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This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]].
This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]].


==Actors==
==Actors==
* [[Amanda Burton]] - actress, best known for her role as [[pathologist|forensic pathologist]] Doctor (later Professor) "Sam Ryan" in the [[BBC]] crime drama series ''[[Silent Witness]]''
* [[Amanda Burton]] – actress, best known for her role as [[pathologist|forensic pathologist]] Doctor (later Professor) "Sam Ryan" in the [[BBC]] crime drama series ''[[Silent Witness]]''
* [[Antonia Campbell-Hughes]] - actress whose films and shows include ''[[Kelly + Victor]]'' and ''[[Lead Balloon]]''
* [[Antonia Campbell-Hughes]] – actress whose films and shows include ''[[Kelly + Victor]]'' and ''[[Lead Balloon]]''
* [[Roma Downey]] - actress, film producer and author, best known for her role as Monica, the main character of the religious TV series ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
* [[Roma Downey]] – actress, film producer and author, best known for her role as Monica, the main character of the religious TV series ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
* [[Michelle Fairley]] - actress, best known for her role as [[Catelyn Stark]] in the TV series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''
* [[Michelle Fairley]] – actress, best known for her role as [[Catelyn Stark]] in the TV series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''
* [[George Farquhar]] - Restoration dramatist
* [[George Farquhar]] – Restoration dramatist
* [[Bronagh Gallagher]] - actress/singer whose films include ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' and ''[[The Commitments (film)|The Commitments]]''
* [[Bronagh Gallagher]] – actress/singer whose films include ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' and ''[[The Commitments (film)|The Commitments]]''
* [[Saoirse-Monica Jackson]] - actress whose work includes '' [[Derry Girls]]
* [[Saoirse-Monica Jackson]] – actress whose work includes ''[[Derry Girls]]''
* [[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell]] - actress whose work includes '' [[Derry Girls]]
* [[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell]] – actress whose work includes ''[[Derry Girls]]''


==Artists==
==Artists==
* [[Willie Doherty]] - visual artist twice nominated for the [[Turner Prize]]
* [[Willie Doherty]] – visual artist twice nominated for the [[Turner Prize]]
* [[Eilis O'Connell]] - sculptor
* [[Eilis O'Connell]] – sculptor
* [[Pádraig Timoney]] - visual artist
* [[Pádraig Timoney]] – visual artist


==Authors==
==Authors==
* [[James Burke (science historian)|James Burke]] - Science Historian and TV figure
* [[James Burke (science historian)|James Burke]] – Science Historian and TV figure
* [[Willie Carson (photo journalist)|Willie Carson]] - [[photo journalist]] and author
* [[Willie Carson (photo journalist)|Willie Carson]] – [[photo journalist]] and author
* [[Joyce Cary]] - author; two of his novels were made into films: ''[[The Horse's Mouth (film)|The Horse's Mouth]]'' (1958) starring Sir [[Alec Guinness]] and ''Mister Johnson'' (1990)
* [[Joyce Cary]] – author; two of his novels were made into films: ''[[The Horse's Mouth (film)|The Horse's Mouth]]'' (1958) starring Sir [[Alec Guinness]] and ''Mister Johnson'' (1990)
* [[Seamus Deane]] - writer
* [[Seamus Deane]] – writer
* [[Richard Doherty]] - [[Catholic Unionist]]/[[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] reservist, writer, military historian
* [[Richard Doherty]] – [[Catholic Unionist]]/[[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] reservist, writer, military historian
* [[Seamus Heaney]] - poet, writer and lecturer; awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995
* [[Seamus Heaney]] – poet, writer and lecturer; awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995
* [[Nell McCafferty]] - journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist
* [[Nell McCafferty]] – journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist
* [[Eamonn McCann]] - journalist, civil rights campaigner, socialist and former MLA for the city
* [[Eamonn McCann]] – journalist, civil rights campaigner, socialist and former MLA for the city
* [[Aoife Moore]] - journalist, political correspondent with the ''Irish Examiner''
* [[Aoife Moore]] – journalist, political correspondent with the ''Irish Examiner''


==Military==
==Military==
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==Musicians==
==Musicians==
* [[Máiréad Carlin]] - member of [[Celtic Woman]]
* [[Máiréad Carlin]] – member of [[Celtic Woman]]
* [[Phil Coulter]] - songwriter who wrote [[The Town I Loved So Well]]
* [[Phil Coulter]] – songwriter who wrote [[The Town I Loved So Well]]
* [[Nadine Coyle]] - singer from [[Girls Aloud]]
* [[Nadine Coyle]] – singer from [[Girls Aloud]]
* [[Peter Cunnah]] - lead singer with 1990s pop outfit [[D Ream]]
* [[Peter Cunnah]] – lead singer with 1990s pop outfit [[D Ream]]
* [[Dana Rosemary Scallon|Dana]] - winner of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in 1970
* [[Dana Rosemary Scallon|Dana]] – winner of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in 1970
* [[Neil Hannon]] - lead singer of [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]]
* [[Neil Hannon]] – lead singer of [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]]
* [[Keith Harkin]] - singer and songwriter from [[Celtic Thunder]]
* [[Keith Harkin]] – singer and songwriter from [[Celtic Thunder]]
* [[Josef Locke]] - tenor singer, popular in the 1940s and 1950s
* [[Josef Locke]] – tenor singer, popular in the 1940s and 1950s
* [[Damian McGinty]] - tenor singer in [[Celtic Thunder]]
* [[Damian McGinty]] – tenor singer in [[Celtic Thunder]]
* [[Paul McLoone]]- Today FM DJ and current frontman of [[The Undertones]]
* [[Paul McLoone]]- Former Today FM DJ and current frontman of [[The Undertones]]
* [[Jimmy McShane]] of [[Baltimora]]
* [[Jimmy McShane]] of [[Baltimora]]
* Cahir O'Doherty - member of [[Fighting with Wire]], Jetplane Landing and [[Seafood (band)|Seafood]]
* Cahir O'Doherty – member of [[Fighting with Wire]], Jetplane Landing and [[Seafood (band)|Seafood]]
* [[Feargal Sharkey]] - lead singer of [[The Undertones]]
* [[Feargal Sharkey]] – lead singer of [[The Undertones]]
* [[Soak (singer)|SOAK]] - singer/songwriter
* [[Soak (singer)|SOAK]] – singer/songwriter


==Politicians==
==Politicians==
* [[Martina Anderson]] - [[Sinn Féin]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Foyle (Assembly constituency)|Foyle]]
* [[Martina Anderson]] – [[Sinn Féin]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Foyle (Assembly constituency)|Foyle]]
* [[David Baird Sr.]] - [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[New Jersey]] who was born in Derry before emigrating to the U.S.
* [[David Baird Sr.]] – [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[New Jersey]] who was born in Derry before emigrating to the U.S.
* [[Samuel Bell (New Hampshire politician)|Samuel Bell]] - United States Senator from [[New Hampshire]] and [[Governor of New Hampshire]] who was born in Derry before emigrating to the U.S.
* [[Samuel Bell (New Hampshire politician)|Samuel Bell]] – United States Senator from [[New Hampshire]] and [[Governor of New Hampshire]] who was born in Derry before emigrating to the U.S.
* [[Gregory Campbell (politician)|Gregory Campbell]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)|East Londonderry]]
* [[Gregory Campbell (politician)|Gregory Campbell]] – [[Democratic Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)|East Londonderry]]
* [[Nigel Dodds]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast North]]
* [[Nigel Dodds]] – [[Democratic Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast North]]
* [[Brendan Duddy]] - Local business man and key figure in the [[Northern Ireland peace process|Northern Ireland Peace Process]].
* [[Brendan Duddy]] – Local business man and key figure in the [[Northern Ireland peace process|Northern Ireland Peace Process]].
* [[Mark Durkan]] - [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (SDLP) and former [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)|Foyle]]
* [[Mark Durkan]] – [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (SDLP) and former [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)|Foyle]]
* [[Colum Eastwood]] - Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Leader and [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)|Foyle]] and Former Mayor of Derry City and former MLA for Foyle.
* [[Colum Eastwood]] – Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Leader and [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)|Foyle]] and Former Mayor of Derry City and former MLA for Foyle.
* [[William Hay, Baron Hay of Ballyore|William Hay]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]], Speaker of the Northern Assembly & MLA for [[Foyle (Assembly constituency)|Foyle]]
* [[William Hay, Baron Hay of Ballyore|William Hay]] – [[Democratic Unionist Party]], Speaker of the Northern Assembly & MLA for [[Foyle (Assembly constituency)|Foyle]]
* [[John Hume]] - [[Nobel Peace Prize]] and [[Gandhi Peace Prize]] recipient, former leader of the [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]], and MP for [[Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)|Foyle]] 1983-2005
* [[John Hume]] – [[Nobel Peace Prize]] and [[Gandhi Peace Prize]] recipient, former leader of the [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]], and MP for [[Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)|Foyle]] 1983–2005
* [[Elisha McCallion]] - [[Sinn Féin]] [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] for the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
* [[Elisha McCallion]] – [[Sinn Féin]] [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] for the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
* [[Martin McGuinness]] - [[Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister|Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland]] and [[Sinn Féin]] MP for [[Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Ulster]]
* [[Martin McGuinness]] – [[Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister|Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland]] and [[Sinn Féin]] MP for [[Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Ulster]]


==Scientists==
==Scientists==
* [[Raphael Armattoe]] - runner up of the 1948 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] - physiologist
* [[Raphael Armattoe]] – runner up of the 1948 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] – physiologist
* [[William C. Campbell (scientist)|William C. Campbell]] - winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - biologist and parasitologist<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-35069409|title=Londonderry scientist receives Nobel Prize for Medicine|publisher=BBC News|date=11 December 2015|access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2015/|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015|publisher=Nobel Foundation|access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[William C. Campbell (scientist)|William C. Campbell]] – winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – biologist and parasitologist<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-35069409|title=Londonderry scientist receives Nobel Prize for Medicine|publisher=BBC News|date=11 December 2015|access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2015/|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015|publisher=Nobel Foundation|access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[J. A. Scott Kelso]] - neuroscientist
* [[J. A. Scott Kelso]] – neuroscientist
* [[William Taylor Whan]] - botanist
* [[William Taylor Whan]] – botanist


==Sportspeople==
==Sportspeople==
* [[Liam Ball]] - Olympic swimmer
* [[Liam Ball]] – Olympic swimmer
* [[Trevor Britton]] - cricketer
* [[Trevor Britton]] – cricketer
* [[John "Jobby" Crossan]] - footballer, capped 24 times by [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], scoring 10 goals
* [[John "Jobby" Crossan]] – footballer, capped 24 times by [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], scoring 10 goals
* [[John Duddy]] - retired boxer, former holder of the IBA World Middleweight Title and the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title
* [[John Duddy]] – retired boxer, former holder of the IBA World Middleweight Title and the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title
* [[Darron Gibson]] - retired footballer, former [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] international and [[Everton F.C.]] midfielder; first man from Derry to represent the Republic of Ireland national football team
* [[Darron Gibson]] – retired footballer, former [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] international and [[Everton F.C.]] midfielder; first man from Derry to represent the Republic of Ireland national football team
* [[Ken Goodall]] - rugby union and league player, capped 19 times by Ireland; was selected as a replacement for the 1968 Lions tour to South Africa; changed codes and joined rugby league side Workington
* [[Ken Goodall]] – rugby union and league player, capped 19 times by Ireland; was selected as a replacement for the 1968 Lions tour to South Africa; changed codes and joined rugby league side Workington
* [[Billy "Spider" Kelly]] - boxer, former [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] ([[British Empire]]) [[featherweight]] and [[List of British featherweight boxing champions|British featherweight]] champion.
* [[Billy "Spider" Kelly]] – boxer, former [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] ([[British Empire]]) [[featherweight]] and [[List of British featherweight boxing champions|British featherweight]] champion.
* [[James McClean]] - [[Wigan Athletic F.C.]] midfielder
* [[James McClean]] – [[Wigan Athletic F.C.]] midfielder
* [[Paddy McCourt]] - Former [[Celtic F.C.]] midfielder
* [[Paddy McCourt]] – Former [[Celtic F.C.]] midfielder
* [[Dwayne McGerrigle]] - cricketer
* [[Dwayne McGerrigle]] – cricketer
* [[Fred McMullan]] - former professional darts player
* [[Fred McMullan]] – former professional darts player
* [[Charlie Nash (boxer)|Charlie Nash]] - boxer, former European and British lightweight champion
* [[Charlie Nash (boxer)|Charlie Nash]] – boxer, former European and British lightweight champion
* [[Martin O'Neill]] - [[OBE]] recipient, former manager of [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic Football Club]], and [[Aston Villa F.C.]]
* [[Martin O'Neill]] – [[OBE]] recipient, former manager of [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic Football Club]], and [[Aston Villa F.C.]]
* [[Daniel Quigley]] - professional kickboxer, ISKA Professional World Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion.
* [[Daryl Gurney]] – Professional Dart Player. 2 Times [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] Major Winner
* [[Daryl Gurney]] - Professional Dart Player. 2 Times [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] Major Winner


==Other==
==Other==
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* [[Lisa McGee]], stage and screenwriter
* [[Lisa McGee]], stage and screenwriter
* [[Mark McFadden]], television journalist
* [[Mark McFadden]], television journalist
* [[Mini Ladd]], Youtuber
* [[William Sampson (lawyer)|William Sampson]], Lawyer
* [[William Sampson (lawyer)|William Sampson]], Lawyer


Latest revision as of 11:38, 7 February 2024

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Actors[edit]

Artists[edit]

Authors[edit]

Military[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Politicians[edit]

Scientists[edit]

Sportspeople[edit]

Other[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Londonderry scientist receives Nobel Prize for Medicine". BBC News. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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