List of Famous people born in Munster, Ireland
Alan Browne
Alan James Browne is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Preston North End and Republic of Ireland.
Fiacre Kelleher
Fiacre Blane Kelleher is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wrexham.
Sonia O'Sullivan
Sonia O'Sullivan is an Irish former track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 1995 World Championships, and a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Olympic Games. Her 2000 m world record of 5:25.36, set in 1994 stood until 2017.
Denis Lynch
Denis Lynch is an Irish show jumper.
Tony Buckley
Tony Buckley is a former Irish rugby union player who played Prop. He was one of the heaviest men playing professional rugby, weighing in at 21 st 10 lbs or 138 kilograms (305 lbs). He wore size 16 boots which had to be custom made for him in Germany. He joined Sale Sharks on a 3-year deal from the 2011/12 season.
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Raymond Edward "Gilbert" O'Sullivan is an Irish singer-songwriter who achieved his most significant success during the early 1970s with hits including "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair", and "Get Down". O'Sullivan's songs are often marked by his distinctive, percussive piano playing style and observational lyrics using word play.
Michael Collins
Michael Collins is an Irish novelist and international ultra-distance runner. His novel The Keepers of Truth was shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize. He has also won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and the Lucien Barriere Literary Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival. The award honours the best American Fiction published in France. Collins is a graduate of Oxford University.
Dermot Crowley
Dermot Crowley is an Irish stage, film and television actor.
Aaron Hill
Aaron Hill is an Irish professional snooker player.
Desmond FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin
Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, an hereditary knight as recognised by the Irish government and socialite.