Omagh - People

People

Notable residents or people born in Omagh include: - (1865–1953) Protestant Nationalist Poet, writer, active in the Gaelic League.

• Willie Anderson – Ireland Rugby Union International
• Charles Beattie – Auctioneer and briefly Member of Parliament
• Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) – Songwriter's Hall of Fame-inductee (Red Sails in the Sunset, Teddy Bears Picnic)
• Benedict Kiely (1919–2007) – author (Land Without Stars)
• Ciaran Maguire - Artist (Bath Spa graduate (4th place))
• Linda Martin – musician (Eurovision Song Contest-winner 1992)
• Patrick McAlinney (1913–1990) – Actor (The Tomorrow People)
• Frankie McBride – country musician
• Robert McDonald – Canadian soccer international and Rangers player.
• Jack McGinn - University of Edinburgh graduate student (5th place)
• Joe McMahon – All-Ireland-winning Tyrone Gaelic footballer.
• Justin McMahon – All-Ireland-winning Tyrone Gaelic footballer.
• Gerard McSorley – actor (Veronica Guerin), (Omagh)
• Sam Neill – Jurassic Park actor (born in Omagh)
• Pat Sharkey – Ipswich Town F.C. and Northern Irish soccer player in the 1970s.
• Ivan Sproule – current Northern Irish soccer international and Bristol City F.C. player.
• Juliet Turner – singer/songwriter
• Donna Taggart – singer
• Arty McGlynn – International renowned guitarist.
• Gerald Grosvenor – 6th Duke of Westminster.
• Aaron McCormack – company CEO and one of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum
• Daryl Simpson – Musician and Tenor. Performs with the Celtic Tenors and founder of the Omagh Community Youth Choir.
• Brian Friel – playwright was born in Killyclogher near Omagh.
• Philip Turbett – bassoonist, clarinettist and saxophonist
• Janet Devlin - X-Factor Finalist 2011 (5th place)
• Sean McDermott - American Football Coach and alumni of University of Liverpool Law School