Belfast

:This article is about the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Belfast (disambiguation).

Notable people

Famous people from or living in Belfast

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• Gerry Adams, republican political leader
• Thomas Andrews, scientist
• Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder
• Derek Bell, musician
• George Best, football player
• Danny Blanchflower, football player
• Kenneth Branagh, actor/director
• Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astronomer (discoverer of pulsars)
• Mairead Corrigan, Nobel Laureate (Peace)
• James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
• Mairtín Crawford, poet
• John Boyd Dunlop, inventor and veterinary surgeon
• Reg Empey, unionist political leader
• Lord Fitt, nationalist Political leader
• James Galway, musician
• Chaim Herzog, sixth President of Israel
• John Hewitt, poet
• Alex Higgins, snooker player
• David Holmes, DJ
• Lord Kelvin, scientist
• Sir John Lavery, artist
• Charles Michael Lavery QC, Barrister
• Shauna Lowry, television presenter
• Sammy McIlroy, football player
• CS Lewis, author and scholar
• Mary McAleese, President of Ireland
• Arlene McCarthy, politician
• Henry Joy McCracken, industrial and Irish politician
• Ian McDonald, science fiction author
• Alexander McDonnell, chess player
• William Frederick McFadzean, soldier and posthumous VC recipient
• Siobhán McKenna, actress
• James Joseph Magennis, submariner and VC recipient
• Mickey Marley, street entertainer
• Professor Denis Moloney, Solicitor
• Gary Moore, musician
• Van Morrison, musician
• Colin Murray, radio DJ and journalist
• Denis Murray, Broadcast Journalist
• Ruby Murray, singer
• Ian Paisley, unionist political leader and church leader
• Mary Peters, athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist
• Stephen Rea, actor
• Bob Shaw, science fiction author
• Maclean Stewart, actor
• Norman Whiteside, football player
• Betty Williams, Nobel Laureate (Peace)