Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-them

A Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008.[1]Tucker grew up singing on the cabaret circuit from the age of 15 with her father, Tommy (Tucker) Kelly and sister Margaret Kelly under the groups name Tucker Kelly and the Kelstar.[citation needed] She was a member of the Arts Youth Theatre during the late 1990s featuring in shows such as Ecstasy and Our Day out.[citation needed] She then went on to feature in Michael Poyners version of the Rockin Mikado as Katisha.[citation needed] She also featured as a contestant with sister Margaret on Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music singing "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!".[citation needed] She also competed in the talent show Star for a Night making the final with her performance of "Kids".[citation needed]

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer, also known as Rarva Dikana. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medi

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer, also known as Rarva Dikana. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998. Dikana's first taste of international

A retired horse racing jockey and current sports agent.He was the winning jockey in three of the fiv

A retired horse racing jockey and current sports agent.He was the winning jockey in three of the five British Classic Races: the Oaks Stakes, 1,000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Derby Stakes. Ray received a Flat Jockey Special Recognition Lester Award in 2000.

Is an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair

Is an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair" and "Get Down".Early in his life O'Sullivan's family moved to Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and here O'Sullivan began to develop an interest in music and art. At Swindon Art College in 1963 he met Rick Davies, who would later become a member of Supertramp.

Is an Irish former professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Rebecca Knox. Quin began tra

Is an Irish former professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Rebecca Knox. Quin began training as a professional wrestler under Fergal Devitt and Paul Tracey in June 2002, and made her debut five months later. Initially working in Ireland and o

Is an Irish cricketer. He has played for the Central Districts and the Wellington in the State Champ

Is an Irish cricketer. He has played for the Central Districts and the Wellington in the State Championship in New Zealand. He bowls left-arm, either fast-medium or slow left arm orthodox, and a left-handed batsman. Despite being born in New Zealand, West

Is a Papua New Guinea footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Australian football club Bris

Is a Papua New Guinea footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Australian football club Brisbane Olympic. Davani was a product of then Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Soccer Club) youth team, before graduating to the senior side. In 1999, he

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played just once for the Irelan

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in May 1947.

Is a South African-born Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowl

Is a South African-born Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his ODI debut for Ireland during their tour of Bangladesh in March 2008.

Is a professional rugby union player. He currently plays for St Mary's College RFC and Leinster Rugb

Is a professional rugby union player. He currently plays for St Mary's College RFC and Leinster Rugby. He plays in the backrow, at 6 ro 8. In the 2009/2010 season, he captained the Irish U20s to winning the Six Nations Championship. In summer 2010, Ruddoc

Is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was first elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála

Is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was first elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) in 1981 and retained his seat until 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997. He served as Minister for th

Was the frontman of the Miami Showband, three members of which were murdered in 1975. Before he was

Was the frontman of the Miami Showband, three members of which were murdered in 1975. Before he was famous Dickie was an apprentice welder. Dickie was the subject of a well-known Irish catchphrase - "spit on me Dickie". The phrase took off in Belfast in the 60s and spread all over the country. Between 1963 and 1977 Dickie and the Miami Showband had eight top ten hits.

Was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. At cricket, he was a right-handed batsman and right-a

Was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. At cricket, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played two first-class matches for the Ireland cricket team,[4] also playing for Lancashire. In his two matches for Ireland, he s

He is a former Irish government Minister — serving as Minister for Enterprise and Employment

He is a former Irish government Minister — serving as Minister for Enterprise and Employment (1994 — 1997). He is currently the Opposition Spokesperson on Finance and Deputy-Leader of Fine Gael

In 1989 James met and befriended Grant Wilson-Claridge when working as a DJ on alternate weeks at th

In 1989 James met and befriended Grant Wilson-Claridge when working as a DJ on alternate weeks at the Bowgie pub, near Newquay in Cornwall. Wilson-Claridge was intrigued by James' sets and was surprised to discover that James was playing tapes of his own

Was an Irish field hockey player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and Ireland. Toge

Was an Irish field hockey player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and Ireland. Together with fellow Rovers players, Henry Murphy and Charles Power, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics.

Is an Irish poet.Murphy was born at Milford House near the Mayo-Galway border in 1927. He spent five

Is an Irish poet.Murphy was born at Milford House near the Mayo-Galway border in 1927. He spent five years of his early childhood in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Educated at boarding schools in Ireland and England, he won a scholarship to Oxford at 17 and studi

Was a nineteenth-century Irish portrait and genre painter.Rothwell was born in Athlone, Ireland to J

Was a nineteenth-century Irish portrait and genre painter.Rothwell was born in Athlone, Ireland to James and Elizabeth and was the oldest of their seven children. He trained to become a painter at the Dublin Society's school from 1814 until 1820 and won a silver medal for his work. At the age of 24, he was made a member of the newly established Royal Hibernian Academy and exhibited portraits there from 1826 to 1829.

Was a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning Irish actor, singer-songwriter, thea

Was a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer. He appeared on stage and in many films, and is perhaps best known for his roles as King Arthur in Camelot (1967), as Oliver Cromwell in Cromwell (1970) and for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), his last film. He also played a British aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse (1970), and a gunfighter in the Clint Eastwood directed western Unforgiven (1992).

Was an Irish painter. Moynan was born in Dublin and studied there at the Metropolitan School.Moynan

Was an Irish painter. Moynan was born in Dublin and studied there at the Metropolitan School.Moynan originally set out to study medicine, but opted for a career in the arts shortly before his final examinations

Is an Irish cricketer. McDaid is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. McDaid play

Is an Irish cricketer. McDaid is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. McDaid played two first-class matches for Ireland in 1999, both coming against the South Africa Academy. McDaid took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 76.50, with bes

Is an Irish entertainer who writes and performs his own songs. Famous for the song Aon Focal Eile, h

Is an Irish entertainer who writes and performs his own songs. Famous for the song Aon Focal Eile, he now has a number of hits to his name. Richie was born and raised in Raheenwood, Fenagh, Bagenalstown, County Carlow in Ireland and he still lives there. Psoriasis crippled Richie’s hands at the age of 44 but instead of throwing in the towel, Richie harnessed his talents as a singer/songwriter and burst onto the national entertainment scene with the song Aon Focal Eile. Tony Keogh in Southeast Radio was the first man to play the CD and when Gerry Ryan began spinning it on his morning show, the song became a runaway hit.

Is probably best known as the frontman for the UK band The Almighty. Starting out as a rhythm guitar

Is probably best known as the frontman for the UK band The Almighty. Starting out as a rhythm guitarist in New Model Army, Ricky formed The Almighty in 1988.

An American film and television actress best known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the TV drama

An American film and television actress best known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the TV drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls as well as Princess Elise in the 2006 video game Sonic the Hedgehog.Chabert made her start as young Cosette in Les MisTrables on Broadway. Chabert was a member of the Broadway Kids which included Christy Carlson Romano, Chris Trousdale, and Greg Raposo. She was originally selected to play the role of "Young Lily" in the movie Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), but bailed out for unknown reasons. Chabert then landed the role of Bianca Montgomery on the ABC soap opera All My Children in 1993

Is a retired Irish cricketer and the current manager of the Ireland cricket team. Torrens was a righ

Is a retired Irish cricketer and the current manager of the Ireland cricket team. Torrens was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he represented Ireland six times in first-class cricket between 1966 and 1982, taking 26 wickets at th