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Ireland ranks 37th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Serbia, Portugal, and Iran. Memorable people born in present day Ireland include Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Robert Boyle. Memorable people who died in Ireland include Jonathan Swift, George Boole, and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. 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 north-western Europe. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 451 and 2004, present day Ireland was the birth place of 501 globally memorable people, including Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Robert Boyle. Additionaly, 139 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ireland including Jonathan Swift, George Boole, and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
1854 - 1900
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 1
1882 - 1941
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 2
1627 - 1691
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 3
1667 - 1745
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 4
1856 - 1950
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 5
1685 - 1753
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 6
1906 - 1989
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 7
1940 - 2023
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 8
1729 - 1797
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 9
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 10
1847 - 1912
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 11
1769 - 1852
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 12
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 48
1833 - 1886
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 88
607 - 668
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 97
1698 - 1792
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 147
700 - 685
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 150
1883 - 1955
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 159
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 167
470 - 549
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 175
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 182
1851 - 1896
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 192
1865 - 1939
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 200
1822 - 1872
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 204
1667 - 1745
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 1
1815 - 1864
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 2
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 3
1805 - 1865
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 4
1840 - 1921
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 5
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 6
1906 - 1979
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 7
1908 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8
484 - 578
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 9
1882 - 1975
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 10
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 11
1694 - 1746
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 12
1355 - 1382
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 62
470 - 549
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 65
1704 - 1765
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 78
516 - 546
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 87
1779 - 1869
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 95
1926 - 1989
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 118
1870 - 1922
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 120
1967 - 2021
HPI: 28.06
Rank: 138
Most individuals born in present day Ireland were actors (75), soccer players (67), politicians (66), writers (56), and singers (34), while most who died were politicians (40), writers (31), religious figures (8), actors (6), and musicians (6).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ireland, including Roy Keane, Robbie Keane, and Denis Irwin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ireland, including Michael Gambon, Pierce Brosnan, and Richard Harris.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ireland since 1700.