Famous Irish
This section, Famous Irish about Famous people from Ireland is currently a work in progress. We have the following list but will soon be expanding.
Actors
Jason Barry - born in Dublin, Ireland
Patrick Bergin - born in Dublin, Ireland
Pierce Brosnan - born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Gabriel Byrne - born in Dublin Ireland
Stephen Boyd - born in Glengormley, Northern Ireland
Colin Farrell - born in Dublin Ireland
Barry Fitzgerald - born in Dublin Ireland
Richard Harris - born in Limerick, Ireland
Liam Neeson - born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Maureen O'Hara - born in Ranelagh, Ireland
Musicians, Singers
Philomena Begley - born in Pomroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Bono (Paul David Hewson) - born in Dublin, Ireland
Bob Geldoff - born in Dublin, Ireland
Paddy Moloney - born in Dublin, Ireland
Daniel O'Donnell - born in Dungloe, Co Donegal, Ireland
Van Morrison - born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Writers
For more information about famous Irish writers, see our Irish writers page in the Celtic Literature section or select a name below.
Samuel Beckett - born in Dublin, Ireland
Brendan Behan - born in Dublin, Ireland
Roddy Doyle - born in Dublin, Ireland
Seamus Heaney - born in Castledawson, County Derry, Northern Ireland
James Joyce - born in Rathgar, (a Dublin suburb) Ireland
George Bernard Shaw - born in Dublin, Ireland
Bram Stoker - born in Dublin, Ireland
Jonathan Swift - born in Dublin, Ireland
John Millington Synge - born in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland
Oscar Wilde - born in Dublin, Ireland
William Butler Yeats - born
in Dublin, Ireland
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