1
James Joyce
(One of the Most Influential Writers of the 20th Century)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 2, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rathgar, Ireland
Died: January 13, 1941
2
Brendan Gleeson
(Actor and Director Best Known for His Role as ‘Alastor Moody’ in the ‘Harry Potter’ Films)
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17
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 29, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
3
Chris O'Dowd
(Actor)
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10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 9, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
4
Katie Taylor
(One of Only Eight Boxers in History to Hold all Four Major World Titles in Boxing Simultaneously)
15
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 2, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
5
Gabriel Byrne
(One of Ireland's Greatest Film Actors)
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5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Walkinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
6
Dominique McElligott
(Irish Actress)
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4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 5, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
7
Ali Hewson
(Activist and Co-founder of the Fashion Line "EDUN" and Skincare Products Company "Nude")
14
8
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: March 23, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
8
Dara Ó Briain
(Irish Comedian and Television Presenter)
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4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bray, Ireland
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
9
Eoin Macken
(Actor)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 21, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
10
Dermot Morgan
(Comedian)
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3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 31, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: February 28, 1998
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Cyril Cusack
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 26, 1910
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Durban, South Africa
Died: October 7, 1993
12
Killian Scott
(Film actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 6, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kilmallock, Limerick, Ireland
13
Camille O'Sullivan
(Musician)
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1
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Brian O'Driscoll
(Irish Former Professional Rugby Union Player)
4
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 21, 1979
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
15
Neil Jordan
(Director and Screenwriter)
4
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 25, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rosses Point, Ireland
16
Dan O'Herlihy
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 1, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wexford, Ireland
Died: February 17, 2005
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
17
Amy Huberman
(Actress)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 20, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cabinteely, Ireland
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
18
Gemma O'Doherty
(Journalist)
3
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: August 24, 1968
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ranelagh,Dublin, Ireland
19
Colm Tóibín
(Author Famous for His Works 'The Blackwater Lightship', 'The Master' and 'Brooklyn')
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 30, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
20
Roddy Doyle
(Writer)
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Marian Keyes
(Writer)
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Arthur Griffith
(Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1918-1922))
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 31, 1871
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: August 12, 1922
23
Sinead Keenan
(Actress)
4
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 27, 1977
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
24
Rosanna Davison
(Model)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
25
Josh van der Flier
(Irish Professional Rugby Union Player Who Plays as a Flanker)
1
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 25, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wicklow, Ireland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
26
Kevin Barry
(Revolutionary)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 20, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: November 1, 1920
27
Aidan McArdle
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 1970 AD
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
28
Tony O'Reilly
(Irish Former Businessman and International Rugby Union Player)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 7, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
29
Maeve Binchy
(Novelist)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 28, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dalkey, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Ireland
Died: July 30, 2012
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Liam O'Flaherty
(Writer)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 28, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Inishmore, Ireland
Died: September 7, 1984
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Peter McDonald
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 28, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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Dermot Walsh
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dublin, County Dublin, Irish Free State Ireland
Died: June 26, 2002
33
Richard Mulcahy
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 10, 1886
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Waterford, Ireland
Died: December 16, 1971
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Peter Sutherland
(UN Special Representative for International Migration from 2006 to 2017)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 25, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Foxrock, Ireland
Died: January 7, 2018
35
Flann O'Brien
(Writer)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 5, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Strabane, Ireland
Died: April 1, 1966
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Hazel Chu
(Politician)
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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 12, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bray, Ireland
Died: March 21, 1978
38
Adam Fergus
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthplace: Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
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Seán T. O'Kelly
(President of Ireland)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 25, 1882
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: November 23, 1966
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Rhys Ruddock
(Irish Professional Rugby Union Player)
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0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 13, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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John A. Costello
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 20, 1891
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fairview, Ireland
Died: January 5, 1976
42
Patrick Hillery
(Politician)
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2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 2, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Spanish Point, Ireland
Died: April 12, 2008
43
Julian Benson
(Australian Choreographer and Talent Agent)
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Thomas Kinsella
(Poet)
1
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Chloe Watkins
(Irish Field Hockey Player)
4
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 7, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Unknown
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
46
Peter Caffrey
(Actor)
1
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: January 1, 2008
47
Padraic Colum
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 8, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Longford, Ireland
Died: January 11, 1972
48
Kevin Christopher O'Higgins
(Irish statesman)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 7, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stradbally, Ireland
Died: July 10, 1927
49
Nuala O'Faolain
(Journalist & Writer Known for Her Memoirs ‘Are You Somebody?’ and ‘Almost There')
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3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: March 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: May 9, 2008
50
Mary Lavin
(Short Story Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 10, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 25, 1996
