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Famous people · Strabane, Derry City and Strabane
Leaders stand out among the 35 famous people born in Strabane
At the top of the list is the Irish writer Brian O'Nolan, covered in 40 languages. The British astronomer Annie Scott Dill Maunder ranks second, ahead of Ryan Dolan. Since 1970, 15 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Guy Carleton, born in 1724, and the youngest Death of Noah Donohoe, born in 2005.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Brian O'Nolan
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1724
Guy Carleton
Youngest
2005
Death of Noah Donohoe
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Strabane’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Strabane is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Strabane’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineBusinessNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Strabane
Ranked by languages covered: Brian O'Nolan with 40, then Annie Scott Dill Maunder with 33 and Ryan Dolan with 31.
#2Science & Medicine
Annie Scott Dill Maunder
1868–1947British astronomer (1868-1947)
33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Strabane
Here are 32 more, born from 1724 to 2005.
Margaret Meyer
1862–1924British mathematical-astronomer & academic (1862-1924)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Henry Goudy
1848–1921Irish-born, Scottish lawyer (1848–1921); Regius Professor of Civil Law in Oxford
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook
1755–1835Irish officer of the British East India Company and British Army
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Castlederg’s, with 8.
Questions about famous people from Strabane
Who is the most famous person from Strabane?
Brian O'Nolan (Irish writer (1911-1966)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 40 languages. Next come Annie Scott Dill Maunder and Ryan Dolan.
How many famous people were born in Strabane?
35 people born in Strabane have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 44 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Strabane known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 35. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Strabane?
Guy Carleton, born in 1724. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Strabane?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Strabane’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 (18)
- Annie Scott Dill Maunder: Lafayette Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Dolan: Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Patterson: Psychopiano© Alastair Adams 2008 www.fcumania.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chipzel: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Hamilton Gault: Of the book Illustrated guide to the House of Commons and Senate of Canada: Fabien René Édouard Campeau., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Goudy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Erskine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Welch: Alexander Hogg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel McCrossan: Northern Ireland Assembly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stewart: Negropont, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Holmes: Chuck, Thomas Foster, ca. 1826-1898, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen O'Neill: Michael McGonagle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Ector Orr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugo Duncan: David Hull, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Bradley: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Middleton: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebiglunch/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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