County Galway
County Galway ranks 4,161st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Frashër, Reigate, and Cartago, Costa Rica. Memorable people born in County Galway include Richard Kirwan, Augusta, Lady Gregory, and Robert O'Hara Burke. County Galway has been the birth place of many geologists, and writers. County Galway is located in Ireland.
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 2022 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1733 and 1852, County Galway was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Richard Kirwan, Augusta, Lady Gregory, and Robert O'Hara Burke.
People Born in County Galway
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Richard Kirwan
GEOLOGIST
1733 - 1812
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 1
Augusta, Lady Gregory
WRITER
1852 - 1932
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 2
Robert O'Hara Burke
EXPLORER
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 3
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1737 - 1801
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in County Galway
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Most individuals born in present day County Galway were geologists (1), writers (1), explorers (1), and physicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history geologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day County Galway, including Richard Kirwan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in County Galway since 1700.
