Irish
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Adam Clayton |
Musician |
March 13, 1960 |
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| Aidan Quinn |
Actor |
March 8, 1959 |
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| Alan Lewis |
Athlete |
June 1, 1964 |
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| Albert Reynolds |
Politician |
November 3, 1932 |
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| Alexander Turney Stewart |
Businessman |
October 12, 1803 |
April 10, 1876 |
| Amanda Burton |
Actress |
January 8, 1957 |
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| Andrea Corr |
Musician |
May 17, 1974 |
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| Andrew Cherry |
Dramatist |
January 11, 1762 |
February 12, 1812 |
| Arthur Murphy |
Writer |
December 27, 1727 |
June 18, 1805 |
| Aubrey de Vere |
Poet |
1788 |
1846 |
| Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
Sculptor |
March 1, 1848 |
August 3, 1907 |
| Barry McGuigan |
Athlete |
February 28, 1961 |
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| Bernadette Devlin |
Politician |
April 23, 1947 |
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| Bob Geldof |
Actor |
October 5, 1954 |
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| Bobby Sands |
Activist |
March 9, 1954 |
May 5, 1981 |
| Bono |
Musician |
May 10, 1960 |
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| Boyle Roche |
Politician |
1736 |
1807 |
| Bram Stoker |
Writer |
November 8, 1847 |
April 20, 1912 |
| Brendan Behan |
Dramatist |
February 9, 1923 |
March 20, 1964 |
| Brendan Gleeson |
Actor |
March 29, 1955 |
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| Brian Moore |
Novelist |
August 25, 1921 |
January 11, 1999 |
| Caroline Corr |
Musician |
March 17, 1973 |
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| Catherine McAuley |
Clergyman |
1778 |
1841 |
| Charles Handy |
Author |
1932 |
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| Charles Haughey |
Politician |
September 16, 1925 |
June 13, 2006 |
| Charles Macklin |
Dramatist |
1697 |
1797 |
| Charles Stewart Parnell |
Politician |
June 27, 1846 |
October 6, 1891 |
| Charles Wolfe |
Poet |
December 14, 1791 |
February 21, 1823 |
| Cillian Murphy |
Actor |
March 13, 1974 |
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| Colin Farrell |
Actor |
May 31, 1976 |
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| Colm Meaney |
Actor |
May 30, 1953 |
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| Conor Cruise O'Brien |
Politician |
November 3, 1917 |
December 18, 2008 |
| Countess of Blessington |
Novelist |
September 1, 1789 |
June 4, 1849 |
| Cyril Cusack |
Actor |
November 26, 1910 |
October 7, 1993 |
| Daniel O'Connell |
Politician |
August 6, 1776 |
May 15, 1847 |
| Danny Blanchflower |
Athlete |
February 10, 1926 |
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| David Trimble |
Politician |
October 15, 1944 |
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| Dick Spring |
Politician |
August 29, 1950 |
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| Dion Boucicault |
Dramatist |
December 26, 1822 |
1890 |
| Dominic Monaghan |
Actor |
December 8, 1976 |
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| Douglas Hyde |
Politician |
January 17, 1860 |
July 12, 1949 |
| Dylan Moran |
Comedian |
November 3, 1971 |
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| Eamon de Valera |
Statesman |
October 14, 1882 |
August 29, 1975 |
| Edmund Burke |
Statesman |
January 12, 1729 |
July 9, 1797 |
| Edna O'Brien |
Novelist |
December 15, 1932 |
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| Edward Dowden |
Critic |
May 3, 1843 |
April 4, 1913 |
| Edward Mulhare |
Actor |
April 8, 1923 |
May 24, 1997 |
| Elizabeth Bowen |
Novelist |
June 7, 1899 |
February 22, 1973 |
| Enya |
Musician |
May 17, 1961 |
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| Ernest Shackleton |
Explorer |
February 2, 1874 |
January 5, 1922 |
| Evanna Lynch |
Actress |
August 16, 1991 |
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| Fiona Shaw |
Actress |
July 10, 1958 |
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| Flann O'Brien |
Writer |
October 5, 1911 |
April 1, 1966 |
| Frances Power Cobbe |
Writer |
1822 |
1904 |
| Francis Hutcheson |
Philosopher |
August 8, 1694 |
August 8, 1746 |
| Frank Carson |
Comedian |
November 6, 1926 |
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| Frank Harris |
Author |
February 14, 1856 |
August 27, 1931 |
| Frank McCourt |
Author |
August 19, 1930 |
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| Frank O'Connor |
Author |
September 17, 1903 |
March 10, 1966 |
| Gabriel Byrne |
Actor |
May 12, 1950 |
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| Garth Ennis |
Writer |
January 16, 1970 |
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| George A. Moore |
Novelist |
February 24, 1852 |
January 21, 1933 |
| George Berkeley |
Philosopher |
March 12, 1685 |
January 14, 1753 |
| George Bernard Shaw |
Dramatist |
July 26, 1856 |
November 2, 1950 |
| George Best |
Athlete |
May 22, 1946 |
November 25, 2005 |
| George Boole |
Mathematician |
November 2, 1815 |
December 8, 1864 |
| George Farquhar |
Dramatist |
1678 |
April 29, 1707 |
| George William Russell |
Writer |
April 10, 1867 |
July 17, 1935 |
| Gerry Adams |
Politician |
October 6, 1948 |
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| Glenn Quinn |
Actor |
May 28, 1970 |
December 3, 2002 |
| Graham Norton |
Celebrity |
April 4, 1963 |
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| Henry Brooke |
Novelist |
1703 |
1783 |
| Herbert Trench |
Poet |
November 12, 1865 |
June 11, 1923 |
| Hugh Leonard |
Dramatist |
November 9, 1926 |
February 12, 2009 |
| Iris Murdoch |
Author |
July 15, 1919 |
February 8, 1999 |
| Isaac Butt |
Politician |
September 6, 1813 |
May 5, 1879 |
| Jack Lynch |
Statesman |
August 15, 1917 |
October 20, 1999 |
| James Galway |
Musician |
December 8, 1939 |
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| James Joyce |
Novelist |
February 2, 1882 |
January 13, 1941 |
| James Larkin |
Activist |
January 21, 1875 |
January 30, 1947 |
| James Stephens |
Poet |
February 2, 1882 |
December 26, 1950 |
| Jane Porter |
Novelist |
1776 |
1850 |
| Jim Walsh |
Politician |
June 19, 1947 |
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| Joey Dunlop |
Celebrity |
February 25, 1952 |
July 2, 2000 |
| John Atkinson |
Judge |
December 13, 1844 |
March 13, 1931 |
| John B. Keane |
Playwright |
July 21, 1928 |
May 30, 2002 |
| John Bruton |
Politician |
May 18, 1947 |
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| John Desmond Bernal |
Scientist |
May 10, 1901 |
September 15, 1971 |
| John Edward Redmond |
Politician |
September 1, 1856 |
March 6, 1918 |
| John Hume |
Politician |
January 18, 1937 |
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| John Joly |
Scientist |
November 1, 1857 |
December 8, 1933 |
| John McCormack |
Musician |
June 4, 1884 |
September 16, 1945 |
| John McGahern |
Writer |
November 12, 1934 |
March 30, 2006 |
| John Millington Synge |
Poet |
April 16, 1871 |
March 24, 1909 |
| John Philpot Curran |
Public Servant |
July 24, 1750 |
October 14, 1817 |
| John S. Bell |
Physicist |
June 28, 1928 |
October 1, 1990 |
| Johnny Giles |
Soldier |
November 6, 1940 |
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| Jonathan Swift |
Writer |
November 30, 1667 |
October 19, 1745 |
| Josephine Hart |
Writer |
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| Joyce Cary |
Novelist |
December 7, 1888 |
March 29, 1957 |