List of Famous people born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Gerry Adams
Gerard Adams is an Irish republican politician who was the president of Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth from 2011 to 2020. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Member of Parliament (MP) of the British Parliament for the Belfast West constituency.
Catherine Calderwood
Catherine Jane Calderwood FRCOG FRCPE is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, originally from Northern Ireland, who has lived and worked in Scotland for several years.
Michael O'Neill
Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer who is the manager of EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Christine Bleakley
Christine Louise Lampard is a Northern Irish broadcaster from Newtownards, Northern Ireland, best known for her television work with the BBC and ITV.
Edwin Poots
Edwin Poots is a British politician. He is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and is a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lagan Valley.
Shane Duffy
Shane Patrick Michael Duffy is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League, and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Michael Conlan
Michael John Conlan is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur, he reached number one in the AIBA bantamweight world rankings, with achievements that include a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and gold at the 2015 World Championships. He has been one of Ireland's most successful amateur fighters of all time. He turned professional in 2016 after misgivings with the amateur sport, and had his first bout in 2017.
Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player and commentator. He is most well known for winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship, where he defeated Steve Davis with the final ball of the 35th frame in the final to seal an 18-17 win. During his playing career he wore distinctive specially designed glasses manufactured for snooker, often described as looking upside-down, giving him a unique look on the circuit.
Conleth Hill
Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has performed on stage in productions in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards and received two Tony Award nominations. He is best known for his role as Varys in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).
Richard Dormer
Richard Dormer is an actor, playwright and screenwriter from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his role as Beric Dondarrion in the HBO television series Game of Thrones and Dan Anderssen in Sky Atlantic's Fortitude.