#1Politics & Law
James McMahon Graham
1852–1945American politician
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Famous people · Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Leaders stand out among the 7 famous people born in Castleblayney
Most widely known is James McMahon Graham, the American politician, with articles in 6 languages. 3 of them were born between the Union and 1870, more than in any other period. Robert Harrison Smith (1848) and Shane McGuirk (1995) mark the two ends of the list. The list comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 residents, below the 30.4 of the typical town in Co. Monaghan.
Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
James McMahon Graham
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1848
Robert Harrison Smith
Youngest
1995
Shane McGuirk
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Castleblayney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Castleblayney is known for
Castleblayney has 4.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Castleblayney
James McMahon Graham leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Billy Fox (5) and Shane McGuirk (3).
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Through the years
When Castleblayney’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Castleblayney
The rest number 4, with 3 leaders among them.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Carrickmacross’, at 11 names.
Questions about famous people from Castleblayney
Who is the most famous person from Castleblayney?
James McMahon Graham (American politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Billy Fox and Shane McGuirk.
How many famous people were born in Castleblayney?
7 people born in Castleblayney have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Castleblayney known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 7. That is 71% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Castleblayney?
Robert Harrison Smith, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Castleblayney?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Castleblayney’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 (3)
- James McMahon Graham: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Harrison Smith: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardal O'Hanlon: Conor, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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