List of Irish people
From Celtopedia
This is a list of famous Irish people.
It covers
- people who come from the island of Ireland, that is the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- people of Irish descent who identified themselves or involved themselves with Ireland (eg, Éamon de Valera, Princess Grace of Monaco),
- people who chose to adopt an Irish identity or Irish citizenship (eg, Daniel Day-Lewis).
Some people born on the island of Ireland, particularly from Northern Ireland, also regard themselves as British. Perhaps because of the extent of Irish emigration, talented people of Irish birth or descent have become known throughout the world.
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Art
Main list of visual artists: List of Irish artists
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Architecture
- Eileen Gray
- James Hoban, designer of White House
- Kevin Roche
- Sam Stephenson
- Edward Lovett Pearce
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Actors
- Patrick Bergin
- Pierce Brosnan, Navan-born James Bond
- Gabriel Byrne
- Stephen Boyd, Actor
- Cyril Cusack, born in South Africa
- Niamh Cusack
- Sorcha Cusack
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Oscar winner, born in UK
- Hilton Edwards, co-founder of the Gate Theatre, born in UK
- Colin Farrell
- Fionnula Flanagan , Actress
- Barry Fitzgerald, Abbey Theatre actor turned Hollywood star
- Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner
- Bronagh Gallagher, Actress
- Sir Michael Gambon
- Brendan Gleeson, Actor, appearing in Braveheart,The General,Cold Mountain,Troy,Kingdom of Heaven, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Richard Harris (actor)
- Evanna Lynch (actress), Cast as Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Joe Lynch, TV
- Susan Lynch, Actress appeared in Nora, Secret of Roan Inish, Waking Ned
- Mícheál Mac Liammóir, co-founder of the Gate Theatre, born in UK
- Patrick McGoohan
- Victor McLaglen, Actor
- Colm Meaney,Actor
- Charles Mitchel
- Cillian Murphy, Actor
- Liam Neeson, Actor
- Ardal O'Hanlon actor/comedian
- Maureen O'Hara, Actress
- Milo O'Shea
- Maureen O'Sullivan, actor and mother of Mia Farrow
- Peter O'Toole, Oscar winner
- Stuart Townsend, actor and boxer
- Stephen Rea, Actor
- Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Music
- Michael William Balfe, composer
- Gerald Barry, composer, Aosdána
- Derek Bell, harpist
- Mary Black, Singer
- Seóirse Bodley, Aosdána
- Bono (real name: Paul Hewson), lead singer of U2
- Boyzone
- Annette Buckley, singer songwriter
- John Buckley, Aosdána
- Paddy Casey, singer/songwriter
- Patrick Cassidy, composer
- The Chieftains, traditional music group
- Fada, trad-pop irish music group
- Frank Corcoran, Aosdána
- The Corrs
- Phil Coulter, composer
- The Cranberries
- Dana, Rosemary Scallon, MEP - singer turned politician
- Raymond Deane, Aosdána
- Jerome de Bromhead, Aosdána
- Roger Doyle, Aosdána
- Enya (real name: Eithne Ní Bhraonáin), singer/songwriter
- Eibhlis Farrell, Aosdána
- John Field (composer) (creator of the nocturne)
- Jem Finer, banjoist and guitarist
- The Fury Brothers and Davy Arthur
- Rory Gallagher, blues/rock guitarist
- James Galway, flautist
- Sir. Bob Geldof, songwriter, singer of the Boomtown Rats, activist
- Hamilton Harty, composer and arranger
- Michael Holohan, Aosdána
- Brian Irvine, composer
- Fergus Johnston, Aosdána
- Dolores Keane, Singer
- Ronan Keating, singer/songwriter
- Luke Kelly, singer
- Brian Kennedy, singer
- Tommy Makem, singer
- Kerbdog, rock band
- Dave King, singer/songwriter
- John Kinsella, Aosdána
- Johnny Logan, singer/songwriter
- John Maher (Marr), guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter, formerly of The Smiths
- Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy frontman
- Philip Martin, pianist, Aosdána
- John Count McCormack, singer
- Shane MacGowan, singer/songwriter
- Christy Moore, singer/songwriter
- Van Morrison, singer/songwriter
- Samantha Mumba, singer
- Sean Mackin, Backup Vocals and Violinist of Yellowcard
- Mundy, singer/songwriter
- Turlough O'Carolan, 17th century harpist and composer ("Last of the Bards")
- Sinéad O'Connor, singer
- Kevin O'Connell, Aosdána
- Maura O'Connell, Singer
- Daniel O'Donnell (Irish singer), country-and-western singer
- Mary O'Hara, harpist/singer
- Jane O'Leary, Aosdána
- Seán Ó Riada, composer & musician
- Carmel Quinn, singer
- Snow Patrol, rock band
- Stiff Little Fingers, punk band
- Eric Sweeney, Aosdána
- Westlife
- Ian Wilson, Aosdána
- James Wilson, Aosdána
- Stephen Morrissey, singer/songwriter, formerly of The Smiths
- Dusty Springfield, Vocalist The Springfields, solo Female Vocalist.
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Dance
- Michael Flatley, dancer
- Dame Ninette de Valois, ballet
- Lola Montes (Eliza Gilbert), dancer, courtesan
- Bill Whelan, choreographer
- Jean Butler, Irish Dancer
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Writing
See also: List of Irish novelists
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A - C
- Cecil Frances Alexander
- William Allingham, poet
- John Banville, novelist
- Leland Bardwell, Aosdána
- George Barrington
- Sebastian Barry, novelist, Aosdána
- Samuel Beckett, Saoi
- Brendan Behan, playwright, novelist
- Dermot Bolger, novelist, Aosdána
- Clare Boylan, Aosdána
- Patrick Bronte, poet
- Christy Browne, author of My Left Foot
- Annette Buckley, singer songwriter
- J. B. Bury, historian
- William Carleton, novelist
- Marina Carr, Aosdána
- Ciarán Carson, Aosdána
- Philip Casey, Aosdána
- Seathrún Céitinn (Geoffrey Keating)
- Austin Clarke (poet)
- Harry Clifton, Aosdána
- Michael Coady, Aosdána
- Brian Coffey, poet
- Anthony Cronin, Aosdána
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D - K
- Margaretta D'Arcy, Aosdána
- Seamus Deane, Aosdána
- Eamon Delaney
- Aubrey de Vere, poet
- Denis Devlin, poet
- Theo Dorgan, Aosdána
- Roddy Doyle, novelist
- Sir Samuel Ferguson poet
- Roderick Flanagan, Historian
- Brian Friel, playwright, Aosdána
- Carlo Gébler, Aosdána
- Oliver Goldsmith, novelist and dramatist
- Oliver St John Gogarty
- Robert Greacen, Aosdána
- Lady Gregory, playwright and founder of the Abbey Theatre
- Dermot Healy, Aosdána
- Randolph Healy, Poet
- Seamus Heaney, Saoi of Aosdána
- Aidan Higgins, Aosdána
- Rita Ann Higgins, poet, Aosdána
- Pearse Hutchinson, Aosdána
- Pat Ingoldsby, poet, playwright, etc.
- Jennifer Johnston, Aosdána
- Neil Jordan, author, film director, Aosdána
- James Joyce, novelist
- Trevor Joyce, poet
- Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, author
- Patrick Kavanagh,poet
- Adrian Kenny, Aosdána
- Benedict Kiely, Saoi of Aosdána
- Tom Kilroy, Aosdána
- Mary Kusack, the "Nun of Kenmare," patriot and controversialist
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill ,Gaelic poet.
- Mary Lavin, Saoi of Aosdána
- Francis Ledwidge, poet
- Michael Longley, Aosdána
- Dúbhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, genealogist, (k. 1671)
- Walter Macken, novelist
- James Clarence Mangan poet
- F.X. Martin (1922-1999), historian
- Fr. Francis Martin, (1652-1714), theologin
- Malachi Martin, (1923-2000), horror writer
- Mary Letatia Martin, (1815-1850), novelist
- Voilet Florence Martin (1862-1915), short-story writer and novelist
- Edward Martyn, playwright, art patron and political activist
- Frank McCourt, writer
- Martin McDonagh, playwright
- John McGahern, novelist, Aosdána
- Frank McGuinness, Aosdána
- Gerard McKeown, writer
- Richard Murphy, poet, Aosdána
- Thomas Moore, poet
- Christopher Nolan, poet, Aosdána
- Edna O'Brien, novelist, Aosdána
- Sean O'Casey, playwright
- Frank O'Connor, short story writer
- Ulick O'Connor, Aosdána
- Máirtín Ó Díreáin, great Irish-language poet,Aosdána
- Julia Ó Faoláin, Aosdána
- Sean O'Faolain, Saoi of Aosdána
- Liam O'Flaherty, novelist, short story writer
- Brian O'Nolan (aka Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O'Brien), novelist/columnist
- James Plunkett, Aosdána
- Deirdre Purcell
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R - Z
- George Russell, AE
- Maurice Scully, poet
- George Bernard Shaw, novelist, playwright
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright
- Michael Smith (poet)
- Geoffrey Squires, poet
- Laurence Sterne, novelist
- Bram Stoker, author of Dracula
- Francis Stuart, Saoi of Aosdána
- Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, novelist and satirist
- John Millington Synge, dramatist
- William Trevor, writer, Aosdána
- Catherine Walsh, poet
- Oscar Wilde, novelist, poet, satirist
- William Butler Yeats, poet
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Business
- Donnie Cassidy, businessman and TD
- Niall FitzGerald, honorary KBE, chief executive Unilever
- Arthur Guinness - brewer
- Eddie Hobbs, financial guru, presenter of Show me the Money and Rip-Off Republic
- Denis O'Brien, highly successful entrepreneur and founder of Esat Telecom
- Michael O'Leary, colourful CEO of Ryanair
- Sir Anthony J F O'Reilly - Independent Newspapers and head of Heinz, 1979-1996
- Sean Quinn - multi-millionaire entrepreneur
- Tony Ryan, founder of Ryanair and Guinness Peat Aviation
- Pat McDonagh, founder of Supermac's
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Politics
Main list: List of Irish politicians
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Science, Education and Technology
Main list: List of Irish scientists, engineers and inventors
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Sport
- George Best, footballer
- Packie Bonner, footballer
- Andrew Bree, swimmer
- John Pius Boland - double Olympic medal-winner/tennis,1896
- Sean Boylan, long-time manager of All-Ireland winning Meath football team
- Michael Carruth, Olympic gold medal winner/boxing
- Eamonn Coghlan, runner
- Liam Daish, footballer
- Gordon D'Arcy, rugby player
- Ronnie Delany - Olympic medal winner/athletics
- Mick Doyle - rugby player
- Damien Duff, footballer
- Eamon Dunphy, soccer player turned media commentator and broadcaster
- Shay Given, footballer
- Johnny Giles, footballer
- Padraig Harrington, golfer
- Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed, 19th century mountaineer
- Alex Higgins, 'Hurricane Higgins', snooker player
- David Humphreys - rugby player
- Eddie Irvine, Formula One driver
- Pat Jennings, footballer
- Eddie Jordan, racing driver and Formula 1 team owner
- Robbie Keane, footballer
- Roy Keane, footballer
- Sean Kelly, cyclist
- Michael Kinane, jockey
- Eddie Macken, horse showjumper
- Dave McAuley, boxer
- Kevin McBride, boxer
- Willie John McBride - rugby player
- Mick McCarthy - former Republic of Ireland football manager
- Wayne McCullough - Olymic Silver Medalist/Boxing
- Paul McGinley, golfer
- Paul McGrath, footballer
- Barry McGuigan, boxer
- Catherina McKiernan, athlete
- Jimmy McLarnin, boxer
- Geordan Murphy - rugby player
- Pat O'Callaghan - Olympic gold medal/hammer, 1928, 1932
- Patrick O'Connell - Real Betis/FC Barcelona manager, 1930s
- Cian O'Connor - show jumper who had olympic gold medal taken from him
- Brian O'Driscoll - rugby player
- Mick O'Dwyer, successful gaelic inter-county football manager
- Ronan O'Gara, rugby player
- Malcolm O'Kelly, rugby player
- Jonjo O'Neill, jockey
- Tony O'Reilly - rugby player
- Colm O'Rourke, Gaelic Athletic Association GAA footballer
- Paidi O'Se, GAA footballer and All-Ireland winner
- Sonia O'Sullivan, Olympic silver medalist
- Niall Quinn, footballer
- Stephen Roche, cyclist
- Tom Sharkey, boxer
- Michelle Smith - Multi gold medalist 1996 Olympics
- Steve Staunton, footballer
- Jim Stynes - Champion Australian Rules footballer
- Bob Tisdall - Olympic gold medal/400mH, 1932
- John Treacy - Olympic silver medal/marathon, 1984
- Ruby Walsh, jockey
- Keith Wood, rugby player
- Ken Doherty, former World Snooker champion
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Other
- Aidan Larkin - Poker player
- Margaretta Eagar - Author, Born Co Kerry, Governess to Last Russian Imperial Family 1894-1906
- Catherine McGuinness - Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland, President of the Law Reform Commission - [1]
- Emily O'Reilly - journalist, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
- James Hamilton - Director of Public Prosecutions
- Todd Andrews - civil servant
- Timothy Smiddy - academic, economist, Ireland's first ambassador
- Ryan Tubridy - entertainer
- Harry Clarke - stained glass artist
- Michael Mills - Ombudsman
- Kevin Murphy, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
- Terry Wogan - TV and radio "personality"
- Gay Byrne - broadcaster and presenter of the Late Late Show (1962-1999)
- Eamonn Andrews - TV personality, producer and businessman
- Graham Norton - TV personality and actor
- Pat Kenny - broadcaster & presenter of the Late Late Show (1999-present)
- George Berkeley - philosopher
- Desmond Connell, Cardinal Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
- Lord Eames, Church of IrelandArchbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
- Michael Anthony Fleming - Bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland
- Jim Duffy - Irish advisor to Australia's Republic Advisory Committee
- Lord Killanin, former head of the International Olympic Committee
- St. Patrick - British born Irish patron saint
- St. Brigid - Irish saint and bishop
- St. Aidan of Lindisfarne
- Sir William Johnson
- Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh
- Dermot Morgan - satirist and star of Father Ted
- Lord Mount Charles - rock impressario, owner of Slane Castle, politician
- Lord Longford - Gate Theatre manager
- Lady Mary Heath - early aviator
- Michelle Burke - twice Oscar-winner for make-up
- Philip Treacy - milliner
- Norah Barnacle - wife of James Joyce
- Sir Alfred Chester Beatty
- Sir Horace Plunkett - founder of co-operative movement
- Kitty O'Shea - mistress of Charles Stewart Parnell
- Edward Martyn - co-founder of the Irish Literary Theatre
- James Larkin - labour leader
- William Martin Murphy - Dublin Employers Association (1911)
- Johannes Scotus Erigena - theologian (b. 810)
- Ernest Shackleton - explorer
- Grace O'Malley - Granuaile,Gráinne Mhaol, pirate queen
- Edward McLysaght - Chief Herald of Ireland, 1943-54
- Gerard Slevin - Chief Herald of Ireland, 1954-81
- Patricia Donlon - Chief Herald of Ireland, 1995-97
- Donal Begley - Chief Herald of Ireland, 1981-95
- Brendan O Donoghue - Chief Herald of Ireland, 1997-date
- Eliza Lynch, mistress of Francisco López, Paraguayan dictator
- Nellie Cashman, gold prospector in the United States; born in County Cork
- Veronica Guerin - journalist
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Notable Irish people (selection)
- Augusta, Lady Gregory - playwright, co-founder of Abbey Theatre, died 1932
- Brian Boru - King of Munster and High King of Ireland, killed 1014
- Saint Brigid of Ireland - Irish Goddess and Saint
- Diarmait mac Mail na mBo - King of Leinster, killed 1072
- Dicuil, 8th/9th century geographer
- Echmarcach mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin, ruler of the Irish Sea, died after 1061
- Johannes Scotus Eriugena, philosopher, died 877
- Maelruanaidh Mor mac Tadg, founder of the kingdom of Moylurg, fl. 956
- Niall of the Nine Hostages - ancestor of many Irish dynasties; died c.450/455
- Olaf III Guthfrithson, King of Dublin, died 941
- Bertie Ahern - Irish Taoiseach since 1997
- Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer - Admiral in British navy, died 1720
- John Banville - novelist
- Samuel Beckett - playwright and novelist
- Brendan Behan - Dramatist
- George Berkeley - Idealist Philosopher
- Bono - Singer, political activist
- Pierce Brosnan - actor, played James Bond 1994-2005
- Noel Browne - politician
- Ray Burke - politician
- James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde - stateman and soldier, died 1688
- Gabriel Byrne - Actor
- Gay Byrne - presenter of the Late Late Show (1962-1999)
- Roger Casement - Irish revolutionary
- Patrick Clancy - Member of the Clancy Brothers
- John Clyn - monk and chronicler
- William Coffey - War hero
- Michael Collins (Irish leader) - rebel and politician
- Sir Eyre Coote, Commander-in-Chief, British forces, India; died 1783
- Thomas Connellan - composer, died 1698
- The Corrs - Irish traditional/pop band
- Seamus Costello - IRA Leader
- Nadine Coyle - Singer
- Tom Crean - Antarctic explorer
- Daniel Day-Lewis - Award-winning actor
- Joe Duffy - radio personality.
- Val Doonican - singer
- Colin Farrell - actor, born 1976
- Rory Gallagher - influential Irish rock and blues musician
- Bob Geldof - singer and activist, born 1954
- Oliver Goldsmith - Author and playwright
- Veronica Guerin - journalist, murdered 1996
- Arthur Guinness - brewer
- William Rowan Hamilton - Major mathematician, scientist
- Bridget Dowling Hitler - sister-in-law of Adolf Hitler
- Richard Harris - actor
- Patrick Hillery - sixth president of Ireland
- James Hoban - designer of the White House, died 1831
- John Joseph Hughes - first Archbishop of New York, built St. Patrick's Cathedral, born Co. Tyrone
- John Jameson (distiller) - Whiskey manufacturer
- Sir William Johnson - Indian Agent in Colonial America, died 1774
- Neil Jordan - film director
- James Joyce - Author
- Roy Keane - footballer
- Geoffrey Keating - historian, died 1643
- Francis Ledwidge - poet and political activist, killed in action 1917
- Danny La Rue - female impersonator
- Liam Lawlor - former TD and convicted criminal
- C.S. Lewis - Author
- Phil Lynott - singer-songwriter and rock star, died 1986
- Mary McAleese - President of Ireland since 1997
- Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh - historian and genealogist, murdered 1671
- Dermot MacMurrough - King of Leinster, invited Normans to Ireland; died 1171.
- Bernadette Devlin McAliskey - Northern Irish MP
- Barry McGuigan - Featherweight champion
- Spike Milligan - comedian, actor and writer
- Paddy Moloney - composer and founder of The Chieftains
- Van Morrison - singer-songwriter
- Christy Moore - leading Irish singer-songwriter
- Samantha Mumba - actress, pop star, model, born 1983
- Cillian Murphy - actor
- Graham Norton - TV personality and actor
- Dáibhí Ó Bruadair, one of the last of the Bardic poets, died 1698
- Turlough O'Carolan - Irish harpist and composer, 1670-1738
- Sean O'Casey - Dramatist, political activist
- Sinéad O'Connor - singer
- Daniel O'Connell - barrister and Irish emancipator
- Máirtín Ó Direáin - poet
- Hugh Roe O'Donnell, last de facto Prince of Tir Connall, assassinated 1602
- William O'Dwyer - Irish-born mayor of New York City
- Seán Óg Ó hAilpín - Captain of the Cork hurling team
- Maureen O'Hara - Actress best known for her beauty,temper and luxurious red hair
- John O'Mahony - Revolutionary
- Grace O'Malley - Irish chieftain and pirate, c.1530-c.1603
- Felim O'Neill of Kinard - lawyer and soldier, executed 1652
- Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone - last King of Tir Eoghan, died 1616
- Hugh Dubh O'Neill - soldier, fl. 1650
- Owen Roe O'Neill - Irish general, died 1649
- Tony O'Reilly - entrepreneur
- Maureen O'Sullivan - Irish actress, Tarzan's Jane
- Sonia O'Sullivan - Olympic athlethe, born 1969
- Peter O'Toole - Oscar-winning actor
- Albert Reynolds - eighth Irish Taoiseach
- Adi Roche - humanitarian
- Mary Robinson- seventh Irish president, Commissioner for Human Rights
- Tony Ryan - entrepreneur
- Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, soldier, died 1693
- Ernest Shackleton - Antarctic explorer, died 1922
- Bram Stoker - theatre manager and author of Dracula, died 1912
- Jonathan Swift - author of Gulliver's Travels
- Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, soldier, died 1691
- Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair - last High King of Ireland, died 1198
- Lorcan Ua Tuathail - Archbishop of Dublin, died 1180
- Charles Stewart Parnell - leader of Irish Home Rule Party, died 1891
- U2 - rock band
- Eamon de Valera - Irish Taoiseach and President, died 1975
- Ninette de Valois - ballerina and founder of the Royal Ballet, died 2001
- Oscar Wilde - playwight, poet, wit.
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Notable people of Irish descent
- Roone Arledge - Media Network chairman
- Kevin Bacon - Prolific actor
- Alec Baldwin - Actor
- Rick Barry - basketball player
- Ethel Barrymore - Actress
- John Barrymore - Actor
- Lionel Barrymore - Actor
- Tom Berenger - Actor
- Billy the Kid - Alias Henry McCarty and William Henry Bonney American outlaw
- Robert Montgomery Bird - Novelist
- Joan Blondell - Actress
- Anne Bonny - pirate
- Peter Boyle - American actor
- Robert Boyle - Chemist
- Kenneth Branagh - Actor
- Walter Brennan - Actor
- William J. Brennan - Supreme Court Justice
- Jimmy Breslin - Newspaper columnist
- James Buchanan - American president
- Jeff Buckley - singer-songerwriter
- William F. Buckley, Jr. - Political commentator, author
- James J. Braddock - heavyweight boxing champion
- Tommy Burns - Heavyweight boxing champion
- Ellen Burstyn - Actress
- Kate Bush- singer
- Jane Byrne - Mayor of Chicago
- Donald Byrne - American chess champion
- Robert Byrne - American chess champion
- James Cagney - American movie actor
- Mark Calaway - Irish American, popular professional wrestler known as the Undertaker.
- Drew Carey - Comedian
- Mariah Carey - pop star
- George Carlin - American comedian
- William Harvey Carney - American Civil War hero, Medal of Honor awardee
- Emily Carr - Artist, writer
- John Dickson Carr - Mystery writer
- John Carradine - Actor
- Jim Carrey - Canadian/American Actor
- Leo G. Carroll - Actor
- Madeleine Carroll - Actress
- Jimmy Carter - American president
- Rubin Carter - Middleweight boxer
- William J. Casey - Director CIA
- Ramsey Clark - Radical Liberal Attorney General
- William Tierney Clark - English engineer
- Tom Clancy - Novelist
- Beverly Cleary - Author
- Danika Cleary - Apple iPod Product Manager
- George Clooney - American actor
- Rosemary Clooney - Popular singer
- Glenn Close - Actress
- Charles Coburn - Actor
- James Coburn - Academy Award-winning actor
- Paul Coffey - Canadian Hockey player
- Dabney Coleman - Comedic actor
- Ivonne Coll - Actress and singer
- Jackie Collins - Author
- Joan Collins - Movie star
- John W. Collins - American chess master
- Phil Collins - Singer, songwriter
- Charles Comiskey MLB player, team manager, and owner
- Bart Conner - Gymnast
- Jennifer Connelly - Actress
- Cyril Connolly - English man of letters
- Billy Connolly - Sacrilegious Stand-up comic
- Maureen Connolly - Tennis player
- Tim Conway - Renowned actor and comedian
- Elisha Cook Jr. - Character actor
- Gary Cooper - Academy Award-winning actor
- James J. Corbett - heavyweight boxing champion
- Tommy Corcoran - N.Y. Giants shortstop
- Wendell Corey - Character actor
- Elvis Costello - Singer, songwriter
- Kevin Costner - Renowned actor
- Charles Coughlin - Anti-Semitic Radio Commentator
- James Coyle - Priest, murder victim
- Jeanne Crain - Actress
- Bob Crane - Actor
- Simon Crean - Politician
- Donald Crisp - Academy Award-winning character actor
- Bing Crosby - World-renowned crooner (Der Bingle)
- Aleister Crowley - Occultist, addict
- Macaulay Culkin - International film star
- Tom Culligan - Entrepreneur, author
- Tim Curry - American actor, Cherokee activist
- Ken Curtis - Singer, actor
- Kim Darby - Noted actress
- Dennis Day - Tenor singer
- Dorothy Day - Founder, Catholic Worker Movement
- Martin R. Delany - American abolitionist
- Jack Dempsey - heavyweight boxing champion
- Bo Derek - Actress
- William Devane - Character actor
- Siobhan Donaghy - Singer, songwriter
- Phil Donahue - TV personality
- Troy Donahue - Actor
- Donovan - British musician
- William Donovan - Head of OSS
- Tom Dooley (humanitarian) - Humanitarian doctor
- John Sholto Douglas - Vegetable Projectionist
- Lord Alfred Douglas - Exalted British aristocrat
- Maureen Dowd - New York Times columnist
- Robert Downey Jr. - Actor, drug activist
- Adrian Conan Doyle - Mystery writer
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Author
- Richard Doyle (illustrator) - Punch illustrator
- Richard Doyle (sailor) - American sailor
- Richard Doyle (senator) - Canadian senator
- Richard Doyle (rights advocate) - Men's rights advocate
- Richard D'Oyly Carte - Theater manager
- James Duane - Mayor of New York, son of a Galwayman
- Howard Duff - Character actor
- Patrick Duffy - Actor, comedian
- Joe Dugan - Baseball player
- James Dunn (actor) - Actor
- James Dunn (politician) - Politician
- James Dunn (theologian) - Theologian
- Irene Dunne - Renowned actress
- Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
- Jimmy Ellis - Heavyweight boxing champion
- Morgan Fairchild - Actress (born Patsy Ann McClenny)
- Adam Faith - Singer, actor (born Terence Nelhams)
- James Fallows - Journalist
- Chris Farley - Popular actor and comedian
- James Aloysius Farley - 1936 Election predicter
- Mia Farrow - Actress, celebrity
- Colin Ferguson - Spree Killer
- Sally Field - Actress (born Sally Mahoney)
- James Finneran - Politician
- Albert Finney - Noted actor
- Barry Fitzgerald - Noted award-winning actor
- F. Scott Fitzgerald - American novelist
- Frances FitzGerald - Author "Fire in the Lake"
- George FitzGerald - Noted physicist
- Geraldine Fitzgerald - Renowned actress
- Patrick J. Fitzgerald - Special Counsel
- Tara Fitzgerald - Actress
- Joel Fitzgibbon - Politician
- Colleen Fitzpatrick - Punk rock singer
- William Fitzpatrick - Violinist, conductor
- Joe Flaherty - Actor, Comedian (SCTV)
- Janet Flanner - Journalist, author
- Jay C. Flippen - Character actor
- Errol Flynn - Australian actor
- James R. Flynn - Political scientist
- Bridget Fonda - Actress
- Jane Fonda - Actress, political activist
- Joan Fontaine - Academy Award-Winning Actress
- Glenn Ford - Celebrated actor
- Harrison Ford - Actor
- Henry Ford - founder of the Ford Motor Company
- Michael J. Fox - Actor
- Vicente Fox - President of Mexico
- Roger Fry - Art critic
- Helen Gahagan - Politician, actress
- Fred Gallagher - Illustrator, cartoonist
- Leo Gallagher - Prop comic
- Liam Gallagher - Singer
- Noel Gallagher - Singer
- John Garfield - Noted actor
- Judy Garland, Actress and Legendary Singer with maternal Irish Fitzpatrick Ancestry
- Peggy Ann Garner - Actress
- Greer Garson - Renowned actress
- Pat Garrett - Sheriff who shot Billy the Kid
- Boy George - Musician, celebrity
- James Cardinal Gibbons - 2nd Cardinal in USA, supported labour movement
- Mel Gibson, Actor , Director
- Gary Gilmore - Capital punishment proponent
- Mary Gilmore - Poet
- Bill Haley - Rock 'n' Roll singer
- Debbie Harry - Rock singer
- Dick Haymes - Vocalist, actor
- Cian Healy - Awesome person
- Conor Healy - A man who needs no introduction
- Diarmuid Healy - Explosive character
- Katherine Helmond - Character actress
- Ed Herlihy - Newsreel narrator
- Victor Herbert - Composer of popular music
- Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, born Vivian Herzog in Belfast
- Alfred Hitchcock - film director and producer
- William Patrick Hitler - nephew of Adolf Hitler
- Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham - son of a member of the Tribes of Galway
- Dennis Hopper - Actor
- Howell the Good, first and last King of all Wales
- Howard Hughes - Industrialist
- Ferlin Husky - Country music singer
- Jeremy Irons - Award-winning actor
- Sir John Johnson - American Loyalist leader
- William Joyce - aka Lord Haw-Haw; American-born Nazi propaganda broadcaster
- Michael Keaton - Renowned actor
- Herb Kelleher - Airlines executive
- James Kelleher - Lawyer
- Edward Kelley - Worchester-born medium and Knight of Bohemia
- Kitty Kelley - Journalist, biographer
- Gene Kelly - Actor, Dancer
- Grace Kelly - Actress, princess
- Jim Kelly - football player
- Pat Kelly - All-star outfielder
- Mike Mahaffey - Musician
- Alfred Thayer Mahan - Navy officer
- Dennis Hart Mahan - Teacher
- John Mahoney - British actor
- Tim Mahoney - Guitarist
- Roger Cardinal Mahony - Archbishop
- Jena Malone - Actress
- Finian Maynard - Windsurfing champion
- Lyle Mays - Pianist
- Terry McAuliffe - Democratic Committee Chairman
- Joseph McCabe - Critic of religion
- Mike McCallum - Middleweight boxer
- Eugene McCarthy - Pacifist senator
- Jenny McCarthy - Renowned actress
- Joseph McCarthy - U.S. Senator
- Kevin McCarthy - American actor
- Mary McCarthy - Author
- Paul McCartney - Of The Beatles
- Maclyn McCarty - Geneticist, Cherokee activist
- Tim McCarver - Baseball catcher, broadcaster
- Rue McClanahan - Actress, comedian
- George McClellan - Anti-war general
- Scott McClellan - White House Press Secretary
- Sylvester McCoy - Actor
- Josh McDowell - Christian writer
- Roddy McDowall - Actor
- John McEnroe - tennis player
- Ian McEwan - Author
- Darren McGavin - Noted actor
- Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Canadian politician
- Henry McGee - Comedian
- Edward McGillivray - Canadian mayor
- George McGovern - Anti-war Presidential candidate
- Terry McGovern - Featherweight champion
- Tim McGraw - Country music singer
- Tug McGraw - Baseball relief pitcher
- Jim McGreevey - Democratic governor
- Fred McGriff - Athlete
- Paul McGuigan (musician) - Musician
- Paul McGuigan (filmmaker) - Filmmaker
- Dalton McGuinty - Premier of Ontario
- Dorothy McGuire - Actress
- Mark McGwire - *baseball player
- Jock McHale - Football coach
- Kevin McHale - basketball player
- Maureen F. McHugh - Science fiction writer
- Michael McHugh - Judge
- Duff McKagan - Musician
- Richard McKenna - Author
- Ed McMahon - TV personality
- Grady McMurtry - Cherokee Caliph in Ordo Templi Orientis
- Larry McMurtry - Award-winning author
- Robert McNamara - Secretary of Defense
- Timothy McVeigh - Radical revolutionary
- Cal McVey - Athlete
- George Meredith - Novelist, poet
- Sarah Miles - Celebrated actress
- Thomas Mitchell - Academy Award-winning character actor
- Robert Mitchum - Renowned actor
- Tom Mix - Western actor
- Elizabeth Montgomery - Actress
- Alan Moore - Writer
- Dudley Moore - Actor, oenophile
- Clayton Moore - Western actor
- Clement Clarke Moore - Poet
- Demi Moore - Actress, escort
- Gary Moore - Musician
- Garry Moore - TV personality
- Mary Tyler Moore - Actress
- Michael Moore - American filmmaker
- Roger Moore - Actor
- Crissy Moran - Adult actress and model
- Daniel Keys Moran - Writer
- Erin Moran - Actress
- Roger Moran - Race car driver
- Michael Moriarty - Actor
- Paul Morphy - First U.S. Chess Champion
- Jim Morrison - Singer
- Tommy Morrison - heavyweight boxing champion
- Russell Mulcahy - Film director
- Richard Mulligan - American actor
- Robert Mulligan - American actor
- Rich Mullins - Musician
- Shawn Mullins - Musician
- Brian Mulroney - former Prime Minister of Canada
- Audie Murphy - War Hero, actor
- Tim Murphy - U.S. Congressman
- Bill Murray - American actor
- Edward R. Murrow - Journalist
- Johnny Murtagh - Jockey
- Alice Neel - American artist
- Sam Neill - Actor
- Terry Nichols - Radical revolutionary
- Jack Nicholson - American actor
- Richard M. Nixon - American president
- Christopher Nolan - Film director
- Christopher Nolan (author) - Disabled author
- Lloyd Nolan - Actor
- Peggy Noonan - Presidential speechwriter
- Dion O'Banion - Successful businessman
- Merle Oberon - Actress
- Álvaro Obregón - President of Mexico
- Conan O'Brien - American comedian
- Pat O'Brien - American movie actor
- Arthur O'Connell - Actor
- Helen O'Connell - Singer
- Flannery O'Connor - Writer
- Hugh O'Connor - American actor
- Richard O'Connor - WWII British General
- Sandra Day O'Connor - Supreme Court justice
- Edmundo O'Gorman - Writer
- Juan O'Gorman - Mexican artist
- Catherine O'Hara - Canadian actress
- Bernardo O'Higgins - South American revolutionary, first Chilean head of state
- Georgia O'Keeffe - American artist
- John Maynard Keynes - Economist
- Martin J. O'Malley - Singer
- Ana María O'Neill - women's right's activist
- Ed O'Neill - Actor: Al Bundy in "Married with Children"
- Eugene O'Neill - Playwright "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
- Jennifer O'Neill - Renowned actress
- Tip O'Neill - Politician
- Bill O'Reilly - Political commentator
- Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke - Russian General
- Peter O'Toole - Actor
- Geraldine Page - Renowned actress
- Tim Paterson - Innovative computer programmer
- Chris Patten - British politician
- Luana Patten - Renowned actress
- George S. Patton - U.S. Army general
- Gregory Peck - American actor
- Sean Penn - Theatrical activist
- Roger Penrose - Scientist, mathematician
- Regis Philbin - American television personality
- Franklin Pierce - American president
- Edgar Allan Poe - Author, poet
- Dick Powell - Actor, singer
- Carroll Quigley - Professor
- Linnea Quigley - Actress
- Karen Quinlan - Overdose victim
- Anthony Quinn - Mexican-born Cherokee-American actor
- Sally Quinn - Journalist, author
- Terence Rattigan - Playwright
- Ronald Reagan - President of the United States
- Michael Rennie - Actor
- Tim Robbins - Actor, activist
- Andy Rooney - Liberal media commentator
- Robert Ross - Literary executor to Oscar Wilde
- Mickey Rourke - Star of movie "Barfly"
- Cornelius Ryan - Journalist, author
- Meg Ryan - Renowned actress
- Nolan Ryan - baseball player
- Brendan Shanahan - Canadian ice hockey player
- Del Shannon - Musician, songwriter
- Sharon Shannon - Popular singer
- Kate Smith - Inspiring singer
- Keely Smith - Popular singer
- Suzanne Somers - Actress, comedian, health activist
- Louis St. Laurent - former Prime Minister of Canada
- Terence Stamp - Actor
- Maureen Stapleton - Renowned actress
- Ringo Starr - Rock drummer
- Lewis Stone - Actor
- John L. Sullivan - heavyweight boxing champion
- Willie Sutton - Bank robber, escape artist
- Michael Todd - Producer
- John Kennedy Toole - Novelist
- Spencer Tracy - American actor
- Gene Tunney - heavyweight boxing champion
- Kathleen Turner - Noted actress
- Vitamin C - Musical artist
- John Wayne - Actor
- Ed Whalen - Journalist, TV personality
- Philip Whalen - Poet
- Frank Whaley - Character actor
- James Whitmore - Character actor
- James Whitmore Jr. - Actor
- Kim Wilde - Popular singer
- Garry Wills - Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Walter Winchell - News Commentator
- Ed Wynn - Comedian, actor
- Keenan Wynn - Character actor
- Neil Young - Musician
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See also
- Irish cities
- Irish universities
- Other lists
