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Liam Neeson
William John Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards and one Volpi Cup. With a film career spanning more than forty years, Neeson is regarded as one of Ireland's greatest film actors. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $11.7 billion worldwide. Neeson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000.
Ian Paisley
politician and former church minister (1926-2014)

James Nesbitt
William James Nesbitt is an actor from Northern Ireland. From 1987, Nesbitt spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof to the political drama Paddywack (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (1991). He got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama series Cold Feet, which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award.
James McHenry
American politician (1753-1816)
Clodagh Rodgers
British singer (1947–2025)
Alexander Campbell
Scots-Irish American ordained minister (1788–1866)
Timothy Eaton
Irish-Canadian businessman (1834-1907)
Ethna Carbery
Irish journalist, writer and poet (186x–1902)

Paul Kearney
British writer
Richard Seymour
British blogger