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    Most Famous Living People from Ireland

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

    As of September 19, 2026, Conor McGregor is the most famous living person in Ireland in iFANN's rankings, ahead of Pierce Brosnan and Colin Farrell.

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    Conor McGregor
    #1

    Conor McGregor

    Fame score 20.7

    Pierce Brosnan
    #2

    Pierce Brosnan

    Fame score 17.9

    Colin Farrell
    #3

    Colin Farrell

    Fame score 16.1

    #4
    Enya

    Enyaie

    181.6K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    15.7    #5
    Niall Horan

    Niall Horanie

    129K Wikipedia views · 7+ news articles

    15.5    #6
    Cillian Murphy

    Cillian Murphyie

    513.9K Wikipedia views · 35+ news articles

    14.7    #7
    Roy Keane

    Roy Keaneie

    229.1K Wikipedia views · 69+ news articles

    14.5    #8
    Paul Mescal

    Paul Mescalie

    398.8K Wikipedia views · 491 news articles

    14.3    #9
    Bono

    Bonoie

    194.9K Wikipedia views · 19+ news articles

    12.4    #10
    Barry Keoghan

    Barry Keoghanie

    285.5K Wikipedia views · 594 news articles

    12.1    #11
    Hozier

    Hozierie

    94.1K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    11.2    #12
    Jimmy Carr

    Jimmy Carrie

    192.9K Wikipedia views · 494 news articles

    11.0    #13
    Ronan Keating

    Ronan Keatingie

    108.8K Wikipedia views · 52 news articles

    10.7    #14
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Jonathan Rhys Meyersie

    195.1K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    10.5    #15
    Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan Gleesonie

    343.8K Wikipedia views · 211 news articles

    10.2    #16
    Bob Geldof

    Bob Geldofie

    131.2K Wikipedia views · 65 news articles

    9.8    #17
    Andrew Scott

    Andrew Scottie

    307.4K Wikipedia views · 815 news articles

    9.4    #18
    Martin McDonagh

    Martin McDonaghie

    187.5K Wikipedia views · 820 news articles

    9.2    #191
    Robbie Keane

    Robbie Keaneie

    105.2K Wikipedia views · 26 news articles

    9.1    #201
    Domhnall Gleeson

    Domhnall Gleesonie

    279.6K Wikipedia views · 427 news articles

    9.1    #21
    Eve Hewson

    Eve Hewsonie

    251.1K Wikipedia views · 113 news articles

    9.0    #22
    Becky Lynch

    Becky Lynchie

    93K Wikipedia views · 117 news articles

    9.0    #23
    Aidan Gillen

    Aidan Gillenie

    156.6K Wikipedia views · 99 news articles

    8.9    #24
    Caitríona Balfe

    Caitríona Balfeie

    157.5K Wikipedia views · 122 news articles

    8.8    #25
    Gabriel Byrne

    Gabriel Byrneie

    126.7K Wikipedia views · 25 news articles

    8.4    #26
    Fiona Shaw

    Fiona Shawie

    153.1K Wikipedia views · 122 news articles

    8.1    #27
    Kerry Condon

    Kerry Condonie

    232K Wikipedia views · 73 news articles

    8.1    #28
    Evanna Lynch

    Evanna Lynchie

    89.8K Wikipedia views · 13+ news articles

    7.9    #29
    Nicola Coughlan

    Nicola Coughlanie

    137.9K Wikipedia views · 319 news articles

    7.8    #30
    Ian Garry

    Ian Garryie

    636.4K Wikipedia views · 3.9K news articles

    7.6    #31
    Aidan Turner

    Aidan Turnerie

    140.7K Wikipedia views · 48 news articles

    7.2    #32
    Katie Taylor

    Katie Taylorie

    478.6K Wikipedia views · 382 news articles

    7.0    #33
    Sarah Bolger

    Sarah Bolgerie

    109.4K Wikipedia views · 18 news articles

    6.7    #34
    Colm Meaney

    Colm Meaneyie

    111.9K Wikipedia views · 20 news articles

    6.5    #35
    Maria Doyle Kennedy

    Maria Doyle Kennedyie

    79K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    6.4    #36
    Stuart Townsend

    Stuart Townsendie

    194.7K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    6.3    #371
    Robert Sheehan

    Robert Sheehanie

    76.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    5.9    #381
    Chris O'Dowd

    Chris O'Dowdie

    180.5K Wikipedia views · 57 news articles

    5.9    #39
    Maura Higgins

    Maura Higginsie

    141.9K Wikipedia views · 703 news articles

    5.4    #40
    Sinéad Cusack

    Sinéad Cusackie

    110K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    4.1    #41
    Eoin Macken

    Eoin Mackenie

    79.9K Wikipedia views · 17 news articles

    3.8    #42
    Damien Molony

    Damien Molonyie

    105.6K Wikipedia views · 9 news articles

    3.6    #43
    Laura Whitmore

    Laura Whitmoreie

    46.4K Wikipedia views · 34 news articles

    3.5    #44
    Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

    Jamie-Lee O'Donnellie

    72.9K Wikipedia views · 19 news articles

    3.3    #45
    Rea Garvey

    Rea Garveyie

    6.9K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    3.2    #46
    Damien Dempsey

    Damien Dempseyie

    18.8K Wikipedia views · 105 news articles

    3.2    #471
    J. P. McManus

    J. P. McManusie

    14.9K Wikipedia views · 44 news articles

    3.0    #481
    Michael Graham

    Michael Grahamie

    10.4K Wikipedia views · 33 news articles

    2.8    #49
    Moe Dunford

    Moe Dunfordie

    12K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles

    2.4    #50
    Tommy Tiernan

    Tommy Tiernanie

    18.9K Wikipedia views · 6+ news articles

    1.8    #51
    John Sheahan

    John Sheahanie

    9K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    1.7    #52
    Paul McGinley

    Paul McGinleyie

    14.8K Wikipedia views · 10+ news articles

    1.6    #53
    Paul Ronan

    Paul Ronanie

    39.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    1.4    #54
    Eamon Dunphy

    Eamon Dunphyie

    9.4K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles

    1.1    #55
    Ed Byrne

    Ed Byrneie

    10.8K Wikipedia views · 5 news articles

    0.9    #56
    Todd Carty

    Todd Cartyie

    13.4K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.9