Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was an Irish painter.She studied in the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin and, briefly, in Paris

Was an Irish painter.She studied in the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin and, briefly, in Paris and in London. Along with Norah McGuinness she represented Ireland in the 1950 Venice Biennale. In The Modern Art Collection, Trinity College, Dublin David Scott says

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and Left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played fourteen

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and Left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1947 and 1961, including nine first-class matches. Hool made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in May 1947

Was an Irish cricketer who played nine times for the Ireland cricket team between 1868 and 1884.Hone

Was an Irish cricketer who played nine times for the Ireland cricket team between 1868 and 1884.Hone made his debut for Ireland in August 1868, playing against I Zingari. He played three more times for Ireland, his final game being against Philadelphia in

Was an Irish cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.

Was an Irish cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.

Is an all-round sportsman who has represented Papua New Guinea in cricket and Australian rules footb

Is an all-round sportsman who has represented Papua New Guinea in cricket and Australian rules football. He is the son of the ICC's Chairman for Papua New Guinea. Navu is an international cricketer who debuted in the ICC Trophy against Scotland in 1997. H

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. He played two matche

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. He played two matches for Ireland in 1998, against MCC and Bangladesh. He also played one List A match for Northern Ireland as part of the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commo

Is a former Irish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler. His care

Is a former Irish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler. His career playing for Ireland got off to a great start in 1998 with a half-century against Bangladesh, and he went on to represent his country on 22 occasions, in

After joining Manchester City as trainee in 1989, Lennon played for Crewe and Leicester City, before

After joining Manchester City as trainee in 1989, Lennon played for Crewe and Leicester City, before moving to Celtic, in 2000 where he became a cult hero.[2] Lennon became Celtic captain in 2005.When his former club Leicester City sacked Craig Levein, Le

Is an Irish former cricketer and rugby union player. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he

Is an Irish former cricketer and rugby union player. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in June 1993, playing against Scotland in a first-class match. He went on to play for Ireland on 32 occasions,

Best known as the creator (in 1989) and frontman of the orchestral pop group, The Divine Comedy. The

Best known as the creator (in 1989) and frontman of the orchestral pop group, The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview[2] as saying, "The Divine Com

Is an Academy Award-winning Irish filmmaker and novelist. He received the Academy Award for The Cryi

Is an Academy Award-winning Irish filmmaker and novelist. He received the Academy Award for The Crying Game. As a writer/director, Jordan has a highly idiosyncratic body of work, ranging from mainstream hits like Interview with the Vampire to commercial failures like We're No Angels to a variety of more personal, low-budget arthouse pictures.

Is a professional boxer. He usually fights at light middleweight or the divisions either side.

Is a professional boxer. He usually fights at light middleweight or the divisions either side.

Is an Irish jockey who rode the racehorse Numbersixvalverde to win the 2006 Grand National steeplech

Is an Irish jockey who rode the racehorse Numbersixvalverde to win the 2006 Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse. Madden's nickname is "Slippers", as a comparison with his father Niall Madden, also a jockey, whose nickname was "Boots". He rid

Is a former Irish runner who specialized in the 1500 metres, retiring around 1999.Bruton ran collegi

Is a former Irish runner who specialized in the 1500 metres, retiring around 1999.Bruton ran collegiately in the US for the University of Arkansas where he won the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 1992 and 1993. He was named most outstanding perfo

Is an Irish businessman. Niall grew up in Limerick, Ireland and was educated at St Munchin's College

Is an Irish businessman. Niall grew up in Limerick, Ireland and was educated at St Munchin's College in Limerick and he graduated with a degree in Commerce from University College Dublin.Niall FitzGerald became the Chairman of Reuters in October 2004, hav

Is an Irish cricketer educated at Marian College, Ballsbridge. He is a Dublin born left-handed batsm

Is an Irish cricketer educated at Marian College, Ballsbridge. He is a Dublin born left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. O'Brien's brother Kevin plays with him in the Irish team. His father, Brendan, played cricket for Ireland from 1966 to 1981,[1] and h

Is an Irish female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arsena

Is an Irish female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies. She has also won national cups playing Gaelic football. Grant has won over 10 caps for Ireland, having previously represented her country at Under18 and Under-19 level.

A Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-them

A Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008.[1]In March 2008, Perry was announced as one of the final 12 contestants in the BBC1 programme "I'd Do Anything". The programme premiered on 15 March 2008 and aimed to find a performer to play Nancy in a West End revival of the hit musical Oliver!.She participated in two Cinemagic productions under the direction of Suranne Jones, including Wicked and she gained lead roles in both productions.[citation needed]In February 2008, Perry took part in an NSPCC campaign encouraging adults to call the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline if they had concerns about a child's welfare.[4] She also recorded a CD for charity with two school friends, under the group name Paradis. The CD was played on several local radio stations and they were twice invited to sing live on U105.[

Was an Irish zoologist and politician.Vigors was a co-founder of the Zoological Society of London in

Was an Irish zoologist and politician.Vigors was a co-founder of the Zoological Society of London in 1826, and its first secretary until 1833. In that year, he founded what became the Royal Entomological Society of London. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society and the Royal Society. He was the author of 40 papers, mostly on ornithology. He provided the text for John Gould's A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (1830–32).Vigors succeeded to his father's estate in 1828. He was MP for the borough of Carlow from 1832 until 1835. He briefly represented the constituency of County Carlow in 1835. Vigors had been elected in a by-election in June after the Conservative MPs originally returned at the United Kingdom general election, 1835 were unseated on petition and a new writ issued. On 19 August 1835 Vigors and his running mate, in the two member county constituency

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played fo

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Dublin.

Is a retired Irish discus thrower, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Oly

Is a retired Irish discus thrower, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He is the current Irish national record holder in the discus (67.89 metres), and won a total number of ten Irish n

Is a former cricketer and current chairman of the Porgera Environmental Advisory Komiti (PEAK). At t

Is a former cricketer and current chairman of the Porgera Environmental Advisory Komiti (PEAK). At the age of 16, Agonia was a fast bowler for the Nomads Cricket Club in Port Moresby. He later went on to becoming the captain of the Papua New Guinea Cricke

As a player, he was a left full back and occasional left midfielder, playing the majority of his clu

As a player, he was a left full back and occasional left midfielder, playing the majority of his club football for Sheffield Wednesday. As an international player, he is Northern Ireland's 9th most capped player with 66 appearances. At both Sheffield Wedn

A winger, he played in the Football League for Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury, and Scarborough, a

A winger, he played in the Football League for Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury, and Scarborough, and won 27 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 3 goals. Noel played in a famous 1-0 win for Northern Ireland over Israel that allowed the team to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 24 years. He also scored the winning goal against Wales in 1980 to give Northern Ireland the British Championship trophy in the Irish Football Association's centenary year.

Is an Irish racehorse trainer based at Upper Lambourn, Berkshire.

Is an Irish racehorse trainer based at Upper Lambourn, Berkshire.