WB#1
Military
William Brown
1777–1857Admiral in the Argentine Navy
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Foxford, Co. Mayo
The 3 famous people born in Foxford, led by William Brown
Articles in 28 languages make the admiral in the Argentine navy William Brown the best known. The next two names are Mike Flanagan and Marie-Louise O'Donnell. Enda Kenny tops the 62 names on record in Castlebar, 19 km away. Over 175 years of births, the list goes from William Brown (1777) to Marie-Louise O'Donnell (1952).
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
William Brown
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1777
William Brown
Youngest
1952
Marie-Louise O'Donnell
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Foxford
Soldiers and sailors take two of the three places.
MF#2
Military
Mike Flanagan
1926–2014Irish soldier who assisted the formation of the Israeli armed forces
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MO#3
Film, TV & Stage
Marie-Louise O'Donnell
born 1952Irish broadcaster and politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Foxford is known for
The largest field is Military, with 2 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
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Foxford
Who is the most famous person from Foxford?
William Brown (admiral in the Argentine Navy) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 28 languages. Next come Mike Flanagan and Marie-Louise O'Donnell.
How many famous people were born in Foxford?
3 people born in Foxford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Foxford known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Foxford?
William Brown, born in 1777. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.
Who counts as from Foxford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Foxford’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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