JM#1
Faith
John McEvilly
1818–1902Catholic archbishop of Tuam (1818-1902)
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Photo: Robert Ashby · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Louisburgh, Co. Mayo
6 famous people were born in Louisburgh from 1818 to 1925
John McEvilly, the Catholic archbishop of Tuam, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Bridget Rice and Robert Potter. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all. The list’s best known name, John McEvilly, dates from 1818.
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
John McEvilly
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1818
John McEvilly
Youngest
1925
Martin O'Toole
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Louisburgh
First, John McEvilly (4 languages), then Bridget Rice (3) and Robert Potter (3).
BR#2
RP#3
Writing & Arts
Robert Potter
1831–1908Irish-born author and clergyman (1831-1908), in Australia from early manhood
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Louisburgh’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Louisburgh is known for
Share of Louisburgh’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Louisburgh
3 more, from 1882 to 1925.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Louisburgh
Who is the most famous person from Louisburgh?
John McEvilly (catholic archbishop of Tuam (1818-1902)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Bridget Rice and Robert Potter.
How many famous people were born in Louisburgh?
6 people born in Louisburgh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Louisburgh known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Louisburgh?
John McEvilly, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.
Who counts as from Louisburgh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Louisburgh’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 (1)
- John MacBride: Powell Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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