County Antrim
County Antrim ranks 6,288th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fleurier, Huelva, and Ufa Governorate. Memorable people born in County Antrim include Joseph Larmor, Joey Dunlop, and William Paterson. County Antrim has been the birth place of many physicists, and racing drivers. County Antrim is located in United Kingdom.
County Antrim is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,086 square kilometres (1,192 sq mi) and has a population of 651,321, as of the 2021 census. County Antrim has a population density of 211 people per square kilometre or 546 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1745 and 1996, County Antrim was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Joseph Larmor, Joey Dunlop, and William Paterson.
People Born in County Antrim
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Joseph Larmor
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1942
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1
Joey Dunlop
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 2000
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4
William Paterson
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1806
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2
Ayeisha McFerran
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 18.38
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day County Antrim were physicists (1), racing drivers (1), politicians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in County Antrim, including Joey Dunlop. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day County Antrim, including Joseph Larmor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in County Antrim since 1700.
