Joey Dunlop

Joey Dunlop is the kind of figure I admire without reservation. From a small town in County Antrim, he became one of the most decorated riders in Isle of Man TT history, sitting second on the all-time wins list. What moves me is not just the speed but the quiet, workmanlike humility behind it, and his habit of loading up vans with aid for charity runs across Europe. His death in 2000 at forty-eight still feels like a loss to the whole sport. Being voted Northern Ireland's greatest sportsperson in 2015 confirms what fans already knew: he was the real thing.

Name (English)

Joey Dunlop

Name (Japanese)

ジョイ・ダンロップ

Reading

じょい・だんろっぷ

Born

February 25, 1952 – July 2, 2000

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

Origin

Ballymoney, County Antrim, United Kingdom

Occupation

motorcycle racer

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

• Official sitehttp://www.joeydunlop.co.uk/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey%20Dunlop
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1358228

Tags

• County Antrim
• motorcycle racer

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.