FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM DUBLIN
By Tim Lambert
A list of some famous people born in Dublin
A
Bertie Ahern 1951- Taoiseach
Dave Allen 1936- Comedian
Sara Allgood 1883-1950 Actress
Eamon Andrews 1922-1987 T.V. Host
B
Francis Bacon 1909-1992 Artist
Michael William Balfe 1808-1870 Composer
George Barret 1732-1784 Artist
Samuel Beckett 1906-89 Writer
Thomas Barnardo 1845-1905 Founder of childrens homes
Brendan Behan 1923-1964 Writer
Dominic Behan 1928-1989 Writer
Louie Bennett 1870-1956 Trade Unionist
Issac Bickerstaffe 1735-1812 Playwright
Seoirse Bodley 1933- Composer
Eavan Boland 1944- Poet
Dermot Bolger 1959- Writer
Elizabeth Bowen 1899-1973 Writer
Sean Bodley 1933- Composer
Brian Boydell 1917-2000 Musician
Edmund Burke 1729-97 Politician and writer
Gabriel Byrne 1950- Actor
C
Roger Casement 1864-1916 Politician Liam Cosgrave 1920- Former Taoiseach John A Costello 1891-1976 Taioseach Michael Craig-Martin 1941- Artist Gemma Craven 1950- Actress/singer D Keith Duffy 1974- Singer Ronald Dunlop 1894-1973 Artist Paul Durcan 1944- Poet F Colin Farrell 1976- Actor John Field 1782-1837 Composer Garrett Fitzgerald 1926- Former Taoiseach John Henry Foley 1818-1874 Sculptor Stanhope Alexander Frobes 1857-1947 Artist Brenda Fricker 1945- Actress G Sir Bob Geldof 1954- Musician Brendan Gleeson 1955- Actor Oliver Gogarty 1878-1957 Poet Eamon Grennan 1941- Poet Sir Richard Griffith 1784-1878 Geologist H William Rowan Hamilton 1805-1865 Mathematician Victor Herbert 1859-1924 Composer Thomas Hickey 1741-1824 Artist Evie Hone 1894-1955 Artist I Rex Ingram 1893-1960 Film Director J Mainie Jellett 1897-1944 Artist Jennifer Johnston 1930- Writer James Joyce 1882-1941 Writer K Ronan Keating 1977- Singer Luke Kelly 1940-1984 Musician Thomas Kinsella 1928- Poet L Sean Lemass 1899-1971 Taioseach M Denis MacCarthy 1817-1882 Writer Donagh MacDonagh 1912-1968 Writer Niall MacGinnis 1913-1978 Actor Colum McCann 1965- Writer John McGahern 1934- Writer Colm Meaney 1953- Actor Thomas Moore 1779-1852 Poet Mary Morrisy 1957- writer Richard Moynan 1856-1906 Artist Ann Murray 1949- Singer James Musspratt 1793-1886 Chemist N Viscount Northcliffe 1865-1922 Journalist O Sean O'Casey 1884-1964 Playwright Sinead O'Connor 1966- Singer/songwriter Eimar O'Duffy 1893-1935 Writer Sean O'Faolain 1900-1991 Writer Maureen O'Hara 1920- Actress Sean O'Kelly 1882-1966 Former President Tony O'Reilly 1936- Rugby player Milo O'Shea 1926- Actor Richard Oldham 1858-1936 Geologist Walter Osborne 1859-1903 Artist P Thomas Parnell 1679-1718 Poet Patrick Henry Pearse 1879-1916 Poet James Plunkett 1920-2003 Writer Daniel Pollen 1813-1896 Prime Minister of New Zealand Albert Power 1882-1945 Sculptor Q Glenn Quinn 1970-2002 Actor R Kevin Roche 1922- Architect Jonathan Rhys Meyers 1977- Actor S Sean Scully 1945- Artist George Bernard Shaw Writer Sir Martin Archer Shee 1769-1850 Artist Richard Sheridan 1751-1816 Playwright Henry Smith 1826-1883 Mathematician Thomas Southerne 1660-1746 Playwright Sir Richard Steele 1672-1729 Writer James Stephens 1882-1950 Poet Bram Stoker 1847-1912 Writer Mary Swanzy 1882-1978 Artist Jonathan Swift 1667-1745 Writer John Millington Synge 1871-1909 Writer T James Napper Tandy 1740-1803 Patriot Thoebald Wolf Tone 1663-1798 Revolutionary Katharine Tynan 1861-1931 Poet Y William Butler Yeats 1865-1939 Writer To read a history of Dublin click here.