# Maurice Neligan

> Maurice Neligan was an Irish heart surgeon, activist, newspaper columnist and media commentator. He was considered one of Ireland's most recognisable doctors - "Ireland's answer to Dr Christian Barnard [sic]" - and performed a number of firsts in Irish medicine. It is thought that he performed 14,000 - 15,000 heart operations during his career. After his death in 2010, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny described him as "the first superstar of Irish medicine".

*Irish heart surgeon and journalist (1937-2010)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/maurice-neligan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Ireland
- **Born:** 1937-05-15
- **Died:** 2010-10-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Maurice Neligan was an Irish heart surgeon, activist, newspaper columnist and media commentator. He was considered one of Ireland's most recognisable doctors - "Ireland's answer to Dr Christian Barnard [sic]" - and performed a number of firsts in Irish medicine. It is thought that he performed 14,000 - 15,000 heart operations during his career. After his death in 2010, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny described him as "the first superstar of Irish medicine".

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 91.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Maurice Neligan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Neligan)
- [Maurice Neligan](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Neligan)
- [Maurice Neligan](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Neligan)
- [Maurice Neligan](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Neligan)
- [ماوريس نيليجان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466778)

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