#1Politics & Law
Rory O'Neill
born 1968Irish drag queen and gay rights campaigner
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Famous people · Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
From 1820 to 1976, Ballinrobe was the birthplace of 7 famous people
Articles in 8 languages make the Irish drag queen and gay rights campaigner Rory O'Neill the best known. The largest group, 3, was born between 1922 and 1969. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 22.2, close to the 25.6 of the typical Co. Mayo town. The list’s best known name, Rory O'Neill, dates from 1968.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Rory O'Neill
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1820
Edward Jennings
Youngest
1976
Maurice Horan
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Ballinrobe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ballinrobe’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ballinrobe
Three names lead: Rory O'Neill (8 languages), John King (6) and Maurice Horan (2).
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#2Military
John King
1865–1938Double recipient of the Medal of Honor
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Known for
What Ballinrobe is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ballinrobe
4 more, 2 of them athletes.
Edward Jennings
1820–1889Irish soldier (1820–1889); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Claremorris has the most on record: 10.
Questions about famous people from Ballinrobe
Who is the most famous person from Ballinrobe?
Rory O'Neill (Irish drag queen and gay rights campaigner) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come John King and Maurice Horan.
How many famous people were born in Ballinrobe?
7 people born in Ballinrobe have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ballinrobe known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 32% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ballinrobe?
Edward Jennings, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1976.
Who counts as from Ballinrobe?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ballinrobe’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 (4)
- Rory O'Neill: catherinecronin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John King: US Naval History & Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Jennings: no drawing credit; for the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D'Alton: Rolls Press (Popperfoto), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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