- Joey Dunlop
William Joseph "Joey" Dunlop OBE (February 25 1952 - July 2 2000) is considered among the greatest motorcycle riders of all time. His achievements include three hat-tricks at the Isle of Man TT meeting (1985, 1988 and 2000), where he won 26 races in total. During his career he won the Ulster Grand Prix 24 times. In 1986 he won a fifth consecutive Formula One world title. His nickname was 'King of the Road'. - Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson , born in Ireland, studied to be a teacher before turning to acting. He received an Academy Award nomination for his work in Schindlers List , a Golden Globe nomination for Michael Collins , and a Tony Award nomination for Anna Christie . He has starred in numerous films including Star Wars: Episode 1The Phantom Menace; Nell; and Husbands and Wives . - Tony McCoy
Anthony Peter "AP" McCoy MBE (born 4 May 1974, Moneyglass, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish horse racing jockey, and is widely regarded as the greatest jump jockey to date. McCoy rode his first winner, "Legal Steps", at Thurles on 26 March 1992. Success in Ireland soon led to a move across the Irish Sea, and he began riding in England in 1994. McCoy has broken numerous records since he was granted a British licence, … - James Molyneaux
James Henry Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, KBE, PC (born August 27, 1920) is a Northern Irish Unionist politician and was leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1979 to 1995. He was a leading member and sometime Vice-President of the Conservative Monday Club. Born in Killead, County Antrim, Molyneaux was educated at nearby Aldergrove School before serving in the Royal Air Force between 1941 and 1946. - Terence O'Neill
Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC (10 September 1914-12 June 1990) was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. - John Bodkin Adams
John Bodkin Adams was a British general practitioner, more than 160 of whose patients died under suspicious circumstances. He was tried and controversially acquitted for the murder of one patient in 1957. Another count of murder was withdrawn. - William King
William King, D.D. (1650-1729) was an Anglican divine in Ireland, who was Archbishop of Dublin from 1702 to 1729. He was also well known as an author and for his support of the Glorious Revolution. William was born in May of 1650 in County Antrim and was educated at Trinity College at Dublin. He was ordained in 1679, became the bishop of Derry in 1691. He died in May of 1729. - William Orr
William Orr was a member of the United Irishmen who was executed in 1797 in what was widely believed to be a judicial murder and whose memory led to the rallying cry “"Remember Orr"” during the 1798 rebellion. Orr was born to a Presbyterian farming family outside Antrim town and little is known of his early life. He was active in the Irish Volunteers and joined the United Irishmen sometime in the mid-1790’s, contributing several articles to their newspaper, … - James Adair
James Adair (circa 1709-1783) was a native of County Antrim, Ireland, who came to North America, and became a trader with the Native Americans of the southern states. He resided in their country forty years, beginning in 1735, and was almost entirely cut off from the outside world, and from the year 1744 he resided chiefly among the Chickasaw. In 1751, he moved to Laurens County, South Carolina. He published a very elaborate work on their manners, … - James Gordon
James Gordon (October 31, 1739 - January 17, 1810) was an Irish-born American merchant, soldier, and politician. He was born in Killead, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and left in 1758, settling in Schenectady, New York. From that base and from Detroit, Michigan, he traded with various Native American tribes. He served as militia lieutenant colonel in the American Revolution, and, first in 1777, held various legislative offices, … - Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson (born 15 December 1941) is a Northern Irish politician. Born in County Antrim, Wilson attended Belfast College of Technology before becoming a marine engineer. He was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1975, and joined the Ulster Unionist Party the following year. However, he resigned his position on the council in 1988. He was UUP General Secretary from the late 1980's until 1998. - James Orr
James Orr (1770-1816) was a poet or rhyming weaver from the province of Ulster in Ireland also known as the "Bard of Ballycarry", who wrote in the English language and the Scots language. He was the foremost of the Ulster Weaver Poets, and was writing contemporaneously with Robert Burns. According to that other great Ulster poet, John Hewitt, he produced some material that was better than Burns. - James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt (born January 15, 1965) is a Northern Irish actor who is best known for his roles in ITV's "Cold Feet" and the BBC's "Murphy's Law" as well as many television advertisements. He has also appeared in theatre and faced tabloid revelations about his private life. He is sometimes credited by his nickname, Jimmy. - Alasdair McDonnell
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell (b. 1 September 1949, Cushendall, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish politician, deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. A family doctor in Belfast for twenty five years, Alasdair McDonnell grew up as the eldest child in a large farming family in Glenariffe, near Cushendall in the Glens of Antrim, … - Jack White
Captain James Robert "Jack" White DSO (1879 -1946) was one of the co-founders of the Irish Citizen Army, along with James Connolly. - Brian Magee
Brian Magee (born June 9, 1975 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a boxer, who competed for Ireland in the middleweight (< 71 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals by Algeria's eventual bronze medalist Mohamed Bahari. Magee won a bronze medal for Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He won the silver medal at the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk, Belarus. - Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell (September 12, 1788 - March 4, 1866) was an early leader of a movement that began in 1800 with the goal of removing divisions between Christians, by returning believers in the New Testament to principles of "Truth and Union." This movement has since been called the Restoration Movement or the Stone-Campbell Movement. Campbell was born near Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland. He was raised as a Presbyterian, and was the son of a Presbyterian minister, … - John O'Kane Murray
John O'Kane Murray (December 12, 1847-July 30, 1885) was a noted physician and author. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1847. He came with his family to the United States in 1856. He attended Fordham College, and became a physician. He also wrote several books, including books on church history, hagiography, Irish poetry, English literature, and history. He died in Chicago in 1885. - Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien
Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien (born March 17, 1938 in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is the current Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland. - Samuel Hill
Samuel Hill (?, 1826 - 21 February, 1863) Born in Glenavy, County Antrim, Samuel Hill, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was about 31 years old, and a sergeant in the 90th Regiment (later The Cameronians - Scottish Rifles), … - Eva McGown
Eva McGown "née" Montgomery, the "hostess of Fairbanks," was best known for her three decades helping newcomers, military wives, construction workers, students, and visitors to find shelter in Fairbanks, Alaska during periods of time — particularly World War II — when the demand for housing far oustripped supply. Named Official Hostess of Fairbanks and Honorary Hostess of Alaska, … - Ken Robinson
Ken Robinson MLA (born 1942) is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician He was educated at Ballyclare High School, Queen's University, Belfast and Stranmillis College. Before entering politics, he was Head of Cavehill Primary School. Robinson is a Newtownabbey Borough Councillor [1985 – 1993 and 1995 – 1997). He has served as both Mayor (1991 – 1992) and Deputy-Mayor, and was Vice Chair of the Economic Development Committee (1995-1998). - John Ballance
John Ballance, served as Premier of New Zealand at the end of the 19th century, and was the founder of the Liberal Party (the country's first organized political party). - Patrick Cardinal O'Brien
Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien (born March 17, 1938 in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is the current Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland. As Archbisop of St. Andrews O'Brien acts as Scotland's leading Catholic and leads its Council of Bishops. By virtue of these roles he is sometimes referred to as the Primate of Scotland however no such title has ever been officially bestowed upon him. - Willie John McBride
William James McBride, MBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born June 6 1940, Toomebridge, County Antrim) is a former rugby union player who played for Ireland and the British Lions. He played 62 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times - a record that gave him 17 Lions Test caps. - Ethna Carbery
Ethna Carbery was the pseudonym of Anna MacManus, née Johnston, an Irish writer and poet. She is known for some songs, "Roddy McCorley" (also though the title of a traditional ballad), and "Song of Ciabhan", set to music by Ivor Gurney. She was born in Ballymena, County Antrim. She married in 1901 the ex-teacher, poet and folklorist Séamus MacManus (1869-1960). - John Dallat
John Dallat (b. 24 March 1947, Rasharkin, County Antrim) is an Northern Irish politician. He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies. Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party and was elected to Coleraine Borough Council in 1977. From 2000-01, he was the first Irish nationalist Mayor of Coleraine. - James Whiteside McCay
Lieutenant General Sir James Whiteside McCay KCMG, KBE, CB (December 21 1864 – October 1 1930) was an Australian general of the First Australian Imperial Force during World War I. A courageous and competent commander, he was unfortunate on a number of critical occasions to be handed impossible tasks. - George MacArtney 1st Earl Macartney
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB (14 May, 1737 - 31 May, 1806) was a British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. - Graeme McDowell
Graeme McDowell (born 30 July 1979) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who divides his time between the European Tour and the PGA Tour. McDowell was born in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Like an increasing number of promising junior UK golfers McDowell took a golf scholarship at an American university. He attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 1998 to 2002. - Robert Dunlop
Robert Dunlop (born Ballymoney, County Antrim in 1960), is a Northern Irish motorcycle racer, the younger brother of fellow road racer the late Joey Dunlop. - Ernest Blythe
Ernest Blythe was an Irish politician. Ernest Blythe was born to a protestant family near Lisburn, County Antrim in 1889. He was the son of a farmer and was educated locally. At the age of fifteen he started working as a clerk in the Department of Agriculture in Dublin. Blythe also joined the Gaelic League and the IRB. In the Gaelic League his Irish teacher was Sinéad Flanagan, the future wife of Éamon de Valera. - Dick Strawbridge
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Francis "Dick" Strawbridge MBE (born September 3, 1959 in Burma), is a British engineer and television presenter. The third of seven children, he was raised and educated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (attending Ballyclare High School from 1971-76), and served in the Royal Corps of Signals for more than 20 years. He was awarded the MBE in 1993 for his distinguished service and left the Army in 2001. - Fred Daly
Fred Daly (October 11, 1911 - November 18, 1990) was a Northern Irish golfer who was best known for winning The Open Championship of 1947 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Daly was born in Portrush, County Antrim. As of 2006, he remains the only Irishman from either side of the border to have won The Open. He won the Open with a total score of 293. - Samuel McCaughey
Sir Samuel McCaughey was an Irish-born pastoralist, politician and philanthropist in Australia. McCaughey was born at Tullyneuh, near Ballymena, Ireland, the son of Francis McCaughey, farmer and merchant, and his wife Eliza, née Wilson. He came to Australia with an uncle, Charles Wilson, a brother of Sir Samuel Wilson and landed at Melbourne in April 1856. He immediately went to the country and began working as a jackaroo, in three months was appointed an overseer, … - John Pinkerton
John Pinkerton was an Irish politician. Born in Ballymoney, Co Antrim, the son of John Pinkerton of Seacon More. He was educated privately. He rose to local prominence as a member of the Ballymoney Debating and Agricultural Societies. He was a tenant farmer, a JP of Co Antrim, and served as a member of the Coleraine Board of Guardians. In 1873, he married Isabella, daughter of Robert Pinkerton, of Ballaghmore, Co Antrim. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the in 1885. - Professor John Dundee
Professor John Dundee, OBE, M.B, M.D, Ph. D, F.F.R.A.C.S, F.F.R.A.C.S.I, F.F.R.C.A, A.T.C.L, M.R.C.S (1921 - 1991) was one of the world's leading anaesthetists. He was a Professor and founder of the anaesthetics department at Queen's University of Belfast, held the Chair at the Royal College of Surgeons and worked as an anaesthetist and surgeon in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and had a hugely successful career in medicine. - Alexander Walker
Alexander Walker (23 March 1930 - 15 July 2003) was a film critic, born in Portadown, Northern Ireland. He worked for the Birmingham Post in the 1950s, before becoming film critic of the London Evening Standard in 1960, a role he held until his death in 2003. He was a highly influential figure within the film industry, and also wrote a number of books including one on Stanley Kubrick and a biography of Elizabeth Taylor. His most notable work is a history of British cinema, … - Eoin MacNeill
Eoin MacNeill (15 May, 1867 - 15 October, 1945) was an Irish scholar, nationalist and revolutionary. MacNeill was born John McNeill in Glenarm, County Antrim. He was educated in Belfast at St. Malachy's College and Queen's College, Belfast. MacNeill had an enormous interest in Irish history and immersed himself in the study of it. In 1893 he founded the Gaelic League along with Douglas Hyde, and became editor of its newspaper "Gaelic Journal". - George Stuart White
Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White VC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, (4 July, 1835—24 June, 1912) was an officer of the British Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces
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