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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

The Hollywood star has ancestry in Dublin, where his great-great-great-grandfather was a landlord and a rebel leader. He received an honorary Certificate of Irishness from the Irish Government in 2013.

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Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

The acclaimed actress has ancestors from County Donegal on her maternal side. She named her daughter Grace after her great-great-grandmother, Grace Strain. She also starred in the movie ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’, set in rural Ireland.

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Barack Obama

Barack Obama

The former US president has a great-great-great-grandfather who was born in Moneygall, County Offaly, and left for America in 1850. He visited his ancestral village in 2011 and drank a pint of Guinness with the locals.

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Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

The legendary actor has Irish ancestry on both sides of his family. His paternal grandmother was born in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, to Irish immigrants, and his maternal grandfather was the son of Irish immigrants from County Cork.

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

The three-time Oscar winner was born in London to an English father and an Irish mother. He holds both British and Irish citizenship and lives in County Wicklow with his wife, Rebecca Miller, who is also of Irish descent.

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Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

The actress and activist has Irish roots on her father’s side. Her paternal grandfather, Claud Cockburn, was a journalist and novelist who was born in Cork and moved to England as a child.

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Ronan Keating

Ronan Keating

Ronan Keating is a singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality. He started his career in 1994 as the co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone. He launched his solo career in 1999 and has released eleven albums, including the hit single “When You Say Nothing At All” from the movie Notting Hill. He has been married twice and has five children.

photo 22/22 © Hendrik Schmidt

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