Arts
- Derek Bell (1935 - 2002), harpist and composer.
- Eric Bell (b. 1947) guitarist; former member of Them and Thin Lizzy
- James Bingham (b. 1925, artist.
- Kenneth Branagh, actor/director
- Jake Burns, musician (Stiff Little Fingers)
- Mairtín Crawford, poet
- Gerald Dillon, artist
- Barry Douglas, concert pianist
- Garth Ennis, comics writer
- James Galway, musician
- Paul Henry (1876 - 1958), painter.
- John Hewitt, poet
- John Hewitt, actor
- Ciarán Hinds, actor
- P.J. Holden, comic artist
- David Holmes, DJ
- Brian Keenan, hostage and writer
- Sir John Lavery, artist
- C.S. Lewis, author and scholar
- Michael Longley, poet
- Bernard MacLaverty, author and screen writer
- Gerry McAvoy, musician
- Gerard McCarthy, actor and television presenter
- John McCrea, comic artist
- Ian McDonald, science fiction author
- Siobhán McKenna, actress
- Ali McMordie, musician (Stiff Little Fingers)
- Katie Melua, musician
- Seaneen Molloy, blogger and columnist
- Brian Moore, novelist
- Gary Moore, musician, blues and rock guitarist formerly of Thin Lizzy
- Van Morrison, musician
- Bob Shaw, science fiction author
- Duke Special, musician.
- Rachel Tucker, actress (West End)
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Famous quotes containing the word arts:
“In the arts of life man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he outdoes Nature herself, and produces by chemistry and machinery all the slaughter of plague, pestilence, and famine.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“I haven’t seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were asked this week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company’s behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)
“No performance is worth loss of geniality. ‘Tis a cruel price we pay for certain fancy goods called fine arts and philosophy.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)