#1Writing & Arts
Daisy Bates
1859–1951Irish Australian journalist known for her work with Aboriginal People (1859–1951)
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Most of the 17 famous people born in Roscrea came into the world between 1922 and 1969
Daisy Bates is the best known, with articles in 14 languages. Second and third on the list are Michael A. Hess and George Thomas. Over 210 years of births, the list goes from George Thomas (1756) to Paul Delaney (1966). Per 10,000 residents, the town has 30.7, close to the 41.2 of the typical Co. Tipperary town.
Born here
17
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Daisy Bates
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1756
George Thomas
Youngest
1966
Paul Delaney
The best known
Born in Roscrea
First, Daisy Bates (14 languages), then Michael A. Hess (8) and George Thomas (7).
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Politics & Law
Michael A. Hess
1952–1995American lawyer (1952-1995)
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Military
George Thomas
1756–1802Irish soldier and Indian king
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Roscrea’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 5 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Roscrea is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 3 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Roscrea
Another 14, the earliest born in 1870.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Birr has the most on record: 56.
Questions about famous people from Roscrea
Who is the most famous person from Roscrea?
Daisy Bates (Irish Australian journalist known for her work with Aboriginal People (1859–1951)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages. Next come Michael A. Hess and George Thomas.
How many famous people were born in Roscrea?
17 people born in Roscrea have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Roscrea?
George Thomas, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1966.
Who counts as from Roscrea?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Roscrea’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 (4)
- Daisy Bates: DaisyBates1921.jpg : Matilda derivative work: Regi51, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thomas: Anonymous Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Ryan: User:Jelly3836, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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