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Science & Medicine
Oliver Byrne
1810–1880Irish mathematician, engineer and writer (1810–1880)
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Sue Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Avoca, Co. Wicklow
A single famous person was born in Avoca: Oliver Byrne
Oliver Byrne came into the world in 1810. That places their birth between the Union and 1870. Articles about them exist in 8 languages. Nearby, Wicklow, 17 km away, lists 32, led by Paul McShane.
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Oliver Byrne
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1810
Oliver Byrne
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Avoca
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Wicklow’s, at 32 names.
Questions about famous people from Avoca
Who is the most famous person from Avoca?
Oliver Byrne (Irish mathematician, engineer and writer (1810–1880)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages.
How many famous people were born in Avoca?
1 people born in Avoca have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Avoca known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 5% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Avoca?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Avoca’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.
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- Paul McShane: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Róisín Murphy: The British Library, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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