#1Famous people · Enniskillen, Fermanagh and Omagh
Of the 76 famous people born in Enniskillen, an unusual share are ministers and preachers
At the top of the list is the northern Irish association footballer Kyle Lafferty, covered in 38 languages. Roy Carroll, the northern Irish association football player, comes second, with Arlene Foster third. The largest group, 24, was born in the 20th century. The list runs from Arthur Noble, born in 1695, to Ellie McCartney, born in 2005.
Born here
76
notable people
Best known
Kyle Lafferty
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1695
Arthur Noble
Youngest
2005
Ellie McCartney
Most common field
Sports
27 people
What stands out about Enniskillen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Enniskillen is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as ministers and preachers, at 6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Enniskillen’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 9 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFaithMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusinessMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Enniskillen
Languages with an article: 38 for Kyle Lafferty, 32 for Roy Carroll, 30 for Arlene Foster.
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#2Sports
Roy Carroll
born 1977Northern Irish association football player
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Enniskillen
Still to come: 73 more, from 1695 to 2005.
William Irvine
1741–1804Irish-American physician, soldier and politician from Pennsylvania
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George Edward Nurse
1873–1945Irish military officer (1873–1945); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Arthur Colahan
1884–1952Irish doctor, British Army officer and songwriter (1884-1952)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Joseph Brady
1828–1908Civil engineer and public servant working in England, New south Wales, Queensland and Victoria Australia.
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Thomas Alexander Johnson
1835–1914Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Lisnaskea’s, at 2 names.
Questions about famous people from Enniskillen
Who is the most famous person from Enniskillen?
Kyle Lafferty (northern Irish association footballer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 38 languages. Next come Roy Carroll and Arlene Foster.
How many famous people were born in Enniskillen?
76 people born in Enniskillen have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 82 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Enniskillen known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 27 of the 76. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Enniskillen?
Arthur Noble, born in 1695. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Enniskillen?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Enniskillen’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 (28)
- Kyle Lafferty: Садовников Дмитрий, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Carroll: Садовников Дмитрий, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlene Foster: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McGovern: Tadeáš Bednarz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kerr: The original uploader was Jeronimo at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Dunbar: Brian O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gamble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Parsons Burkitt: Original: NutritionFacts.org Derivative work: علاء (Alaa), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Irvine: engraving by J. C. Buttre, after portrait by B. Otis, which was in turn based on a portrait by Robert Edge Pine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Dolan: Kat1100, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Falles Spence: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hoy: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Fowler Hastings: Collings, A. Esme (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Edward Nurse: Kaines, Guernsey (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McElroy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seán Lynch: Fermanagheditor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet: John Lavery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiernan Brady: Teepeebee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Magee: Thomas Kirk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Rowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mullanphy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Moutray: Dude1830, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Forbes Adams: Samuel Hart, The House of Bishops : the latest portraits of the living bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States in the order of consecration : also a composite group of the Hou…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Noble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Norman Frankland Bell: photographer not identified, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nial Fulton: In Films Joined July 2018 Occupation Producer Hometown Sydney Current city Sydney Country Australia Website, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Pinch: Marc Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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