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Writing & Arts
Ethel Colburn Mayne
1865–1941Irish writer (1865-1941)
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17 famous people were born in Johnstown from 1856 to 1984
Articles in 6 languages make the Irish writer Ethel Colburn Mayne the best known. The Australian bishop Patrick Phelan ranks second, ahead of Billy Fitzpatrick. 8 of them were born between 1922 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Ethel Colburn Mayne, dates from 1865.
Born here
17
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Best known
Ethel Colburn Mayne
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1856
Patrick Phelan
Youngest
1984
P. J. Delaney
What stands out about Johnstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Johnstown’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 4 births.
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Born in Johnstown
Ethel Colburn Mayne, Patrick Phelan and Billy Fitzpatrick are written about in 6, 3 and 2 languages.
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4 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Johnstown
Who is the most famous person from Johnstown?
Ethel Colburn Mayne (Irish writer (1865-1941)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Patrick Phelan and Billy Fitzpatrick.
How many famous people were born in Johnstown?
17 people born in Johnstown have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Johnstown?
Patrick Phelan, born in 1856. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.
Who counts as from Johnstown?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Johnstown’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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- Kerry Condon: Howard M. Shum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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