WB#1
Military
William Francis Butler
1838–1910Irish British Army officer, writer and adventurer (1838–1910)
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Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Golden, Co. Tipperary
Golden counts 4 famous people, first among them William Francis Butler
William Francis Butler is the best known, with articles in 14 languages. Second and third on the list are Tom Hayes and Ian Harris. From William Francis Butler in 1838 to Tom Hayes in 1952, the births cover 114 years. The biggest group are soldiers and sailors: 2.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
William Francis Butler
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1838
William Francis Butler
Youngest
1952
Tom Hayes
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Golden
Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.
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Through the years
When Golden’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 2 births.
MilitaryPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Golden is known for
2 of them work in Military, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Golden
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Golden
Who is the most famous person from Golden?
William Francis Butler (Irish British Army officer, writer and adventurer (1838–1910)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages. Next come Tom Hayes and Ian Harris.
How many famous people were born in Golden?
4 people born in Golden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Golden known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Golden?
William Francis Butler, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.
Who counts as from Golden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Golden’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)
- John O'Leary: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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