Famous people of Dublin

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WRITERS

WRITERS

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William Butler Yeats 1865 –1939 was an Irish poet and one

William Butler Yeats

1865 –1939
was an Irish poet and one

of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman so honoured for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation."
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Oscar Wilde 1854 –1900 was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and

Oscar Wilde

1854 –1900
was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet.

After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
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Jonathan Swift satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then

Jonathan Swift

satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then

for the Tories), poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
Swift is remembered for works such as Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity and A Tale of a Tub.
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George Bernard Shaw playwright, critic and polemicist whose influence on Western

George Bernard Shaw

playwright, critic and polemicist whose influence on Western

theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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ATHLETES

ATHLETES

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Liam Brady 1956 is an Irish former football player, and former

Liam Brady

1956
is an Irish former football player, and former assistant

manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team.
In his playing days, Brady was a midfielder renowned for his elegant technical skills, most notably his left foot, and his high-quality passing and close control. He found success both with Arsenal (one FA Cup title) and Juventus (two Serie A titles), and won 72 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
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Eamonn Christopher Coghlan 1952 is an Irish Senator and former track

Eamonn Christopher Coghlan

1952
is an Irish Senator and former track

and field athlete who specialised in middle distance track events and the 5,000 metres. He is a 3-time Olympian and former world champion in the 5,000 m.
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Stephen Collins 1964 more commonly known as Steve Collins, is an

Stephen Collins

1964
more commonly known as Steve Collins, is an Irish

former professional boxer. Known as "The Celtic Warrior", Collins is the most successful Irish boxer in professional boxing history, having held the WBO middleweight and super middleweight titles.
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Michelle Smith de Bruin is a retired Irish swimmer who achieved

Michelle Smith de Bruin

is a retired Irish swimmer who achieved

notable success in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming Ireland's most successful Olympian to date.She was a triple gold medallist at the Atlanta Games, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley, and also won the bronze medal for the 200 m butterfly event
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Francis Bacon 1909 – 1992 was an Irish figurative painter known

Francis Bacon

1909 – 1992
was an Irish figurative painter known for

his bold, grotesque, emotionally charged and raw imagery. His painterly abstracted figures are typically isolated in glass or steel geometrical cages, set against flat, nondescript backgrounds.
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Harry Clarke 1889 –1931 was an Irish stained-glass artist and book

Harry Clarke

1889 –1931
was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born

in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement.