County Offaly
County Offaly ranks 4,710th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kings Langley, Järna, Vansbro Municipality, and Zuffenhausen. Memorable people born in County Offaly include Yvonne Farrell, John Joly, and Mary Ward. Memorable people who died in County Offaly include Mary Ward. County Offaly has been the birth place of many architects, and physicists and the death place of many astronomers. County Offaly is located in Ireland.
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in honour of Philip II of Spain. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The county population was 82,668 at the 2022 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1827 and 1951, County Offaly was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Yvonne Farrell, John Joly, and Mary Ward. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in County Offaly including Mary Ward.
People Born in County Offaly
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Yvonne Farrell
ARCHITECT
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1
John Joly
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 2
Mary Ward
ASTRONOMER
1827 - 1869
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 3
People Deceased in County Offaly
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Most individuals born in present day County Offaly were architects (1), physicists (1), and astronomers (1), while most who died were astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, architects have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in County Offaly, including Yvonne Farrell. Whereas, throughout history, architects have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day County Offaly, including Yvonne Farrell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in County Offaly since 1700.
