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 .
Alumni Influential writer James Joyce, c. 1918 Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins Literature Journalism Business David J. O'Reilly , former Chairman and CEO of Chevron Peter Sutherland Sharon Donnery , Irish economist and financial regulatorNiall 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 InspirefestTony O'Reilly , owner of Mediahuis Ireland Denis O'Brien , owner of Communicorp and Digicel David J. O'Reilly , Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation [1] [2] Dalton Philips , CEO of Morrisons Mark Pollock Feargal Quinn , former owner of Superquinn , and SenatorPeter 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 , entrepreneurRónadh 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 pathwaysDervilla M. X. Donnelly , Irish chemistOrla Feely , Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact and Professor of Electronic Engineering at University College Dublin,[3] Garret A. FitzGerald Irish pharmacologistEdmond Harty CEO and technical director of Dairymaster,Tony Holohan , Chief Medical Officer of IrelandMary 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 neuropsychologistJulie McEnery American astrophysicistEilis McGovern , Irish professor of cardiothoracic surgery, President of RCSI, and first female President of any Royal College of Surgeons in the worldAnne Merriman British doctor, founded Hospice Africa UgandaJohn 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 1979John James Nolan , Irish physicist and President of the Royal Irish AcademyPatrick Joseph Nolan , Irish atmospheric physicistDaniel 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 scienceDavid 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 theoryPeter Lynch, Mathematician, meteorologist, book author and Irish Times columnist Henry Charles McWeeney , Mathematician who served as vice president of UCD from 1909 to 1935Colm Mulcahy , Mathematician known for his chronicling of Irish mathematicians throughout historyFinance and banking Politics and government Heads of state Heads of government Other Political Leaders Military Other Ryan Crocker , US Ambassador to Iraq and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Noel Kinsella , 46th Speaker of the Canadian SenateDermot Ahern Anne Anderson, Irish Ambassador to the United States[4] David Andrews[citation needed Kevin Barry Séamus Brennan Richard Bruton Joan Burton Eibhlin Byrne Mella Carroll Hazel Chu Ruth Coppinger former TD for Dublin WestPatrick 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 ChinaSíle 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 politicianJoe Higgins, former Socialist Party TD & MEP Justin Keating Vincent Keaveny Lawyer and 693rd Lord Mayor of LondonHugh Kennedy Noël A. Kinsella , 46th Speaker of the Senate of CanadaMichael Kitt Brian Lenihan Thomas MacDonagh Charlie McCreevy ; former European Commissioner for Internal Market & Services Alasdair McDonnell former SDLP leader and MP for Belfast SouthMichael 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 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 BannMichael Woods Robert Watt (Irish civil servant) Legal Academia Thom Brooks , philosopher and legal academicRemi Chandran , researcherAnthony Clare , psychiatristJohn Coakley , political scientistArthur W. Conway , physicistPatrick Cosgrave , historianDeirdre Curtin , lawyerJames Dooge , engineerOwen Dudley Edwards , historianRobert Dudley Edwards , historianYvonne Farrell architect and academicJohn D. FitzGerald , economistNoel Fitzpatrick , veterinarianRoy C. Geary , statisticianAoife Gowen , researcherDennis Jennings (Internet pioneer) Thomas Kettle , economistJohn Francis Leader , psychologistEoin MacNeill , scholarJ. A. McClelland , physicistPáid McGee , psychologistShelley McNamara architect and academicThomas Preston, physicist Frances P. Ruane , economistMartin J. Tobin Irish-American critical care physician , pulmonologist Desmond Williams , historianEngineers Arts Dara Ó Briain , comedianChris O'Dowd , actorJoanne McNally , comedianConsolata Boyle , costume designerPaul Brady Niall Breslin , musicianGabriel Byrne Graham Cantwell Benjamin Cleary , Oscar winnerCyril Cusack Barbara Dawson , director of Hugh Lane Gallery, DublinFoil Arms and Hog , Irish sketch comedy group.Brendan Gleeson Róisín Heneghan , architect and designerAmy Huberman Neil Jordan , film director, screenwriter, novelist and short story writerRoisin Kennedy , art critic and curatorPat Kenny , broadcaster, former host of The Late Late Show Rosaleen Linehan , actressDominique McElligott , actorHugh McFadden Michael McGlynn , Irish composerDavid 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 actorKevin Roche , architectJim Sheridan Bill Shipsey Ryan Tubridy , host of The Late Late Show Bill Whelan , composer and musicianColette Wong , presenter of Fox Sports Central Asia Clergy Desmond Connell , Cardinal, Archbishop of DublinDiarmuid Martin , Archbishop of DublinFr. Malachi Martin S.J. , authorSaint John Henry Newman , Cardinal, educator, writer Tomás Ó Fiaich , Cardinal, Archbishop of ArmaghMaurice Piat CSSp, GCSK, Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Louis, MauritiusDermot Ryan , Archbishop of Dublin, Professor of Oriental LanguagesSports Soccer Hockey Rugby Patrick Casey, former Irish International Leo Cullen (rugby union), Coach of Leinster rugby team Gordon D'Arcy , Irish rugby international, British and Irish LionsMick 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 LionsDenis Hickie , former Irish rugby international, British and Irish LionsRob Kearney , Ireland International and the British and Irish LionsRay McLoughlin , Ireland international and British and Irish LionsBrian O'Driscoll , captain of the Irish rugby team, British and Irish LionsConor O'Shea , Irish rugby international and director of rugby at Harlequin F.C. Johnny Sexton , Irish rugby union playerFergus Slattery , Ireland international and the British and Irish LionsCillian Willis , currently playing for Connacht Rugby Nichola Fryday , Ireland Captain for the 2022 Women’s Six Nations campaignRowing Horse Racing GAA Swimming Fictional 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 See also References ^ Santo, Joseph R. (15 August 2006). "Where the Fortune 50 CEOs Went to College". Time . ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 28 January 2020 . ^ "The Irish Oil Man: Dave O'Reilly". Irish America . 1 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2020 . ^ "Professor Orla Feely". people.ucd.ie . Retrieved 14 January 2021 . ^ "Ireland's first female ambassador to the US Anne Anderson". IrishCentral.com . 25 July 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2020 . ^ "Golden jubilee celebration lunch as class of 1953 go back to UCD". The Irish Times . Retrieved 2 March 2020 . University College Dublin
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