Birth Name: Brian Gerard O’Driscoll
Place of Birth: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Date of Birth: 21 January, 1979
Ethnicity: Irish
Brian O’Driscoll is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He has captained Ireland (from 2003 to 2012) and the British and Irish Lions (2005).
Brian is regarded by critics as one of the greatest rugby union players of all time.
Brian is the son of Geraldine and Frank O’Driscoll. Brian’s father and his brothers, Barry O’Driscoll and John O’Driscoll, were/are also rugby union players.
Brian’s paternal grandparents were Bill/Liam O’Driscoll and Florence (“Florry”). They were from Maulatrahane near Skibbereen, County Cork.
Brian is married to Irish actress Amy Huberman, who is of half Polish Jewish descent.
Sources: http://www.independent.ie
http://www.clontarf.ie
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