Alphabetical List of
Famous People of Ireland.


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A
John George Adair Landlord
Thomas Andrews Designer of The Titanic.
William Allingham Poet
 Elizabeth Aldworth.  

B
Barefoot Magnus Viking King
Bagenal Nicholas  
Carlo Bianaconi Businessman
Captain Blood Soldier of fortune.
Captain Boycott His sir name became a word in the English language.
Brian Boru King of Ireland
St Brendan Brendan the Navigator.
St Brigid Church person.
Edward Bruce  
Edward Bunting Musician and Collector of Irish Music.



C
Roger Casement  
Agnes Campbell Scottish Nobel woman.
Cassles Richard Architect.
Viscount Castlereagh  
Sir Arthur Chichester  
The Chieftain's Traditional musicians.
Michael Collins Statesman and leader of the uprising in ????
St Colmcille  
St Congall Church person.



D
William Dargan Engineer.
Michael Davitt Co Founder of the Land League.
Mary Delaney Writer on social affairs in Ireland
Dervorgilla Queen of Breifne. Wife of Tiernan O'Rorque.
Dympna Saint Famed for her treatment of the mentally ill.



E
Biddy Early Lay Healer.
Robert Emmet Nationalist Leader.
Essex Earls Of English Nobles and Soldiers.

F
Harry Ferguson Industrialist and inventor of the tractor.
Garret More Fitzgerald. Earl of Kildare (Kings Deputy)
Thomas FitzGerald 10th Earl of Kildare (Silken Thomas)
Lord Edward Fitzgerald. One of th leaders of the 1798 rebellion.



G
Lady Augusta Gregory She and W B Yeates were leading figures in the Celtic revival
Betsy Gray Revolutionary (1798)
Arthur Griffith Founder of Sien Fien
Oliver Goldsmith Writer
Maude Gonne Revolutionary
Guinness Family Brewers of Irelands famous stout.



H
James Hamilton Scottish planter. (Ulster)
Edward Hayes Painter
William Rowan Hamilton Mathematician
Herbert Hamilton Harty Musician.
Seamus Heaney Poet and writer.
Fredrick Hervey Earl of Bristol & Bishop of Derry
Eavie Hone Stain Glass artist.
Hyde Douglas First president of Ireland.



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J
King John English King.
Patrick Weston Joyce Writer
James Joyce Novelist and story writer.



K
Patrick Kavanagh  Irish Poet.
Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh.



L
Londonderry 7th Marquess Politition & Land owner.
Lynchehaun James



M
Maeve of Connacht Ancient Queen
Magnus Barefoot Viking King, killed by the Irish in 1103
Blair Mayne British Soldier
Sean McBride Revolutionary, politician.
Diarmuid MacMurrough King of Leinster
Henry Joy McCracken Leader of the 1798 rebellion in Ulster.
John Mitchell Writer and political activist.
Lord Moira Politician Statesman Soldier
Hugh Montgomery Scottish planter of Ulster
Thomas Moore Poet and musician.



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O
Turlough O'Carolin Famous blind Irish harpist.
Daniel O'Connell Politician
Grace O'Malley Famous Irish pirate.
Hugh O'Neill Earl of Tyrone
Sir Phelim O'Neill  
Owen Roe O'Neill Soldier



P
Charles Stewart Parnell Politian.
Sir Hanz Sloan Scientist and founder of the British museum.
St Patrick Church person, patron saint of Ireland.
Pearse Patrick (Henry) Leader of the 1916 uprising.
Sir Horace Plunkett Agricultural reformer.



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R
Sir Walter Raleigh English lord, pirate and landowner in Ireland.
Francis Rawdon Lord Moira Politician Statesman Soldier
George William Russell Painter, poet and journalist.



S
St. Columkille Church leader
George Bernard Shaw Writer.
Sir Hans Sloan Scientist and founder of the British museum.
Bram Stoker Journalist, writer and creator of Dracula.
Jonathan Swift Author and Cleric
John Millington Synge Dramatist.



T
James Napper Tandy Revolutionary 1798
 Theobald Wolf Tone  Patriot.


U
Bishop James Usher Protestant cleric. 1581-1656
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W
Wilde Oscar Writer 1854-1900
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Y
William Butler Yeates Poet and writer.