Connolly (surname)
Appearance
Connolly (Irish: Ó Conghalaigh) is a common Irish surname. Following is a list of notable people with the surname Connolly:
- Alan Connolly (born 1939), Australian cricketer
- Billy Connolly (born 1942), Scottish comedian
- Brett Connolly (born 1992), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Brian Connolly (1945-1997), vocalist for band Sweet
- Chris Connolly (born 1963), coach of the Fremantle Football Club
- C.P. Connolly (born 1863), radical American investigative journalist
- Cyril Connolly (born 1903), English man of letters
- Dan Connolly, multiple people
- David Connolly (born 1977), Irish footballer
- Fintan Connolly, Irish film director and screenwriter
- Gary Connolly (born 1971), English Rugby League player
- Gerry Connolly (born 1950), United States Congressman from Virginia
- Hal Connolly (1931–2010), American hammer thrower
- Harold Connolly (born 1901), Nova Scotia journalist
- James Connolly, multiple people, including:
- James Connolly (born 1868), Irish socialist republican
- James Connolly (athlete born 1868) (1868–1957), American athlete in the 1896 and 1900 Olympics, and author
- James Connolly (athlete born 1900) (1900–1940), American athlete in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics
- James Connolly (Australian politician) (1869–1962), Australian politician
- James Connolly (rugby union) (born 1993), Irish rugby union player
- James Connolly (stonemason) (died 1852), Irish stonemason and builder of Adare Manor
- James A. Connolly (1843–1914), United States Representative from Illinois
- James Bell Connolly (1892–1970), Australian politician
- James J. Connolly (1881–1952), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- James L. Connolly (1909–1982), Canadian politician
- James Louis Connolly (1894–1986), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- James P. Connolly, American comedian and TV/radio host
- Jimmy Connolly (footballer), Ireland footballer
- Jim Connolly (illustrator) (born 1978), British artist
- John Connolly, multiple people, including:
- John Connolly (author), Irish author
- John Connolly (bishop), (born 1750), second bishop of New York
- John Connolly (FBI), former FBI agent
- John Connolly (prospector), (born 1860), Australian prospector
- Joseph Connolly, multiple people, including:
- Joseph Connolly (1885–1961), senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Joseph Connolly (born 1950), British journalist and novelist
- Joseph Connolly (architect) (1840–1904), Irish Canadian architect, born in Limerick, Ireland
- Joseph Edward Connolly (1904–1942), U.S. Marine awarded the Navy Cross
- Joseph M. Connolly (1924–2007), American police detective and politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Joseph E. Connolly (1887–1973), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- Joe Connolly (1910s outfielder) (1884–1943), Major League Baseball outfielder from 1913 to 1916
- Joe Connolly (1920s outfielder) (1894–1960), Major League Baseball outfielder from 1921 to 1924
- Joe Connolly (hurler) (born 1956), Irish hurler, board member of Irish television broadcaster TG4
- Kevin Connolly (actor) (born 1974), American actor
- Kristen Connolly, an American actress and former professional tennis player
- Mark Connolly, Irish footballer
- Matthew Connolly (born 1987), footballer
- Matthew William Kemble Connolly (1872–1947), a British army officer and malacologist
- Maureen Connolly (1934–1969), American professional tennis player
- Maurice Connolly (born 1877), representative from Iowa
- Megan Connolly, multiple people, including:
- Megan Connolly (actress) (1974–2001), Australian actor
- Megan Connolly (footballer) (born 1997), Irish-born footballer
- Michael Connolly, multiple people, including:
- Michael Connolly (Irish politician) (died 1994), an Irish politician who served as a member of the Cumann na nGaedhael Teachta Dála (TD) for Longford-Westmeath from 1927 to 1932.
- Michael Connolly (Canadian politician) (born 1994), Canadian politician in Alberta
- Michael Connolly (hurler) (born 1954), Irish retired hurler
- Michael Connolly (footballer) (1922–2002), Irish soccer player
- Michael Connolly (Medal of Honor) (1855–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Michael J. Connolly (American politician) (born 1947), a former politician who served a Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1979 to 1994.
- Mike Connolly (Iowa politician), (Michael W. Connolly) (born 1945), Iowa state legislator
- Myles Connolly (1897–1964), Writer, Screenwriter, Oscar Nominee (Music for Millions, 1944)
- Nathan Connolly, guitarist for alternative rock band Snow Patrol
- Pat Connolly, multiple people
- Patrick J. Connolly, native Scrantonian, classicist and Democratic party strategist
- Patrick Connolly, former Attorney General of Ireland
- Peter Connolly, (born 1935), British scholar of the ancient world
- Richard B. Connolly (1810–1880), New York politician
- Roddy Connolly (born 1901), Irish socialist
- Susan E. Connolly (born c. 1980), Irish writer
- Thomas Connolly, multiple people, including:
- Thomas Arthur Connolly (1899–1991), first Archbishop of Seattle (1951–1975)
- Tom Connolly (1870–1961), Anglo-American baseball umpire
- Tim Connolly (born 1981), American ice hockey player
- Tyler Connolly, vocalist for band Theory of a Deadman
- William Connolly, multiple people, including:
- William Connolly (VC), was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William G. Connolly, co-author of The New York Times style guide
- William E. Connolly, American political theorist
See also
- Arthur Conolly (born 1807), British intelligence officer
- Edward Conolly (disambiguation), multiple people
- William Conolly (1662–1729), Irish politician and landowner
- William Connolley (born 1964), climate modeler and Wikipedian
- John Connally, Governor of Texas, 1963–69
- USS Conolly (DD-979), named for the US Navy WW II Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly