Famous Irish people (Long List)

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Director of Thor

Nominated for Golden Raspberry for Mamma Mia

Plays Beric Dondarrion in Game of Thrones

Mr Grey

Spent an entire movie in a phone booth

Starred in the good Steve Jobs movie

Made her name in The Commitments

The Guard

Scarecrow (Batman)

Oskar Schindler

Starred in 5 movies alongside John Wayne, including The Quiet Man

Won a Golden Globe for Lady Bird

"We spend our lives on the run. We get up by the clock, eat and sleep by the clock, go to work by the clock, get up again, go to work – and then we retire. And what do they ... give us? A clock."

Bernard Black in Black Books - also writer and creator

Comedian and Stargazer

Mrs Brown

Tax avoiding singer of mediocre rock band

Former lead singer of The Blizzards and The Voice Ireland judge

Lead singer in a band with her 2 sisters and brother

4 time Grammy Award winner for Best New Age Album

Founded Band Aid who raised $24 million (USD) for famine relief in Ethiopia

Westmeath-native once part of the world's biggest boy band

Bassist and singer whose band's first hit was Whiskey In The Jar

The most iconic voice in Irish folk music

Wants to have one more Moondance with you

Tore up a photo of the Pope

Had a massive hit singing Teenage Kicks

Waiting for Godot playwright

His autobiography is named Borstal Boy

Winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995

Wrote novel about Leopold Bloom and his encounters in 1 day in Dublin

Wrote about a lion who many believe to have parallels with Jesus Christ

19th century author who set out most of the modern conventions for vampires

Reknowned author sentenced to 2 years hard labour for gross indecency with men

"When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire..."

CEO of a much maligned, but very profitable, airline

Founder of one of the most famous beer brands in the world

Seen as one of the greatest footballers ever

Former WWE champion who as a demonic alter-ego

3 time golf major winner

Ferocious footballer who made his name at Manchester United

Known as The Clones Cyclone

Current host of Eurovision in UK

Ancient High King of Ireland

The Hound of Ulster

For who the main thoroughfare in Dublin is named

Leader of the United Irishmen

Big talking martial artist

Hurler with the most All Ireland titles

Gaelic Footballer with most senior championship appearances (as of August 2018)

Song "Grace" is told from the perspective of this Easter Rising leader

First woman to have a cabinet position in Dáil Éireann and first women to be elected MP at Westminster