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origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius (meaning patrician, i.e. 'father', 'nobleman').

People named Patrick

Actors and entertainers

* Patrick Armand, French ballet dancer * Patrick Brasca, Canadian–Taiwanese singer *

Patrick Cargill Patrick Cargill (3 June 191823 May 1996) was an English actor remembered for his lead role in the British television sitcom ''Father, Dear Father''. Early life Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. After edu ...

, British actor * Pat Condell, English stand-up comedian * Patrick Condren (born 1967), Irish actor * Pat Corley, American actor *

Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and racing driver best known for playing neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005–15; 2020–21). He is also known for his leading man romantic film roles, such ...

(born 1966), American actor *

Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American television actor and director widely known for his role as Bobby Ewing on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' (1978–1991). Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby ...

, American actor * Patrick Ellis (radio host) (1943–2020), American radio show host * Patrick Nattawat Finkler (born 2003), Thai–German actor, singer, dancer, songwriter and model * Patrick Fugit (born 1982), American actor * Patrick Garcia (born 1981), Filipino actor * Patrick Gower, New Zealand journalist * Patrick Heusinger (born 1981), American actor * Patrick J. Adams (born 1981), Canadian actor * Patrick Macnee, English actor * Patrick Magee, Irish actor * Patrick McDonnell, Irish actor *

Patrick McGoohan Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor of film, television, and theatre. Born in New York City to Irish parents, he was raised in Ireland and England. He began his career in England during t ...

(1928–2009), Irish-American actor * Patrick Monahan, Irish comedian * Patrick O'Connell, Irish actor * Pat Paulsen (1927–1997), American comedian and satirist * Patrick Poivey (1948-2020), French voice of

Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining ...

. * Pat Sajak, American game show host *

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor. With a career spanning over seven decades of Patrick Stewart on stage and screen, stage and screen, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Patrick Stewart, variou ...

(born 1940), English actor *

Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze ( ; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Glob ...

(1952–2009), American actor * Patrick Tam (actor) (born 1969), Hong Kong actor and singer *

Patrick Tang Patrick Tang (; born 6 May 1974) is a Hong Kong director, songwriter, singer, actor, and TV show host who has been involved in numerous drama and movie productions. He started his career with TVB in 2000. He is married to singer Sukie Shek an ...

(born 1974), Hong Kong singer, actor, and television host * Patrick Topaloff (1944–2010), French singer and actor *

Patrick Troughton Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. He became best known for his roles in television, most notably starring as the Second Doctor, second incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the lo ...

(1920–1987), English actor * Patrick Tse (born 1936), Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director *

Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. His live action TV roles include David Puddy on ''Seinfeld'', the Tick (character), title character on ''The Tick (2001 TV series), The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less than Perfect'' ...

(born 1964), American actor * Patrick Waltz (1924–1972), American actor *

Patrick Wilson Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in ''The Full Monty (musical), The Full Mont ...

(born 1973), American actor and singer ;Other * Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor * Sean Patrick Thomas, American actor *

Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received List of awards and nominations ...

, American actor

Authors

* Patrick, the pseudonym used by artist John Byrne (born 1940), Scottish playwright * Patrick Cary (c. 1624–1658), English poet *

Pat Chapman (food writer) Patrick Lawrence Chapman (20 December 1940 – 22 July 2022) was an English food writer, broadcaster and author, best known for founding The Curry Club. He wrote many books about curries. Early life Chapman was born in London on 20 December ...

, English food writer *

Padraic Colum Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival. Early life Co ...

(1881–1972), Irish author * Patrick Cullinan (1932–2011), South African poet and biographer * Patrick Delaforce, historian and British Army captain * Patrick Jennings (born 1962), American children's book author * Patrick Jones (born 1965), Welsh poet and playwright * Patrick Lane (1939–2019), Canadian poet * Patrick Modiano (born 1945), French novelist *

Patrick Pearse Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; ; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, Irish poetry, poet, writer, Irish nationalism, nationalist, Irish republicanism, republican political activist a ...

(1879–1916), Irish poet and nationalist *

Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000), born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series. These sea novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and ...

(1914–2000), English author and translator *

Patrick Süskind Patrick Süskind (; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'', first published in 1985. Early life Süskind was born in Ambach, Bavaria. His father was writer and jour ...

(born 1949), German writer and screenwriter

Musicians

* Pat Acuña (born 1986), American drummer, member of indie rock band Silent Old Mtns * Patrick Alavi, German musician *

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host and philanthropist. He sold nearly 50 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and has acted in many films. Boone ...

(born 1934), American singer * Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer * Patrick Bruel, French singer *

Patrick Carney Patrick James Carney (born April 15, 1980) is an American musician and producer best known as the drummer of the Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. Early life Carney stated in an interview with '' Modern Drummer'' that he never t ...

(born 1980), American drummer, member of indie rock band

The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American Rock music, rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, Singing, vocals) and Patrick Carney (Drum kit, drums). The duo began as an Independent music, independent act, record ...

* Pat DiNizio (1955–2017), American songwriter, lead singer of the band The Smithereens *

Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish composer and occasional actor best known for his film scores. During his 50-year career in film, television and theatre, he has composed the scores for over 60 feature films. A longtime collaborato ...

, Scottish film composer * Patrick Girondi, singer, composer *

Patrick Hernandez Patrick Pierre Hernandez (born 6 April 1949) is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with " Born to Be Alive" in 1979. Biography Born to a Spanish father and an Italian/Austrian mother in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Hernandez grew ...

, French singer * Patrick Lindner, German singer *

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side pr ...

, American jazz guitarist * Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 1959), British singer * Patrick Monahan (born 1969), American musician (rock band Train) * Patrick "Pat" O'Brien, former lead guitarist for the

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

band

Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based in Tampa, Florida. The band has released sixteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radio ...

, former member for the heavy metal band

Nevermore Nevermore is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1992. The band was formed after three of its members — vocalist Warrel Dane, bassist Jim Sheppard and guitarist Jeff Loomis — ended their prev ...

and a former touring musician with the

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...

band

Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...

* Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, known as Tinie Tempah, British rapper * Patrick Simmons (born 1948), American guitarist and singer, founding member of the band

The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970. Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies, the band has been active for over five decades, with their greate ...

Patrick Stump Patrick Martin Stumph (born April 27, 1984), known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Rock music, rock band Fall Out Boy ...

(born 1984), American musician, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band

Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer A ...

(born 1969), American musician, drummer of the band

Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing ...

Patrick Wolf Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps; 30 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf uses a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano, and viola. He is known for combining electronic samp ...

(born 1983), English singer-songwriter

Politicians

* Patrick Dankwa Anin (1928-1999), Ghanaian politician * Pat Bell (born 1957), Canadian politician) * Patrik Björck (born 1957), Swedish politician * Patrick Biggins, American politician * Patrick Blake (1846–1909), Canadian politician * Patrick Boland, Irish politician * Patrick Bonin, Canadian politician * Patrick Buchanan, American political commentator, author and politician * Patrick Byrne, Irish politician * Patrick Connor, Irish politician * Patrick Donnelly, Irish politician *

, Irish politician * Patrick Duncan, South African politician * Patrik Engström (born 1968), Swedish politician * Patrick F. Gill, American Representative *

Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 ld Style and New Style dates, O.S. May 18, 1736une 6, 1799) was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Virginia Conventions, Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty or give m ...

(1736–1799), American revolutionary figure * Patrick Hetzel (born 1964), French Member of Parliament *

Patrick Hillery Patrick John Hillery (; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the sixth president of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as vice-president of the European Commission and Europea ...

(1923–2008), the sixth President of Ireland (1976–1990) * Patrick Home (1728–1808), Scottish MP for Berwickshire (1784–1796) * Patrick J. Kennedy, former United States congressman *

Patrick Leonard Patrick Ray Leonard (born March 14, 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, film composer, and music producer, best known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna. His work with Madonna includes her albums '' True Blue'' (1986), '' Who ...

, Irish politician *

Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also was the pr ...

(born 1940), American politician and attorney * Patrik Lundqvist (born 1984), Swedish politician * Patrick Matibini (born 1959), Zambian politician and judge / current speaker of the national assembly 'parliament' * Patrick Murphy, Irish politician * Patrick Norton, Irish politician * Patrick Palmer, Irish politician *

(aka Pádraig Pearse) (1879–1916), Irish activist and revolutionary *

Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of R ...

, American Senator from Kansas * Pat Robertson, American preacher and political figure * Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican U.N. judge * Patrick Tierney, Irish politician * Patrick Vahoe (born 1970), Solomon Islands politician * Patrick Vans, Scottish judge * Patrick Vanse (1655–1733), Scottish MP * Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (1948-2008), Former President of the Republic of Zambia

Religious figures

Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...

, Christian saint * Patrick Duggan (bishop), Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland

Sportspeople

* Patrick, the working name of professional wrestler Don Harris *

Patrik Andersson Patrik Jonas Andersson (; born 18 August 1971) is a Swedish former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. Starting off his career with Malmö FF in the late 1980s, he went on to ...

, Swedish football player * Patrick Bailey (born 1999), American baseball player * Patrick Baldassarre (born 1986), Swiss basketball player * Patrick Bamford, English football player * Pat Barry (born 1979), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist * Pat Bastien (born 1991), American football player or coach * Pat Batteaux (born 1978), American football player * Patrick Battiston (born 1957), French footballer * Patrik Berger, Czech football player * Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player * Patrick Beverley (born 1968), American basketball player * Pat Boller (born 1972), American ice hockey coach and executive * Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic football player * Pat Bryant (born 2002), American football player * Patrick Burris, American judoka and two-time Olympian * Patrick Cain, American football player * Pat Calathes (born 1985), Greek-American basketball player *

Pat Cash Patrick Hart Cash (born 27 May 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in May 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 6 in August 1988. Upo ...

, Australian tennis player * Patrick Chan (born 1990), Canadian figure skater * Patrick Chung, American football player * Pat Connaughton (born 1993), American basketball player * Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer * Patrick Dangerfield, Australian football player * Patrik Divkovič (born 1999), Slovenian taekwondo practitioner * Patrick Dorgu (born 2004), Danish football player * Patrick Eaves, American-Canadian ice hockey player * Pat Elflein, American football player * Pat Elzie, American-German basketball coach and former player *

Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is a basketball ambassador for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played most o ...

, American basketball player * Patrick Faber (field hockey), Dutch field hockey player * * Patrick Fernandes (born 1993), Cape Verdean footballer * Pat Freiermuth (born 1998), American football player * Patrik Gunnarsson (born 2000), Icelandic footballer *

Pádraig Harrington Pádraig Peter Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has won three men's major golf championships, major championships: The Open Championship in 2 ...

, Irish professional golfer * Patrick Heuscher, Swiss volleyball player * Patric Hörnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player * Patrekur Jóhannesson, Icelandic handball coach * Patrick Kane, professional ice hockey player *

Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert (; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Indonesia national team. As a player, he played as a striker for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands national te ...

, Dutch football player and coach * Patrick Kühl, German swimmer * Patrik Kühnen, German tennis player * Patrik Laine, Finnish ice hockey player * Patrick Laird (born 1995), American football player * Patrick Lam (born 1983), Hong Kong equestrian * Patrick Larkins (1860–1918), American baseball player * Patrick Lewis, American football player * Pat Mahomes, American baseball player; father of Patrick Mahomes II * Patrick Mahomes II, American football player * Patrick Matt, Liechtensteiner cyclist * Pat Matzdorf, American athlete * Patrick Mazeika (born 1993), American baseball player *

Patrick Mboma Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fourth all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team. Club career Born in Douala, Cameroon, Mboma sta ...

(born 1970), Cameroonian football player * Pat McAfee (born 1987), American football player *

Patrick McEnroe Patrick William McEnroe (born July 1, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player, broadcaster, and former captain of the United States Davis Cup team. Born in Manhasset, New York, he is John McEnroe's youngest brother. He won one ...

, American tennis player * Patrick McGuirk (born 1967), American football player * Patrick McMorris (born 2001), American football player * Patrick Mekari (born 1997), American football player * Patrick Miller (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player * Patty Mills, Australian basketball player← * Patrick Monteverde (born 1997), American baseball player * Patrick Morris (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Pat Mountain, Welsh football player * Patrick O'Connell (1887–1959), Irish footballer * Pat O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people * Pat O'Hanlon (born 1991), Australia Rugby League player * Patrick Owomoyela (born 1979), German footballer * Pat Pacillo (born 1963), American baseball player * Patrick Pedersen (born 1991), Danish footballer * Patrick Queen (born 1999), American football player * Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player * Patrick Rakovsky, German football player * Patrick Ramsey, American football player * Patrick Reilly (baseball) (born 2001), American baseball player * Patrick Ricard (American football) (born 1994), American football player * Pat Richards (born 1981), Australian Rugby League player * Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player * Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Pat Ryan (born 1955), American football player * Patrick Sandoval, American baseball player * Patrick Scales (American football), American football player * Patrick Schmollinger, Austrian swimmer * Patrick da Silva, Brazilian football player * Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper * Pat Spillane, Irish Gaelic footballer * Patrick Surtain (born 1976), American football player *

Patrick Surtain II Patrick Frank Surtain II ( ; born April 14, 2000) is an American professional American football, football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide football, ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Pat Tillman Patrick Daniel Tillman Jr. (November6, 1976– April22, 2004) was an American professional American football, football player for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) who left his sports career and enlisted in the United ...

(born 1976), American football player and Army Ranger * Patrick Vahe (born 1996), American football player * Patrick Veszpremi, Australian rules footballer *

Patrick Vieira Patrick Paul Vieira (; born 23 June 1976) is a French professional association football, football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Genoa CFC, Genoa. He was named in the FIFA 100 of the greatest living footballers i ...

, Senegalese-born French football player * Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player * Patrick Vörös (born 1993), Canadian professional wrestler * Patrick Weigel (born 1994), American baseball player * Patrick Willis (born 1985), American football player

Other

* H.I.H. Prince Patrick Ali of Iran * Patrick Abercrombie, English town planner *

Patrick Bokanowski Patrick Bokanowski (born 23 June 1943 in film, 1943 in Algiers, French Algeria) is a French people, French filmmaker who makes experimental film, experimental and animation, animated films. Career The film ''The Angel (1982 film), The Angel'' (1 ...

, a French filmmaker * Patrick Tracy Burris (1967–2009), American spree killer * Patrick Carr (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Critton, American former teacher and the first successful aircraft hijacker * Patrick E. Crago, American medical researcher *Patrick Wood Crusius (born 1998), perpetrator of the 2019 El Paso shooting * Patrick Degorce (born 1969), French hedge fund manager * Patrick Dumont, American businessman * Pat Finucane (1949–1989), Irish lawyer * Patrick Fitzgerald, American Attorney * Patrick Flanagan, American inventor * Patrick Gaffney (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrik Gardesten, Swedish officer * Patrick de Gayardon (1960–1998), French skydiver, skysurfer and BASE jumper * Patrick Gordon, Imperial Russian Army general * Patrick Graham (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Hemingway, son of author

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway ( ; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized fo ...

* Patrick Hitler, half-nephew of Adolf Hitler * Patrick Jeffrey, American diver * Patrick Kearney (born 1939), prolific American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile * Pat Kenny, Irish broadcaster * Patrick Kielty, Irish comedian and television presenter * Pat Kiernan, television news anchor * Patrick Kong, Hong Kong film director and screenwriter * Patrick Lee (Chinese businessman), Chinese business magnate * Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939–2005; also known as Patrick Lichfield), photographer * Patrick Lin (chef), Hong Kong Senior Executive Chef * Patrick Lin (cinematographer), Hong Kong–born cinematographer and layout artist * Patrick Lung (1934-2014), Hong Kong film director * Patrick Lynch (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Mackay (born 1952), British serial killer * Patrick McGuinness (disambiguation), multiple people *Sir

Patrick Moore Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (; 4 March 1923 – 9 December 2012) was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter. Moore's early interest in astro ...

, English astronomer *

(born 1947), founder member of

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of Environmental movement, environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its biod ...

* Patrick Nogueira, Brazilian murderer serving three life sentences plus 25 years in Spain * Pat O'Brien, radio and television personality * Patrik Reuterswärd (1885–1963), Swedish diplomat * Patrick Russell (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Rechner, Canadian Captain taken hostage working as a UN observer in Bosnia * Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, American comic book artist * Patrick Stritch, Irish photographer from

Fermoy Fermoy () is a town on the Munster Blackwater, River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,700 people. It is located in the barony (Ir ...

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

, best known for his picture of

Irish Republican Army The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various Resistance movement, resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Organisations by this name have been dominantly Catholic and dedicated to anti-imperiali ...

general, Liam Lynch *

Patrick Swift Patrick Swift (1927–1983) was an Irish painter who worked in Dublin, London and the Algarve, Portugal. Overview In Dublin he formed part of the Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art, Envoy arts review / McDaid's pub circle of artistic and l ...

(1927–1983), painter * Patrick Tam (film director) (born 1948), Hong Kong film director and film editor * Patrick Whelan (1893–1916), Irish Volunteer, KIA during the Easter Rising of 1916 * Patrick Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Theodore (born 1985), Footwear Designer (Indonesian) * Patrick Warren (born 1985) British missing person since 1996 * Patrick Williams (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Yau, Hong Kong film director and assistant director

Fictional characters

* Patrick, an Irish chip shop owner played by David Mullane in the British web series '' Corner Shop Show'' *Patrick, in '' Me Before You'' and its

film adaptation A film adaptation transfers the details or story of an existing source text, such as a novel, into a feature film. This transfer can involve adapting most details of the source text closely, including characters or plot points, or the original sou ...

*Patrick, a cement mixer in the British children's TV series ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' * Patrick Bateman in Bret Easton Ellis' novel ''

American Psycho ''American Psycho'' is a black comedy horror novel by American writer Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the First-person narrative, first-person by Patrick Bateman, a wealthy, narcissistic, and vain Manhattan investmen ...

'' * Patrick Clifton, titular character in '' Postman Pat'' * Patrick Darling in '' Dirty Sexy Money'' * Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' series of books * Patrick Harper (fiction), the Irish right-hand man in the '' Sharpe'' book and television series *

Patrick Jane Patrick Jane is a fictional character and the protagonist of the CBS crime drama ''The Mentalist'', portrayed by Simon Baker. Jane is an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, and helps by giving advice and insight fro ...

, main character in ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, t ...

'' * Paddy Kirk popular character in the Yorkshire-based soap opera

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

. *Patrick Kuby, a character from the television series

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC (TV channel), AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cran ...

*Patrick McKinney in the Netflix television series ''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American television series created by the Duffer brothers, Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the Stranger Things season 1, first season was released on N ...

''. *Patrick McReary, character in

GTA IV ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San And ...

and GTA V. * Patrick Star in the television series ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'' * Patrick Verona, main character in 10 Things I Hate About You * Lord Harry, also known as Patrick, the locomotive character from ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by Wi ...

'' books by the Rev. W. Awdry

References

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