#1Famous people · Dublin
Dublin is the birthplace of 7 famous people
The best known is the American country singer Johnny Duncan, with articles in 9 languages. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. Per head, the list is long: 20.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. The first birth on record is Fred Lewis Crawford’s, in 1888, and the last Johnny Duncan’s, in 1938.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Johnny Duncan
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Fred Lewis Crawford
Youngest
1938
Johnny Duncan
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Dublin
Ranked by languages covered: Johnny Duncan with 9, then Fred Lewis Crawford with 6 and George Andrew Davis with 6.
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#3Military
George Andrew Davis
1920–1952United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Dublin’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dublin is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dublin
Still to come: 4 more, from 1895 to 1923.
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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 (4)
- Johnny Duncan: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Lewis Crawford: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Andrew Davis: US Army Air Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llerena Friend: University of Texas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons