Cookstown, Northern Ireland
1. Eamonn McCrystal (1987)
Irish Pop Singer
Notable for Rest for Your Soul (2007), A Living Prayer (2014), The Music of Northern Ireland (2015), and other solo pop albums, this tenor vocalist is also well known for...
2. Aaron Hughes (1979)
Northern Ireland International F
Northern Irish defender who made his professional debut in 1997 for Newcastle United and his international debut for Northern Ireland's national team in 1998.
3. Stuart Dallas (1991)
Northern Irish Footballer
After playing two seasons with the Crusaders F.C., this Northern Irish soccer midfielder and winger joined the Brentford F.C. and played a loan season for Northampton Town.
4. Rhona Adair (1881)
Amateur Golfer
Rhona K. Adair was an Irish amateur golfer. Adair was born in Cookstown County Tyrone Ireland. Along with May Hezlet Adair is the most famous Irish golfer from the turn...
5. Roy Knight (1891)
Canadian Politician
Robert Ross Knight was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Cookstown County Tyrone Northern Ireland and became a farmer and teacher...
6. Kenny Acheson (1957)
British Racing Driver
Kenneth Henry Acheson is a British former racing driver who participated during the 1983 and 1985 Formula One seasons for the RAM team. He completed only one of his three...
7. Brian Nugent (1978)
Cycling Coach
Brian Nugent is a cycling coach. He is known as Cycling Ireland’s track coach for women and paracyclists.
8. Nick Laird (1975)
Northern Irish Poet
Nicholas Nick Laird is a Northern Irish novelist and poet. He was born and grew up in Cookstown County Tyrone.
9. Tom McGurk (1946)
Irish Journalist
Tom McGurk is an Irish poet journalist radio presenter and sportscaster from Brockagh County Tyrone Northern Ireland.
10. Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947)
Irish Politician
Josephine Bernadette Devlin McAliskey usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey is an Irish socialist and republican political activist. She served as a Member of the UK Parliament from...
