List of Famous people born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mark Durkan
Mark Durkan is a retired Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. Durkan was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2001 to 2002, and the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party from 2001 to 2010. He contested the Dublin constituency for Fine Gael at the 2019 European Parliament election.
George Cassidy
George Henry Cassidy is a retired British Anglican bishop. He served as Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham from 1999 to 2009.
Wendy Houvenaghel
Wendy Louise Houvenaghel is a Northern Irish former racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter. She has represented Great Britain in various World Cycling Championships and in the 2008 Olympic Games, most notably winning the silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games, and gold in the team pursuit at the 2008, 2009 and 2011 Track World Championships. She has also won many British national titles and represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Houvenaghel is based in Cornwall, England.
Thomas Burns
Thomas Matthew Burns KC*HS is a British Roman Catholic bishop. On 16 October 2008 he was appointed as Bishop of Menevia by Pope Benedict XVI, becoming so on 1 December 2008 when he took possession of his new see, on which day he ceased to be Bishop of the Forces. He is now bishop promoter for the Apostleship of the Sea, A Catholic organisation which provides pastoral and practical assistance to all seafarers. It was announced in July 2019 that Burns had retired from the role of Bishop of Menevia after 11 years, with a replacement to be appointed in due course.
Anthony Farquhar
Anthony J. Farquhar D.D., S.T.L., B.A. is the Catholic emeritus Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor.
Flora Montgomery
Flora Anne Selina Montgomery is a Northern Irish actress.
Fionnuala Sweeney
Fionnuala Sweeney is an Irish anchorwoman and reporter. She had been based at CNN's headquarters in Atlanta, Sweeney was anchoring CNN Newsroom as well as serving as the primary substitute at the International Desk. She is known around Europe as the host of Eurovision Song Contest 1993 from Millstreet, County Cork.
Roma Ryan
Roma Shane Ryan is a Northern Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, currently living in Artane, Ireland, with her husband Nicky.
Michael Savage
Michael John Savage is an Irish-born Canadian politician, who was elected Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality on October 20, 2012. He previously served as a Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour from 2004 to 2011.
Calibre
Dominick Martin, better known by his stage name Calibre, is a Northern Irish drum and bass music producer and DJ from Belfast. He started producing at a young age. He is a classically trained musician, playing a variety of musical instruments. Martin started producing Drum and Bass in 1995 and his first signed release was credited under the now defunct Quadrophonic record label.