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Famous people · Dublin
Dublin is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American musician Ikey Robinson, with articles in 4 languages. The American football player Brandon Anderson ranks second, ahead of Jim Brillheart. The earliest on the list is Henry Jervey, born in 1866, and the youngest Brandon Anderson, born in 1985. The biggest group are athletes: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ikey Robinson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Henry Jervey
Youngest
1985
Brandon Anderson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Dublin
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Dublin’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dublin is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dublin
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dublin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Jim Brillheart: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Jervey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons