26 Notable alumni of Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin is ranked #302 in the world and #2 in Ireland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hugh M‘Neile
1795-1879 (aged 84)
Anglican priest
Hugh Boyd M‘Neile was a well-connected and controversial Irish-born Calvinist Anglican of Scottish descent.
2. Ruth Lewis
1871-1946 (aged 75)
missionary
collector
Ruth, Lady Herbert Lewis, OBE was an English temperance movement activist of Manx descent and collector of Welsh folk songs. She published collections of Welsh folk songs, and was a key member of the Welsh Folk-Song Society in the first half of the 20th century.
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3. Gerald Edward O'Kelly de Gallagh et Tycooly
1880-1968 (aged 88)
diplomat
Count Gerald Edward O'Kelly de Gallagh et Tycooly was an Irish diplomat who served as ambassador to France and Belgium.
4. Caesar Litton Falkiner
1863-1908 (aged 45)
historian
barrister
politician
Caesar Litton Falkiner was an Irish Unionist Party politician, barrister and a writer on literary and historical topics.
5. Sir Norbert Michael Keenan
1864-1954 (aged 90)
politician
barrister
Sir Norbert Michael Keenan QC was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1905 to 1911 and again from 1930 to 1950. He was the leader of the Nationalist Party from 1933 to 1938, during the time when it was the junior partner in the coalition with the Country Party....
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6. Ada Gertrude Paterson
1880-1937 (aged 57)
physician
Ada Gertrude Paterson was a New Zealand school medical doctor, child health administrator and community worker.
7. Stefan Zamoyski
1837-1899 (aged 62)
politician
Count Stefan Zamoyski was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). Stefan was member of the Sejm in Galicia and owner of Wysocko, Baranów and Kłuszyn estates.
8. Terry P. Hughes
1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher
biologist
Terence P. Hughes is a professor of marine biology at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. He is known for research on the global coral bleaching event caused by climate change. Nature dubbed him "Reef sentinel" in 2016 for the global role he plays in applying multi-disciplinary science to securing reef sustainability. He is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow...
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9. Joseph Mor Gregorios
1960-. (aged 66)
priest
Mor Baselios Joseph is the current Catholicos of India of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. He also serves as the Metropolitan of the Kochi Diocese and Angamali Diocese.
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10. Laurie Winkless
2001-2005 (aged 4)
physicist
opinion journalist
Laurie Winkless is a physicist and science writer. A contributor to Forbes Magazine, she has worked with schools and universities, the Royal Society, and The Naked Scientists.
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11. Charles Margai
1945-. (aged 81)
minister
lawyer
politician
Charles Francis Kondo Margai is a Sierra Leonean politician and constitutional lawyer who served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone in 2018.
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12. George James Allman
1812-1898 (aged 86)
ecologist
botanist
university teacher
zoologist
George James Allman FRS FRSE was an Irish ecologist, botanist and zoologist who served as Emeritus Professor of Natural History at Edinburgh University in Scotland.
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13. James Henry
1798-1876 (aged 78)
physician
poet
latinist
classical philologist
James Henry was an Irish classical scholar and poet.
14. William Irvine
1858-1943 (aged 85)
lawyer
judge
politician
Sir William Hill Irvine GCMG was an Australian politician and judge. He served as Premier of Victoria (1902–1904), Attorney-General of Australia (1913–1914), and Chief Justice of Victoria (1918–1935).
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15. Marian Keyes
1963-. (aged 63)
novelist
poet lawyer
writer
Marian Keyes is an Irish author and radio presenter who is principally known for fiction novels.
16. William C. Campbell
1930-. (aged 96)
chemist
biologist
university teacher
biochemist
parasitologist
William Cecil Campbell FRS is an Irish-American microbiologist known for his work in discovering a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworms, for which he was jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He helped to discover a class of drugs called avermectins, whose derivatives have been shown to have "extraordinary efficacy" in treating River blindness and...
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17. Shane Ross
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
stockbroker
journalist
Shane Peter Nathaniel Ross is an Irish former Independent politician who served as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport from May 2016 to June 2020. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Rathdown constituency from 2016 to 2020, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Dublin South constituency. He was a member of Seanad Éireann for the...
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18. James McHenry
1753-1816 (aged 63)
physician
statistician
businessperson
politician
James McHenry was an Scotch-Irish American military surgeon, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland, initiated the recommendation for Congress to form the Navy, and was the eponym of Fort McHenry. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress. He was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention...
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19. George Noble Plunkett
1851-1948 (aged 97)
barrister
diplomat
art historian
politician
Count George Noble Plunkett was an Irish nationalist politician, museum director and biographer, who served as Minister for Fine Arts from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1919 to 1921 and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann in January 1919. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for...
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20. Frederick McCoy
1817-1899 (aged 82)
botanist
professor
ichthyologist
paleontologist
entomologist
Sir Frederick McCoy KCMG FRS, was an Irish palaeontologist, zoologist, and museum administrator, active in Australia. He is noted for founding the Botanic Garden of the University of Melbourne in 1856.
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21. James Cecil Parke
1881-1946 (aged 65)
military officer
tennis player
rugby union player
golfer
cricketer
James Cecil Parke was an Irish rugby union player, tennis player, golfer, solicitor and World War I veteran. He became an Olympic silver medallist, Davis Cup champion, Wimbledon Mixed Doubles winner and Australasian Championships winner in both Singles and Doubles. He has often been referred to as Ireland's greatest ever sportsman.
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22. William Stoddart
1925-2023 (aged 98)
translator
theologian
philosopher
physician
William Smith Stoddart was a Scottish-Canadian physician, author and spiritual traveller, who wrote several books on the Perennial Philosophy and on comparative religion.
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23. Michael O'Leary
1961-. (aged 65)
business executive
entrepreneur
consultant
businessperson
economist
Michael Kevin O'Leary is an Irish businessman who is the Group CEO of Ryanair. He is one of Ireland's wealthiest businessmen.
24. Thomas Moore
1779-1852 (aged 73)
poet
songwriter
Thomas Moore was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, widely regarded in his lifetime as Ireland's "national bard". The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his Irish Melodies (with the first of ten volumes appearing in 1808). In these, Moore set to old Irish tunes verses that spoke to a nationalist narrative of Irish dispossession, loss, and resistance. With...
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25. Harry McNulty
1993-. (aged 33)
rugby sevens player
rugby union player
Harry McNulty is an Irish former rugby union player. He most notably played for and captained the Ireland national rugby sevens team.
26. Mary Chinery-Hesse
1938-. (aged 88)
civil servant
researcher
judge
chancellor
Mary Akuokor Chinery-Hesse, née Blay is an international civil servant and diplomat, serving as the first woman Chancellor of the University of Ghana, inducted on 1 August 2018. She was the first female Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization She was also the first woman to attain the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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