Cultural Production in

Present Day

Ireland

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Ireland ranks 37th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Egypt, Portugal, and Iran. Memorable people born in present day Ireland include James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and Richard Harris. Memorable people who died in Ireland include Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Jonathan Swift, and Ernst Chain. Ireland has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world. As of 2022, the population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, present day Ireland was the birth place of 635 globally memorable people, including James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and Richard Harris. Additionaly, 149 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ireland including Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Jonathan Swift, and Ernst Chain.

People Born in Present Day Ireland

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People Deceased in Present Day Ireland

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ireland were actors (96), soccer players (83), politicians (71), writers (65), and athletes (60),  while most who died were politicians (39), writers (33), religious figures (7), actors (6), and athletes (6).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ireland, including Richard Harris, Michael Gambon, and Pierce Brosnan. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ireland, including Richard Harris, Michael Gambon, and Pierce Brosnan.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ireland since 1700.