List of Belfast people
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Notable people born, raised or resident in Belfast
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[edit] Arts
- Derek Bell (1935 - 2002), harpist and composer.
- Duke Special, musician.
- James Bingham (b. 1925, artist.
- Kenneth Branagh, actor/director
- Mairtín Crawford, poet
- Gerald Dillon, artist
- Barry Douglas, concert pianist
- Garth Ennis, comics writer
- James Galway, musician
- Paul Henry (1876 - 1958), painter.
- John Hewitt, poet
- Ciarán Hinds, actor
- P.J. Holden, comic artist
- David Holmes, DJ
- Brian Keenan, hostage and writer
- Sir John Lavery, artist
- CS Lewis, author and scholar
- Michael Longley, poet
- Bernard MacLaverty, author and screen writer
- Gerard McCarthy, actor and television presenter
- John McCrea, comic artist
- Ian McDonald, science fiction author
- Siobhán McKenna, actress
- Katie Melua, musician
- Seaneen Molloy, blogger and columnist[1]
- Brian Moore, novelist
- Gary Moore, musician, blues and rock guitarist formerly of Thin Lizzy
- Van Morrison, musician
- Bob Shaw, science fiction author
- Jake Burns, musician Stiff Little Fingers
- Ali McMordie, musician Stiff Little Fingers
- Gerry McAvoy, musician
- Rachel Tucker, actress (West End)
[edit] Business
- Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder
- William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, shipbuilder and politician
[edit] Entertainment
- Frank Carson, comedian
- Mary Gormley, beauty queen (Miss Universe Ireland 2000)
- Mickey Marley, street entertainer
- Declan Mulholland, actor
- Ruby Murray, singer
- Patricia Quinn, actress in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Stephen Rea, actor
- Roy Walker, comedian
[edit] Law
- Professor Denis Moloney OBE, Solicitor
- Richard Graham, Trainee Solicitor
[edit] Media
- Andrea Catherwood, Newsreader
- Eamonn Holmes, television presenter
- Shauna Lowry, television presenter
- Colin Murray, radio DJ and journalist
- Denis Murray, Broadcast Journalist
- Fionnuala Sweeney, CNN presenter and reporter
- Stephen Nolan, radio and tv presenter dj
- Gerry Anderson, radio and tv presenter
- Christine Bleakley, tv presenter
- Colin McClelland newspaper editor and broadcaster
[edit] Military
- Colonel Tim Collins OBE, former commander, Royal Irish Regiment, British Army
- James Joseph Magennis, submariner and VC recipient
- William Frederick McFadzean, soldier and posthumous VC recipient
[edit] Politics
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- Gerry Adams, republican political leader
- Paddy Ashdown, former leader of the Liberal Democrats
- Tony Banks, later Lord Stratford, politician
- May Blood, Baroness Blood, Labour member of the House of Lords
- Robert Bradford (Northern Ireland politician) assassinated unionist politician
- Mairead Corrigan, Nobel Laureate (Peace)
- James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
- Reg Empey, unionist political leader
- Lord Fitt, nationalist Political leader
- Chaim Herzog, sixth President of Israel
- David McCalden, far-right activist and AIDS victim
- Mary McAleese, President of Ireland.
- Arlene McCarthy, politician
- Henry Joy McCracken, industrial and Irish politician
- Alexander Robinson
- Peter Robinson (politician), unionist political leader and First Minister of Northern Ireland
- Bobby Sands, Anti H-Block MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Hunger Striker
- David Trimble, Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Betty Williams, Nobel Laureate (Peace)
[edit] Religious
- William Conway (cardinal), Roman Catholic Cardinal
- Henry Cooke (minister), Presbyterian Minister
- Robin Eames, Primate of All Ireland
[edit] Science
- Thomas Andrews, scientist
- John Stewart Bell, physicist
- John Bodkin Adams, doctor and suspected serial killer
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astronomer (discoverer of pulsars)
- John Boyd Dunlop, inventor and veterinary surgeon
- George Crawford Hyndman, (1796–1867) biologist
- Charles Lanyon, architect
- William Thomson , 1st Baron Kelvin, OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, FRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist, engineer, and outstanding leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century
[edit] Sport
- George Best, football player
- Danny Blanchflower, football player
- Sammy Clingan, Pro Footballer
- Ray Close, boxer
- David Cullen, basketball player and 2007 winner of the Arthur Ashe for Courage Award at the ESPY awards for work with Peace Players International
- Dave Finlay, professional wrestler
- Alex Higgins, former world snooker champion
- David Healy, football player
- Damaen Kelly, former professional boxer and Olympic bronze medalist
- Wayne McCullough, former world champion boxer and Olympic medalist
- Alexander McDonnell, early 19th century chess master
- Sammy McIlroy, football player
- Jim Magilton, football player and manager
- Rinty Monaghan, former undisputed world flyweight boxing champion.
- Owen Nolan, Ice hockey player
- Andrew Patterson, cricketer
- Mark Patterson, cricketer
- Mary Peters, athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist
- John Watson, Formula One driver
- Norman Whiteside, football player
- Johnny Flynn, football player
[edit] References
- ^ "Seaneen Molloy", guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group), http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/molloy-seaneen, retrieved 13 January 2011
