The Diceman (Thom McGinty; 1952–1995), mime, living statue, and drag artist
Matt the Jap (Matteo (Masahiso) Matubara; 1944–2007); deaf Japanese polyglot who received an M Litt in 1987 from Trinity College Dublin and studied there unofficially for the rest of his life[3]
^"Gallaher, Francesca (Fannie) Mary". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 26 September 2022. A colourful sports journalist, Fred was a celebrated Dublin character, renowned for his reporting on the 'Invincibles' group who perpetrated the 1882 Phoenix Park murders.
^"Guiney, Denis". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 26 September 2022. This was seen as a major coup for a man who was already an established Dublin character.
^"McArdle, John Stephen". Dictionary of Irish Biography. A well-known and colourful Dublin character, he was popularly known as 'the poor man's surgeon' for his work among the poor.
^"Taaffe, Denis". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 26 September 2022. The contrast between his poverty and erudition, added to his dissolute lifestyle and general eccentricity, made him a well-known Dublin character.