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    Most Famous People from Ireland

    People from Ireland, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.

    As of October 14, 2026, Cillian Murphy leads iFANN's Famous rankings for Ireland, ahead of Conor McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

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    Cillian Murphy
    #1

    Cillian Murphy

    Fame score 20.8

    Conor McGregor
    #2

    Conor McGregor

    Fame score 20.1

    Pierce Brosnan
    #3

    Pierce Brosnan

    Fame score 17.6

    #4
    Colin Farrell

    Colin Farrellie

    382.9K Wikipedia views · 31+ news articles

    16.3    #5
    Niall Horan

    Niall Horanie

    128.9K Wikipedia views · 22+ news articles

    15.9    #6
    Enya

    Enyaie

    184.7K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    15.6    #7
    Roy Keane

    Roy Keaneie

    185.2K Wikipedia views · 59+ news articles

    14.5    #8
    Paul Mescal

    Paul Mescalie

    359.2K Wikipedia views · 165 news articles

    14.1    #9
    Bono

    Bonoie

    224.3K Wikipedia views · 53+ news articles

    13.4    #10
    Barry Keoghan

    Barry Keoghanie

    268.7K Wikipedia views · 380 news articles

    11.4    #11
    Hozier

    Hozierie

    97.1K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    11.0    #12
    Ronan Keating

    Ronan Keatingie

    132.2K Wikipedia views · 106 news articles

    10.8    #13
    Andrew Scott

    Andrew Scottie

    402.3K Wikipedia views · 652 news articles

    10.7    #14
    Jimmy Carr

    Jimmy Carrie

    218.4K Wikipedia views · 82 news articles

    10.3    #15
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Jonathan Rhys Meyersie

    181.9K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    10.1    #16
    Bob Geldof

    Bob Geldofie

    106.7K Wikipedia views · 210 news articles

    9.9    #17
    Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan Gleesonie

    306.4K Wikipedia views · 136 news articles

    9.9    #18
    Graham Norton

    Graham Nortonie

    107.4K Wikipedia views · 253 news articles

    9.3    #191
    Glen Hansard

    Glen Hansardie

    250.9K Wikipedia views · 331 news articles

    9.2    #201
    Eve Hewson

    Eve Hewsonie

    186K Wikipedia views · 34 news articles

    9.1    #21
    Domhnall Gleeson

    Domhnall Gleesonie

    324.6K Wikipedia views · 187 news articles

    9.0    #22
    Martin McDonagh

    Martin McDonaghie

    200.4K Wikipedia views · 426 news articles

    8.9    #23
    Becky Lynch

    Becky Lynchie

    74.4K Wikipedia views · 156 news articles

    8.8    #24
    Robbie Keane

    Robbie Keaneie

    113.3K Wikipedia views · 28 news articles

    8.8    #25
    Caitríona Balfe

    Caitríona Balfeie

    193.7K Wikipedia views · 67 news articles

    8.6    #26
    Gabriel Byrne

    Gabriel Byrneie

    124.4K Wikipedia views · 25 news articles

    8.5    #27
    Aidan Gillen

    Aidan Gillenie

    167.7K Wikipedia views · 57 news articles

    8.4    #28
    Ian Garry

    Ian Garryie

    415.9K Wikipedia views · 4.2K news articles

    8.3    #29
    Brian McFadden

    Brian McFaddenie

    103.3K Wikipedia views · 216 news articles

    8.2    #30
    Kerry Condon

    Kerry Condonie

    215K Wikipedia views · 30 news articles

    8.1    #31
    Fiona Shaw

    Fiona Shawie

    172.2K Wikipedia views · 195 news articles

    7.8    #32
    Nicola Coughlan

    Nicola Coughlanie

    146.5K Wikipedia views · 55 news articles

    7.6    #33
    Aidan Turner

    Aidan Turnerie

    127K Wikipedia views · 90 news articles

    7.4    #34
    Evanna Lynch

    Evanna Lynchie

    97.7K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    7.2    #35
    Katie Taylor

    Katie Taylorie

    491K Wikipedia views · 109 news articles

    7.0    #36
    Maura Higgins

    Maura Higginsie

    384.1K Wikipedia views · 275 news articles

    7.0    #371
    Robert Sheehan

    Robert Sheehanie

    73.1K Wikipedia views · 6+ news articles

    6.2    #381
    Colm Meaney

    Colm Meaneyie

    103.7K Wikipedia views · 38 news articles

    6.2    #39
    Maria Doyle Kennedy

    Maria Doyle Kennedyie

    61.4K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    6.1    #40
    Stuart Townsend

    Stuart Townsendie

    132.6K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    6.0    #41
    Chris O'Dowd

    Chris O'Dowdie

    145.4K Wikipedia views · 78 news articles

    5.9    #42
    Séamus Coleman

    Séamus Colemanie

    102.9K Wikipedia views · 20 news articles

    5.8    #43
    Anne Bonny

    Anne Bonnyie

    74K Wikipedia views · 9 news articles

    5.4    #44
    Brian Gleeson

    Brian Gleesonie

    93K Wikipedia views · 13 news articles

    4.7    #45
    Sinéad Cusack

    Sinéad Cusackie

    99.7K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    4.2    #46
    Damien Molony

    Damien Molonyie

    69.5K Wikipedia views · 140 news articles

    3.4    #47
    Rea Garvey

    Rea Garveyie

    10.3K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    3.4    #48
    Damien Dempsey

    Damien Dempseyie

    7.3K Wikipedia views · 28 news articles

    3.3    #49
    Laura Whitmore

    Laura Whitmoreie

    42.8K Wikipedia views · 69 news articles

    3.2    #50
    J. P. McManus

    J. P. McManusie

    13.4K Wikipedia views · 49 news articles

    3.1    #51
    Michael Graham

    Michael Grahamie

    10.4K Wikipedia views · 33 news articles

    3.0    #52
    Moe Dunford

    Moe Dunfordie

    11.6K Wikipedia views · 5+ news articles

    2.5    #53
    Denis O'Brien

    Denis O'Brienie

    10.6K Wikipedia views · 15 news articles

    2.3    #54
    Ed Byrne

    Ed Byrneie

    12.9K Wikipedia views · 13 news articles

    2.0    #55
    Gerard McSorley

    Gerard McSorleyie

    8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.6    #56
    Deirdre O'Kane

    Deirdre O'Kaneie

    22.2K Wikipedia views · 5+ news articles

    1.4