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Famous Irish Americans

No matter where the Irish go, they leave a mark upon the society they settle into. The women and men listed here impacted upon American life in politics, arts, sports, business and crime. Some of these people were born in Ireland, others had a parent (or two) originating from there, however I feel that some of the links to their 'Irishness' is stretched thinly - how many generations do you need to go back?
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Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
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Alice Fulton
Alice Fulton
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Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan
3
Art Carney
Art Carney
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Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy
5
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
6
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
7
Bugs Moran
Bugs Moran
8
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
9
Colleen Moore
Colleen Moore
10
Cormac McCarthy - The Road
Cormac McCarthy - The Road
11
Dean O'Banion
Dean O'Banion
12
Denis Leary
Denis Leary
13
Diamond Jim Brady
Diamond Jim Brady
14
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor
15
Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
16
Edward Burns
Edward Burns
17
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
18
Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor
19
Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt
20
Gabriel Bryne
Gabriel Bryne
21
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
22
Gene Tunney
Gene Tunney
23
George Carlin
George Carlin
24
George Clooney
George Clooney
25
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
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Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
27
Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
28
Henry Ford
Henry Ford
29
Henry Hill Goodfella
Henry Hill Goodfella
30
J Carrol Naish
J Carrol Naish
31
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
32
Jack Diamond - Gangster
Jack Diamond - Gangster
33
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
34
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
35
James Cagney
James Cagney
36
James J. Braddock
James J. Braddock
37
Jimmy Burke
Jimmy Burke
38
John Cusack
John Cusack
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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
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