List of University College Dublin people
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The following is a list of University College Dublin people, including notable alumni and faculty members of University College Dublin, a constituent university of the National University of Ireland.
Alumni
Literature
- Maeve Binchy, author
- Sarah Rees Brennan
- Marina Carr
- Austin Clarke
- Brian Cleeve
- Brian Coffey
- Eamon Delaney
- Denis Devlin
- Emma Donoghue
- Roddy Doyle
- Desmond Hogan
- Gerard Manley Hopkins
- John Jordan
- James Joyce, author of Ulysses; considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century
- Trevor Joyce
- Thomas Kilroy
- Mary Lavin
- Princess Mako of Akishino
- Hugh McFadden
- John McGahern
- Frank McGuinness
- Conor McPherson
- Kate O'Brien
- Ulick O'Connor
- Seán Ó Faoláin
- Brian O'Nolan, writer, At Swim-Two-Birds
- Emily O'Reilly
- Keith Ridgway
- Colm Tóibín
Journalism
- Vincent Browne
- Ruth Dudley Edwards
- Hugh McFadden
- Kevin Myers
- Doireann Ní Bhriain
- Kevin O'Sullivan, editor of The Irish Times
- Fintan O'Toole
- Maev-Ann Wren
Business
- Niall FitzGerald, former CEO of Unilever
- Aidan Heavey, CEO of Tullow Oil
- Tony O'Reilly, owner of Independent News and Media
- Denis O'Brien, owner of Communicorp and Digicell
- David J. O'Reilly, Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation
- Dalton Philips, CEO of Morrisons
- Feargal Quinn, former owner of Superquinn
- Peter Sutherland, former Director General of the World Trade Organization; former Chairman of British Petroleum; Chairman of Goldman Sachs Europe; served as Ireland's Attorney General and European Commissioner
Science and technology
- Dervilla M. X. Donnelly, Irish chemist
- Peter Lynch, Irish mathematician and meteorologist
- John Monahan, bioscientist and CEO of Avigen Inc in California, a NASDAQ company
- John James Nolan, Irish physicist and President of the Royal Irish Academy
- Patrick Joseph Nolan, Irish atmospheric physicist
- Cormac O'Raifeartaigh, Irish physicist and philosopher of science
Finance and banking
- Patrick Honohan, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland
Politics and government
Heads of state
- V. V. Giri, 4th President of India (did not graduate)
- Patrick Hillery, 6th President of Ireland
- Douglas Hyde, 1st President of Ireland
- Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, 5th president of Ireland
Heads of government
- John Bruton, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland
- John A. Costello, 2nd Taoiseach of Ireland
- Brian Cowen, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland
- Garret FitzGerald, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland
- Charles Haughey, 6th Taoiseach of Ireland
Military
- Michael Beary, Irish Army Major General and Commander of UNIFIL
Other
- Dermot Ahern
- Anne Anderson, Irish Ambassador to the United States
- David Andrews
- Kevin Barry
- Séamus Brennan
- Richard Bruton
- Joan Burton
- Eibhlin Byrne
- Mella Carroll
- Mary Coughlan
- Ryan Crocker, former United States Ambassador to Iraq; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the European Commission
- Síle de Valera
- Noel Dempsey
- Professor James Dooge, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; European Union architect; climatologist; Professor of Civil Engineering at UCD for several years
- Alan Dukes
- Joe Higgins, Socialist Party TD
- Justin Keating
- Hugh Kennedy
- Noël A. Kinsella, 46th Speaker of the Senate of Canada
- Michael Kitt
- Brian Lenihan
- Thomas MacDonagh
- Charlie McCreevy; former European Commissioner for Internal Market & Services
- Michael McDowell; former Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Paul Murphy Socialist Party MEP
- John L. Murray
- Michael Noonan
- Éamon Ó Cuív
- Willie O'Dea
- Kevin O'Higgins
- Mary O'Rourke
- Nora Owen
- Patrick Pearse
- Ruairi Quinn
- James Ryan
- Francis Skeffington
- Michael Woods
Legal
Chief Justice of Ireland
- Ronan Keane
- Hugh Kennedy, first Chief Justice of the State
- John L. Murray
Academia
- Remi Chandran, researcher
- Anthony Clare, psychiatrist
- John Coakley, political scientist
- Arthur W. Conway, physicist
- Patrick Cosgrave, historian
- Deirdre Curtin, lawyer
- James Dooge, engineer
- Owen Dudley Edwards, historian
- Robert Dudley Edwards, historian
- John D. FitzGerald, economist
- Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinarian
- Roy C. Geary, statistician
- Thomas Kettle, economist
- John Francis Leader, psychologist
- Eoin MacNeill, scholar
- J. A. McClelland, physicist
- Thomas Preston, physicist
- Frances P. Ruane, economist
- Desmond Williams, historian
Engineers
- Thomas McLaughlin, key player in the construction of the Ardnacrusha power plant, the largest hydroelectric plant in the world when constructed
- Eddie O'Connor, founder of Mainstream Renewable Energy
- J.O.(Seán) Scanlan, circuit theory; gold medalist of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
- William F. Roe, electrical engineer; led the rural electrification scheme in Ireland
Arts
- Paul Brady
- Gabriel Byrne
- Graham Cantwell
- Cyril Cusack
- Brendan Gleeson
- Amy Huberman
- Neil Jordan
- Pat Kenny, broadcaster, former host of The Late Late Show
- Kieron Moore
- Dermot Morgan, actor best known as Father Ted
- Dara Ó Briain, Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You, QI, Three Men in a Boat
- Carroll O'Connor
- Chris O'Dowd, The IT Crowd, Bridesmaids, Girls, Moone Boy
- Dan O'Herlihy, Academy Award-nominated actor
- Kevin Roche, architect
- Jim Sheridan
- Ryan Tubridy, host of The Late Late Show
- Colette Wong, presenter of Fox Sports Central Asia
Clergy
- Desmond Connell, Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin
- Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin
- Fr. Malachi Martin S.J., author
- John Henry Newman, Cardinal, educator, writer
- Tomás Ó Fiaich, Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
Sports
Soccer
- Alan Cawley, retired professional footballer
- Tony McDonnell, retired professional footballer
- David McMillan, striker for Dundalk FC
- Evan McMillan, defender for Sligo Rovers
- Conor Sammon, Irish International, striker for Derby County
Rugby
- Patrick Casey, former Irish International
- Gordon D'Arcy, Irish rugby international, British and Irish Lions
- Mick Doyle, Irish rugby international player and coach, British and Irish Lions
- Tony Ensor, former Irish rugby international
- Luke Fitzgerald, Ireland international and the British and Irish Lions
- Will Connors Ireland u20's flanker and a strong gatter. All round sound lad
- Denis Hickie, former Irish rugby international, British and Irish Lions
- Rob Kearney, Ireland International and the British and Irish Lions
- Ray McLoughlin, Ireland international and British and Irish Lions
- Brian O'Driscoll, captain of the Irish rugby team, British and Irish Lions
- Conor O'Shea, Irish rugby international and director of rugby at Harlequin F.C.
- Jonathan Sexton, Irish International
- Fergus Slattery, Ireland international and the British and Irish Lions
- Cillian Willis, currently playing for Connacht Rugby
GAA
Swimming
Fictional
Humanitarians
- John O'Shea, humanitarian, founder of GOAL
Faculty
- Hugh Brady
- Gerard Casey
- Terence Dolan
- James J. Heckman
- Caroline Hussey
- Mark Keane
- Declan Kiberd
- Sinisa Malesevic
- Stephen Mennell
- Edna O'Brien
- Da-Wen Sun
- Joseph Watson