List of University College Dublin people

The following is a list of University College Dublin people, including notable alumni and faculty members of University College Dublin, a constituent university of the National University of Ireland.

Literature

 * Maeve Binchy, author
 * Sarah Rees Brennan
 * Gabriel Byrne
 * Marina Carr
 * Austin Clarke
 * Benjamin Cleary
 * Brian Cleeve
 * Brian Coffey
 * Eamon Delaney
 * Denis Devlin
 * Emma Donoghue
 * Roddy Doyle (Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha)
 * Paul Durcan
 * Brendan Gleeson
 * Michael Hartnett
 * Desmond Hogan
 * Gerard Manley Hopkins
 * John Jordan
 * Neil Jordan, Oscar winner, (The Crying Game)
 * James Joyce, author of Ulysses
 * Trevor Joyce
 * Thomas Kilroy
 * Mary Lavin
 * Princess Mako of Akishino
 * Hugh McFadden
 * John McGahern
 * Frank McGuinness
 * Conor McPherson
 * John Montague
 * Flann O'Brien (At Swim-Two-Birds)
 * Kate O'Brien
 * Carroll O'Connor
 * Joseph O'Connor
 * Ulick O'Connor
 * Chris O'Dowd
 * Dan O'Herlihy
 * Seán Ó Faoláin
 * Liam O'Flaherty
 * Nuala O Faolain
 * Brian O'Nolan, writer, At Swim-Two-Birds
 * Emily O'Reilly
 * Keith Ridgway
 * Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot)
 * Orla Tinsley
 * Colm Tóibín (The Master)

Journalism

 * Vincent Browne
 * Ruth Dudley Edwards
 * Sally Hayden journalist
 * Hugh McFadden
 * Kevin Myers
 * Doireann Ní Bhriain
 * Kevin O'Sullivan, editor of The Irish Times
 * Fintan O'Toole
 * Caitriona Palmer
 * Conor Ryan
 * Maev-Ann Wren

Business

 * Sharon Donnery, Irish economist and financial regulator
 * Niall FitzGerald, former CEO of Unilever
 * Aidan Heavey, CEO of Tullow Oil
 * Gary McGann chairman of Flutter Entertainment, and former CEO of Smurfit Kappa and Aer Lingus
 * Ann O'Dea, CEO of Inspirefest
 * Tony O'Reilly, owner of Mediahuis Ireland
 * Denis O'Brien, owner of Communicorp and Digicel
 * David J. O'Reilly, Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation
 * Dalton Philips, CEO of Morrisons
 * Mark Pollock
 * Feargal Quinn, former owner of Superquinn, and Senator
 * Peter Sutherland, former Director General of the World Trade Organization; former Chairman of BP; Chairman of Goldman Sachs Europe; served as Ireland's Attorney General and European Commissioner

Science and technology

 * Conrad Burke, entrepreneur
 * Rónadh Cox, Irish geologist, Brust Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Williams College and Fellow of the Geological Society of America
 * Evelyn Cusack former Secretary of the Irish Meteorological Society.
 * Conor P. Delaney, Irish-American colorectal surgeon known for developing enhanced recovery pathways
 * Dervilla M. X. Donnelly, Irish chemist
 * Orla Feely, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact and Professor of Electronic Engineering at University College Dublin, and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
 * Garret A. FitzGerald Irish pharmacologist
 * Edmond Harty CEO and technical director of Dairymaster,
 * Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer of Ireland
 * Mary Horgan, Irish physician and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
 * Teresa Lambe, co-developer of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
 * Eleanor Maguire Irish neuropsychologist
 * Julie McEnery American astrophysicist
 * Eilis McGovern, Irish professor of cardiothoracic surgery, President of RCSI, and first female President of any Royal College of Surgeons in the world
 * Anne Merriman British doctor, founded Hospice Africa Uganda
 * John Monahan, bioscientist and CEO of Avigen Inc in California, a NASDAQ company
 * Thomas E. Nevin, Irish physicist and Dean of the Faculty of Science 1963 to 1979
 * John James Nolan, Irish physicist and President of the Royal Irish Academy
 * Patrick Joseph Nolan, Irish atmospheric physicist
 * Daniel Joseph Kelly O'Connell, SJ, astronomer and seismologist, Director of Riverview and the Vatican Observatory, president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences(1968–72), O'Connell effect named after him.
 * Cormac O'Raifeartaigh, Irish physicist and philosopher of science
 * David J. O'Reilly former chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation
 * Delia Grace Randolph
 * Michael J. Ryan (doctor) Irish epidemiologist and former trauma surgeon

Mathematics

 * Seán Dineen, mathematician known for results in complex analysis.
 * Thomas J. Laffey, Mathematician known for group theory and matrix theory
 * Peter Lynch, Mathematician, meteorologist, book author and Irish Times columnist
 * Henry Charles McWeeney, Mathematician who served as vice president of UCD from 1909 to 1935
 * Colm Mulcahy, Mathematician known for his chronicling of Irish mathematicians throughout history

Finance and banking

 * Patrick Honohan, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland

Heads of state

 * V. V. Giri, 4th President of India (did not graduate)
 * Patrick Hillery, 6th President of Ireland
 * Douglas Hyde, 1st President of Ireland, Professor of Irish
 * Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, 5th president of Ireland

Heads of government

 * John Bruton, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland
 * John A. Costello, 2nd Taoiseach of Ireland
 * Brian Cowen, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland
 * Garret FitzGerald, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland
 * Charles Haughey, 6th Taoiseach of Ireland

Other Political Leaders

 * Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner

Military

 * Michael Beary, Irish Army Major General and Commander of UNIFIL

Other

 * Dermot Ahern
 * Anne Anderson, Irish Ambassador to the United States
 * David Andrews
 * Kevin Barry
 * Séamus Brennan
 * Richard Bruton
 * Joan Burton
 * Eibhlin Byrne
 * Mella Carroll
 * Hazel Chu
 * Ruth Coppinger former TD for Dublin West
 * Patrick Costello
 * Mary Coughlan
 * Ryan Crocker, former United States Ambassador to Iraq; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
 * Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the European Commission
 * Ann Derwin, Ireland's Ambassador to China
 * Síle de Valera
 * Noel Dempsey
 * Professor James Dooge, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; European Union architect; climatologist; Professor of Civil Engineering at UCD for several years
 * Alan Dukes
 * Martin Fraser
 * Dermot Gallagher, Secretary-General of the Department of Foreign Affairs
 * Aideen Hayden former Irish Labour Party politician
 * Joe Higgins, former Socialist Party TD & MEP
 * Justin Keating
 * Vincent Keaveny Lawyer and 693rd Lord Mayor of London
 * Hugh Kennedy
 * Noël A. Kinsella, 46th Speaker of the Senate of Canada
 * Michael Kitt
 * Brian Lenihan
 * Thomas MacDonagh
 * Charlie McCreevy; former European Commissioner for Internal Market & Services
 * Alasdair McDonnell former SDLP leader and MP for Belfast South
 * Michael McDowell; former Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
 * Mairead McGuinness Irish politician serving as the European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union
 * Brendan Moran, former diplomat
 * Paul Murphy TD for Dublin South West, former MEP
 * John L. Murray
 * Michael Noonan
 * Éamon Ó Cuív
 * Willie O'Dea
 * Kevin O'Higgins
 * Mary O'Rourke
 * Nóirín O'Sullivan
 * Nora Owen
 * Patrick Pearse
 * Ruairi Quinn
 * Neale Richmond
 * James Ryan
 * Francis Skeffington
 * Eóin Tennyson; Alliance Party MLA for Upper Bann
 * Michael Woods
 * Robert Watt (Irish civil servant)

Legal

 * Caoilfhionn Gallagher barrister
 * Paul Gallagher, former Attorney General
 * Dermot Gleeson barrister
 * Anthony J. Hederman
 * Ronan Keane
 * Hugh Kennedy, first Chief Justice of the State
 * Cecil Lavery
 * John L. Murray

Academia

 * Thom Brooks, philosopher and legal academic
 * Remi Chandran, researcher
 * Anthony Clare, psychiatrist
 * John Coakley, political scientist
 * Arthur W. Conway, physicist
 * Patrick Cosgrave, historian
 * Deirdre Curtin, lawyer
 * James Dooge, engineer
 * Owen Dudley Edwards, historian
 * Robert Dudley Edwards, historian
 * Yvonne Farrell architect and academic
 * Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, academic
 * John D. FitzGerald, economist
 * Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinarian
 * Roy C. Geary, statistician
 * Aoife Gowen, researcher
 * Dennis Jennings (Internet pioneer)
 * Thomas Kettle, economist
 * John Francis Leader, psychologist
 * Eoin MacNeill, scholar
 * J. A. McClelland, physicist
 * Páid McGee, psychologist
 * Shelley McNamara architect and academic
 * Thomas Preston, physicist
 * Frances P. Ruane, economist
 * Martin J. Tobin Irish-American critical care physician, pulmonologist
 * Desmond Williams, historian

Engineers

 * Thomas McLaughlin, key player in the construction of the Ardnacrusha power plant, the largest hydroelectric plant in the world when constructed
 * Eddie O'Connor, founder of Mainstream Renewable Energy
 * William F. Roe, electrical engineer; led the rural electrification scheme in Ireland
 * J.O.(Seán) Scanlan, circuit theory; gold medalist of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society

Arts

 * Joanne McNally, comedian
 * Consolata Boyle, costume designer
 * Paul Brady
 * Niall Breslin, musician
 * Gabriel Byrne
 * Graham Cantwell
 * Benjamin Cleary, Oscar winner
 * Cyril Cusack
 * Barbara Dawson, director of Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
 * Foil Arms and Hog, Irish sketch comedy group.
 * Brendan Gleeson
 * Róisín Heneghan, architect and designer
 * Amy Huberman
 * Neil Jordan, film director, screenwriter, novelist and short story writer
 * Roisin Kennedy, art critic and curator
 * Pat Kenny, broadcaster, former host of The Late Late Show
 * Rosaleen Linehan, actress
 * Dominique McElligott, actor
 * Hugh McFadden
 * Michael McGlynn, Irish composer
 * David McNulty, architect
 * Kieron Moore
 * Dermot Morgan, actor best known as Father Ted
 * Dara Ó Briain, Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You, QI, Three Men in a Boat
 * Miriam O'Callaghan, Irish television current affairs presenter with RTÉ
 * Carroll O'Connor
 * Chris O'Dowd, The IT Crowd, Bridesmaids, Girls, Moone Boy
 * Dan O'Herlihy, Academy Award-nominated actor
 * Kevin Roche, architect
 * Jim Sheridan
 * Bill Shipsey
 * Ryan Tubridy, host of The Late Late Show
 * Bill Whelan, composer and musician
 * Colette Wong, presenter of Fox Sports Central Asia

Clergy

 * Desmond Connell, Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin
 * Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin
 * Fr. Malachi Martin S.J., author
 * Saint John Henry Newman, Cardinal, educator, writer
 * Tomás Ó Fiaich, Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
 * Maurice Piat CSSp, GCSK, Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Louis, Mauritius
 * Dermot Ryan, Archbishop of Dublin, Professor of Oriental Languages

Soccer

 * Alan Cawley, retired professional footballer
 * Tony McDonnell, retired professional footballer
 * David McMillan, striker for Dundalk FC
 * Evan McMillan, defender for Sligo Rovers
 * Conor Sammon, Irish International, striker for Derby County

Hockey

 * Emily Beatty, Irish International hockey player
 * Deirdre Duke, Irish International hockey player
 * Nicola Evans, Irish International hockey player
 * Katie Mullen, Irish International hockey player
 * Anna O'Flanagan, Irish International hockey player
 * Gillian Pinder, Irish International hockey player

Rugby

 * Patrick Casey, former Irish International
 * Leo Cullen (rugby union), Coach of Leinster rugby team
 * Gordon D'Arcy, Irish rugby international, British and Irish Lions
 * Mick Doyle, Irish rugby international player and coach, British and Irish Lions
 * Tony Ensor, former Irish rugby international
 * Luke Fitzgerald, Ireland international and the British and Irish Lions
 * Denis Hickie, former Irish rugby international, British and Irish Lions
 * Rob Kearney, Ireland International and the British and Irish Lions
 * Ray McLoughlin, Ireland international and British and Irish Lions
 * Brian O'Driscoll, captain of the Irish rugby team, British and Irish Lions
 * Conor O'Shea, Irish rugby international and director of rugby at Harlequin F.C.
 * Johnny Sexton, Irish rugby union player
 * Fergus Slattery, Ireland international and the British and Irish Lions
 * Cillian Willis, currently playing for Connacht Rugby
 * Nichola Fryday, Ireland Captain for the 2022 Women’s Six Nations campaign

Rowing

 * Eimear Lambe 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist
 * Paul O'Donovan, Olympic gold medallist in lightweight double sculls

Horse Racing

 * Dermot Weld former jockey and one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers.

GAA

 * Rena Buckley Cork dual Gaelic football/camogie player
 * Brian Dooher
 * Cormac McAnallen
 * Jack McCaffrey Gaelic footballer
 * Kevin O'Flanagan
 * Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Irish Gaelic games commentator
 * Colm O'Rourke Gaelic football manager
 * Derval O'Rourke
 * Jason Sherlock

Swimming

 * Michelle Smith

Fictional

 * Brother Barnabas
 * Stephen Dedalus
 * Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Humanitarians

 * Fr. Aengus Finucane, missionary, one of the founders of Concern Worldwide
 * Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy, founder of Focus Ireland
 * Sr. Maura Lynch, Irish doctor, a nun, and proponent of women's health in Africa
 * Fr. Peter McVerry SJ, founder of the Peter McVerry Trust is a science graduate.
 * Sr. Mary Aquinas Monaghan, Columban missionary in China and Hong Kong, a specialist in the treatment and management of tuberculosis.
 * Sr. Lucy O'Brien, missionary nun and medical doctor in Africa.
 * John O'Shea, humanitarian, founder of GOAL
 * Sr. Mona Tyndall, medical doctor and missionary nun in Nigeria and Zambia

Faculty

 * Philip Pettit
 * Aoife Ahern
 * Hugh Brady
 * Linda Cardinal
 * Gerard Casey
 * Terence Dolan
 * Orla Feely
 * Robert Gerwarth
 * James J. Heckman
 * Caroline Hussey
 * Mark Keane
 * Declan Kiberd
 * Sinisa Malesevic
 * Stephen Mennell
 * Edna O'Brien
 * Da-Wen Sun
 * Joseph Watson
 * Christopher T. Whelan
 * Stephen A. Ambrose
 * F. X. Martin
 * J. J. Lee
 * Ronan Fanning