1. Sam Barry (1892)

American Football Basketball And

Hall of Fame coach for the University of Southern California football, basketball and baseball teams.

2. Conor Murray (1989)

Irish Rugby Union Player

Irish rugby player who played for Munster in the Pro 12 and Heineken Cup and played on the club Garryowen FC.

3. Richard Harris (1930)

Irish Actor Singer And Songwrite

Irish star who played Dumbledore in first two Harry Potter films. Earlier in his career, he portrayed Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator and played King Arthur in 1967's Camelot (1967).

4. Darren Shan (1972)

Irish Writer

Author who is best known for The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and other young adult fiction series. His works for older readers include The City Book Trilogy and...

5. Colin Baker (1943)

English Actor

English television actor best known for playing the sixth version of The Doctor on the series, Dr. Who. Previously, he was most well known for his role on The Brothers...

6. Aphex Twin (1971)

English Electronic Musician/comp

Music producer and DJ known for his work in the electronic, intelligent dance music (IDM), and ambient music genres. Born Richard David James, he performed under the stage name of...

7. Michael D. Higgins (1941)

Irish Politician Poet Sociologis

Irish politician, poet, sociologist, author and broadcaster who took office as the ninth President of Ireland on November 11, 2011. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann, the lower house...

8. Noel Hogan (1971)

Irish Musician

Known best for his work with the Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, this guitarist and songwriter also formed electronica groups called Mono Band and Arkitekt and founded the Gohan Records...

9. Keith Hanley (1993)

Pop Singer

Pop singer who rose to fame as the season two champion of The Voice of Ireland. He signed a recording contract with Universal Music in 2013.

10. Connor Byrne (1963)

Tv Actor

Best known as the head care home worker Mike Milligan in The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground, other notable TV credits of his include Rob "Hyper" Sharpe on...

11. Todd Carty (1963)

Irish Actor

Irish-born actor who became known for his television roles in EastEnders, Grange Hill, and The Bill. He starred in the 1983 film Krull.

12. Marian Keyes (1963)

Irish Writer

Irish novelist who won the 2009 Irish Book Award. As of 2014, she has sold over 22 million copies of her books worldwide.

13. Becky Lynch (1987)

Wrestler

Born Rebecca Quin, she is an Irish professional wrestler who signed to WWE's NXT territory as Becky Lynch in 2013 after wrestling around the world in places like Japan and...

14. Patrick Collison (1988)

Entrepreneur

Famous as the founder and CEO of the technology and payment company Stripe. He co-founded the company with his younger brother John in 2010, and subsequently became the then-youngest self-made...

15. Eoghan McDermott (1983)

TV Show Host

Best known for his work throughout both the Irish radio and television industries as a host. As a TV host, he has appeared for the RTE and BBC stations. He...

16. Lee Lynch (footballer) (1991)

Irish Footballer

Lee Lynch is an Irish footballer playing for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

17. Fiona Doyle (1991)

Irish Swimmer

Doyle is an Irish swimmer. In 2013 she competed in the 100m event at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona where she finished eleventh overall. She won a silver medal...

18. David Breen (1985)

Irish Hurler

David Breen is an Irish hurler who plays centre-forward and is the captain of the Limerick senior team. Breen made his first appearance for the team during the 2009 championship...

19. Stephen Keogh (1982)

Irish Rugby Union Player

Stephen Keogh is a former Irish rugby union player.

20. Peter Fitzgibbon (1975)

Irish Rugby Union Referee

Peter Fitzgibbon is an Irish international rugby union referee. He has been on the IRB Elite panel since 2009. He works full-time for the Irish Rugby Football Union as referee...

21. Marie Curtin (1985)

Association Footballer

Marie Claire Curtin is an Irish female footballer who plays for the Republic of Ireland national team and Norwegian 1. divisjon club Fortuna Ålesund. Curtin can play in defence or...

22. Willie Casey (1981)

Irish Boxer

Casey is an Irish professional boxer who lives in Limerick Ireland. He won the Prizefighter series in May 2010 in the super bantamweight division defeating Mark Moran Josh Wale and...

23. G. E. M. Anscombe (1919)

British Analytic Philosopher

Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe FBA better known as Elizabeth Anscombe was a British analytic philosopher. She wrote on the philosophy of mind philosophy of action philosophical logic philosophy of language...

24. Kamal Ibrahim (presenter) (1985)

Winner Of The Mister World 2010

Kamal Ibrahim is an Irish television presenter actor and former male model. He was the winner of Mister World 2010 having won the competition held in Incheon South Korea on...

25. Constance Smith (1928)

Actress

26. John Collison (1990)

unknow

John Collison is an Irish student and entrepreneur. He is most well known for having co-founded Stripe with his brother Patrick Collison.

27. Richie McCarthy (1988)

Irish Hurler

Richard Richie McCarthy is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-back for the Limerick senior team. McCarthy made his first appearance for the team during the 2011 championship...

28. John Joe Joyce (1987)

Irish Boxer

John Joe Joyce is an Irish amateur boxer who represented Ireland in the 2008 Olympic Games in the light welterweight division. Joyce was born in Mullingar County Westmeath. Joyce is...

29. Keith Earls (1987)

Irish Rugby Union Player

Keith Gerard Earls is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro 12 and Heineken Cup. Internationally Earls plays for Ireland and he represented the British and Irish...

30. George C. Bennett (1877)

Irish Politician

George C. Westropp Bennett was an Anglo-Irish Catholic Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael politician. He was born in Ballymurphy his father's estate in County Limerick in 1877. He was...

31. Damien McCrory (1990)

Footballer

Damien Paul McCrory is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Burton Albion. First signing professional forms with Plymouth Argyle in 2008 he spent the next two...

32. Conor Allis (1990)

Irish Hurler

Conor Allis is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a Centre-forward for the Limerick senior team. Allis made his senior championship debut for Limerick against Tipperary on 27 May...

33. Tom Condon (1987)

American Football Player Offensi

Thomas Joseph Condon and raised in Ansonia CT is an American football agent. He was named the most powerful agent in American football by Sporting News in 2006 and heads...

34. Mike Sherry (1988)

Irish Rugby Union Player

Mike Sherry is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro 12 and Heineken Cup. He plays as a Hooker. Sherry was educated at Ardscoil Rís Limerick where...

35. Declan Cusack (1988)

Irish Rugby Union Player

Declan Cusack is an Irish rugby union player for Plymouth Albion. He normally plays as a Fly-half but has occasionally played as a Centre.

36. Jim Kemmy (1936)

Irish Politician

Jim Kemmy was an Irish socialist politician from Limerick who started his political career in the Labour Party. He later left Labour was elected as an independent Teachta Dála and...

37. Kathleen Clarke (1878)

Irish Politician

Kathleen Clarke née Daly was a founder member of Cumann na mBan and one of very few privy to the plans of the Easter Rising in 1916. She was subsequently...

38. Terence Aubrey Murray (1810)

Australian Politician

Sir Terence Aubrey Murray was an Australian pastoralist parliamentarian and knight of the realm of Irish birth. He had the double distinction of being at separate times both the Speaker...

39. Al Finucane (1943)

Irish Footballer

Michael Alphonsus Al Finucane was an Irish football player. During his 28-year career he played for League of Ireland sides Limerick Waterford United and Newcastlewest. Finucane was also a member...

40. Aaron McCloskey (1988)

Rubby Player

Aaron McCloskey is an Irish rugby league player for St Helens RLFC in the Super League and the Montpellier Red Devils in the Elite One Championship. His position is prop....

41. Samuel Bindon (Unknow)

Australian Politician

Samuel Henry Bindon was a judge and politician in colonial Victoria. Bindon was born in Limerick Ireland and educated at Trinity College Dublin where he graduated in 1835. He was...

42. Steve Finnan (1976)

Footballer

Stephen John Steve Finnan is a retired Irish international footballer who played as a right back. He is the only player to have played in the World Cup UEFA Champions...

43. Daniel Martin Wilson (1862)

British Politician

The Hon. Daniel Martin Wilson BA KC was an Irish politician and judge. He was born in Limerick the son of Rev. David Wilson and was educated at the Royal...

44. Bill Whelan (1950)

Irish Composer

Bill Whelan is an Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The result Riverdance was a...

45. Jan O'Sullivan (1950)

Irish Politician

Jan O'Sullivan is an Irish Labour Party politician. She is a Teachta Dála for Limerick City constituency and the Minister of State for Housing and Planning.

46. John Gerard Noonan (1951)

Catholic Bishop

Bishop John Gerard Noonan is the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando. Since the 1970s he has lived in Florida except for when he earned a master's...

47. Tony Mulcahy (1959)

Irish Politician

Tony Mulcahy is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel in April 2011. He was a member of Clare County Council and...

48. Neil Cusack (1951)

Irish Distance Runner

Neil Cusack is a retired middle and long distance runner from Ireland.

49. Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (1951)

Irish Fine Gael Politician

Madeleine Taylor-Quinn is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served for over twenty years in the Oireachtas as a Teachta Dála for Clare and as a Senator. Born Madeleine...

50. Declan Hannon (1992)

Irish Hurler

Declan Hannon is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-forward for the Limerick senior team. Born in Adare County Limerick Hannon first excelled at hurling whilst at school...