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Liam Neeson was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

  Saoirse Ronan

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Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan is an American-Irish actress.

  Colin Farrell

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Colin Farrell
The actor was born in Castleknock, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

  Elizabeth Banks

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Elizabeth Banks
The actress comes from a lineage that includes England, Ireland and Scotland.

  Harrison Ford

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Harrison Ford
The actor's ancestors are Irish, German and Russian.

  Ruth Negga

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Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga is an Irish-Ethiopian actress.

  Jamie Dornan

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Jamie Dornan
Jamie Dornan was destined for a career in film, born in Holywood, a town in Down, Ireland!

  Courteney Cox

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Courteney Cox
The former Friends star is of British, Scottish, Welsh and Irish descent.

  Brendan Gleeson

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Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Olivia Wilde

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Olivia Wilde
The actress' family is from Europe. Some of her members are Irish, with others coming from Scotland and Germany.

  Chris O'Dowd

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Chris O'Dowd
Chris O'Dowd was born in Boyle, Ireland.

  Drew Barrymore

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Drew Barrymore
The actress' family hails from England, Ireland and Germany.

  Gabriel Byrne

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Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Megan Fox

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

  Colm Meaney

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Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Hilary Duff

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Hilary Duff
The singer and actress comes from a lineage that originated in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  Daniel-Day Lewis

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Daniel-Day Lewis
Daniel-Day Lewis is British-Irish,

  Jennifer Aniston

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Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston's mother Nancy Dow is of Irish descent.

  Stephen Rea

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Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  Carmen Electra

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Carmen Electra
The star's ancestors are Irish, German and Cherokee Nation.

  Michael Fassbender

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Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender is German-Irish.

  Jenny McCarthy

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Jenny McCarthy
The star is of Irish, German and Polish descent.

  Domhnall Gleeson

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Domhnall Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Mariah Carey

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Mariah Carey
The singer has Irish, African and Venezuelan ancestry.

  Cillian Murphy

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Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, Ireland.

  Sandra Bullock

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Sandra Bullock
The star is of English, Irish, German and French descent.

  Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

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Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was born in Drimnagh, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

  Julia Roberts

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Julia Roberts
The Georgia native comes from an English, Scottish, Irish and even Swedish family.

  Ciarán Hinds

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Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  Jennifer Connelly

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Jennifer Connelly
The actress' ancestors come from Norway, Ireland, Poland and Russia.

  Kenneth Branagh

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Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  Miley Cyrus

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Miley Cyrus
The singer has English, Irish, French and German ancestry.

  Bono

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Bono
Paul David Hewson, aka Bono, was born in Dublin, Ireland.

  Katie Holmes

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Katie Holmes
The star has Quebec, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.

  Pierce Brosnan

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Pierce Brosnan
Born in Ireland in Drogheta, he has also lived in London and Scotland.

  Emma Stone

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Emma Stone
The star is of Swedish, Scottish, Irish and English descent.

  Brad Pitt

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Brad Pitt
The actor's ancestors are from the United Kingdom, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  Fiona Shaw

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Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw was born in Cobh, Cork County, Ireland.

  Ben Stiller

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Ben Stiller
The actor has ancestors from Poland and Ireland.

  Katherine Heigl

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Katherine Heigl
The actress has German and Irish heritage.

  George Clooney

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George Clooney
The actor's ancestors come from Ireland, Germany and England.

  Lindsay Lohan

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Lindsay Lohan
The American actress is of Irish, German and Italian descent.

  Tom Cruise

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Tom Cruise
The actor has ancestry from Ireland, Germany, Scotland and England.

  Mischa Barton

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Mischa Barton
The star is of Irish and English descent.

  Sean Penn

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Sean Penn
The American actor is of Irish, Italian, Lithuanian and Russian descent.

  Halle Berry

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

  Robert Downey Jr.

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Robert Downey Jr.
The actor hails from Scotland, Ireland, Germany and German Switzerland.

  Denise Richards

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Denise Richards
The actress is the descendant of a German, Quebecois, Irish and English family.

  Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck
The actor has Irish, English, Swedish or French ancestry.

  Amy Adams

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Amy Adams
Actress Amy Adams' ancestors are English, Danish, Norwegian or Irish.

  Ashton Kutcher

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Ashton Kutcher
The actor's ancestors came from Ireland, Germany, and some were bohemian.

  Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens
The actress has Irish, Spanish and Filipino heritage.

  Mark Wahlberg

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Mark Wahlberg
The actor comes from ancestors born in Sweden, Quebec, Ireland and England.

  Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway
The actress' distant family is French, Irish, and First Nations American.

  Will Ferrell

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Will Ferrell
The comedy star comes from British, German, Irish and French ancesters.

  Jennifer Lawrence

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Jennifer Lawrence
The movie star is of English, German, Irish and Scottish descent.

  Matthew McConaughey

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Matthew McConaughey
The actor comes from a family born in England, Scotland, Ireland and Sweden.

  Demi Lovato

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Demi Lovato
The singer comes from a lineage that includes England, Ireland, Italy and Mexico.

  Vince Vaughn

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Vince Vaughn
The actor has Italian, English, Irish and German heritage.

  Zooey Deschanel

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Zooey Deschanel
The actress is of French, Swiss, English and Irish descent.
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