Newry, Northern Ireland

1. Conall Keenan (1996)

Vine Star

Gained a web following through his popular self-titled Vine channel where he had over 100,000 followers when the app shut down.

2. Peter McParland (1934)

Northern Irish Footballer And Ma

Former Irish soccer striker whose professional career spanned from 1951 to 1971. He played for a number of teams, most notably Aston Villa, with whom he scored 98 goals in...

3. Pat Jennings (1945)

Northern Irish Football Player

Irish goalkeeper who spent the bulk of his career with Tottenham and Arsenal.

4. Valene Kane (1987)

British Actor

Irish actress who rose to widespread fame for her role as Rose Stagg in the BBC Two crime TV series The Fall. She debuted as the character during the show's first season...

5. Grainne McCoy (1985)

Makeup Artist

Professional makeup artist who rose to fame as a finalist on the BBC show The Apprentice. She has served as the lead makeup artist on films such as Deny Everything...

6. Ryan McGivern (1990)

Northern Irish Footballer

Defender who joined Port Vale in 2014 after spending a year with Hibernian. He became a member of Northern Ireland's national team in 2008.

7. Ronan Rafferty (1964)

Professional Golfer

Famous in the late 1980s and early 1990s for his multiple European Tour wins, this Northern Irish golfer also won five PGA Tour of Australasia events, as well as the...

8. Tomm Moore (1977)

Irish Film Director

Irish filmmaker, animator and illustrator whose best known for his comics. He co-founded the animation studio and production company, Cartoon Saloon. He's also widely known for his critically acclaimed films,...

9. William Irvine (Australian politician) (1858)

Australian Politician

Sir William Hill Irvine GCMG Australian politician and judge was the 21st Premier of Victoria. Irvine was born in Newry in County Down Ireland into a Scottish-Presbyterian family. He was...

10. Alfred Ludlam (Unknow)

New Zealand Politician

Alfred Ludlam was a leading New Zealand politician horticulturist and farmer who owned land at Wellington and in the Hutt Valley. A member of three of New Zealand's four earliest...

11. Mickey Brady (1950)

British Politician

Mickey Brady MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Sinn Féin member for Newry & Armagh and...

12. George Anthony Walkem (1834)

Canadian Lawyer

George Anthony Boomer Walkem was a British Columbian politician and jurist.

13. Maurice Hayes (1927)

unknow

Maurice Hayes is an Irish politician and was an independent member of the 21st and 22nd Seanads nominated as a senator by the Taoiseach.

14. Edward de Cobain (Unknow)

British Politician

Edward Samuel Wesley de Cobain was an Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892 when he was expelled for failing to appear to...

15. John Fee (1963)

British Politician

John Fitzgerald Fee was an Irish nationalist politician from County Armagh who served in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

16. Mickey Keenan (1956)

Northern Irish Footballer

Michael Keenan is a retired Northern Irish goalkeeper. He enjoyed much success with Portadown during the 1990s and early 2000s where he won four league titles and several cup winner...

17. Henry Broughton Thomson (1870)

Canadian Politician

Henry Broughton Thomson was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a...

18. Máire Drumm (1919)

Vice President Of Sinn Féin

Máire Drumm was the vice president of Sinn Féin and a commander in Cumann na mBan. She was killed by Ulster loyalists while recovering from an eye operation in Belfast's...

19. Francis Campbell (1970)

British Diplomat

s Martin-Xavier Campbell is a British diplomat currently Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan.

20. Ciarán McGuigan (1989)

Northern Irish Footballer

Ciarán McGuigan is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Syrianska IF Kerburan in the Division 1 in Sweden.

21. Karen McKevitt (1971)

British Politician

Karen McKevitt is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011 representing South Down. McKevitt entered politics in...

22. Michael Legge (1978)

Actor

Michael Legge is a Northern Irish actor. He has appeared in a number of stage, film, television and radio roles. He may be best-known for playing the teenaged...

23. Shay McCartan (1994)

Footballer

Seamus Vincent Shay McCartan is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two side Accrington Stanley. He also plays for the Northern Ireland U21 national...

24. Terence Bannon (1967)

Irish Mountain Climber

Terence 'Banjo' Bannon born 24 November 1967 in Newry County Down Northern Ireland is a mountaineer and adventurer. Banjo became the second person from Northern Ireland to reach the summit...

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