#1Famous people · Omagh, Fermanagh and Omagh
Leaders stand out among the 37 famous people born in Omagh
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor, is the most widely known, written about in 72 languages. Second and third on the list are Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and Vicky Ford. The largest group, 17, was born in the 20th century. The oldest name on the list belongs to William McCreery, born in 1786, the newest to Robbie McDaid, born in 1996.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Sam Neill
in 72 Wikipedia languages
First
1786
William McCreery
Youngest
1996
Robbie McDaid
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Omagh’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Omagh is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 4.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Omagh
Sam Neill leads with articles in 72 languages, ahead of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (19) and Vicky Ford (17).
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#2Business
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
1951–2016British billionaire landowner, businessman and Territorial Army officer (1951-2016)
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Through the years
When Omagh’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Omagh
Still to come: 34 more, from 1786 to 1996.
Robert Wilson
1832–1899Notable New Zealand merchant and company director (1832–1899)
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Robert Sproule
1881–1948Irish-born Australian Solicitor General and politician
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Questions about famous people from Omagh
Who is the most famous person from Omagh?
Sam Neill (New Zealand actor (1947–2026)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 72 languages. Next come Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and Vicky Ford.
How many famous people were born in Omagh?
37 people born in Omagh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 50 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Omagh known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 37. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Omagh?
William McCreery, born in 1786. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Omagh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Omagh’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 (7)
- Sam Neill: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Cavanagh: Ulster Council GAA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter V. E. McClintock: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sproule: Fairfax Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Hussey: Northern Ireland Assembly, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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