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Ireland 1,143
2,312 MC 
Michael Collins (Irish leader) Irish Politician 1890–1922
Michael Collins (Irish leader) Irish Politician 1890–1922 5,450 MR 
Mary Robinson Irish Lawyer b. 1944
Mary Robinson Irish Lawyer b. 1944 7,403 CS 
Charles Stewart Parnell Irish Politician 1846–1891
Charles Stewart Parnell Irish Politician 1846–1891 7,437 MM 
Martin McGuinness Irish Politician 1950–2017
Martin McGuinness Irish Politician 1950–2017 7,478 DO 
Daniel O'Connell Irish Politician 1775–1847
Daniel O'Connell Irish Politician 1775–1847 16,656 EK 
Enda Kenny Irish Politician b. 1951
Enda Kenny Irish Politician b. 1951 20,350 MG Maud Gonne Irish Revolutionary 1866–1953
22,408 GF 
Garret FitzGerald Irish Politician 1926–2011
Garret FitzGerald Irish Politician 1926–2011 28,371 PH 
Patrick Hillery Irish Politician 1923–2008
Patrick Hillery Irish Politician 1923–2008 29,389 BC 
Brian Cowen Irish Politician b. 1960
Brian Cowen Irish Politician b. 1960 30,941 SL 
Seán Lemass Irish Politician 1899–1971
Seán Lemass Irish Politician 1899–1971 35,047 AR 
Albert Reynolds Irish Politician 1932–2014
Albert Reynolds Irish Politician 1932–2014 35,990 EO 
Eoin O'Duffy Irish Politician 1892–1944
Eoin O'Duffy Irish Politician 1892–1944 38,408 EM 
Eoin MacNeill Irish Politician 1867–1945
Eoin MacNeill Irish Politician 1867–1945 42,640 TD 
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Irish Politician 1825–1868
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Irish Politician 1825–1868 43,000 LC 
Liam Cosgrave Irish Politician 1920–2017
Liam Cosgrave Irish Politician 1920–2017 45,921 WS 
William Smith O'Brien Irish Politician 1803–1864
William Smith O'Brien Irish Politician 1803–1864 51,524 JB 
John Bruton Irish Politician b. 1947
John Bruton Irish Politician b. 1947 60,947 KO 
Kevin O'Higgins Irish Politician 1892–1927
Kevin O'Higgins Irish Politician 1892–1927 65,388 FA 
Frank Aiken Irish Politician 1898–1983
Frank Aiken Irish Politician 1898–1983 66,731 SL Seán Lester Irish Diplomat 1888–1959
77,267 TA 
Thomas Ashe Irish Politician 1885–1917
Thomas Ashe Irish Politician 1885–1917 78,270 AO 
Ambrosio O'Higgins (1st Marquess of Osorno) Irish Governor 1720–1801
Ambrosio O'Higgins (1st Marquess of Osorno) Irish Governor 1720–1801 79,572 EG 
Eamon Gilmore Irish Politician b. 1955
Eamon Gilmore Irish Politician b. 1955 79,901 JO 
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Irish Politician 1831–1915
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Irish Politician 1831–1915 88,117 ÉC 
Éamonn Ceannt Irish Revolutionary 1881–1916
Éamonn Ceannt Irish Revolutionary 1881–1916 92,420 CM 
Charlie McCreevy Irish Politician b. 1949
Charlie McCreevy Irish Politician b. 1949 98,273 RÓ 
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh Irish Politician 1932–2013
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh Irish Politician 1932–2013 104,396 SM 
Seán Mac Diarmada Irish Revolutionary 1883–1916
Seán Mac Diarmada Irish Revolutionary 1883–1916 106,674 WR 
William Russell Grace Irish Politician 1832–1904
William Russell Grace Irish Politician 1832–1904 109,236 TB 
Tom Barry (Irish republican) Irish Politician 1897–1980
Tom Barry (Irish republican) Irish Politician 1897–1980 114,777 TH 
Tim Healy (politician) Irish Politician 1855–1931
Tim Healy (politician) Irish Politician 1855–1931 116,409 HB 
Harry Boland Irish Politician 1887–1922
Harry Boland Irish Politician 1887–1922 116,980 MG 
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Irish Politician b. 1950
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Irish Politician b. 1950 138,222 P 
Panti Irish Activist b. 1968
Panti Irish Activist b. 1968 156,319 MH 
Mary Harney Irish Politician b. 1953
Mary Harney Irish Politician b. 1953 156,419 L' 
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan Irish Politician b. 1972
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan Irish Politician b. 1972 158,146 AM 
Alasdair McDonnell Irish Politician b. 1949
Alasdair McDonnell Irish Politician b. 1949 161,158 WM 
William Martin Murphy Irish Politician 1844–1919
William Martin Murphy Irish Politician 1844–1919 188,026 SM 
Seán Mac Eoin Irish Politician 1893–1973
Seán Mac Eoin Irish Politician 1893–1973 193,601 NB Neil Blaney Irish Politician 1922–1995
199,592 JM James Molyneaux (Baron Molyneaux of Killead) Irish Politician 1920–2015
207,898 CF 
Charles Flanagan Irish Politician b. 1956
Charles Flanagan Irish Politician b. 1956 224,812 RB 
Robert Barton Irish Politician 1881–1975
Robert Barton Irish Politician 1881–1975 230,730 JP 
John Philpot Curran Irish Lawyer 1750–1817
John Philpot Curran Irish Lawyer 1750–1817 231,807 JG James Gralton Irish Trade Union 1886–1945
238,208 JF 
John FitzGibbon (1st Earl of Clare) Irish Judge 1748–1802
John FitzGibbon (1st Earl of Clare) Irish Judge 1748–1802 246,521 JD Jimmy Deenihan Irish Politician b. 1952
255,416 JJ 
John J. O'Kelly Irish Politician 1872–1957
John J. O'Kelly Irish Politician 1872–1957 258,787 EJ 
Edward Joshua Cooper Irish Politician 1798–1863
Edward Joshua Cooper Irish Politician 1798–1863
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