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Military
Marcus Ervine-Andrews
1911–1995Recipient of the Victoria Cross
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Keadew, Co. Roscommon
One famous person was born in Keadew
In 1911, the recipient of the Victoria cross Marcus Ervine-Andrews was born. That places their birth in the Revival and independence years. 2 languages have an article about them. Go 14 km to Boyle and the list grows to 9, with Maureen O'Sullivan at the top.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marcus Ervine-Andrews
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1911
Marcus Ervine-Andrews
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Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Keadew
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Boyle: 9.
Questions about famous people from Keadew
Who is the most famous person from Keadew?
Marcus Ervine-Andrews (recipient of the Victoria Cross) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Keadew?
1 people born in Keadew have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Keadew known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Keadew?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Keadew’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 (2)
- Maureen O'Sullivan: Russell Ball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan L. Mitchell: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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