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Politics & Law
Thomas J. O'Connell
1882–1969Irish trade unionist and politician (1882–1969)
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Photo: Jo Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Knock, Co. Mayo
Knock is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the Irish trade unionist and politician Thomas J. O'Connell, covered in 5 languages. The list has one more: the Irish archbishop Joseph Cunnane. John D'Alton heads the list in Claremorris, 9 km away, which has 10 names. Born in 1882, Thomas J. O'Connell is the first name on record, and Joseph Cunnane, born in 1913, the most recent.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thomas J. O'Connell
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1882
Thomas J. O'Connell
Youngest
1913
Joseph Cunnane
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Knock
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Known for
What Knock is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 20 km of Knock, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Knock
Who is the most famous person from Knock?
Thomas J. O'Connell (Irish trade unionist and politician (1882–1969)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Joseph Cunnane.
How many famous people were born in Knock?
2 people born in Knock have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Knock known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Knock?
Thomas J. O'Connell, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1913.
Who counts as from Knock?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Knock’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).
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- John D'Alton: Rolls Press (Popperfoto), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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