I doctor George P. L. Walker – geologist and vulcanologist William Parkinson Wilson – mathematician and founder of astronomical observatory Richard Henry Yapp - botanist Sport David Cullen – 2007 winner of the Arthur Ashe for Courage Award at the 2007 ESPY Awards ceremony Thomas MacDonald (1908–1998) – cricketer Martin O'Neill – former footballer and former Leicester City, Celtic and Aston Villa manager who studied law at Queen's before being scouted by Nottingham Forest Trevor Ringland – former Ireland and British Lions rugby player, 2007 winner of the Arthur Ashe for Courage Award at the 2007 ESPY Awards ceremony Air Vice Marshal Sir William Tyrrell – Irish Rugby international, member of first official British Isles Rugby team in 1910, decorated military officer, and surgeon to King George VI of the United Kingdom Other Kafeel Ahmed – suspected terrorist in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack Eamon Collins – former Provisional IRA member who later wrote a tell all book about life in the IRA Adam McGibbon - environmentalist and writer Michael McGoldrick – murder victim during The Troubles Laurence McKeown – former Provisional IRA member who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike See also List of chancellors of Queen's University Belfast List of vice-chancellors of Queen's University Belfast References Queen's University Belfast Queens