Notable Belfast People
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Famous people born, raised or resident in Belfast
Contents
Arts
- Chris Barrie, actor, presenter
- Derek Bell, musician
- Kenneth Branagh, actor/director
- Mairtín Crawford, poet
- Barry Douglas, concert pianist
- Garth Ennis, comics writer
- Sir John Lavery, artist
- John Hewitt, poet
- CS Lewis, author and scholar
- Michael Longley, poet
- James Galway, musician
- Ciarán Hinds, actor
- David Holmes, DJ
- Ian McDonald, science fiction author
- Siobhán McKenna, actress
- Gary Moore, musician, blues and rock guitarist formerly of Thin Lizzy
- Van Morrison, musician
- Bob Shaw, science fiction author
Business
- Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder
Entertainment
- Frank Carson, comedian
- Mary Gormley, beauty queen (Miss Universe Ireland 2000
- Mickey Marley, street entertainer
- Ruby Murray, singer
- Patricia Quinn, actress in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Stephen Rea, actor
- Roy Walker, comedien
Law
- Charles Michael Lavery QC, Barrister
- Professor Denis Moloney OBE, Solicitor
Media
- Colin Murray, radio DJ and journalist
- Denis Murray, Broadcast Journalist
- Shauna Lowry, television presenter
Military
- William Frederick McFadzean, soldier and posthumous VC recipient
- James Joseph Magennis, submariner and VC recipient
Politics
- Gerry Adams, republican political leader
- Johnny Adair, loyalist paramilitary leader
- Tony Banks, later Lord Stratford, politician
- Mairead Corrigan, Nobel Laureate (Peace)
- James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
- Reg Empey, unionist political leader
- Lord Fitt, nationalist Political leader
- Chaim Herzog, sixth President of Israel
- Kate Hoey, Labour MP and Minister of Sport
- Mary McAleese, President of Ireland
- Arlene McCarthy, politician
- Henry Joy McCracken, industrial and Irish politician
- Ian Paisley, unionist political leader and church leader
- Bobby Sands, Anti H-Block MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
- Betty Williams, Nobel Laureate (Peace)
Religious
- Francis Maginn, deaf missionary & visionary
Science
- Thomas Andrews, scientist
- John Stewart Bell, physicist
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astronomer (discoverer of pulsars)
- John Boyd Dunlop, inventor and veterinary surgeon
- Lord Kelvin, scientist
Sport
- George Best, football player
- Danny Blanchflower, football player
- Fit Finlay, professional wrestler
- Alex Higgins, snooker player
- Sammy McIlroy, football player
- Alexander McDonnell, chess player
- Wayne McCullough, World champion boxer and Olympic medalist
- Mary Peters, athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist
- Norman Whiteside, football player
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