Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom

Was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ireland

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in June 1931 and went onto play for them on 19 occasions, his last match coming in June 1948 against Yorkshire. Ten of his ma

Is a Belarusian footballer who plays in midfield for Barcelona and the Belarus national team. His na

Is a Belarusian footballer who plays in midfield for Barcelona and the Belarus national team. His natural and preferred position is attacking midfielder or 'in the hole' behind the strikers, but has often played as a right midfielder.Hleb developed playing football on the concrete pitches of Dinamo Minsk school. At 17 he signed for FC BATE, a Belarusian Premier League team from Borisov. The next season they won the Championship.Hleb won over 30 caps for the Under 21 side. He made his full international debut as a substitute in a 1

Was an Irish painter, musician, antiquary and archaeologist of the Victorian era.George Petrie was b

Was an Irish painter, musician, antiquary and archaeologist of the Victorian era.George Petrie was born in Dublin, Ireland, in January 1790, and grew up there. He was the son of the portrait and miniature painter James Petrie, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, who had settled in Dublin. He was interested in art from an early age. He was sent to the Dublin Society's Schools, being educated as an artist, where he won the silver medal in 1805, aged fourteen.

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class mat

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class match for Dublin University against the MCC in May 1895. He is notable as being one of only eight first-class cricketers to live beyond the age of 100. He was

Was an Irish painter, geologist and antiquary, of Huguenot descent. As an artist, his favourite medi

Was an Irish painter, geologist and antiquary, of Huguenot descent. As an artist, his favourite medium was watercolour, but a large number of sketches by him in pencil and other mediums also survive. He was a gifted and extremely prolific artist.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ire

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ireland against Scotland in June 1956 in a first-class match. Of his matches for Ireland, six had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 87

Was an Irish nationalist, writer, editor, critic, poet, and painter. He was also a mystical writer,

Was an Irish nationalist, writer, editor, critic, poet, and painter. He was also a mystical writer, and centre of a group of followers of theosophy in Dublin, for many years. He also has two great-great-grandsons named Connor Russell and William Russell.

Is an Irish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 24th in the K-1 event at the

Is an Irish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 24th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was an Irish international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Lansdowne. Doran played intern

Was an Irish international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Lansdowne. Doran played international rugby for Ireland and in 1899 he was selected for the British Isles team on its tour of Australia. Doran's older brother Eddie and younger brother,

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he made his debut for the I

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in July 1953 against Scotland in a first-class match. He went on to play for Ireland on 55 occasions, his last match coming against the

Was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A founder-member of the party, he served in a number of Cabine

Was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A founder-member of the party, he served in a number of Cabinet positions, most notably as the country's longest-serving Minister for Justice.Following the end of the Civil War, during which his brother Harry was kille

Is a South African-born Irish cricketer. He has represented both Ireland (from 1999 to 2004) and Sou

Is a South African-born Irish cricketer. He has represented both Ireland (from 1999 to 2004) and South Africa (from 2000 to 2002) during his cricketing career. His career stretches back to 1993 when he first joined the Northern Transvaal cricket team. He

Was an Irish-born poet who spent her life in the United States. She published ten books, and her sto

Was an Irish-born poet who spent her life in the United States. She published ten books, and her stories and poems appeared in over 400 journals.Her poetry went from haiku—a short Japanese verse form—to book-length poems, including "Hakugai," which "gives voice" to the 110,000 Japanese-Americans interned in prison camps during World War II, according to a 1984 review. It said, "Through dramatic monologues, snatches of conversation and journal notes, the prisoners lost words are heard again. The world of their hakugai [persecution] is resurrected."[citation needed]

Was a Northern Irish politician. He was the founder leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party

Was a Northern Irish politician. He was the founder leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), a social democratic and Irish nationalist party.

Is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in

Is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events (the Nations Cup in 2000 and 2001), as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent. He has enjoyed moderate success in

Is an English actress and former singer. She was previously a member of the successful pop group S C

Is an English actress and former singer. She was previously a member of the successful pop group S Club (7).She was born in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, the youngest of three children and is the younger sister of former model and fashion designer Tanya Spearritt. Her uncle, Eddie Spearritt,[1] from Lowestoft was a professional football player who played for Ipswich Town F.C. in the 1960s. Spearritt has German-American, Irish and Canadian ancestry. At the age of 3, Spearritt modelled in a Mothercare catalogue. When she was 12, she landed a part in the Great Yarmouth Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society's production of Annie. Thereafter she successfully auditioned for the National Youth Music Theatre,

Is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast Wes

Is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn F

Was an Irish illustrator.Hartland painted flowers, mainly daffodils. Her uncle, William Baylor Hartl

Was an Irish illustrator.Hartland painted flowers, mainly daffodils. Her uncle, William Baylor Hartland, was a well-known plantsman who specialised in daffodils. He produced a unique catalogue, the Special Jubilee Catalogue, and for the 1897 edition it used her engraved portraits of daffodils. The engraving was done by W.J. Welch. She had a deep love for the countryside

Is a Papua New Guinean former footballer who played as a defender. He won six caps for the Papua New

Is a Papua New Guinean former footballer who played as a defender. He won six caps for the Papua New Guinea national football team between 1996 and 1997.

Is an Irish race walker.It was the first time since 1995 that an Irish athlete had won a World Champ

Is an Irish race walker.It was the first time since 1995 that an Irish athlete had won a World Championship medal. Six years later in Berlin at the World Championships Olive Loughnane won silver at the same event.

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he has p

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998. He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, and

Is an Academy-Award winning songwriter, actor, and vocalist/guitarist for Irish rock group The Frame

Is an Academy-Award winning songwriter, actor, and vocalist/guitarist for Irish rock group The Frames.Hansard quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local Dublin streets. He first came to widespread public attention as guitar player Outspan Foster in the Alan Parker film The Commitments, after attending the New York Film Academy School of Acting.

Ross won Britain’s Strongest Man competition in 1999, 2000, and 2001,[citation needed] He also was

Ross won Britain’s Strongest Man competition in 1999, 2000, and 2001,[citation needed] He also was 3 Times UK Strongest Man (Ultimate Strength Challenge) - 2004, 2006, 2007 [1] In 2003, Ross lifted three cars with the rear wheels completely off the ground

Is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has won one cap for the Papua New Gu

Is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has won one cap for the Papua New Guinea national football team.