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Samuel Beckett
(Irish Novelist Who Won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 13, 1906
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Foxrock, Ireland
Died: December 22, 1989
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Dominic West
(Actor, Director and Musician Best Known for His Role as ‘Jimmy McNulty’ in the TV Series ‘The Wire’)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 15, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Hozier
(Irish Singer-Songwriter)
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 17, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bray, Ireland
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Andrew Scott
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 21, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Courtney Love
(Singer-Songwriter Who Co-Founded the Band ‘Hole’ and Also Served as its Lead Vocalist)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 9, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
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Ruth Negga
(Irish Actress Known for Her Portrayal of 'Mildred Loving' in the Movie 'Loving')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 7, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Aisling Bea
(Irish Comedian and Actress Known for Her Comedy Series 'This Way Up')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 16, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kildare, Ireland
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Bram Stoker
(Irish Author Best Known for His Horror Novel ‘Dracula’)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 8, 1847
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 20, 1912
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Nicholas Gonzalez
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Alex Santiago’ in TV Series ‘Resurrection Blvd’)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 3, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Stjepan Hauser
(Cellist)
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Maria Doyle Kennedy
(Actress Known for Playing Catherine of Aragon on the Series 'The Tudors')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 25, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Sir William Rowan Hamilton
(Irish Mathematician and Astronomer Who Contributed to the Development of ‘Optics’, ‘Classical Mechanics’ and ‘Abstract Algebra’)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 4, 1805
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 2, 1865
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Chris de Burgh
(Irish Art Rock and Pop Singer Known for His Hit 'The Lady in Red')
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1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 15, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Venado Tuerto, Argentina
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Mary Robinson
(7th President of Ireland (1990 - 1997))
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Catherine FitzGerald
(Landscape architect)
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Tana French
(American-Irish Writer Best Known for Her Novels: ‘In the Woods’, ‘The Likeness’ and ‘Faithful Place’)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 1, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Burlington, Vermont, United States
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David Benioff
(Writer, Director, and Producer Best Known as the Co-Creator of the Series ‘Game of Thrones’)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 25, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Princess Kako of Akishino
(Japanese Princess, Prince Akishino’s Daughter)
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Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
(Actor)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 4, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland
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Wolfe Tone
(Irish Revolutionary Figure and One of the Founding Members in Belfast and Dublin of the 'United Irishmen')
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 20, 1763
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: November 19, 1798
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Allen Leech
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 18, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Daniel Weiss
(Television Producer)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 23, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Leo Varadkar
(Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of Ireland )
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 18, 1979
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Jason O'Mara
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 6, 1972
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sandycove, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Ireland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Lenny Abrahamson
(Film director known known for directing such praised independent films as Adam & Paul (2004), Garage (2007), What Richard Did (2012), and Frank (2014))
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 30, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Conor Cruise O'Brien
(Politician)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 3, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Died: December 18, 2008
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Lisa Hannigan
(Irish Folk Pop and Indie Singer and Voice Actor)
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1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 12, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kilcloon, County Meath, Ireland
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Ruairi O Connor
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 9, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
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Sheridan Le Fanu
(Writer)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 28, 1814
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: February 7, 1873
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William C. Campbell
(Irish Biologist and Parasitologist Known for His Work in Discovering a Novel Therapy Against Infections Caused by Roundworms)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 28, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland
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Christopher Mitchum
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 16, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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John Millington Synge
(Irish Playwright, Poet and a Key Figure in the Irish Literary Revival)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 16, 1871
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
Died: March 24, 1909
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Aaron Heffernan
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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Arthur Bell Nicholls
(Pastor)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 6, 1819
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Killead, County Antrim, Ireland
Died: December 3, 1906
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Danielle Galligan
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 1, 1992
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Mary Lou McDonald
(Politician)
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Ruth Bradley
(Irish Actress Best Known for Her TV Series: 'Primeval', 'Humans' and 'Love/Hate')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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John Connolly
(Novelist)
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Charles Algernon Parsons
(Anglo-Irish Engineer Best Known for His Invention of the 'Compound Steam Turbine')
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: June 13, 1854
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 11, 1931
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J.P. Donleavy
(Novelist)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 23, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 11, 2017
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Ernest Walton
(Irish Physicist and Winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 6, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Abbeyside, Ireland
Died: June 25, 1995
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Stanley Townsend
(Actor)
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John Boyne
(Writer)
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Melanie Clark Pullen
(Actress)
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Padraic Delaney
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 6, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Adamstown, Ireland
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Pauline McLynn
(Actress)
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Tony Ryan
(Irish Businessman, Co-Founder of 'Ryanair' Airlines and Part Owner of 'Tiger Airways')
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 2, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died: October 3, 2007
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James Joseph Sylvester
(Former Mathematician who made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 3, 1814
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: March 15, 1897
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Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
(Princess)
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: February 16, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Zlata Filipović
(Diarist)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 3, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
