This is a list of notable Irish people, who were born on the island of Ireland, in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, and have lived there for most of their lives. Also included on the list are people who were not born in Ireland, but have been raised as Irish, have lived there for most of their lives or in regards to the Republic of Ireland, have adopted Irish citizenship (e.g., Daniel Day-Lewis). The names are sorted by surname.

Arts

Architecture

George Ashlin Angela Brady George Drumgoole Coleman Sir Thomas Drew Yvonne Farrell Eileen Gray James Hoban – designer of the White House Francis Johnston Sheila O'Donnell Thomas Parke Edward Lovett Pearce Kevin Roche Michael Scott

Actors

Sara Allgood – actress Jonas Armstrong – actor, star of the BBC series Robin Hood Caitríona Balfe – actress Spranger Barry – actor Patrick Bergin – film actor Sarah Bolger – actress, played Princess Mary Tudor in The Tudors; Spiderwick Chronicles; Princess Aurora in Once Upon a Time Stephen Boyd – film actor Kenneth Branagh – actor on stage, film and TV, Harry Potter films Brid Brennan – actress George Brent – Hollywood actor Harry Brogan – actor Shane Brolly – actor, Underworld Pierce Brosnan – actor, best known as James Bond from 1994 to 2005 Gabriel Byrne – TV and film actor Todd Carty – TV, stage and film actor and director Elaine Cassidy – film actress Tony Clarkin – actor of stage, TV, radio, film; voiceover artist Michael Colgan – actor Kerry Condon – actress D'Arcy Corrigan – Hollywood actor Nicola Coughlan – actress Catherine Cusack – stage and TV actor; daughter of Cyril Cusack Cyril Cusack – actor of stage, film and TV (born in South Africa) Niamh Cusack – TV actress; daughter of Cyril Cusack Sinéad Cusack – stage, film and TV actress; daughter of Cyril Cusack; married to Jeremy Irons Sorcha Cusack – film and TV actress; daughter of Cyril Cusack Daniel Day-Lewis – English-born Oscar winner Thomas Doggett – actor Alison Doody – actress, best known for her role in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Richard Dormer – actor, playwright, known for roles in Game of Thrones and Fortitude Jamie Dornan – actor and model; played the Huntsman in Once Upon a Time; best known for roles in The Fall and Fifty Shades of Grey Roma Downey – actor, best known for her role as Monica in the TV series Touched by an Angel Maria Doyle Kennedy – actress and singer Moe Dunford - actor Ada Dyas – actress Hilton Edwards – co-founder of the Gate Theatre, born in UK Colin Farrell – Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender – Hollywood actor, born in West Germany Al Ferguson – actor Barry Fitzgerald – Abbey Theatre actor turned Hollywood star Geraldine Fitzgerald – actress Fionnula Flanagan – actress Brenda Fricker – Oscar winner Bronagh Gallagher – actress Michael Gambon – theatre, TV and film actor, Harry Potter films Charles K. Gerrard – Hollywood actor Douglas Gerrard – Hollywood actor Aidan Gillen – actor, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Queer as Folk Brendan Gleeson – actor, Oscar nominated Brian Gleeson – actor Domhnall Gleeson – actor Creighton Hale – actor Louisa Harland – actress Richard Harris – actor, Oscar nominated for The Field Forrester Harvey – Hollywood actor Amy Joyce Hastings – actress Amy Huberman – actress Saoirse-Monica Jackson – actress Valene Kane – actress, The Fading Light David Kelly – actor Barry Keoghan – actor J. M. Kerrigan – Abbey actor Joanne King – actress Dervla Kirwan – actress, Ballykissangel, Goodnight Sweetheart Evanna Lynch – actress, Harry Potter films Joe Lynch – TV actor John Lynch – actor Susan Lynch – actress Micheál Mac Liammhóir – co-founder of the Gate Theatre, born in UK Eoin Macken – actor, Merlin Gerard McCarthy – actor, Hollyoaks Sean McClory – actor F. J. McCormick – Abbey actor Damian McGinty – TV actor Glee Patrick McGoohan – actor and creator of The Prisoner Barry McGovern – stage, film and TV actor Katie McGrath – film and TV actress Gerard McSorley – actor Colm Meaney – Hollywood actor Paul Mescal – actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers – film and TV actor Charles Mitchel – actor and newsreader Damien Molony – stage and television actor Colin Morgan – actor of stage, film and TV, best known for being the lead in Merlin Edward Mulhare – actor; played Captain Daniel Gregg in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Knight Rider Cillian Murphy – actor Devon Murray – actor, Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter films Liam Neeson – actor Sam Neill – actor James Nesbitt – actor Jim Norton – character actor Jamie-Lee O'Donnell – actress Colin O'Donoghue – actor, member of The Enemies; best known for playing Captain Hook in Once Upon A Time Chris O'Dowd – actor and comedian Ardal O'Hanlon – actor and comedian Joan O'Hara – actress Maureen O'Hara – actress Jason O'Mara – actor Milo O'Shea – actor Maureen O'Sullivan – actor; mother of Mia Farrow Peter O'Toole – Oscar winner Daragh O'Malley – actor Glenn Quinn – actor Aidan Quinn – actor Stephen Rea – actor Jack Reynor – actor Paul Ronan – actor, The Devil's Own; father of Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Ronan – actress Andrew Scott – film, stage and television actor Fiona Shaw – actress, Harry Potter films Robert Sheehan – actor Arthur Shields – actor; younger brother of Barry Fitzgerald Niall Tóibín – actor and comedian Stuart Townsend – actor and boxer Aidan Turner – actor, played John Mitchell in the BBC's Being Human and Kili in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Richard Wall – actor

Chefs Darina Allen – TV personality and chef Myrtle Allen – chef, teacher and writer Rachel Allen – celebrity chef Danni Barry Michael Bolster Rory Carville Richard Corrigan Matthew Darcy Matt Dowling Kevin Dundon Oliver Dunne Catherine Healy Neven Maguire – celebrity chef Clare Smyth

Comedians

Dave Allen Aisling Bea Ed Byrne Jimmy Carr Risteárd Cooper Neil Delamere P. J. Gallagher Brendan Grace Sean Hughes Jon Kenny Denis Leary Andrew Maxwell Kevin McGahern Tim McGarry Seán William McLoughlin – YouTube personality (under the name Jacksepticeye), musician, game commentator Dylan Moran Dermot Morgan – comedian, actor, radio personality Colin Murphy Graham Norton Dara Ó Briain Brendan O'Carroll Jimmy O'Dea David O'Doherty Ardal O'Hanlon Hector Ó hEochagáin Deirdre O'Kane Jarlath Regan – comedian, journalist, interviewer, author, cartoonist Mario Rosenstock – comedian, impressionist, actor, musician Pat Shortt Tommy Tiernan Jackie Wright

Music

Music – A to C Chloë Agnew – singer Iain Archer – singer-songwriter and producer Bobbi Arlo – singer Michael William Balfe – opera composer Gerald Barry – composer, member of Aosdána John K. Beatty – uilleann piper Derek Bell – harpist Eric Bell – guitarist, Thin Lizzy Ed Bennett – composer Mary Bergin – tin whistler Big Tom – lead singer of Big Tom and The Mainliners Wallis Bird – singer-songwriter Frances Black – singer Mary Black – singer Seóirse Bodley – composer, Saoi of Aosdána Bono (Paul David Hewson) – lead singer of U2 Ciarán Bourke – singer, guitarist Brian Boydell – composer Ina Boyle – composer Michael Bradley – bass player, songwriter, The Undertones Brídín Brennan – singer Enya Brennan – musician Moya Brennan – musician Niall Breslin – lead singer of The Blizzards John Buckley – composer Chris de Burgh – singer-songwriter, musician Joe Burke – accordionist Kevin Burke – fiddler Nicky Byrne – singer of Westlife, songwriter Eamonn Campbell – guitarist, producer Vivian Campbell – co-lead guitarist of Def Leppard, Dio Seán Cannon – singer, guitarist Paddy Casey – singer-songwriter Patrick Cassidy – composer Mic Christopher – singer-songwriter Bobby Clancy – singer, banjo, guitar, harmonica, and bodhrán player Liam Clancy – singer, guitarist Paddy Clancy – singer, harmonica player Tom Clancy – singer Willie Clancy – uilleann piper Siobhán Cleary (born 1970) – composer Julia Clifford – traditional fiddle player Erica Cody – singer Philip Cogan – composer Michael Coleman – fiddler Finghin Collins – pianist Brian Conway – fiddler Tadhg Cooke – singer Frank Corcoran – composer Andrea Corr – singer from The Corrs Caroline Corr – drummer Jim Corr – guitarist Sharon Corr – fiddle player Phil Coulter – composer Nadine Coyle – singer

Music – D to K Raymond Deane – composer Damien Dempsey – singer-songwriter Mike Denver – singer Joe Dolan – singer, entertainer Ryan Dolan – singer-songwriter Brian Downey – drummer, Thin Lizzy Roger Doyle – composer Maria Doyle Kennedy – singer-songwriter, musician Ronnie Drew – singer, guitarist Keith Duffy – singer of Boyzone Hugo Duncan – singer Benjamin Dwyer – composer The Edge (David Howell Evans) – guitarist, singer of U2 Kian Egan – singer of Westlife, songwriter Séamus Ennis – uilleann piper Enya – singer-songwriter Órla Fallon – singer, harpist Ciarán Farrell – composer Mark Feehily – singer of Westlife, songwriter Angela Feeney – opera singer John Field – composer; creator of the nocturne Shane Filan – singer of Westlife, songwriter Mick Flannery – singer-songwriter Aloys Fleischmann – composer and musicologist W. H. Grattan Flood – musicologist Dave Flynn – award-winning composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter Gavin Friday – singer Finbar Furey – singer-songwriter, uilleann piper, 5-string banjo player, actor Rory Gallagher – blues/rock guitarist Sir James Galway – flautist Bobby Gardiner – accordionist Rea Garvey – singer-songwriter, guitarist, tv music competition judge and lead singer of Reamonn Stephen Gately – singer of Boyzone Mark Geary – singer Thomas Augustine Geary – composer Bob Geldof – songwriter, singer of the Boomtown Rats, activist John William Glover – composer Len Graham – singer Michael Graham – singer of Boyzone Bernadette Greevy – mezzo-soprano John and Edward Grimes – X Factor 2009 Marc Gunn – autoharpist, singer-songwriter, and podcaster, formerly of the Brobdingnagian Bards Carmel Gunning – tin whistler Lisa Hannigan – singer-songwriter Glen Hansard – Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Hamilton Harty – composer and arranger Catherine Hayes – opera singer Gemma Hayes – singer Una Healy – member of girl band The Saturdays Christie Hennessy – singer-songwriter Niall Horan – singer-songwriter, member of British-Irish boy band One Direction Hozier – musician and singer-songwriter Herbert Hughes – composer and arranger Red Hurley – singer Brian Irvine – composer Jolyon Jackson – composer musician Fergus Johnston – composer, member of Aosdána Dolores Keane – singer Bryan Kearney – trance DJ and producer Ronan Keating – singer-songwriter Paddy Keenan – uilleann piper Lisa Kelly – singer Luke Kelly – singer Michael Kelly – tenor and composer Brian Kennedy – singer Dermot Kennedy – singer-songwriter Paddy Killoran – fiddler Katie Kim – singer-songwriter, musician Dave King – singer-songwriter John Kinsella – composer, member of Aosdána David Kitt – musician

Music – L to P John F. Larchet – composer April Lawlor – singer-songwriter Damien Leith – singer-songwriter, winner of Australian Idol 2006 Gary Lightbody – lead singer of Snow Patrol Josef Locke – singer Johnny Logan – singer-songwriter Samuel Lover – composer and performer Cora Venus Lunny – violinist Dónal Lunny – musician Bob Lynch – folk musician Shane Lynch – singer of Boyzone Phil Lynott – Thin Lizzy frontman Jimmy MacCarthy – singer-songwriter Mickey MacConnell – singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan – English-born singer-songwriter Sean Mackin – backup vocals and violinist of Yellowcard Sean Maguire – violinist Sarah Makem – singer Tommy Makem – singer-songwriter Margo – singer Enda Markey – singer Philip Martin – pianist, composer, member of Aosdána Gwendolyn Masin – violinist, author, pedagogue Larry Mathews – singer-songwriter, violinist