County Donegal
County Donegal ranks 6,256th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chernigov Governorate, Trescore Balneario, and Axum. Memorable people born in County Donegal include Kathleen Antonelli, Adomnán, and William Carr. County Donegal has been the birth place of many athletes, and computer scientists. County Donegal is located in Ireland.
County Donegal is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill, after the historic territory. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford is the county town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 624 and 1921, County Donegal was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Kathleen Antonelli, Adomnán, and William Carr.
People Born in County Donegal
Go to all RankingsKathleen Antonelli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1
Adomnán
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 704
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 2
William Carr
ATHLETE
1876 - 1942
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 3
Alexander Porter
ATHLETE
1785 - 1844
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in County Donegal
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Most individuals born in present day County Donegal were athletes (2), computer scientists (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day County Donegal, including William Carr, and Alexander Porter.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in County Donegal since 1700.