Drogheda
Drogheda ranks 3,434th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Castrop-Rauxel, Matsusaka, and Great Yarmouth. Memorable people born in Drogheda include Pierce Brosnan, Colin O'Donoghue, and Mairead McGuinness. Drogheda has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players. Drogheda is located in Ireland.
Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 43 km (27 mi) north of Dublin city centre. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth but with the south fringes of the town in County Meath, 40 km (25 mi) north of Dublin city centre. Drogheda had a population of 44,135 inhabitants in 2022, making it the eleventh largest settlement by population in all of Ireland, and the largest town in Ireland, by both population and area. It is the second largest in County Louth with 35,990 and sixth largest in County Meath with 8,145. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange is located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1953 and 1981, Drogheda was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Pierce Brosnan, Colin O'Donoghue, and Mairead McGuinness.
People Born in Drogheda
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Pierce Brosnan
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 1
Colin O'Donoghue
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 2
Mairead McGuinness
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3
Ian Harte
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 4
Gary Kelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Drogheda were actors (2), soccer players (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Drogheda, including Pierce Brosnan, and Colin O'Donoghue. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Drogheda, including Pierce Brosnan, and Colin O'Donoghue.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Drogheda since 1700.
