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Science & Medicine
John Desmond Bernal
1901–1971Irish scientist (1901-1971)
47 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
44 famous people were born in Nenagh, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
Articles in 47 languages make the Irish scientist John Desmond Bernal the best known. Between 1922 and 1969, 14 were born, the most of any period. Nenagh ranks 3rd of the 38 towns in Co. Tipperary with anyone listed. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 44.5, close to the 41.2 of the typical Co. Tipperary town.
Born here
44
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
John Desmond Bernal
47 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1806
Aquilla Smith
Youngest
1995
Barry Heffernan
What stands out about Nenagh’s famous people
A town of scientists and doctors4 of the 44 people born here are scientists and doctors, 1.9× the usual share among Irish towns.Known worldwideJohn Desmond Bernal has an article in 47 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesSince 1950, 16 of them have been born here, the latest in 1995.44 notable peopleWith 44 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Nenagh is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Nenagh
John Desmond Bernal, Daryl McCormack and John Dominic Crossan are written about in 47, 18 and 18 languages.
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#3Science & Medicine
John Dominic Crossan
born 1934American academic
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Nenagh’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Nenagh
Here are 41 more, born from 1806 to 1995.
Michael Courtney
1945–2003Roman Catholic titular archbishop and papal diplomat (1945–2003)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Killaloe leads the towns around it, with 8 names.
Questions about famous people from Nenagh
Who is the most famous person from Nenagh?
John Desmond Bernal (Irish scientist (1901-1971)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 47 languages. Next come Daryl McCormack and John Dominic Crossan.
How many famous people were born in Nenagh?
44 people born in Nenagh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 56 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nenagh?
Aquilla Smith, born in 1806. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Nenagh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Nenagh’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 (10)
- Daryl McCormack: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dominic Crossan: Donald Vish, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael O'Kennedy: European Communities, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomás Mac Giolla: Coolavokig at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernadette Flynn: Philipp Hayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Morrissey: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nihill: Theo F. Rodenbough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. P. Gill: Sarah Purser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shiny Joe Ryan: Tim Grime from Fremantle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Doyle: JDoyleCritic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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