List of Famous people born in Leinster, Ireland

Eamonn Campbell was an Irish musician who was a member of The Dubliners from 1987 until his death. He was also in the Dubliners when they recorded their 25th anniversary show on The Late Late Show hosted by Gay Byrne. He is known as a guitarist and has a rough voice similar to the late Dubliner founding member Ronnie Drew. He toured with three other ex-Dubliners as "The Dublin Legends", now that the group name has been retired with the death of Barney McKenna. Campbell was originally from Drogheda in County Louth, but latterly lived in Walkinstown, a suburb of Dublin.

Charlie Ward is an Irish mixed martial artist currently competing in the middleweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2014, he formerly competed for the UFC.

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.

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.

Helen McEntee is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Justice since June 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency since 2013. She previously served as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2017 to 2020 and Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People from 2016 to 2017.

Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in two Formula One Grands Prix in 1982 with the backmarker Theodore team, failing to qualify for another three. He failed to finish in either of the Grands Prix he started and scored no Formula One championship points.

Nicholas Aylward Vigors was an Irish zoologist and politician. He popularized the classification of birds on the basis of the quinarian system.

Will Connors is an Irish rugby union player for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster, and for the Ireland national rugby union team. He plays in the back-row, primarily as an openside flanker.

Paul David McShane is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team.