Ireland
People of this nationality
Nuala O'Faolain
1940 – 2008
writer
Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
1874 – 1948
politician
Frank Hall
1921 – 1995
television presenter
Rebecca O'Mara
b. 1977
actor
Madeline Dicker
b. 1899
Christy Fletcher
1933 – 1974
association football player
Finbar Wright
b. 1957
singer
Vinny Sullivan
b. 1981
association football player
John Oldfield
1943 – 2002
association football player
Sir Peter FitzGerald, 19th Knight of Kerry
1808 – 1880
Michael Hoey
b. 1939
long-distance runner
Karen Shinkins
b. 1976
athletics competitor
Denis Donoghue
1928 – 2021
author
Jason Forde
b. 1993
hurler
Mick Flannery
b. 1983
pianist
Jamie Heaslip
b. 1983
rugby union player
Henry Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington
1822 – 1889
politician
Barton McGuckin
1852 – 1913
opera singer
John Dowse
1891 – 1964
rugby union player
Brendan Kenneally
b. 1955
politician
Karl Gannon
b. 1974
association football player
John Anderson
b. 1978
hurler
Michael Davern
1900 – 1973
politician
Richie Power
b. 1985
hurler
Joseph Murphy
b. 1976
equestrian
Louis Walsh
b. 1952
record producer
Vincent Muldoon
b. 1990
snooker player
John Smyth
b. 1970
association football player
Con Lehane
1912 – 1983
politician
Patrick Murphy
1889 – 1968
politician
Vinnie Kilduff
b. 1960
musician
Michelle Quilty
b. 1990
James Archer
1550 – 1620
artist
Graham Cummins
b. 1987
association football player
Terry Willers
1935 – 2011
cartoonist
Talos
1987 – 2024
Paddy Campbell
b. 1974
Gaelic football player
Walter Butler of Roscrea
1600 – 1634
soldier
Noel O'Flynn
b. 1951
politician
Heather O'Brien
b. 1984
rugby union player
Mick Waters
1941 – 2024
hurler
Joseph Ward
1832 – 1872
Larry Fanning
1922 – 2008
hurler
Declan Murphy
b. 1966
jockey
Mark Dempsey
b. 1972
association football player
Laura Whitmore
b. 1985
television presenter
Jimmy Conway
1946 – 2020
association football player
Pat Hartnett
b. 1960
hurler
Gordon Mack
1898 – 1948
tennis player
Peter Neary
1950 – 2021
economist
Síle Seoige
b. 1979
television presenter
Gary Doherty
b. 1980
association football player
Keith Earls
b. 1987
rugby union player
Leah McNamara
actor
Constance Smith
1928 – 2003
actor
Andrew O'Shaughnessy
b. 1984
hurler
Peter O'Sullivan
1943 – 2024
hurler
Denis Hurley
b. 1984
rugby union player
Michaela Walsh
b. 1993
boxer
Dick Whittaker
1934 – 1998
association football player
Tony Dobbin
b. 1972
jockey
James Macauley
1889 – 1945
association football player
Philip Lawton
b. 1977
sailor
Gareth McGlynn
b. 1982
association football player
David Collins
b. 1971
association football player
Mick Woods
b. 1949
athletics competitor
Mark Scanlon
b. 1980
sport cyclist
Dorren O'Siochrú
b. 1950
chess player
Conor Lenihan
b. 1963
politician
Bill Buller
1929 – 2007
equestrian
Paul McGuinness
b. 1951
music publisher
Shane Byrne
b. 1971
rugby union player
William Alphonsus Scott
1871 – 1921
architect
Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor
b. 1966
politician
Ger Cunningham
b. 1961
Gaelic football player
Stephen Henderson
b. 1966
association football player
Ryan Cassidy
b. 2001
association football player
John Doyle
b. 1971
musician
Charlie McConalogue
b. 1977
politician
Eugene Coughlan
b. 1956
hurler
John Joe Nerney
1922 – 2015
association football player
Kathy Rose O'Brien
actor
Madeline Perry
b. 1977
squash player
May Hezlet
1882 – 1978
golfer
Emily Lorimer
1881 – 1949
linguist
Jimmy Monaghan
b. 1988
singer-songwriter
Gavin O'Reilly
b. 1966
businessperson
Jim Stynes
1966 – 2012
Australian rules football player
John Donnelly
b. 1998
hurler
Sonia O'Sullivan
b. 1969
long-distance runner
Kenneth Nicholls
1934 – 2025
author
Tim Bergin
b. 1985
rugby league player
Jonny Cooper
b. 1989
Gaelic football player
JJ Gabriel
b. 2010
association football player
Tom Conneely
b. 1959
hurler
Ray D'Arcy
b. 1964
television presenter
Mary Purcell
1906 – 1991
biographer
Michael Creed
b. 1963
politician
Alister Martin
b. 1965
sport cyclist
William Cooke Taylor
1800 – 1849
writer