List of Famous people born in Ireland

Laura Perrins is the Irish co-founder and co-editor of The Conservative Woman. She has written for The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, ConservativeHome and The Catholic Herald. In 2013, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women.

Emma Donoghue is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award. and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards. Room was adapted by Donoghue into a film of the same name. For this, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

David John Martin Meyler is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tommie Gorman is an Irish journalist. He has worked for RTÉ News and Current Affairs since 1980. He is currently the Northern Ireland editor for RTÉ.

Lorcan Cranitch is an Irish actor.

Stephen Donnelly is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Health since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since 2011.

Seán William McLoughlin, better known as Jacksepticeye, is an Irish YouTuber best known for his vlogs and comedic Let's Play series. As of February 2021, his channel has over 13.8 billion views and 26.3 million subscribers, and is the most-subscribed Irish channel. He has participated in fundraisers that have raised millions for charity.

David Dermot Fitzgerald is an Irish hurling manager and former player who is currently managing the Wexford senior hurling team. As a player, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.

Keane Neill Barry is an Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and Youth Development Tour events. He also plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) Youth Tour events, and is the current World Masters Youth Champion and BDO World Youth Champion.

Dessie Ellis is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2011 general election. He was a member of Dublin City Council from 1999 to 2011.