Newbridge, County Kildare
Newbridge, County Kildare ranks 7,982nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amparo, São Paulo, Piaseczno, and Portlaoise. Memorable people born in Newbridge, County Kildare include Kathleen Lonsdale, and Christy Moore. Newbridge, County Kildare has been the birth place of many chemists, and singers. Newbridge, County Kildare is located in Ireland.
Newbridge, officially known by its Irish name Droichead Nua, is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. While the nearby Great Connell Priory was founded in the 13th century, the town itself formed from the 18th century onwards, and grew rapidly alongside a military barracks which opened in the early 19th century. Taking on the name Newbridge in the 20th century, the town expanded to support the local catchment, and also as a commuter town for Dublin. Doubling in population during the 20 years between 1991 and 2011, its population of 24,366 in 2022 makes it the second largest town in Kildare and the sixteenth-largest in Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1903 and 1945, Newbridge, County Kildare was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Kathleen Lonsdale, and Christy Moore.
People Born in Newbridge, County Kildare
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Kathleen Lonsdale
CHEMIST
1903 - 1971
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 1
Christy Moore
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Newbridge, County Kildare were chemists (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Newbridge, County Kildare, including Christy Moore. Whereas, throughout history, chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Newbridge, County Kildare, including Kathleen Lonsdale.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Newbridge, County Kildare since 1700.
