List of Americans of Irish Descent

This is a list of Americans of Irish descent, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American-born descendants.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is Irish American

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