Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Irish surrealist sculptor, born in Banbridge, County Down. He worked in stone, wood and bronze chief

Irish surrealist sculptor, born in Banbridge, County Down. He worked in stone, wood and bronze chiefly.McWilliam was born in Ireland and studied at the Slade School of Art. Commissions included the Four Seasons Group for the Festival of Britain exhibition in 1951. McWilliam exhibited at Waddington Galleries, London and had a major retrospective show at the Tate Gallery in 1989.

Was a film actress. She was of Irish descent and took the name Domergue after her adoptive parents,

Was a film actress. She was of Irish descent and took the name Domergue after her adoptive parents, who eventually moved to California. There she was discovered by a Hollywood agent.

Is a singer, who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones, famous for t

Is a singer, who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones, famous for the hit single "Teenage Kicks", discovered by John Peel. Since the end of his recording career he has worked in the business side of music and held several

Is an Irish professional wrestler currently contracted by New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the c

Is an Irish professional wrestler currently contracted by New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is better known by his ring name, Prince Devitt, as well as the alter ego of Pegasus Kid II. Devitt has wrestle

Is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major fi

Is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player. His greatest achievement was winning the British Open in 1999, beating Anthony Hamilton 9–7 in the final

is an Irish artist. He studied at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology and was el

is an Irish artist. He studied at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology and was elected a member of Aosdána.From 1979 – 1988 he lived in Italy, where he lectured in English Language at the University of Milan. He returned to Ireland to become a full-time painter. He attended the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture in 1991.

Plays the guitar and sings vocals with the Irish band Hothouse Flowers. Born in Dublin, he received

Plays the guitar and sings vocals with the Irish band Hothouse Flowers. Born in Dublin, he received his school education at Scoil Lorcáin and Coláiste Eoin. The Hothouse Flowers were founded as a Dublin street-performance act called the Incomparable Benzini Brothers by Fiachna and his schoolmate Liam Ó Maonlaí.

Is a musician and composer from Drogheda, County Louth in Ireland.He and his songwriting partner of

Is a musician and composer from Drogheda, County Louth in Ireland.He and his songwriting partner of the 1980s Ian Levine wrote and produced some popular Hi-NRG club hits of the era for Miquel Brown, Barbara Pennington and Evelyn Thomas. He is credited with the string arrangements on "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues.[3] Other artists he has worked with include Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Art Garfunkel, Sinéad O'Connor, The Corrs and Paul McCartney. He taught McCartney's late wife Linda to play the piano. In 1996, he conducted the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, "Diwanit bugale", composed and performed by Dan Ar Braz.

a former professional boxer who became a world Featherweight champion.

a former professional boxer who became a world Featherweight champion.

Was an Ireland international rugby union player. He was capped twenty-five times as a centre for Ire

Was an Ireland international rugby union player. He was capped twenty-five times as a centre for Ireland between 1966 and 1971. He scored six tries for Ireland. Bresnihan made two British and Irish Lions tours. He was called up as a replacement for the 19

Is a six-time speed windsurfing world champion (1998 - 2001, 2006 and 2009) and held the absolute 50

Is a six-time speed windsurfing world champion (1998 - 2001, 2006 and 2009) and held the absolute 500m sailing speed record for sailing vessels from late 2004 until early 2008. He went to the British Virgin Islands with his parents at the age of 5, hence

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player.He made his debut for Ireland in August 1923, playing

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player.He made his debut for Ireland in August 1923, playing against Wales in Cardiff. His second game for Ireland was also against Wales, this time in Belfast, and this was followed by his first match against Scotla

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. he has represented Ireland Unde

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. he has represented Ireland Under-19s since 2006, and also plays for the Irish Under-23 team. He represented Ireland in the 2005 European Under-19 Championship as well as the 2006 Under-1

Is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Is an Irish nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the for

Is an Irish nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the former Westlife bodyguard.Cosgrove won the first season of ITV's Celebrity Love Island reality show in 2005.[1] In September 2006, the ITV2 series Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan, in which Cosgrove was seen traveling with Paul Danan and Calum Best from Texas to Los Angeles on U.S. Route 66 was aired.

Was an Irish-born British figurative painter. He was a collateral descendant of the Elizabethan phil

Was an Irish-born British figurative painter. He was a collateral descendant of the Elizabethan philosopher Francis Bacon. His artwork is known for its bold, austere, and often grotesque or nightmarish imagery.

Was an Irish cricketer. He played four times for the Ireland cricket team between 1888 and 1893. Ham

Was an Irish cricketer. He played four times for the Ireland cricket team between 1888 and 1893. Hamilton made his debut for Ireland in August 1888 against Scotland, and played for Ireland three more times against I Zingari; August 1888, August 1891 and A

Also known as Frank Fee is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pac

Also known as Frank Fee is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace and off spin bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Sussex in August 1956, and went on to play for them on 13 occasions, his last

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut for Ireland in August 1934 against

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut for Ireland in August 1934 against the MCC. He went onto play for Ireland on 11 occasions, his last match coming in July 1938, also against the MCC. Five of his matches for Ireland had firs

Was an Irish cricketer and President of the Irish Rugby Football Union. He was a right-handed batsma

Was an Irish cricketer and President of the Irish Rugby Football Union. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He made his debut for Ireland in August 1888 against Scotland, and went onto play for Ireland 38 times, his last game coming against

Was an Irish artist.The son of a doctor, O'Meara was born in Carlow, Ireland. Around 1872, the young

Was an Irish artist.The son of a doctor, O'Meara was born in Carlow, Ireland. Around 1872, the young artist travelled to Paris where he would study under the French painter Carolus Duran. In 1875 he visited the artists colonies in Barbizon and Grez-sur-Loing. Among his peers were John Lavery and Carl Larsson. He settled there and eventually befriended Robert Louis Stevenson.

Was an Irish poet from County Meath, sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", killed in acti

Was an Irish poet from County Meath, sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", killed in action near Ypres, Belgium during World War I.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium and off spin bowler, he pla

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium and off spin bowler, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team between 1955 and 1966, including one first-class match against Scotland. Hewitt made his debut for Ireland in

Made significant contributions to the methods of statistics during the 1880s. From 1891 onward he wa

Made significant contributions to the methods of statistics during the 1880s. From 1891 onward he was the editor of a leading academic journal in economics and his own writings in economics were influential.On the basis of his publications in economics and mathematical statistics in the 1880s, he was appointed to a chair in economics at King's College London in 1888, and in 1891 was appointed to a chair in economics at Oxford University. Also in 1891 he was appointed the founding editor of The Economic Journal. He continued to be the editor or joint-editor until his death 35 years later. The Economic Journal remains one of the leading scholarly publications in economics today.

Is a Northern Irish comedian and actor, best known on television in series such as The Comedians and

Is a Northern Irish comedian and actor, best known on television in series such as The Comedians and Tiswas.Carson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland where he attended St Patrick's Primary School and worked as a plasterer in the building trade. Frank's family were of Italian descent, with his grandmother hailing from Sicily. He grew up in an area of Belfast called 'little Italy', which no longer exists. Carson spent 3 years with the Parachute Regiment in the Middle East in the 1950s.