MB#1
Science & Medicine
Michael Breen
born 1994Irish hurler and business teacher
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domainFamous people · Ballina, Co. Tipperary
Ballina is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the Irish hurler and business teacher Michael Breen, covered in 2 languages. Second place goes to the gaelic football player Peter King, third to Steven O'Brien. The first birth on record is Peter King’s, in 1983, and the last Steven O'Brien’s, in 1994. Just 17 km away, Nenagh’s list holds 44 names, John Desmond Bernal the best known.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michael Breen
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1983
Peter King
Youngest
1994
Steven O'Brien
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Ballina
Three names lead: Michael Breen (2 languages), Peter King (1) and Steven O'Brien (1).
PK#2
SO#3
Sports
Steven O'Brien
born 1994Irish Gaelic football player and hurler
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Ballina is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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
The best known from each town within 20 km of Ballina, with how many people each has.
JBNenagh · 17 kmJohn Desmond Bernal & 43 moreMHCastleconnell · 12 kmMichael Herbert & 15 moreWLNewport · 12 kmWilliam Lee & 8 moreBBKillaloe · 1 kmBrian Boru & 7 moreJHMoroe · 18 kmJohn Harty & 3 moreGPAnnacotty · 18 kmGer Power & 1 more
Castletroy · 19 kmLeah McNamara & 1 moreSFArdnacrusha · 16 kmStephen Fitzgerald
Castletroy · 19 kmLeah McNamara & 1 moreSFArdnacrusha · 16 kmStephen FitzgeraldQuestions about famous people from Ballina
Who is the most famous person from Ballina?
Michael Breen (Irish hurler and business teacher) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Peter King and Steven O'Brien.
How many famous people were born in Ballina?
3 people born in Ballina have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ballina known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 32% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ballina?
Peter King, born in 1983. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Ballina?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ballina’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)
- Leah McNamara: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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