Arts and Media •
Samuel Beckett, playwright, educated at
Portora Royal School •
Nathan Carter, singer •
Charles Duff, Irish author of books on language learning and other subjects •
Adrian Dunbar, actor, born and brought up in Enniskillen •
Nial Fulton, film and television producer, educated at
Portora Royal School •
Neil Hannon, lead singer/composer of the pop band The Divine Comedy, educated at
Portora Royal School •
Charles Lawson, most notable for playing
Jim McDonald in
Coronation Street •
Lisa McHugh, country music singer; born in Glasgow, Scotland, she moved to Enniskillen as an adult. •
Nigel McLoughlin, poet, editor of
Iota poetry journal and Professor of Creativity and Poetics, University of Gloucestershire •
Ciarán McMenamin, television actor and author •
Frank Ormsby, poet •
David Robinson, photographer and publisher, educated at
Portora Royal School •
William Scott, artist •
Mick Softley singer and songwriter for
Bob Dylan and
Donovan, lived in the town at the time of his death •
Joan Trimble, pianist and composer •
Oscar Wilde, satirist and playwright, educated at
Portora Royal School Business •
James Gamble, co-founder of Procter & Gamble, educated at
Portora Royal School Medicine and Science •
Denis Burkitt, FRS, surgeon and epidemiologist
Military •
Eric Bell, recipient of the
Victoria Cross •
Henry Hartigan, recipient of the Victoria Cross •
James McGuire, recipient of the Victoria Cross •
George Nurse, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Politics •
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, brought up at the family's estate at Ely Lodge •
Gordon Wilson, Irish senator and peace campaigner, who lived on Cooper Crescent
Religion •
Edward Cooney, evangelist and early leader of the
Cooneyite and
Go-Preacher sects, educated at
Portora Royal School •
Edward Kernan, a Roman Catholic bishop •
Henry Francis Lyte, hymn composer, most notably of "
Abide with Me", educated at
Portora Royal School •
John McElroy (1782–1877), Jesuit priest, founder of
Boston College Sports •
Robert Baloucoune, rugby union player, was born and grew up in Enniskillen, learned his rugby at Portora Royal School and made his international debut for Ireland in July 2021 •
Declan Burns, Irish kayaking athlete, three-time Irish Olympic representative and former World Superstars runner-up •
Roy Carroll, goalkeeper who played for a number of professional clubs, most notably
Manchester United F. C. and who was capped 45 times by
Northern Ireland •
Timothy Cathcart, rally driver •
Harry Chatton, football player, from the 1920s and 1930s, who was a dual international for both the IFA and FAI Irish international teams •
Jim Cleary, former
Glentoran footballer and member of
Northern Ireland's 1982 World Cup squad •
William Emerson, football player who won 11 caps for Ireland between 1919 and 1923 •
Gordon Ferris, Northern Irish former heavyweight boxer who was both Irish and British champion in the early 1980s •
Casey Howe, international footballer for the Northern Ireland Women's team •
Frank Hoy, professional wrestler, was born in the town •
Ted Keenan, record-breaking long-distance swimmer, inducted in 1984 into the Fort Lauderdale International Swimming Hall of Fame •
Robert Kerr, Olympic 100m gold medalist in the
1908 Olympics for Canada •
Kyle Lafferty, striker, professional football player for a number of clubs, most notably
Rangers F. C., with 89 Northern Ireland international caps •
Andrew Little, former professional football player and Northern Ireland international, educated at
Portora Royal School •
J. J. McCoy (rugby union), from nearby Monea, Jimmy first played rugby for Portora Royal School, Enniskillen •
Michael McGovern, former Northern Ireland international goalkeeper, currently on loan to
Livingston F. C. from parent club
Heart of Midlothian F. C. •
Kieran McKenna, football manager, appointed to take charge of
Ipswich Town FC in December 2021 • Harry Mercer, former player for Enniskillen Corinthians F.C. who, while with
Linfield F.C., won a senior Ireland cap while still an amateur •
Holly Nixon, former member of Portora Boat Club and World Champion oarswoman •
Gavin Noble, Irish international triathlete, educated at
Portora Royal School •
Dick Rowley, football player who won six caps for Ireland between 1929 and 1931 == Education ==