Noted People
Amongst the graduates are included notable people in the fields of arts and sciences like Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett (Nobel Laureate in Literature), Rock Brynner, Ernest Walton (Nobel Laureate in Physics), Mairead Maguire (Nobel Laureate in Peace), three holders of the office of President of Ireland, and one Premier of New Zealand (Edward Stafford); including Jaja Wachuku (first indigenous Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria and first Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister).
- See also Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Dublin.
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