#1Writing & Arts
Bear Grylls
born 1974English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
65 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Donaghadee, Ards and North Down
7 famous people come from Donaghadee, Bear Grylls the best known
Bear Grylls is the best known, with articles in 65 languages. The next two names are Sarah Grand and Mason Munn. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Born in 1848, Sir Hutcheson Poë, 1st Baronet is the first name on record, and Mason Munn, born in 2006, the most recent.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Bear Grylls
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Sir Hutcheson Poë, 1st Baronet
Youngest
2006
Mason Munn
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Donaghadee’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Donaghadee
Bear Grylls has articles in 65 languages, Sarah Grand in 14 and Mason Munn in 3.
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#2Writing & Arts
Sarah Grand
1854–1943British feminist writer (1854–1943)
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Donaghadee’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Donaghadee is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Donaghadee
Another 4, 2 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Bangor’s, at 56 names.
Questions about famous people from Donaghadee
Who is the most famous person from Donaghadee?
Bear Grylls (English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 65 languages. Next come Sarah Grand and Mason Munn.
How many famous people were born in Donaghadee?
7 people born in Donaghadee have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Donaghadee known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Donaghadee?
Sir Hutcheson Poë, 1st Baronet, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.
Who counts as from Donaghadee?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Donaghadee’s settlement (NISRA’s settlement development limit), 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 bigger area (“London”), 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) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (10)
- Bear Grylls: Jamie Gray from England www.jamiegrayphotography.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Grand: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Munn: Jim Easton, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Ford: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McGimpsey: Sdfharkin, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir Hutcheson Poë, 1st Baronet: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Magennis: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Irvine: Franmarjos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Dornan: Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Andrews: Original uploader was User:Gelosia at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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