Born in County Donegal

County Donegal

County in Ireland

County Donegal as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. American rower (1876-1942), Gaelic Irish missionary monk, British politician (1813-1879)): William Carr, Columba, Isaac Butt and some more.

Celebrities from County Donegal

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William Carr

American rower (1876-1942)

*June 17th, 1876 †March 25th, 1942, Philadelphia

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Columba

Gaelic Irish missionary monk

*December 7th, 0521 †June 9th, 0597, Iona

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Isaac Butt

British politician (1813-1879)

*September 6th, 1813 †May 5th, 1879, Dublin

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George Bowen

British colonial administrator, 9th Governor of Hong Kong, 1st Governor of Queensland (1821-1899)

*November 2nd, 1821 †February 21st, 1899, Brighton

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Gerard Lough

Irish film director

*May 14th, 1978

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William Cullen

U.S. Representative from Illinois

*March 4th, 1826 †January 17th, 1914, Ottawa

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Seán T. Ó Meallaigh

Irish actor

*February 15th, 1983

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John Kells Ingram

Irish economist and writer

*July 7th, 1823 †May 1st, 1907, Dublin

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Thomas Lewis

Irish-American surveyor, lawyer, and a pioneer of early Virginia

*April 27th, 1718 †January 31st, 1790

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Martin McElhinney

Irish Gaelic football player from Donegal

*August 10th, 1988

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Cian Mulligan

Irish Gaelic footballer

*March 4th, 1996

Birthdays of famous people