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

Actors

• Amanda Burton - actress, best known for her role as 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
• 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
• George Farquhar - Restoration dramatist
• Bronagh Gallagher - actress/singer whose films include Pulp Fiction and The Commitments
• Saoirse-Monica Jackson - actress whose work includes Derry Girls
• Jamie-Lee O'Donnell - actress whose work includes Derry Girls

Artists

• Willie Doherty - visual artist twice nominated for the Turner Prize
• Eilis O'Connell - sculptor
• Pádraig Timoney - visual artist

Authors

• James Burke - Science Historian and TV figure
• Willie Carson - photo journalist and author
• Joyce Cary - author; two of his novels were made into films: The Horse's Mouth (1958) starring Sir Alec Guinness and Mister Johnson (1990)
• Seamus Deane - writer
• 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
• Nell McCafferty - journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist
• Eamonn McCann - journalist, civil rights campaigner, socialist and former MLA for the city
• Aoife Moore - journalist, political correspondent with the Irish Examiner

Military

• John Lawrence, soldier and Viceroy of India
• Edward Leach, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Park, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Miles Ryan, recipient of the Victoria Cross

Musicians

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

Politicians

• Martina Anderson - Sinn Féin Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle
• David Baird Sr. - United States Senator from New Jersey who was born in Derry before emigrating to the U.S.
• 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 - Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament for East Londonderry
• Nigel Dodds - Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast North
• Brendan Duddy - Local business man and key figure in the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
• Mark Durkan - Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and former Member of Parliament for Foyle
• Colum Eastwood - Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Leader and Member of Parliament for Foyle and Former Mayor of Derry City and former MLA for Foyle.
• William Hay - Democratic Unionist Party, Speaker of the Northern Assembly & MLA for Foyle
• John Hume - Nobel Peace Prize and Gandhi Peace Prize recipient, former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and MP for Foyle 1983-2005
• Elisha McCallion - Sinn Féin Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel
• Martin McGuinness - Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Sinn Féin MP for Mid Ulster

Scientists

• J. A. Scott Kelso - neuroscientist
• William Taylor Whan - botanist
• William C. Campbell - winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - biologist and parasitologist^[1][2]

Sportspeople

• Liam Ball - Olympic swimmer
• Trevor Britton - cricketer
• John "Jobby" Crossan - footballer, capped 24 times by Northern Ireland, scoring 10 goals
• John Duddy - retired boxer, former holder of the IBA World Middleweight Title and the WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title
• Darron Gibson - retired footballer, former 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
• Billy "Spider" Kelly - boxer, former Commonwealth (British Empire) featherweight and British featherweight champion.
• James McClean - Wigan Athletic F.C. midfielder
• Paddy McCourt - Former Celtic F.C. midfielder
• Dwayne McGerrigle - cricketer
• Fred McMullan - former professional darts player
• Charlie Nash - boxer, former European and British lightweight champion
• Martin O'Neill - OBE recipient, former manager of 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 PDC Major Winner

Other

• Eileen O'Donnell, model and beauty pageant winner
• Lisa McGee, stage and screenwriter
• Mark McFadden, television journalist
• Mini Ladd, Youtuber
• William Sampson, Lawyer

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