The top ten Irish Americans on Twitter - SEE PHOTOS

Her mother was Irish American and her father was of Afro-Venezuelan and African American descent

4. Jimmy Fallon - Late-night talk show host - 2,818,566 followers

Jimmy Fallon has a massive following and the comedian and late night talk show host seems to simply use his account like his personal email sharing jokes and videos and chatting about fantasy football.

However, he was also the host for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards and he used his Twitter to contact the masses and drum up support. After the fact he tweeted "Thank you guys for making the Emmy opening today's most viewed video on YouTube!!!

5. Paris Hilton - Millionaire heiress and socialite - 2,631,922 followers

Twitter is an invaluable tool for Paris Hilton not only can she deny her latest drug charges but she recently took photos of a man being arrested having attempted to break into her house. She also posts regular photographs of herself online.

She's a regular poster keeps her fan base informed of almost her every move. For example, she tweeted "Had a movie night in bed with my love, now going to sleep. Sweet dreams everyone. Love Paris xoxo" Too much information? Perhaps.

The New York City born socialite is the eldest of four children and has Norwegian, German, English, Irish, and Italian ancestry.

6. Al Gore  - Author, businessman and environmental activist - 2,167,012 followers

Al Gore uses his Twitter almost purely as an information sharing platform. Almost all of his tweets are just a headline and a tiny url to match. Effective it is too. With over 2 million followers who could complain.

Some of his recent tweets read "Another climate denial myth answered http://bit.ly/9EGaTV," "Race around the world http://bit.ly/ctOpcu," and "Learn more about the Koch brothers http://bit.ly/daVUld"

Al Gore's paternal ancestors were Scots-Irish who first settled in Virginia in the mid 17th-century and moved to Tennessee after the Revolutionary War.

7. Mandy Moore - Actress -2,062,915 followers

Mandy Moore's Twitter account ranges from talking about what work she's involved in to how she's spending the afternoon walking with her dog and watching TV. However, she then uses it as a platform to promote various topics like pollution or preventing deaths from malaria.

And then it goes right back the other way today tweeting "Starting my day by blasting my hubby's bad-ass III/IV record. Hell yah!"

Moore's father is of Irish and Cherokee descent and her mother of English and Jewish.

8. Brooke Burke - V personality, Host, Momprenuer - 1,744, 884 followers

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