Armagh
Armagh ranks 3,168th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Anklam, Lake Placid, New York, and Levanger. Memorable people born in Armagh include Saint Malachy, Patrick Magee, and Ian Paisley. Memorable people who died in Armagh include Thomas Romney Robinson. Armagh has been the birth place of many actors, and religious figures and the death place of many astronomers. Armagh is located in United Kingdom.
Armagh is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All Ireland for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland. In ancient times, nearby Navan Fort was a pagan ceremonial site and one of the great royal capitals of Gaelic Ireland. Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1094 and 1986, Armagh was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Saint Malachy, Patrick Magee, and Ian Paisley. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Armagh including Thomas Romney Robinson.
People Born in Armagh
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Saint Malachy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1094 - 1148
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1
Patrick Magee
ACTOR
1922 - 1982
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 2
Ian Paisley
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 3
John Lennox
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 4
Colin Morgan
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Armagh
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Armagh were actors (2), religious figures (1), politicians (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Armagh, including Ian Paisley. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Armagh, including Patrick Magee, and Colin Morgan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Armagh since 1700.
