Famous People Born In Ireland

• Henry Grattan

  Politician and Lawyer

  Leinster, Ireland

• Ernest Shackleton

  Explorer

  County Kildare, Ireland

• Richard Todd

  Movie Actor

  Leinster, Ireland

• Michael Gambon

  Actor

  Dublin, Ireland

• Gabriel Byrne

  Actor

  Dublin, Ireland

• Maeve Binchy

  Author

  Dublin, Ireland

• John Millington Synge

  Playwright

  Dublin, Ireland

• John Barry

  Military Leader

  County Wexford, Ireland

• Lady Gregory

  Poet

  County Galway, Ireland

• James Galway

  Flautist

  Northern Ireland, Ireland

• Padraig Harrington

  Biologist

  Leinster, Ireland

• Michael Collins

  Military Leader

  County Cork, Ireland

• Brendan Behan

  Author

  Leinster, Ireland

• Colm Meaney

  TV Actor

  Leinster, Ireland

• Jim Sheridan

  Director

  Leinster, Ireland

• William Paterson

  Lawyer

  Northern Ireland, Ireland

• Wolfe Tone

  Military Leader

  Leinster, Ireland

• Maureen O'Hara

  Actress

  Dublin, Ireland

• Daniel O'Connell

  Lawyer

  Munster, Ireland