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Faith
Thomas A. White
1931–2017Irish Catholic archbishop (1931-2017)
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: kevin higgins · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Durrow, Co. Laois
Thomas A. White tops a list of 4 famous people born in Durrow
Articles in 11 languages make the Irish Catholic archbishop Thomas A. White the best known. Second and third on the list are George Brownrigg and Seán J. White. From George Brownrigg to Bernard O'Shea, the births on the list run from 1896 to 1978. Portlaoise’s 46 names make the longest list in Co. Laois.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thomas A. White
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1896
George Brownrigg
Youngest
1978
Bernard O'Shea
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Durrow
Thomas A. White has articles in 11 languages, George Brownrigg in 3 and Seán J. White in 3.
GB#2
SW#3
Writing & Arts
Seán J. White
1927–1996Irish writer and broadcaster (1927-1996)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Durrow’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Durrow is known for
The field with the most names is Faith: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Durrow
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Rathdowney, at 15.
Questions about famous people from Durrow
Who is the most famous person from Durrow?
Thomas A. White (Irish Catholic archbishop (1931-2017)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come George Brownrigg and Seán J. White.
How many famous people were born in Durrow?
4 people born in Durrow have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Durrow known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Durrow?
George Brownrigg, born in 1896. The youngest on the list was born in 1978.
Who counts as from Durrow?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Durrow’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.
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