List of people from Belfast

Famous people born, raised or resident in Belfast

Alphabetical list of Notable Belfast People

• Gerry Adams, republican political leader
• Johnny Adair, loyalist paramilitary leader
• Thomas Andrews, scientist
• Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder
• Tony Banks, later Lord Stratford, politician
• Chris Barrie, actor, presenter
• Derek Bell, musician
• John Stewart Bell, physicist
• George Best, football player
• Danny Blanchflower, football player
• Fit Finlay, professional wrestler
• Kenneth Branagh, actor/director
• Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astronomer (discoverer of pulsars)
• Frank Carson, comedian
• Mairead Corrigan, Nobel Laureate (Peace)
• James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
• Mairtín Crawford, poet
• Barry Douglas, concert pianist
• John Boyd Dunlop, inventor and veterinary surgeon
• Reg Empey, unionist political leader
• Garth Ennis, comics writer
• Lord Fitt, nationalist Political leader
• James Galway, musician
• Chaim Herzog, sixth President of Israel
• John Hewitt, poet
• Alex Higgins, snooker player
• Kate Hoey, Labour MP and Minister of Sport
• David Holmes, DJ
• Lord Kelvin, scientist
• Sir John Lavery, artist
• Charles Michael Lavery QC, Barrister
• Michael Longley, poet
• Shauna Lowry, television presenter
• Francis Maginn, deaf missionary & visionary
• Sammy McIlroy, football player
• CS Lewis, author and scholar
• Mary McAleese, President of Ireland
• Arlene McCarthy, politician
• Henry Joy McCracken, industrial and Irish politician
• Wayne McCullough, World champion boxer and Olympic medalist
• Ian McDonald, science fiction author
• Alexander McDonnell, chess player
• William Frederick McFadzean, soldier and posthumous VC recipient
• Siobhán McKenna, actress
• James Joseph Magennis, submariner and VC recipient
• Mickey Marley, street entertainer
• Professor Denis Moloney OBE, Solicitor
• Gary Moore, musician, blues and rock guitarist formerly of Thin Lizzy
• Van Morrison, musician
• Colin Murray, radio DJ and journalist
• Denis Murray, Broadcast Journalist
• Ruby Murray, singer
• Ian Paisley, unionist political leader and church leader
• Mary Peters, athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist
• Stephen Rea, actor
• Bobby Sands, Anti H-Block MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
• Bob Shaw, science fiction author
• Roy Walker, football manager
• Norman Whiteside, football player
• Betty Williams, Nobel Laureate (Peace)