List of Sligo people
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Sligo is the largest town in the North West of the Republic of Ireland and the county town of County Sligo, and has produced several noted artists, entertainers, politicians and business-people.
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[edit] List of Sligo people
[edit] Music
- Tabby Callaghan, Musician, 'The X-Factor' finalist
- Michael Coleman, Traditional musician
- The Conway Sisters, 'The X-Factor' finalists
- Kian Egan, Member of Westlife
- Tommy Fleming, Singer
- Mark Feehily, Member of Westlife
- Shane Filan, Member of Westlife
- Carmel Gunning, Traditional Irish musician and singer
- Liam Kelly, Flute player and founding member of Dervish
- James Morrison, Sligo-born fiddle player
- Seamie O'Dowd, Multi-instrumentalist and former member of Dervish
[edit] Arts and Literature
- Frank L. Ludwig, Poet and photographer
- William Gregory Wood Martin, Historian
- Charlotte Stoker, Mother of Dracula's author Bram Stoker
- William Butler Yeats, Poet
- Jack B. Yeats, Artist
- Eilis McDonald, Artist
[edit] Historical and/or political figures
- Declan Bree, Politician & social campaigner
- William Bourke Cockran, member of United States House of Representative for New York
- Volunteer Kevin Coen, Irish Repulican
- Daniel Clark, Politician and first Delegate from Orleans Territory to the United States House of Representatives
- Luke J. Duffy, Trade unionist and politician
- Marian Harkin, Politician
- Bryan Higgins, Inventor and Head of the School of Practical Chemistry in London
- John Jinks, Politician
- Constance Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), Revolutionary and first female MP in the UK Parliament
- Chris MacManus, Irish socialist republican and Sinn Fein politician
- Volunteer Joe MacManus, Freedom fighter and Irish republican
- Sean MacManus, Irish republican and first Sinn Fein Mayor of the Republic of Ireland
- Ray MacSharry, Former Government Minister & EU Commissioner
- Martin Moffat, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Giles Noble Blennerhasset World War I flying ace
- Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno, Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru, during the Spanish domination of the Americas.
- Volunteer Martin Savage, Irish Repulican
- George Gabriel Stokes, Physicist
[edit] Sports
- Sean Fallon, Former Republic of Ireland and Celtic F.C. footballer
- Paul McGee, Sligo Rovers and Ireland international soccer player
- Mark Scanlon, Cyclist
- Brother Walfrid, (aka Andrew Kerins), Marist Brother, and founder of Celtic F.C. in Glasgow
[edit] Film and Entertainment
- Pauline Flanagan Irish movie and television actress and republican
- Neil Jordan, Director, The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire
- Eugene Lambert, Puppeteer and Children's Entertainer
- Lola Montez Actress, exotic dancer, courtesan and the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
- Joan O'Hara Irish movie and television actress
[edit] Business
- Dermot Mannion, CEO of Aer Lingus
