 moreJDCurragh Camp · 19 kmJohn William Dunne & 5 moreJWCastledermot · 13 kmJack Wall & 2 more
Monasterevin · 18 kmWilloughby James Hamilton & 1 moreWGBallylinan · 7 kmWilliam Russell Grace
Baltinglass · 20 kmJennie Wyse Power & 8 moreJDCurragh Camp · 19 kmJohn William Dunne & 5 moreJWCastledermot · 13 kmJack Wall & 2 moreMonasterevin · 18 kmWilloughby James Hamilton & 1 moreWGBallylinan · 7 kmWilliam Russell GraceQuestions about famous people from Athy
Who is the most famous person from Athy?
George Lyttleton Rogers (Irish tennis player (1906–1962)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Eric Donovan and Helen Evans Russel.
How many famous people were born in Athy?
11 people born in Athy have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Athy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 11. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Athy?
James Quinn, born in 1819. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Athy?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Athy’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 (6)
- George Lyttleton Rogers: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Donovan: HuntGroup, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Quinn: Brisbane City Council, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vincent Holland: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Wyse Power: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willoughby James Hamilton: Robinson (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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