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Sligo (irl)

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Sligo ranks 3,190th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Malbork, Jackson Heights, Queens, and Ukhta. Memorable people born in Sligo include Neil Jordan, Markus Feehily, and David Kennedy. Sligo has been the birth place of many singers, and film directors. Sligo is located in Ireland.

Sligo is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre and the 24th largest in the Republic of Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1950 and 1980, Sligo was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Neil Jordan, Markus Feehily, and David Kennedy.

People Born in Sligo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Sligo were singers (3), film directors (1), and racing drivers (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sligo, including Markus Feehily, Shane Filan, and Kian Egan. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sligo, including Markus Feehily, Shane Filan, and Kian Egan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sligo since 1700.