Connolly (surname)
Connolly (Template:Lang-ga) 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
- 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
- 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), American athlete and author
- John Connolly, multiple people, including:
- John Connolly (prospector), (born 1860), Australian prospector
- John Connolly (bishop), (born 1750), second bishop of New York
- John Connolly, former FBI agent
- John Connolly (author), Irish author
- Joseph Connolly (1886–1961), senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Joseph Connolly (born 1950), British journalist and novelist
- 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 (actress) (1974–2001), Australian actor
- Megan Connolly (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 1927-1932.
- Michael J. Connolly (American politician) (born 1947), a former politician who served a Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1979-1994.
- Mike Connolly (Iowa politician), (Michael W. Connolly) (born 1945), Iowa state leglislator
- 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 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
- Thomas Connolly, multiple people, including:
- Thomas Arthur Connolly (1899–1991), first Archbishop of Seattle (1951–1975)
- Thomas F. Connolly (1909–1996), American admiral
- 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 notorious Wikipedian
- John Connally - Governor of Texas, 1963–69
- USS Conolly (DD-979) - named for the US Navy WW II Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly
See also
This page lists people with the surname Connolly.
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