County Wexford, Ireland
1. Francis Danby (1793)
Artist
Notable as a key member of the 19th-century "Bristol School" of English artists, he is famous for poetic, highly dramatic landscape paintings such as The Upas Tree (1820), An Enchanted...
2. Al Ferguson (1888)
Actor
In a career that spanned over four decades and consisted of nearly 300 films, he appeared on screen in Tarzan the Mighty, The Hurricane Express, and Blazing the Overland Trail...
3. Jimmy Fortune (1955)
American Musician
Country singer who is known for singing twenty-one years with the Statler Brothers. He wrote many of their #1 hits: "Elizabeth," "Too Much On My Heart," and "My Only Love."
4. Lisa McDonald (1974)
Irish Politician
Lisa McDonald is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007 to 2011. She was a county councillor on Wexford County Council from...
5. Noel Whelan (footballer) (1974)
English Footballer
Noel David Whelan is an English former professional footballer and Academy Coach at Football League Championship side Derby County. As a player he was a striker from 1993 to 2010...
6. Mags Darcy (1986)
Camogie Player
Margaret ‘Mags’ D’Arcy is a camogie player winner of two Camogie All Stars in 2007 and 2010 and All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in 2007 in 2010 and 2011. She was...
7. Colm O'Gorman (1966)
Irish Politician
Colm O'Gorman is an Irishman from County Wexford founder of One in Four former senator and current executive director of Amnesty International in Ireland. He is a survivor of clerical...
8. Aidan O'Brien (1969)
Irish Thoroughbred Trainer
Aidan Patrick O'Brien is an Irish horse racing trainer. Since 1996 he has been the private trainer at Ballydoyle Stables near Cashel in County Tipperary for John Magnier and his...
9. John Redmond (1856)
Irish Politician
John Edward Redmond was an Irish nationalist politician barrister MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and leader of the Irish Parliamentary...
10. Jasper O'Farrell (Unknow)
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Jasper O'Farrell was the first surveyor for San Francisco. He designed the grand promenade that became today's Market Street. O'Farrell Street in San Francisco is named after him.
