List of Famous people born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

David McCann

First Name David
Last Name McCann
Born on March 17, 1973 (age 53)
Height 186 cm | 6'1

David McCann is an Irish professional road bicycle racer, and rode in the 1996, 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games. He was the Irish national road race champion in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Irish national time trial championships a record 6 times. He last rode for the Synergy Baku Cycling Project, an Azerbaijan-registered UCI Continental team.

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Eddie Friel

First Name Eddie
Last Name Friel
Born on January 1, 1962 (age 64)

Edward Joseph (Eddie) Friel was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1962. He is a B. Mus. Honours graduate who in 1986 started his professional career as a music teacher. After one year he decided to pursue his talents as a musician and composer in local piano bars at home as well as in Canada and Europe, where he travelled for a year. He has toured with Van Morrison as a piano player and features extensively on Van Morrison's album Hymns to the Silence.

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Peter Morwood

First Name Peter
Last Name Morwood
Born on October 20, 1956 (age 69)

Peter Morwood is primarily a fantasy novelist and screenwriter, though he has also written works of science fiction; his best-known works include the Horse Lords series and the Tales of Old Russia series. He lives in Ireland with his wife, writer Diane Duane, with whom he has co-authored several works.

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Tara Lynne O'Neill

First Name Tara
Last Name O'Neill
Born on November 16, 1975 (age 50)

Tara-Lynne O'Neill is a film, theatre and television actress from Northern Ireland.

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Donal McKeown

First Name Donal
Born on April 12, 1950 (age 76)

Dónal McKeown is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Bishop of Derry in Ireland.

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Stuart Graham

First Name Stuart
Last Name Graham
Born on May 31, 1967 (age 58)

Stuart Graham is an Northern Irish film, television, and stage actor, born and brought up in Northern Ireland.

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John McClelland

First Name John
Last Name McClelland
Born on December 7, 1955 (age 70)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

John McClelland is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for several teams during a 23-year career. He worked for Leeds United as part of the tour groups for Elland Road.

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Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley, is an Irish theatre, television and film actor.

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Mark Ryder

First Name Mark
Last Name Ryder
Born on December 7, 1989 (age 36)

Mark Ryder is an actor from Northern Ireland who was educated at Methodist College Belfast. He is most noted for his television role as Cesare Borgia in the historical drama series, Borgia.

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Seamus McGarvey

First Name Seamus
Born on June 29, 1967 (age 58)

Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC is a cinematographer from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He lives in Tuscany, Italy.

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