The Irish Influence On America

With St. Patrick's Day again upon us, let's take a look at some famous Americans of Irish blood. (Hat tip: Wikipedia for the broader list.)

Arts and Entertainment

Marlon Brando, Actor
James Cagney, Actor
George Carlin, Comedian
Tom Clancy, Writer
Kurt Cobain, Musician
Walt Disney, Animator
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Writer
Harrison Ford, Actor
Judy Garland, Singer/Actor
Jackie Gleason (and Art Carney, too), Actor
Jimi Hendrix, Musician
Gene Kelly, Dancer/Actor
Mary Tyler Moore, Actor
Bill Murray, Actor
Carroll O'Connor, Actor
Flannery O'Connor, Writer
Georgia O'Keeffe, Painter
Eugene O'Neill, Playwright
Ed Sullivan, Television Host

Bloggers

Jake McCafferty
"The Other Jake" (OK, OK, he's actually real Irish, but we'll make him an honorary American. I'm sure he's thrilled.)

-- Add your name here ... leave a comment with your Irish connection.

Business and Science

Henry Ford, Ford Motor Co.
William Randolph Hearst, Newspaper Publisher
John Philip Holland, Submarine Inventor (actually born in Ireland)
Tom Monaghan, Domino's Pizza

Public Servants and Leaders

Grover Cleveland, President
Bill Clinton, President
John F. Kennedy, President
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Senator/Ambassador
Audie Murphy, Hero/Soldier
Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice
Ronald Reagan, President

Sports

Jimmy Connors, Tennis
Jack Dempsey, Boxing
Derek Jeter, Baseball
John McEnroe, Tennis
Mark McGwire, Baseball
Pat Riley, Basketball
Nolan Ryan, Baseball
Bill Walsh, Football

P.S.: The best St. Patrick's Day T-shirt yet. "Fight me, I'm Irish!"