JH#1
Politics & Law
Jim Higgins
born 1945Irish politician and MEP
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
4 famous people were born in Ballyhaunis
At the top of the list is the Irish politician and MEP Jim Higgins, covered in 9 languages. Close behind are Seán Flanagan and Bill Naughton. From Bill Naughton to Jim Higgins, the births on the list run from 1910 to 1945. The biggest group are leaders: 2.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jim Higgins
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1910
Bill Naughton
Youngest
1945
Jim Higgins
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Ballyhaunis
First, Jim Higgins (9 languages), then Seán Flanagan (8) and Bill Naughton (6).
SF#2
Politics & Law
Seán Flanagan
1922–1993Irish politician (1922–1993)
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
BN#3
Writing & Arts
Bill Naughton
1910–1992Irish-born British playwright and author (1910-1992)
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Ballyhaunis is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ballyhaunis
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Claremorris’, at 10 names.
Questions about famous people from Ballyhaunis
Who is the most famous person from Ballyhaunis?
Jim Higgins (Irish politician and MEP) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Seán Flanagan and Bill Naughton.
How many famous people were born in Ballyhaunis?
4 people born in Ballyhaunis have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ballyhaunis known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ballyhaunis?
Bill Naughton, born in 1910. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.
Who counts as from Ballyhaunis?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ballyhaunis’ 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 (1)
- John D'Alton: Rolls Press (Popperfoto), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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