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      This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Derry, Northern Ireland.


      Actors


      Amanda Burton – actress, best known for her role as forensic pathologist Doctor (later Professor) "Sam Ryan" in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness
      Antonia Campbell-Hughes – actress whose films and shows include Kelly + Victor and Lead Balloon
      Roma Downey – actress, film producer and author, best known for her role as Monica, the main character of the religious TV series Touched by an Angel
      Michelle Fairley – actress, best known for her role as Catelyn Stark in the TV series Game of Thrones
      George Farquhar – Restoration dramatist
      Bronagh Gallagher – actress/singer whose films include Pulp Fiction and The Commitments
      Saoirse-Monica Jackson – actress whose work includes Derry Girls
      Jamie-Lee O'Donnell – actress whose work includes Derry Girls


      Artists


      Willie Doherty – visual artist twice nominated for the Turner Prize
      Eilis O'Connell – sculptor
      Pádraig Timoney – visual artist


      Authors


      James Burke – Science Historian and TV figure
      Willie Carson – photo journalist and author
      Joyce Cary – author; two of his novels were made into films: The Horse's Mouth (1958) starring Sir Alec Guinness and Mister Johnson (1990)
      Seamus Deane – writer
      Richard Doherty – Catholic Unionist/Royal Ulster Constabulary reservist, writer, military historian
      Seamus Heaney – poet, writer and lecturer; awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995
      Nell McCafferty – journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist
      Eamonn McCann – journalist, civil rights campaigner, socialist and former MLA for the city
      Aoife Moore – journalist, political correspondent with the Irish Examiner


      Military


      John Lawrence, soldier and Viceroy of India
      Edward Leach, recipient of the Victoria Cross
      John Park, recipient of the Victoria Cross
      Miles Ryan, recipient of the Victoria Cross


      Musicians


      Máiréad Carlin – member of Celtic Woman
      Phil Coulter – songwriter who wrote The Town I Loved So Well
      Nadine Coyle – singer from Girls Aloud
      Peter Cunnah – lead singer with 1990s pop outfit D Ream
      Dana – winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970
      Neil Hannon – lead singer of The Divine Comedy
      Keith Harkin – singer and songwriter from Celtic Thunder
      Josef Locke – tenor singer, popular in the 1940s and 1950s
      Damian McGinty – tenor singer in Celtic Thunder
      Paul McLoone- Former Today FM DJ and current frontman of The Undertones
      Jimmy McShane of Baltimora
      Cahir O'Doherty – member of Fighting with Wire, Jetplane Landing and Seafood
      Feargal Sharkey – lead singer of The Undertones
      SOAK – singer/songwriter


      Politicians


      Martina Anderson – Sinn Féin Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle
      David Baird Sr. – United States Senator from New Jersey who was born in Derry before emigrating to the U.S.
      Samuel Bell – United States Senator from New Hampshire and Governor of New Hampshire who was born in Derry before emigrating to the U.S.
      Gregory Campbell – Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament for East Londonderry
      Nigel Dodds – Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast North
      Brendan Duddy – Local business man and key figure in the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
      Mark Durkan – Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and former Member of Parliament for Foyle
      Colum Eastwood – Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Leader and Member of Parliament for Foyle and Former Mayor of Derry City and former MLA for Foyle.
      William Hay – Democratic Unionist Party, Speaker of the Northern Assembly & MLA for Foyle
      John Hume – Nobel Peace Prize and Gandhi Peace Prize recipient, former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and MP for Foyle 1983–2005
      Elisha McCallion – Sinn Féin Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel
      Martin McGuinness – Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Sinn Féin MP for Mid Ulster


      Scientists


      Raphael Armattoe – runner up of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – physiologist
      William C. Campbell – winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – biologist and parasitologist
      J. A. Scott Kelso – neuroscientist
      William Taylor Whan – botanist


      Sportspeople


      Liam Ball – Olympic swimmer
      Trevor Britton – cricketer
      John "Jobby" Crossan – footballer, capped 24 times by Northern Ireland, scoring 10 goals
      John Duddy – retired boxer, former holder of the IBA World Middleweight Title and the WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title
      Darron Gibson – retired footballer, former Republic of Ireland international and Everton F.C. midfielder; first man from Derry to represent the Republic of Ireland national football team
      Ken Goodall – rugby union and league player, capped 19 times by Ireland; was selected as a replacement for the 1968 Lions tour to South Africa; changed codes and joined rugby league side Workington
      Billy "Spider" Kelly – boxer, former Commonwealth (British Empire) featherweight and British featherweight champion.
      Jude McAtamney — American football placekicker
      James McClean – Wigan Athletic F.C. midfielder
      Paddy McCourt – Former Celtic F.C. midfielder
      Gerry McElhinney – former gaelic footballer with Derry and association football with Bolton Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Peterborough United and Northern Ireland.
      Dwayne McGerrigle – cricketer
      Fred McMullan – former professional darts player
      Charlie Nash – boxer, former European and British lightweight champion
      Martin O'Neill – OBE recipient, former manager of Celtic Football Club, and Aston Villa F.C.
      Daryl Gurney – Professional Dart Player. 2 Times PDC Major Winner


      Other


      Eileen O'Donnell, model and beauty pageant winner
      Lisa McGee, stage and screenwriter
      Mark McFadden, television journalist
      William Sampson, Lawyer


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