Connolly (surname)

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

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