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Photo: Donal Cassidy · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Collon, Co. Louth
3 famous people call Collon their birthplace
At the top of the list is the Irish poet Frances Wynne, covered in 3 languages. The next two names are George Greene and James Emerson. Pierce Brosnan tops the 96 names on record in Drogheda, 12 km away. The earliest on the list is George Greene, born in 1838, and the youngest James Emerson, born in 1895.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frances Wynne
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1838
George Greene
Youngest
1895
James Emerson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Collon
By how many languages cover them, Frances Wynne comes first (3), then George Greene (2) and James Emerson (1).
GG#2
Politics & Law
George Greene
1838–1911Australian pastoralist, farmer and politician (1838-1911)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JE#3
Military
James Emerson
1895–1917Recipient of the Victoria Cross
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Collon is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
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
The fullest list close by belongs to Drogheda, with 96.
PBDrogheda · 12 kmPierce Brosnan & 95 more
Ardee · 9 kmBeatrice Hill-Lowe & 6 moreFLSlane · 9 kmFrancis Ledwidge & 3 moreGPLaytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney · 17 kmGeorgie Poynton & 3 more
Duleek · 14 kmKeane Barry & 2 moreÉLCastlebellingham-Kilsaran · 14 kmÉanna ni Lamhna & 2 moreACClogherhead · 16 kmAlbert Cashier & 1 moreLVDunleer · 8 kmLeslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald
Ardee · 9 kmBeatrice Hill-Lowe & 6 moreFLSlane · 9 kmFrancis Ledwidge & 3 moreGPLaytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney · 17 kmGeorgie Poynton & 3 moreDuleek · 14 kmKeane Barry & 2 moreÉLCastlebellingham-Kilsaran · 14 kmÉanna ni Lamhna & 2 moreACClogherhead · 16 kmAlbert Cashier & 1 moreLVDunleer · 8 kmLeslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-FitzgeraldQuestions about famous people from Collon
Who is the most famous person from Collon?
Frances Wynne (Irish poet) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come George Greene and James Emerson.
How many famous people were born in Collon?
3 people born in Collon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Collon known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Collon?
George Greene, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1895.
Who counts as from Collon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Collon’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 (2)
- Beatrice Hill-Lowe: British Olympic Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keane Barry: DARTS NOW, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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