Galway
Galway ranks 2,795th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nysa, Poland, Tsuchiura, and Boise, Idaho. Memorable people born in Galway include John Sealy Townsend, Nora Barnacle, and Frank Harris. Memorable people who died in Galway include Augusta, Lady Gregory, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, and Michel Déon. Galway has been the birth place of many soccer players, and physicists and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Galway is located in Ireland.
Galway is a city in County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the fifth most populous city on the island of Ireland and the fourth most populous in the Republic of Ireland, with a population at the 2022 census of 85,910. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1856 and 1998, Galway was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including John Sealy Townsend, Nora Barnacle, and Frank Harris. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Galway including Augusta, Lady Gregory, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, and Michel Déon.
People Born in Galway
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John Sealy Townsend
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1
Nora Barnacle
COMPANION
1884 - 1951
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 4
Frank Harris
WRITER
1856 - 1931
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 5
Nicola Coughlan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 2
David Forde
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 3
Greg Cunningham
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 27.94
Rank: 7
Cillin Greene
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 4.60
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Galway
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Augusta, Lady Gregory
WRITER
1852 - 1932
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 4
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
POLITICIAN
1116 - 1198
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 3
Michel Déon
WRITER
1919 - 2016
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1
Seán Lester
DIPLOMAT
1888 - 1959
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2
John Arden
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Galway were soccer players (2), physicists (1), companions (1), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were writers (3), politicians (1), and diplomats (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Galway, including David Forde, and Greg Cunningham. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Galway, including David Forde, and Greg Cunningham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Galway since 1700.
