People
- Olympic, World Rowing Championship (silver medalist), and world record breaking sculler Seán Drea
- Colour-Sergeant John Lucas who won a Victoria Cross during the Taranaki Maori War in New Zealand in 1861.
- Beauchamp Bagenal, (1741–1802) rake, duellist and reputedly "the handsomest man in Europe"
- Richie Kavanagh, an Irish entertainer
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Famous quotes containing the word people:
“It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.”
—Jean De La Bruyère (1645–1696)
“Some people fear gaining fame the way pigs fear gaining weight.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The truth is that every intelligent man, as you well know, dreams of being a gangster and ruling over society through violence alone. Since this is not as easy as the novels would have us believe, people generally resort to politics and join the cruelest party.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)