Notable People Associated With Kimmage
- Liam Crowe, footballer
- Trevor Garry, Republic of Ireland youth goalkeeper
- Gay Mitchell, Fine Gael MEP and 2011 Presidential candidate
- Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887–1916), One of the leaders of the Easter Rising, had a family property on Sundrive Cross Roads which was demolished and replaced by a Superquinn Supermarket in modern times. It was a training ground for the rebels before the Rising.
- John Charles McQuaid (1895–1973), studied as a noviciate at the headquarters of the Holy Ghost Fathers in Kimmage, he was the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.
- Aengus Finucane (1932–2009), was a Roman Catholic missionary and a pioneer for Concern Worldwide, died in a Spiritan Fathers nursing home.
- Denis Fahey(1883–1954), served as a controversial Senior Scholasticate of the Irish Province of the Holy Ghost Fathers at Kimmage in 1912.
- Christy Brown (1932–1981), Author. Famous for his autobiography "My Left Foot"
| Dolphin's Barn | Harold's Cross | Rathmines | ||
| Crumlin | Rathgar | |||
| Kimmage | ||||
| Perrystown | Terenure | Rathfarnham |
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