# Ireland's Greatest: the top 10 of RTÉ's 2010 poll

John Hume ahead of Michael Collins, Mary Robinson, James Connolly and Bono: the top 10 of Ireland's Greatest, the 2010 RTÉ public vote. Only the top five were ranked; the next five (Browne, Gately, Lynott, Pearse and Roche) were announced without order.

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- Jul 13, 2021 · B. Warren
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## Top 10

1. **John Hume** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — 1937–2020. Politics; Nobel Peace Prize 1998. Winner of the poll.
2. **Noël Browne** (12 · ▲14 ▼2) — 1915–1997. Politics; places 6 to 10 were not ranked.
3. **James Connolly** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 1868–1916. Politics; socialist leader of the 1916 Rising. 4th place.
4. **Adi Roche** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — b. 1955. Charity; founder of Chernobyl Children International.
5. **Stephen Gately** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — 1976–2009. Music; Boyzone singer.
6. **Phil Lynott** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — 1951–1986. Music; Thin Lizzy frontman.
7. **Bono** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — b. 1960. Music and charity; U2 singer. 5th place.
8. **Mary Robinson** (7 · ▲11 ▼4) — b. 1944. Politics; first woman President of Ireland. 3rd place.
9. **Michael Collins** (6 · ▲11 ▼5) — 1890–1922. Politics; revolutionary leader. 2nd place.
10. **Pádraig Pearse** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — 1879–1916. Politics; leader of the 1916 Rising.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.