'Heroes'... (no, not the TV show)

[The Fly]

Who are your 'heroes.'
Whilst I wouldn't really hero worship anyone, there are people I admire, people whose achievements have meant alot to me, and I suppose people that I would have a certain interest/fascination in.
These are: (in no particular order and with football players not included),

U2 (collectively),
Charles Stewart Parnell,
James Joyce,
Oscar Wilde,
Marlon Brando,
Michael Schumacher,
Muhammad Ali,
Franklin Roosevelt,

and

(Arthur Guinness )


These are the people that immediately come to mind, I'm sure there are others.
Who are yours? If you wish give reasons for you choices and remember - no footballers!

[Rovers1]

Michael Lynott
Rory Houston
Aine Chambers
Pineapple Stu

[Rory H]

Pineapple Stu....a credit to the internet

[Dunny]

Mickey Collins.

[alidiei]

Micke daly

[jebus]

Bret 'The Hitman' Hart
Charles Bukowski
Michael Collins
Hunter Thompson
Barack Obama (yes I'm one of those)
John Lennon

Thats about it outside of family and Zidane

[First]

My Mammy

[bennocelt]

football heroes: Baresi, Maradona, Zidane, McGrath, Larsson, And Roy

sporting heroes: Alex Higgins and Jimmy White, Ruby, Murtagh and Fallon

politics: Connolly , Larkin, Parnell, Sands

music: Shane and Sineid, Thin Lizzy, Beatles, SLF, Clash, Stranglers

comedy: Bill Hicks, Homer, Rab C

and the rest: Obama (man i love him!), M O Leary (sure he is from westmeath!), M Palin, Shane Meadows, S Kubrick, .....................


but if i had to say a number 1 then it would be def Bill Hicks - he is like my God as in i quote from him regularly, try my best to follow his "teachings", and try to spread the word!

[Wangball]

JFK, RFK & MLK

Aside from that

Hunter S Thompson, Ken Kesey, Jack Kerouac & F Scott Fitzgerald...4 writers I will never ever tire of

Bruce Springsteen & Neil Young

Sean Penn & Daniel Day Lewis

Hennrik Larsson & Ray Houghton - My 2 favourite footballers of all time

A rather motley crew to say the least!

[Keen2win]

Bob Geldof

[superfrank]

Sports: Pelé, Brian Clough, Colm Tresson, Gianfranco Zola, Kimmi Raikkonen.

Music: David Bowie, Prince, Geroge Clinton.

Politics: Jim Larkin, Dick Spring, John Wilkes.

Writers: James Ellroy, Paddy Agnew, Hunter S Thompson, Brett Easton Wllis, Stephen King, Mike Dash, Briain Ó Nualáin.

Cinema: Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Clint Eastwood.

[stann]

Milligan, Cleese, Everett... Sessions.

As of today and yesterday:
Scipio Aemilianus.
Mark Everett
Stephen Fry and Jeff Stelling.
And Stewart Lee.

[Wolfie]

Noel Gallagher
Nelson Mandela
Richard Harris
Hunter S. Thompson
Richard Pryor
Oliver Reed
Reeves and Mortimer
Jimi Hendrix
Michael Parkinson
Billy Connolly
Bob Geldoff
The Stone Roses
Declan Lynch
Primo Levi
Woody Allen
Homer Simpson
Charles Stewart Parnell
Al Pacino
Peter Cook
The Manic Street Preachers
Frank Skinner
Mohammad Ali
Eric Morcombe

[Pauro 76]

Right now my hero is Michael Parkinson for saying what a lot of people are thinking but too afraid to say it. Also Jeff Stelling for services to puns and being a superbly entertaining presenter.

[Magicme]

My dad
Jim McGlone - Monaghan United Chairman
Nelson Mandela
Barack Obama
Marie Currie
Karen Brady
Bob Geldof - took Roberta as my confirmation name coz he was such a hero to me
Bob Dylan - My eldest son is called Dylan Robert after him
Bob Marley - My youngest son's second name is Marley after Bob
Colin Bateman - author
Niall Stokes & Jackie Hayden- Hotpress Editor & general manager respectively
Mike Dooley - Inspirational writer and main man on www.tut.com
My grandmothers RIP
Garrett Mullen - Show Racism the Red Card Ireland

but most of all my 2 sons, they are my everday heroes who no matter how low I feel always make my life worthwhile.

[holidaysong]

Mickey Collins.

No footballers remember!

[sligoman]

No footballers remember!

What about lunatics? Surely that's more his profession?

[Rovers fan]

Jim.....

[Kingdom]

Can't think of any "heroes" outside of sports. I pretty much idolised Paul McGrath and Maurice Fitz.

I suppose I'd have had a lot of respect for Alan Dukes. Ian and John from the Roses.

Michael Collins was a big hero when I was younger but when you read a little deeper, perhaps not so much.

Always liked Michael Keaton for some reason. Ewan McGregor too. Benicio del Toro is pretty special.

Not real outstanding candidates there I'm afraid.

[The Stars]

Jim...