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29 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Irish

Niall Horan / Born: Mullingar, Ireland Known For: Singer/Songwriter, Former One Direction Band Member Cillian Murphy Born: Cork, Ireland Known For: Peaky Blinders, Inception, Batman Begins Michael Fassbender Born: Heidelberg,…

Olivia Wilde

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 22: Olivia Wilde attends the Nordstrom NYC Flagship Opening Party on October 22, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Nordstrom)

Niall Horan

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Born: Mullingar, Ireland

Known For: Singer/Songwriter, Former One Direction Band Member

Cillian Murphy

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Born: Cork, Ireland

Known For: Peaky Blinders, Inception, Batman Begins

Michael Fassbender

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Born: Heidelberg, Germany. He was raised in Kerry, Ireland from the age of 2.

Known For: Steve Jobs, Inglorious Bastards, 12 Years A Slave, X-Men: First Class

Caitriona Balfe

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For: Outlander, Belfast, Ford v Ferrari

Aisling Bea

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Born: Kildare, Ireland

Known For: Stand-up comedian, Living with Yourself, Doctor Who

Rory McIlroy

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Born: Northern Ireland

Known For: Professional Golfer

Sairose Ronan

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Born: Bronx, NY, but raised in Dublin, Ireland from the age of 3

Known For:
Lady Bird, Little Women, The Lovely Bones, Brooklyn

Jamie Dornan

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Born: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Known For: Fifty Shades of Grey

Fiona Shaw

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Born: Cork, Ireland

Known For: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Killing Eve

Gabriel Byrne

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For: The Usual Suspects, Hereditary, Little Women

Colin Farrell

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For: The Lobster, In Bruges, The Batman

Andrew Scott

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For: Fleabag, Spectre, Sherlock

Nicola Coughlan

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Born: Galway

Known For: Derry Girls, Bridgerton, Harlots

Bono

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Born:
Dublin, Ireland

Known For: Lead singer in U2

Aidan GIllen

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For: Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, Maze Runner

Daniel Day-Lewis

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Born: London, England, but became an Irish citizen in 1993

Known For: There Will Be Blood, The Crucible, Phantom Thread, Lincoln

Domhnall Gleeson

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For: Frank, About Time, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 & 2

Chris O'Dowd

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Born: Boyle, Ireland

Known For: Bridesmaids, The IT Crowd, This Is 40

Liam Neeson

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Born: Northern Ireland

Known For: Schindler’s List, Taken, Batman Begins, The Lego Movie

Pierse Brosnan

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Born: Drogheda, Ireland

Known For: Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Mamma Mia!

Eve Hewson

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Born: Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Behind Her Eyes, Robin Hood, Bridge of Spies

Evanna Lynch

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Born: Termonfeckin, Ireland

Known For: Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 &2

Olivia Wilde

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Born: New York, NY. She holds an Irish passport.

Known For: House, Don’t Worry Darling, Booksmart, Tron: Legacy

Conor McGregor

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For:
Mixed Martial Arts and UFC Champion

Jack Gleeson

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Born: Cork, Ireland

Known For: Game of Thrones

Sharon Horgan

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Born: London, England but raised in Meath, Ireland

Known For: Catastrophe, Military Wives, Divorce

Michael Gambon

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Born: Dublin, Ireland

Known For: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix

Hozier

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Born: Bray, Ireland

Known For: Singer/Songwriter

Robert Sheehan

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Born: Portaloiuse, Ireland

Known For: Umbrella Academy, Misfits

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