Notable Irish Argentines
- Guillermo Brown, admiral
- Che Guevara, Marxist revolutionary
- Gonzalo Cané (ed.), Dictionary of Irish Latin American Biography in Irish Migration Studies in Latin America
- Edelmiro Julián Farrell, ex-President (de facto)
- Maria Elena Walsh, writer
- Rodolfo Walsh, writer; founder of investigative journalism in Argentina; assessinated in 1977 by the militar forces
- Ricardo López Murphy, Argentine politician and presidential candidate
- Susana Giménez, Argentine actress, TV presenter and celebrity
- Norma Nolan, Miss Universe 1962
- Mario O'Donnell, writer
- Camila O'Gorman, 19th century socialite and victim of State repression.
- Rob Smith Irish born musician of Argentine descent.
- Benito Lynch writer
- Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield author of the Argentine Civil Code
- Santiago Phelan Argentine rugby player and current manager of the Argentine national team.
- Bettina O'Connell Argentine actress and TV-hostess.
- Oscar Barney Finn Argentine film director.
- Esteban MacDermott Argentine cricket captain.
- Guillermo Patricio Kelly, 1922, 2005, Argentine entrepreneur, journalist, politician and others.
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