Derry - Notable People

Notable People

Notable people who were born or have lived in Derry include:

  • Frederick Hervey, Bishop of Derry and 4th Earl of Bristol
  • The Restoration dramatist George Farquhar
  • Authors Joyce Cary, Seamus Deane, Jennifer Johnston and Nell McCafferty
  • Poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party founder and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume
  • Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness
  • Former Leicester City, Celtic and Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill
  • Everton player Darron Gibson
  • Actresses Amanda Burton and Roma Downey
  • Girls Aloud member Nadine Coyle
  • Eurovision Song Contest winner and former politician Dana
  • The band The Undertones and their one-time lead singer Feargal Sharkey
  • Jimmy McShane of Baltimora
  • Triathlete Aileen Morrison
  • Tom McGuinness, Gaelic footballer
  • Damian McGinty and Keith Harkin, vocalists with the group Celtic Thunder

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