- List of Dublin people
Dublin , as the capital city of theRepublic of Ireland and the largest city inIreland as produced many noted artists, entertainers, politicians and businesspeople.List of Dublin people
Writers, composers and philosophers
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Sebastian Barry - playwright
*Samuel Beckett - playwright, novelist, poet
*Brendan Behan - poet, short story writer novelist, playwright
*George Berkeley - empiricist philosopher
*Maeve Binchy - writer
*Elizabeth Bowen - writer
*Clare Boylan - writer
*Christy Brown - writer
* Austin Clarke - poet, novelist, dramatist
*Ronan Coghlan - novelist, writer of reference books
*Roddy Doyle - writer
* John Field - pianist, composer, wrote the firstnocturne s
*Oliver Goldsmith - writer
*Sheridan Le Fanu - novelist
*James Joyce - author, poet
*James Clarence Mangan - poet
*Seán O'Casey - playwright, memorist
*George Bernard Shaw - playwright
*Richard Brinsley Sheridan - playwright
*Bram Stoker - novelist
*John Millington Synge - playwright
*Annie P. Smithson - novelist
*Jonathan Swift - writer, satirist
*Oscar Wilde - playwright, author, poet
*William Butler Yeats - poet, playwright
* Zozimus (Michael Moran) - poetEntertainers
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Nicky Byrne - singer/member ofWestlife
*Bono - lead singer withU2 and campaigner on world debt
*Gabriel Byrne - actor
*Gay Byrne - former presenter of theLate Late Show , the world's longest running chat show.
*Luke Cheevers - traditional singer, song collector and songwriter.
*The Dubliners - folk and ballad group (Luke Kelly , Ronnie Drew, Barnie McKenna, John Sheahan)
*Alison Doody - actressSiobhan Fahey (Singer/songwriter, Bananarama/Shakespears Sister)
*Colin Farrell - actor
*Barry Fitzgerald - actor
*Brenda Fricker - actress
*Bob Geldof -Boomtown Rats lead singer andLive Aid organiser
*Pat Kenny - current presenter of theLate Late Show , the world's longest running chat show
*Phil Lynott - from the bandThin Lizzy
* Larry Mullen - drummer forU2
*Sinéad O'Connor - singer
*Maureen O'Hara - actress
*Maureen O'Sullivan - actress
*Liam Ó Maonlaí - singer / bodhrán player & member ofHothouse Flowers
*Luke Kelly - Musician
*Ronnie Drew - Musician
* Noel Purcell - Actor/Singer
*Glenn Quinn - Actor
*Samantha Mumba - singer/actress
*Bernie Tormé - guitarist
*Glen Hansard - Lead singer The Frames and actor
* Jonny sonic and Dave Goode - DJ's (potbelleez)Politicians and Leaders
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Bertie Ahern -Taoiseach
*Edmund Burke - father of modernconservatism
* SirEdward Carson - leader of Irish unionism and British cabinet minister
*Liam Cosgrave -Taoiseach
*Garret FitzGerald -Taoiseach
*Seán Lemass -Taoiseach from 1959-1966
* Jim Mitchell - youngest Lord Mayor of Dublin (aged 29)
*Patrick Pearse - writer, leader of theEaster Rising
*Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - soldier, politician, British Prime Minister
*Theobald Wolfe Tone - revolutionary, leader of theUnited Irishmen Famous Sporting Dubliners
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Damien Duff - Premiership and Irish International Footballer
*Robbie Keane - Premiership and Irish International Footballer
*Stephen Carr - Premiership and Irish International Footballer
*Ronnie Whelan -Liverpool and Irish International Footballer
*Jason Byrne - Championship and Irish international footballer
*Charlie Redmond -Dublin Footballer
*Jason Sherlock -Dublin Footballer
*Ronnie Delaney - Olympic Gold Medalist
*Eamonn Coghlan - World Championship winning athlete
*Ken Doherty - Winner ofWorld Snooker Championship
*Niall Quinn -Dublin Hurler, Premiership and Irish International Footballer
*Kevin Moran -All Ireland Winning Dublin Footballer,Division 1 and Irish International Footballer
*Liam Brady -Division 1 ,Serie A and Irish International Footballer
*Frank Stapleton -Division 1 and Irish International Footballer
*Steve Collins - World Championship Winning Boxer
*Edmund Joyce -Middlesex andIreland Cricketer
*Brian O'Driscoll -Leinster ,Ireland andLions Rugby Player
*Pádraig Harrington -Ryder Cup Winning Golfer
*Paul McGinley -Ryder Cup Winning Golfer
*Stephen Roche -Tour de France Winning Cyclist
*Michelle Smith - C (3) and Bronze (1) Medal Winning Swimmer
*Jim Stynes -Australian rules football erOther
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Veronica Guerin - journalist
*Margaret Hassan - of CARE international - murdered in Iraq
*Bang Bang - Irish folklore legend who was a resident of Dublinee also
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List of University of Dublin people
*List of University College Dublin people
*List of Dublin City University people
*List of Irish people
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