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Famous people · Metropolitan Lisburn, Belfast

2 famous people were born in Metropolitan Lisburn

The best known is the Irish cricketer and British Army officer Ogilvie Graham, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Barry Hobson, the Irish cricketer and educator. Just 4 mi away, Belfast’s list holds 1,511 names, C. S. Lewis the best known. Ogilvie Graham (1891) and Barry Hobson (1925) mark the two ends of the list.

#1 best knownOgilvie GrahamSports · 1891–1971
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ogilvie Graham
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Ogilvie Graham
Youngest
1925
Barry Hobson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Metropolitan Lisburn

Ogilvie Graham#1
Sports

Ogilvie Graham

1891–1971

Irish cricketer and British Army officer (1891-1971)

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BH#2
Sports

Barry Hobson

1925–2017

Irish cricketer and educator (1925-2017)

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Belfast has the most on record: 1,511.

Questions about famous people from Metropolitan Lisburn

Who is the most famous person from Metropolitan Lisburn?

Ogilvie Graham (Irish cricketer and British Army officer (1891-1971)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Barry Hobson.

How many famous people were born in Metropolitan Lisburn?

2 people born in Metropolitan Lisburn have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.

What is Metropolitan Lisburn known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Metropolitan Lisburn?

Ogilvie Graham, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Metropolitan Lisburn?

People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Metropolitan Lisburn’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).

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