Born in Meath

Meath

County in Ireland, formerly known as East Meath

Meath as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Irish-born poet and novelist, British politician (1760-1842), Irish-born actor in American films (1886-1939)): John Boyle O'Reilly, Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, Owen Moore and some more.

Celebrities from Meath

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John Boyle O'Reilly

Irish-born poet and novelist

*June 28th, 1844 †August 10th, 1890, Boston

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Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

British politician (1760-1842)

*June 20th, 1760 †September 26th, 1842, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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Owen Moore

Irish-born actor in American films (1886-1939)

*December 12th, 1886 †June 9th, 1939, Beverly Hills

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Peter Warren

Royal Navy admiral (1703-1752)

*March 10th, 1703 †July 29th, 1752, Dublin

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William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington

Anglo-Irish politician (1763-1845)

*May 20th, 1763 †February 22nd, 1845, London

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Geraldine Somerville

British actress

*May 19th, 1967

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Deirdre Shannon

Irish language singer

*July 19th, 1970

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Robin McAuley

Irish singer

*January 20th, 1953

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James Stern

Anglo-Irish writer of short stories and non-fiction

*December 26th, 1904 †November 22nd, 1993

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Hugh O'Sullivan

Rugby union player

*February 24th, 1998

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Pat Laffan

Irish actor (1939-2019)

*June 8th, 1939 †March 14th, 2019, Dublin

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Joe Moore

American actor (1894-1926)

*November 22nd, 1894 †August 22nd, 1926, Santa Monica

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Homan Potterton

Irish art critic and historian

*May 9th, 1946 †December 8th, 2020

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