#1Sports
Willoughby James Hamilton
1864–1943Irish tennis and badminton player (1864–1943)
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Famous people · Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
The 2 famous people born in Monasterevin, led by Willoughby James Hamilton
Most widely known is Willoughby James Hamilton, the Irish tennis and badminton player, with articles in 22 languages. The other is Florence Fulton Hobson, the Irish architect. Portlaoise, 20 km away, has 46 on its list, the best known Robert Sheehan. The oldest name on the list belongs to Willoughby James Hamilton, born in 1864, the newest to Florence Fulton Hobson, born in 1881.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Willoughby James Hamilton
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1864
Willoughby James Hamilton
Youngest
1881
Florence Fulton Hobson
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Monasterevin
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Writing & Arts
Florence Fulton Hobson
1881–1978Irish architect
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Known for
What Monasterevin is known for
1 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.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Portlaoise has the most people on record, 46 of them.
Portlaoise · 20 kmRobert Sheehan & 45 moreABKildare · 10 kmAisling Bea & 27 moreKLNewbridge · 17 kmKathleen Lonsdale & 25 more
Athy · 18 kmGeorge Lyttleton Rogers & 10 more
Mountmellick · 18 kmCharles Flanagan & 9 more
Rathangan · 10 kmGeorge Pomeroy Colley & 5 moreJDCurragh Camp · 14 kmJohn William Dunne & 5 moreAHPortarlington · 9 kmAoife Hoey & 4 moreQuestions about famous people from Monasterevin
Who is the most famous person from Monasterevin?
Willoughby James Hamilton (Irish tennis and badminton player (1864–1943)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 22 languages. Next come Florence Fulton Hobson.
How many famous people were born in Monasterevin?
2 people born in Monasterevin have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Monasterevin known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 32% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Monasterevin?
Willoughby James Hamilton, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1881.
Who counts as from Monasterevin?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Monasterevin’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 (5)
- Willoughby James Hamilton: Robinson (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sheehan: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lyttleton Rogers: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Flanagan: Department of Children and Youth Affairs, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Pomeroy Colley: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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