#1Famous people · Dublin
Of the 13 famous people born in Dublin, an unusual share are athletes
Chris Wood, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Most were born since 1970: 11 of them. The list runs from Jon Field, born in 1955, to Abby Steiner, born in 1999. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.6, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Chris Wood
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1955
Jon Field
Youngest
1999
Abby Steiner
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Dublin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dublin’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dublin is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Dublin
Two of the three are performers.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Dublin
A further 10 follow, born between 1955 and 1991.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Dublin home
One more notable person made the town home: Stephanie Kunze.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Columbus counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dublin 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 (5)
- Chris Wood: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Ebner: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Brunner: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley McDougald: Bradley McDougald, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons