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45 Famous People from Ireland

Can you name 45 famous people from Ireland?
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Actor who rose to fame in Normal People and starred in Gladiator II
Paul Mescal
Singer-songwriter and a member of the boy band One Direction
Niall Horan
Mixed martial artist and UFC champion
Conor McGregor
Novelist who wrote Ulysses
James Joyce
Actor who played in Phone Booth, The Recruit and Daredevil
Colin Farrell
Most capped player and the top goal scorer of Ireland
Robbie Keane
Comedy chat show host
Graham Norton
Actor who portrayed Tommy Shelby in the series Peaky Blinders
Cillian Murphy
Crime reporter who was shot dead by drug lords in 1996
Veronica Guerin
Female sprinter and national record holder from the 60m up to the 400m
Rhasidat Adeleke
Long distance runner and world champion in athletics
Sonia O'Sullivan
Novelist who wrote the 1953 play Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett
Playwright who wrote Pygmalion and Saint Joan
George Bernard Shaw
Anglo-Irish explorer who led three expeditions to the Antarctic
Ernest Shackleton
Second of only two cyclists to win the Triple Crown of victories
Stephen Roche
Actress who won Oscars for Best Actress for her role in Hamnet
Jessie Buckley
CEO of Ryanair airline
Michael O'Leary
Comedian and the star of sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys
Brendan O'Carroll
Founder of the famous Dublin brewery
Arthur Guinness
Actor who played Dumbledore in the early Harry Potter films
Richard Harris
Actor who played in Steve Jobs and 12 Years a Slave
Michael Fassbender
Antarctic explorer who participated in three British expeditions
Tom Crean
Author of Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
Lead singer of The Cranberries
Dolores O'Riordan
Actor who portrayed T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia
Peter O'Toole
Actor who played in The Usual Suspects and Miller’s Crossing
Gabriel Byrne
Frontman of the rock band U2
Bono
Political leader referred as 'the Liberator'
Daniel O'Connell
Female pirate and partner of Calico Jack Rackham
Anne Bonny
Founder of a F1 team which operated from 1991 to 2005
Eddie Jordan
Author of the Gothic horror novel Dracula
Bram Stoker
Poet who wrote Sailing to Byzantinum
William Butler Yeats
Novelist who wrote The Portrait of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Singer who performed the song Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinead O'Connor
Leading figure in the Irish struggle for independence
Michael Collins
President of Ireland from 2011 to 2025
Michael D. Higgins
Lead singer of the rock band The Boomtown Rats
Bob Geldof
Lead singer of boyband group Boyzone
Ronan Keating
Captain of the Ireland rugby team from 2003 until 2012
Brian O'Driscoll
Famous redhead who often played in westerns and adventure films
Maureen O'Hara
First female president of Ireland from 1990 to 1997
Mary Robinson
Female professional boxer and world champion
Katie Taylor
Actor who played James Bond
Pierce Brosnan
Singer known for her Celtic and New Age stylings
Enya
Actress who played in Atonement, Brooklyn and Ladybird
Saoirse Ronan
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1 Comments
WWEFan619
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Jan 17, 2023
Maybe add Danny O'Donoghue from The Script?
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