Notable Others (activists Etc)
This list features Irish activists and revolutionaries, strategists, unelected office holders, unsuccessful election candidates, Irish people in the politics of other nations, historical Irish figures etc. It also includes Lords Lieutenant and Governors General, representatives of the King
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Boland | 1904 | 1985 | Diplomat and Irish delegate to United Nations |
| Brian Boru | 941 | 1014 | High King of Ireland 1002–1014 |
| Edmund Burke | 1729 | 1797 | Statesman, Whig MP |
| Sir Ulick Burke | 1604 | 1657 | 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, 5th Earl of Clanricarde |
| James Butler | 1610 | 1688 | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 12th Earl of Ormonde |
| Roger Casement | 1864 | 1916 | Human rights campaigner turned revolutionary |
| Éamonn Ceannt | 1881 | 1916 | Signatory of 1916 Proclamation |
| Thomas Clarke | 1857 | 1916 | Signatory of 1916 Proclamation |
| James Connolly | 1868 | 1916 | Scottish-born socialist, founder of the Labour Party and Easter Rising participant |
| Mairead Corrigan | 1944 | Co-winner with Betty Williams of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 | |
| Thomas D'Arcy McGee | 1825 | 1868 | Promoter of a federal union for the Canadian provinces |
| Patrick Darcy | 1598 | 1668 | Active during Irish Confederate Wars |
| Michael Davitt | 1846 | 1906 | Irish National Land League founder |
| Robert Emmet | 1778 | 1803 | Leader of 1803 rebellion |
| Lord Edward FitzGerald | 1763 | 1798 | 18th Century revolutionary |
| Gearoid Mór Fitzgerald | ? | 1513 | The Great Earl of Kildare |
| Richard Martin fitz Oliver | 1602 | 1648 | Leader during Irish Confederate Wars, approx dob |
| William Joyce | 1906 | 1946 | Lord Haw-Haw, Nazi propagandist and fascist politician |
| Jim Larkin | 1876 | 1947 | Irish Labour leader |
| Seán Lester | 1888 | 1959 | Secretary-General of the League of Nations |
| Richard Martin | 1754 | 1834 | Supporter of Irish Catholic Emancipation, co-founder RSPCA |
| Edward Martyn | 1859 | 1923 | Political and cultural activist, and Playwright |
| Seán Mac Diarmada | 1883 | 1916 | Signatory of 1916 Proclamation |
| Thomas MacDonagh | 1878 | 1916 | Signatory of 1916 Proclamation |
| Seán Mac Eoin | 1893 | 1973 | Candidate in Irish presidential election, 1959 |
| Henry Joy McCracken | 1767 | 1798 | Ulster leader of 1798 rebellion |
| Dermot MacMurrough | c.1110 | 1171 | King of Leinster |
| James McNeill | 1902 | 1986 | Second Governor-General of the Irish Free State |
| Derek Nally | 1936 | Independent candidate in the Irish presidential election, 1997 | |
| Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair | ? | 1198 | High King of Ireland |
| William O'Brien | 1852 | 1928 | Land League activist, founded United Irish League and All-for-Ireland League |
| Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa | 1831 | 1915 | Veteran Fenian leader |
| Eoin O'Duffy | 1892 | 1944 | Leader of the Blueshirts |
| The O'Rahilly | 1878 | 1916 | 1916 Rising participant |
| St. Laurence O'Toole | 1128 | 1180 | Archbishop of Dublin 1162–80 |
| Earl of Longford | 1905 | 2001 | Irish-born UK cabinet minister and author |
| Charles Stewart Parnell | 1846 | 1891 | founder of the Irish Parliamentary Party |
| Patrick Pearse | 1879 | 1916 | Easter Rising leader, poet, teacher |
| Joseph Mary Plunkett | 1887 | 1916 | Signatory of 1916 Proclamation |
| Bobby Sands | 1954 | 1981 | IRA member, elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone while in prison on hunger strike |
| Patrick Sarsfield | c.1660 | 1693 | Military leader |
| Theobald Wolfe Tone | 1763 | 1798 | Nationalist Leader |
| Betty Williams | 1943 | Co-winner with Mairead Corrigan of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize |
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