Editing Carrickfergus (section)

==Notable residents==
{{See also|Category:People from Carrickfergus}}

===Historical===
*[[Robert Adrain]] (1775–1843), mathematician, considered one of the best mathematical minds of his time, was born in Carrickfergus<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|year=1967}}</ref>
*[[Edward Bruce]] (c. 1280–1319), High King of Ireland and [[Earl of Carrick]], brother to [[Robert the Bruce]], King of Scots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/bruce-edward-a1068|title=Bruce, Edward|publisher=Dictionary of Irish Biography|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[John de Courcy|Sir John de Courcy]] (1160–1219) Anglo Norman knight and builder of Carrickfergus Castle<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedownrecorder.co.uk/pages/?title=The_legacy_of_John_de_Courcy|title=The legacy of John de Courcy|date=15 April 2020|newspaper=Down Recorder|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster]] (c. 1176 – c. 1242)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Ulster, Earls of|volume=27|pages=568–569}}</ref>
*[[William Orr (United Irishman)|William Orr]], [[United Irishmen|United Irishman]], was hanged in Carrickfergus on 14 October 1797 shortly before the failed rebellion.<ref>{{cite book|title=Speeches From the Dock, or Protests of Irish Patriotism|first= Seán Ua |last=Cellaigh|location=Dublin|year=1953|publisher=M.H. Gill & Son}}</ref>
*[[Charlotte Riddell]], writer of the Victorian period, was born Charlotte Eliza Lawson Cowan (1832) in Carrickfergus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.victorianweb.org/authors/riddell/ellis.html|title=Mrs J. H. Riddell: The Novelist of the City and of Middlesex|publisher=Victorian Web| access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jonathan Swift]], the [[poet]] and [[satire|satirist]] lived in [[Kilroot]], on the outskirts of the town, and wrote ''[[A Tale of a Tub]]'' there.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/gullivers-travels-author-jonathan-swift-had-no-love-ulster-presbyterianism-2992273|title='Gulliver's Travels' author Jonathan Swift had no love for Ulster Presbyterianism|date=5 October 2020|publisher=News Letter|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>

===20th century===
*[[Daniel Cambridge]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/?page_id=2546|title= Daniel Cambridge|date= 26 January 2022|publisher=Victoria Cross Online|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[James Crichton (soldier)|James Crichton]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Harper|first1=Glyn|author-link=Glyn Harper|last2=Richardson|first2=Colin|title=In the Face of the Enemy: The Complete History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand|year=2007|publisher=HarperCollins|location=Auckland, New Zealand|isbn=978-1-86950-650-6|page=173}}</ref>
*[[Sammy Curran]], a prolific [[Northern Ireland Football League|Irish League]] goalscorer between the wars playing for Woodburn and [[Belfast Celtic]] among others, who was also capped 4 times by [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4070|title=Sammy Curran|publisher=EU Football| access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Bob Gilmore]] (1961–2015), musicologist and player of piano and keyboards, was born in nearby [[Larne]]; lived in Carrickfergus during his childhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/stg/Bob_Gilmore/ni.html|title=Bob Gilmore|publisher=UNiversity of Edinburgh|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Seán Lester]] (1888–1959) was born in Carrickfergus. He was the last Secretary General of the [[League of Nations]], from 1940 to 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hidden-gems.eu/Carrick%20Sean%20Lester.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229170634/http://www.hidden-gems.eu/Carrick%20Sean%20Lester.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2020 |url-status=live|title=John (Seán) Ernest Lester, Acting Secretary-General of the League of Nations|publisher=Carrickfergus and District Historical Society|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Billy McMillan]], former Belfast Celtic and dual IFA and [[Ireland national football team (FAI)|FAI]] Irish international footballer who lived his entire life in Carrickfergus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/37023/Billy_Mcmillan.html|title=Billy McMillan|publisher=National Football Teams|  access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Louis MacNeice]], poet, moved to the town when he was two years old (his father was appointed Rector of St Nicholas' [[Church of Ireland]] Church), and he left at the age of ten to attend boarding school in England; one of his poems, ''Carrickfergus'' (1937), relates his ambiguous feelings about the town where he spent his early boyhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allpoetry.com/Carrickfergus|title=Carrickfergus |first=Louis|last= MacNeice|publisher=All Poetry|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>

===Contemporary===
*[[Gillian Arnold (artist)|Gillian Arnold]], artist and designer, born Carrickfergus. (1971–1990)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/christopherhackett/docs/october-november_proof/8|title=Botanical Britain: Picked, Pressed, Printed|publisher=Home and Gift Show Review|page=8|date=5 October 2013| access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[John Devine (footballer, born 1969)|John Devine]], [[Irish Football League]] footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2006/10/john-devine.html |title=John Devine |date=28 October 2006 |work=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref>
*[[Ryan Eagleson]], Derbyshire and Irish international cricketer, 65 caps for Ireland, 1995–2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/ryan-eagleson-we-just-took-everything-for-granted-and-now-you-realise-the-important-things-in-life-39183978.html|title=Ryan Eagleson: 'We just took everything for granted and now you realise the important things in life'|date=6 May 2020| newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Fit Finlay]], former WWE wrestler, was born and raised in the satellite village of [[Greenisland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/meet-the-next-generation-of-fighting-fit-finlays-name-synonymous-with-the-golden-age-of-wrestling-30724872.html|title=Meet the next generation of fighting Fit Finlays: Name synonymous with the golden age of wrestling|date=7 November 2014| newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jimmy Hill (footballer, born 1935)|Jimmy Hill]] (Norwich City) and [[Billy McCullough]] (Arsenal), Northern Ireland international footballers born in Carrickfergus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/36221/Jimmy_Hill.html|title=Jimmy Hill|publisher=National Football Teams| access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Bobby Irvine (footballer, born 1942)|Bobby Irvine]] (Stoke City), Northern Ireland international footballer born in nearby [[Eden, County Antrim|Eden]] before moving to Carrickfergus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/36990/Bobby_Irvine.html|title=Bobby Irvine|publisher=National Football Teams| access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Willie Irvine]] (Burnley), Northern Ireland international footballer born in [[Eden, County Antrim|Eden]] before moving to Carrickfergus.<ref>{{cite book |first=Dave |last=Thomas |title=Willie Irvine: Together Again| year=2005 |publisher=SportsBooks |location=Cheltenham |isbn=1-899807-33-0|page=23 }}</ref>
*[[Niamh Kavanagh]], Irish Eurovision entrant and winner of 1993.<ref>{{cite news|author1=O'Hara, Victoria|author2=Poole, Amanda|name-list-style=amp|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/ireland-expects-as-niamh-goes-for-eurovision-glory-14824906.html|title=Ireland expects as Niamh goes for Eurovision glory|date=29 May 2010|work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|access-date=29 May 2010|archive-date=1 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601080103/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/ireland-expects-as-niamh-goes-for-eurovision-glory-14824906.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Adrian McKinty]], novelist, author of the Sean Duffy novels set in Carrickfergus, was raised in the town.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2019/10/30/news/carrickfergus-crime-writer-adrian-mckinty-bags-film-deal-with-his-latest-novel-1747114/|title=Carrickfergus crime writer Adrian McKinty bags film deal with his latest novel|date=30 October 2019|newspaper=The Irish News|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Seán Neeson]], politician and activist; former leader of the [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party NI]] sat on Carrickfergus Council (1977–2013), and represented East Antrim in the NI Assembly (1998–2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs_03/neeson_s.htm|title= Seán Neeson|date= 26 November 2003|publisher=Northern Ireland Assembly| access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Stuart Robinson (broadcaster)|Stuart Robinson]], host of Northern Ireland's ''[[Young Star Search]]'' and presenter on [[Cool FM]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/rachel-deans-big-ask-cool-fms-stuart-robinson-on-his-love-for-disney-and-how-his-supportive-parents-helped-him-break-into-radio-39218344.html|title=Rachel Dean's Big Ask: Cool FM's Stuart Robinson on his love for Disney and how his supportive parents helped him break into radio|date=20 May 2020|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jackie Woodburne]], actress known for her role as [[Susan Kennedy]] in Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'', was born in Carrickfergus.<ref>{{cite web |last=Archer |first=Neil |title=Dawn rider |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/01/03/36351_more-gossip-news.html |work=Goldcoast.com.au |access-date=21 November 2010 |date=3 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114214707/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/01/03/36351_more-gossip-news.html |archive-date=14 January 2009}}</ref>
*[[Jo Zebedee]] (born 1971), writer brought up in the town.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/meet-the-corporate-high-flyer-who-cut-back-on-long-hours-and-constant-travel-for-a-better-quality-of-life-writing-science-fiction-books-35338922.html|title=Meet the corporate high-flyer who cut back on long hours and constant travel for a better quality of life – writing science fiction books|date=4 January 2017|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>