#1Famous people · Limerick
7 famous people from Limerick, many of them leaders
Articles in 10 languages make the American politician Alpheus Felch the best known. The next two names are Anne Carroll Moore and Joseph M. Harper. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 20.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 6 in the typical town in Maine.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Alpheus Felch
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1787
Joseph M. Harper
Youngest
1875
Harlan Knight
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Limerick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Limerick is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Limerick’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Limerick
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Anne Carroll Moore
1871–1961American writer and advocate for children's libraries
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Limerick
Still to come: 4 more, from 1815 to 1875.
Charles M. Moses
1862–1912American paymaster and politician from Biddeford, Maine
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Limerick and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Alpheus Felch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Carroll Moore: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Harper: John Livingston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Libby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Moses: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Bradbury: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Small: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos L. Allen: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dunn: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons