Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Condado de Donegal
Red Hugh O'Donnell
"Red" Hugh O'Donnell rey de Tir Connail ; encabezó la rebelión contra el gobierno inglés en Irlanda que acabaría provocando la Guerra de los Nueve Años, una revuelta contra los ingleses que duró desde 1595 a 1603. Se le conoce también como Aodh Rua II o Red Hugh II.
Pól Brennan
Pól Brennan is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer. He is the brother of Enya, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan and Ciarán Brennan. He is a member of the family band Clannad, and co-wrote the hit song "Theme from Harry's Game". He left the group in 1990, but rejoined in 2011. Since the early 1990s, Pól has gained critical acclaim as a solo artist when he joined Japanese musician Joji Hirota and Chinese musician Guo Yue, and released an album, Trísan.
William Allingham
William Allingham was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem 'The Faeries' was much anthologised; but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known watercolourist and illustrator.
Andrew Barnard
General Sir Andrew Francis Barnard was an Irish British Army officer. He served in various capacities in the West Indies, the Cape of Good Hope, Canada, the Netherlands, Sicily, Spain and in the Napoleonic Wars including the Battle of Waterloo for which service he was highly decorated. After his retirement from active duty, he served in a number of civilian positions, being promoted to general four years before his death.
Charles Inglis
Charles Inglis was an Irish clergyman who was consecrated the first Anglican bishop in North America, although technically of the Diocese of Nova Scotia.
Philip Deignan
Philip Deignan es un ciclista irlandés que fue profesional de 2005 a 2018. Es pareja de la también ciclista profesional Elizabeth Armitstead.
Frank McGuinness
Professor Frank McGuinness is an Irish writer. As well as his own plays, which include The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen, Garcia Lorca, and Strindberg to critical acclaim". He has also published four collections of poetry, and two novels. McGuinness has been Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin (UCD) since 2007.
Neil Blaney
Neil Terence Columba Blaney was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1948 as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) representing Donegal East. Blaney served as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (1957), Minister for Local Government (1957–1966) and Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1966–1970). He was Father of the Dáil from 1987 until his death.
Sam Magee
Sam Magee es un deportista irlandés que compite en bádminton, en las modalidades de dobles y dobles mixto. Sus hermanos Joshua y Chloe también compiten en bádminton.
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally fue un actor irlandés. Recibió tres Premios BAFTA a finales de la década de 1980: dos Premios BAFTA de cine por Mejor actor de reparto ., and a BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor for A Very British Coup in 1989. In 2020, he was ranked at number 34 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.