Here’s 20 well known people who were born in the Maiden City or connected to us somehow. All roads lead back to Derry!
5. Jimmy McShane in Baltimora.
Jimmy McShane was a singer from Derry who was best known as the front-man of Italian band Baltimora, with the hit song 'Tarzan Boy'. Photo: none
6. Nadine Coyle.
Derry singer and former member of Girls Aloud, Nadine Coyle. (Photo: Derry Journal) Photo: Derry Journal
7. Eva Birthistle. Picture Margaret McLaughlin
Eva Birthistle pictured with Amanda Burton, an actress also from Derry, and James Nesbitt. Birthistle was born in Wicklow but moved to Derry when she was 14, where she attended Foyle College. She has won multiple awards in her career and is best known for her roles in Bad Sisters and Ae Fond Kiss. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin Photo: MARGARET MCLAUGHLIN
8. Noel Willman
Noel Willman was an actor and theatre director who was born and raised in Derry. Willman starred in multiple films between 1956 and 1976 and passed away on Christmas Eve in 1988 in New York. Photo: none