61 celebrities of Irish descent

All Buzznews
61 celebrities of Irish descent
Liam Neeson was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

  Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Saoirse Ronan is an American-Irish actress.

  Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell
Credit: Credit: Newscom/Cover Images
The actor was born in Castleknock, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

  Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks
Credit: Credit: Adriana M. Barraza/WENN
The actress comes from a lineage that includes England, Ireland and Scotland.

  Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford
Credit: Credit: FayesVision/WENN
The actor's ancestors are Irish, German and Russian.

  Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Ruth Negga is an Irish-Ethiopian actress.

  Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Jamie Dornan was destined for a career in film, born in Holywood, a town in Down, Ireland!

  Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox
Credit: Credit: Sheri Determan/WENN
The former Friends star is of British, Scottish, Welsh and Irish descent.

  Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde
Credit: Credit: Joseph Marzullo/WENN
The actress' family is from Europe. Some of her members are Irish, with others coming from Scotland and Germany.

  Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Chris O'Dowd was born in Boyle, Ireland.

  Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore
Credit: Credit: Ivan Nikolov/WENN
The actress' family hails from England, Ireland and Germany.

  Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Gabriel Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Megan Fox

Megan Fox
Credit: Credit: WENN
The actress' family is from the north of Ireland, but also from England, Germany and France.

  Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Colm Meaney was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff
Credit: Credit: Dennis Van Tine/Geisler-Fotopres/picture-alliance/Cover Images
The singer and actress comes from a lineage that originated in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  Daniel-Day Lewis

Daniel-Day Lewis
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Daniel-Day Lewis is British-Irish,

  Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston
Credit: Credit: FayesVision/WENN
Jennifer Aniston's mother Nancy Dow is of Irish descent.

  Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Stephen Rea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra
Credit: Credit: FayesVision/WEN
The star's ancestors are Irish, German and Cherokee Nation.

  Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Michael Fassbender is German-Irish.

  Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy
Credit: Credit: Nicky Nelson/WENN
The star is of Irish, German and Polish descent.

  Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Domhnall Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey
Credit: Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/WENN
The singer has Irish, African and Venezuelan ancestry.

  Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, Ireland.

  Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock
Credit: Credit: Paul Zinken/picture-alliance/Cover Images
The star is of English, Irish, German and French descent.

  Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was born in Drimnagh, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

  Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts
Credit: Credit: Hubert Boesl/picture-alliance/Cover Images
The Georgia native comes from an English, Scottish, Irish and even Swedish family.

  Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Ciarán Hinds was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly
Credit: Credit: Euan Cherry/WENN
The actress' ancestors come from Norway, Ireland, Poland and Russia.

  Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Kenneth Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus
Credit: Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/WENN
The singer has English, Irish, French and German ancestry.

  Bono

Bono
Credit: Credit: Sakura/WENN
Paul David Hewson, aka Bono, was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes
Credit: Credit: Adriana M. Barraza/WENN
The star has Quebec, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.

  Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan
Credit: Credit: FayesVision/WENN
Born in Ireland in Drogheta, he has also lived in London and Scotland.

  Emma Stone

Emma Stone
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
The star is of Swedish, Scottish, Irish and English descent.

  Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt
Credit: Credit: Nicky Nelson/WENN
The actor's ancestors are from the United Kingdom, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw
Credit: Credit: WENN/COVER
Fiona Shaw was born in Cobh, Cork County, Ireland.

  Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller
Credit: Credit: Brian To/WENN
The actor has ancestors from Poland and Ireland.

  Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl
Credit: Credit: Patricia Schlein/WENN
The actress has German and Irish heritage.

  George Clooney

George Clooney
Credit: Credit: Brian To/WENN
The actor's ancestors come from Ireland, Germany and England.

  Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan
Credit: Credit: Dutch Press Photo/WENN
The American actress is of Irish, German and Italian descent.

  Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise
Credit: Credit: Franck Castel/ News Pictures/WENN
The actor has ancestry from Ireland, Germany, Scotland and England.

  Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton
Credit: Credit: John Rainford/WENN
The star is of Irish and English descent.

  Sean Penn

Sean Penn
Credit: Credit: Ivan Nikolov/WENN
The American actor is of Irish, Italian, Lithuanian and Russian descent.

  Halle Berry

Halle Berry
Credit: Credit: WENN
The actress' mother is from the United Kingdom, with Irish ancestry.

  Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.
Credit: Credit: Adriana M. Barraza/WENN
The actor hails from Scotland, Ireland, Germany and German Switzerland.

  Denise Richards

Denise Richards
Credit: Credit: FayesVision/WENN
The actress is the descendant of a German, Quebecois, Irish and English family.

  Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck
Credit: Credit: DyD Fotografos/Geisler-Fotopress/picture-alliance/Cover Images
The actor has Irish, English, Swedish or French ancestry.

  Amy Adams

Amy Adams
Credit: Credit: Sheri Determan/WENN
Actress Amy Adams' ancestors are English, Danish, Norwegian or Irish.

  Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher
Credit: Credit: FayesVision/WENN
The actor's ancestors came from Ireland, Germany, and some were bohemian.

  Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens
Credit: Credit: Ivan Nikolov/WENN
The actress has Irish, Spanish and Filipino heritage.

  Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg
Credit: Credit: Apega/WENN
The actor comes from ancestors born in Sweden, Quebec, Ireland and England.

  Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway
Credit: Credit: Brian To/WENN
The actress' distant family is French, Irish, and First Nations American.

  Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell
Credit: Credit: Drew Altizer/WENN
The comedy star comes from British, German, Irish and French ancesters.

  Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence
Credit: Credit: Apega/WENN
The movie star is of English, German, Irish and Scottish descent.

  Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey
Credit: Credit: Dennis Van Tine/Future Image/WENN
The actor comes from a family born in England, Scotland, Ireland and Sweden.

  Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato
Credit: Credit: Rui M Leal/WENN
The singer comes from a lineage that includes England, Ireland, Italy and Mexico.

  Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn
Credit: Credit: KIKA/WENN
The actor has Italian, English, Irish and German heritage.

  Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel
Credit: Credit: WENN
The actress is of French, Swiss, English and Irish descent.
facebook icon Share twitter icon Tweet linkedin icon Share
Copied!