List of Sligo people
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Sligo is a large 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.
Music
- Perry Blake, award-winning singer and songwriter
- Tabby Callaghan, musician, 'The X Factor' finalist
- Mark Feehily, member of Westlife
- Shane Filan, member of Westlife
- Kian Egan, member of Westlife
- Carmel Gunning, traditional Irish musician and singer
- Liam Kelly, flute player and founding member of Dervish
- Seamie O'Dowd, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Dervish
- Mary O'Hara, singer & harpist
Arts and Literature
- William Butler Yeats, poet
- Nick Miller, artist
- Joe McGowan, author and historian, born Mullaghmore
- Neil Jordan, filmmaker and novelist. Won an Academy Award (Best Original Screenplay) for The Crying Game.
- Brian Leyden, writer: author of the best selling memoir, 'The Home Place' short story writer and novelist.
- Leland Bardwell, poet, novelist and playwright. Is a member of Aosdána. In 1975, she co-founded the long running literary magazine Cyphers.
Historical and/or political figures
- Declan Bree, Politician & social campaigner, former Labour TD for Sligo/Leitrim
- Luke Duffy, Trade unionist and politician
- John Jinks, Politician
- Constance Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), Revolutionary and first elected female MP in the UK Parliament, first Irish female cabinet minister
- Ray MacSharry, former Government Minister & EU Commissioner
- Martin Moffat, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno, Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru, during the Spanish domination of the Americas.
- Martin Savage, Irish Republican
- William Bourke Cockran,US congressman
- Frank Carty Sligo IRA leader during the War of Independence and Irish Civil War. Elected a TD for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil
Medicine & Science
- William Cunningham Blest, creator of the first Chilean School of Medicine
- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, mathematician and physicist
Sports
- Sean Fallon, former Republic of Ireland and Celtic F.C. footballer
- Paul McGee, Sligo Rovers F.C. and Ireland international soccer player
- Mark Scanlon, cyclist
- Brother Walfrid, (aka Andrew Kerins), Marist Brother, and founder of Celtic F.C. in Glasgow
Film and Entertainment
- Pauline Flanagan, Irish movie and television actress
- Scott Fredericks, movie and television actor, radio producer
- Neil Jordan, director, The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Michael Collins
- Eugene Lambert, puppeteer and children's entertainer
- Pauline McLynn, actress, Mrs Doyle in the sitcom Father Ted.
- Lola Montez, actress, exotic dancer, courtesan and the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
- Joan O'Hara, Irish movie and television actress
- Dearbhla Walsh, Film and TV director.
Business
- Dermot Mannion, CEO of Aer Lingus
- Niall FitzGerald, Chairman of Reuters Group plc, former Chairman and CEO of Unilever plc
See also
- Category:People from County Sligo