People Associated With Clonmel
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1821 | 15,590 | — |
| 1831 | 15,134 | −2.9% |
| 1841 | 13,505 | −10.8% |
| 1851 | 11,589 | −14.2% |
| 1861 | 11,646 | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 10,112 | −13.2% |
| 1881 | 9,325 | −7.8% |
| 1891 | 8,480 | −9.1% |
| 1901 | 10,167 | +19.9% |
| 1911 | 10,209 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 9,056 | −11.3% |
| 1936 | 9,391 | +3.7% |
| 1946 | 9,857 | +5.0% |
| 1951 | 10,471 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 11,134 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 11,087 | −0.4% |
| 1966 | 11,457 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 12,291 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 14,808 | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 15,517 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 15,562 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 16,182 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 16,910 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 17,008 | +0.6% |
- Symon Semeonis was a 14th century Franciscan friar who left Clonmel in 1323 on pilgrimage to the Holy Land
- Francis Bryan (1490–1550), English courtier and diplomat during the reign of Henry VIII. died at Conmel in 1550
- Bonaventura Baron (1610–1696), a distinguished Franciscan humanist, philosopher and writer was born in Clonmel
- Laurence Sterne (1713–68), author of 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman', was born in the town, though his family returned to England soon after
- William J. Duane (1780–1865), American politician and lawyer from Pennsylvania, was born in Clonmel
- Charles Bianconi (1786–1875),onetime mayor of Clonmel, ran his pioneering public transport system of horse-drawn carriages from Clonmel
- George Borrow (1803–1881), polyglot, ethnologist of the Romani people and author of Lavengro, in which he briefly writes of his time in Clonmel, lived here in 1815
- Ramsay Weston Phipps (1838–1923), military historian, born in Clonmel, lived there off and on throughout his life.
- Anthony Trollope (1815–1852), a noted author, worked in the town for a period
- Vincent Hanley (1954–1987), a pioneering Irish radio DJ and television presenter, nicknamed "Fab Vinny". He worked mainly for Raidió Teilifís Éireann and was the first Irish celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness.
- Frank Patterson (1938–2000), one of Ireland's most famous tenors, was native to the town
- Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, an Irish musician, and holds Professorship of Music at the Irish World Music Centre of the University of Limerick
- Adi Roche, co-founder of Chernobyl Children's Project International and 1997 candidate for the Irish Presidency
- Fred Murray, professional football player, playing in England for Luton Town
- Thomas Chamney, Irish athlete who ran 800m in Beijing Olympics in 2008
- Andrea Roche, best known Irish model and Miss Ireland 1997
- Rozanna Purcell, model and Miss Universe Ireland 2010
- Vivian Murray, businessman
- Pat O'Callaghan, was an Irish athlete and 1928 Olympic gold medalist
- Paul Walsh, is an Irish singer in the band Royseven and a television presenter with RTÉ.
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