Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an Irish professional golfer.Kinsella played on the European Tour in the 1970s, winning the 1972

Is an Irish professional golfer.Kinsella played on the European Tour in the 1970s, winning the 1972 Madrid Open. He played on the European Seniors Tour in its first three seasons, 1992-1994.

Was an Irish cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Ireland and died in Brighton.

Was an Irish cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Ireland and died in Brighton. MacDonnell made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1881 season, against Surrey, having played for the Gentlemen of Hampshire twenty-o

Quinn had a club career spanning eighteen years for a number of lower division clubs, during which h

Quinn had a club career spanning eighteen years for a number of lower division clubs, during which he was a prolific scorer at centre forward.The pinnacle of his league football career was winning the Second Division 'Golden Boot' award for the 1993-94 se

Beglin was the last signing made by legendary Liverpool manager Bob Paisley when he joined from Sham

Beglin was the last signing made by legendary Liverpool manager Bob Paisley when he joined from Shamrock for just £20,000 in May 1983. He was gradually introduced to the first team picture over the next 18 months by Joe Fagan, before being given regular g

Was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. Magee was capped in both sports, playing cricket for

Was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. Magee was capped in both sports, playing cricket for Ireland and in 1896 he was part of the British Isles team that toured South Africa. In 1902 and 1903, Magee played in trial matches, but was not chosen for

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played jus

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in August 1986. His twin brother Alexander also played cricket for Ireland.

Nesbitt was born in 1965 as the fourth child and first son to James and May Nesbitt—a schoolmaster

Nesbitt was born in 1965 as the fourth child and first son to James and May Nesbitt—a schoolmaster and a civil servant respectively.[1][2] He grew up in Lisnamurrican, a hamlet near Ballymena, and attended the local primary school, which was headed by his

Was an Irish international runner who competed from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who

Was an Irish international runner who competed from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year. He was runner up in the 800 metre race at the Europ

Is a Gospel, Irish, Country and Easy Listening singer from Achill Island County Mayo, Ireland. James

Is a Gospel, Irish, Country and Easy Listening singer from Achill Island County Mayo, Ireland. James Kilbane was the runner up in Ireland's talent TV show You're A Star in 2004. Since then he has established his career with his mix of Gospel, Country and Irish music. James was born in London England and in his childhood he returned to Achill Island, Mayo, Ireland. James married Christina in 1989 and their family home is on Achill Island.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played seven tim

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played seven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1936 and 1939, including six first-class matches. He made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in June 1936 in a

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland, a first-class m

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland, a first-class match against the MCC in August 1948, scoring 106 in the Ireland first innings. He later served as president of the Irish Cricket Union in 1961.

Is an Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and breeder based in Coolcullen in. For many years now he has b

Is an Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and breeder based in Coolcullen in. For many years now he has been recognised as one of the racing greats in Ireland. Aidan O'Brien, Tony McCoy and Paul Carberry were all apprenticed to him before going on to even grea

Was born in Tipperary, Ireland , and, as a athlete, represented the United States at the 1904 Summer

Was born in Tipperary, Ireland , and, as a athlete, represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Mitchell competed as a member of the New York Athletic Club at the games, which were held in St Louis, Missouri.

Artist, was born in County Antrim, Ireland.Painter of portraits and still life, James Sleator was so

Artist, was born in County Antrim, Ireland.Painter of portraits and still life, James Sleator was son of William Slator (different spelling), who taught at Derryvane National School, near Portadown, and was later principle of Strandtown National School, Belfast.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman[1], he played one first-class match for Dublin Univer

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman[1], he played one first-class match for Dublin University, against Northamptonshire in June 1926[2] and was dismissed for a duck in both innings by England test cricketer Nobby Clark.

Is a retired Irish rugby footballer. He won 8 caps for the Irish team between 1996 and 2003, playing

Is a retired Irish rugby footballer. He won 8 caps for the Irish team between 1996 and 2003, playing on the wing. He also played for Ballymena and Ulster.

Was a prolific Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels. He was

Was a prolific Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels. He was born in Belfast and returned there after spending early years in Canada.He is probably best-known as the author of the Sector General series of novels. The first novels were assembled from strung-together short stories, but later Sector General adventures were written as full-length novels. The first Sector General novel was published in 1962, and the last published posthumously in 1999. The short-story collection The Aliens Among Us (1969) is also related to the Sector General series, since it includes the Sector General story "Countercharm" and the quasi-Sector General story "Occupation: Warrior".

Won a silver medal in sailing for Ireland with partner David Wilkins at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in

Won a silver medal in sailing for Ireland with partner David Wilkins at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Flying Dutchman class. The sailing events took place at Pirita Yachting Club in Tallinn, Estonia.

Is a Northern Irish journalist. He is currently Business Correspondent for UTV Live.Jamie has worked

Is a Northern Irish journalist. He is currently Business Correspondent for UTV Live.Jamie has worked for Ulster Television since 1980 as a producer and reporter. He produced the 1990 ITV Schools on Channel 4 series Media Skills. Since the late 1990s, he h

S a Northern Irish model, musician, and actor.

S a Northern Irish model, musician, and actor.

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 2001. Jamie Brazier made his debut for Papua New Guinea in an ICC Trophy warm-up match against Scotland at the

Is an Irish flat racing jockey currently riding in the UK . His nicknames include "Casper" due to hi

Is an Irish flat racing jockey currently riding in the UK . His nicknames include "Casper" due to his pale complexion and "Bollocky Bill" because of his attitude in the weighing room. Spencer has won four classic races, the first being the 1998 Irish 1,00

Was an Irish poet and supporter of the nationalist movement; she married Sir William Wilde on 12 Nov

Was an Irish poet and supporter of the nationalist movement; she married Sir William Wilde on 12 November 1851, and they had three children: William 'Willie' Charles Kingsbury Wilde (1852 – 1899), Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900), and Isola Francesca Emily Wilde

Is an Irish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Tommy Ryan in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic.

Is an Irish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Tommy Ryan in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic. However, he has also been in such movies as The Still Life for which he has won numerous awards. He has been married to Nicola Charles since 18 August 200

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class crick

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 1998 and received his Oxford Blue in 1998 scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords. He participated in the 2001 and 2005 I