McGinley, Irish golfer Rory McGrath, British comedian Conor McGregor, Irish MMA fighter Eddie McGuire, Australian television presenter and AFL commentator Ilir Meta, President of Albania Mark Millar, Scottish comic book writer and artist Gary Mounfield, bassist formerly of The Stone Roses and currently of Primal Scream Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer Brendan O'Carroll, Irish comedian. Daniel Portman, Scottish actor Johnathan Rice, Scottish-American singer-songwriter Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish football manager and former player Wayne Rooney, English footballer Tony Roper, Scottish actor, comedian and writer Sheamus, Irish professional wrestler Trevor Sinclair, English footballer Snoop Dogg, American rapper Sharleen Spiteri, lead singer of the band, Texas Rod Stewart, English singer Lawrence Tynes, Scottish-born former American football player The View, Scottish indie rock band Fanbase Celtic was founded as a charity for poor Irish immigrants in Glasgow by Brother Walfrid, a Marist Brother originally from County Sligo, Ireland. Consequently, Celtic is strongly associated with Scotland's Irish Catholic community and have a significant number of supporters in Ireland and among members of the Irish diaspora elsewhere. Worldwide Celtic has developed a fanbase in a number of countries around the world, with over 160 supporters' clubs in over 20 countries around the world. Research in 2003 by Capita Consulting in conjunction with the Cranfield Institute estimated the worldwide fan base as being around nine million. There are Celtic supporters clubs in South Korea, Sweden Croatia, Germany, Denmark and Norway while the club's profile in Kenya has been boosted by a team in Nairobi, Kibera Celtic, who were inspired by Celtic's charitable roots and use the profits from football to fund charitable initiatives in Kenya and throughout Africa. This fanbase extended to Japan in 2005, when Japanese international Shunsuke Nakamura joined the club, although the Tokyo Celtic Supporters' Club had already been established in 2001. In 2003, it was estimated that Celtic had a fanbase of one million in the United States and Canada. In 2002, former Rangers director, Hugh Adam, claimed that Celtic were "the best-supported football club in North America" and that the club's "Irish connection" was a determinant factor in their popularity. In 2004, The Sunday Times, when commentating on several European teams who were touring in the U.S. at the time, stated that clubs such as Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United attracted support in the United States only when touring the country. In contrast, Celtic were said to "have such a strong pre-existing