List of Galway people
- Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally]], Baron de Tollendal (1702–1766)
- Margaret Athy, founder of St. Augustine's Convent, Galway
- Nora Barnacle, wife of James Joyce
- Francis Barrett, professional boxer
- Joseph Henry Blake (1797–1849), 3rd Baron Wallscourt
- Ken Bruen, author
- Sister Mary Bonaventure Browne, Poor Clares nun and historian
- Peadar de Burca, actor, playwright, comedian
- Robert Malachy Burke, Christian Socialist development worker
- Eamon Casey, ex-Roman Catholic bishop
- J. J. Clancy, MP
- Anthony Daly (Whiteboy) (ex.1820)
- Fr. Peter Daly [citation needed]
- Patrick D'Arcy, lawyer and Confederate Ireland leader
- Patrick Deeley, poet, memoirist and children's writer
- Richard Donovan, long distance runner
- Anthony Duane (1679–1747)
- Luke Duffy, trade unionist; Senator
- Jim Fahy, RTÉ reporter
- Mickey Finn, fiddler
- David Forde, soccer player
- Pat Gibson, a top prize winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- Julian Gough, writer and former lead singer of Toasted Heretic
- Lady Gregory (1852–1932)
- James Hardiman
- Frank Harris
- Michael D. Higgins, politician
- Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955)
- Dolores Keane, musician
- Richard Kirwan
- Gerard Lally (fl. 1689–1737)
- Graham Lee, jockey
- Tony Lundon (b. 1979), pop singer
- Angela Lynch
- Patrick Lynch, Roman Catholic bishop of Charleston, South Carolina
- Patrick Lynch, Irish emigrant to Argentina; ancestor of Che Guevara
- Peirce Lynch (fl. 1485)
- Walter Macken (1915–1967)
- Richard Martin fitz Oliver (1602–1648), father of Richard Martin ("Humanity Dick")
- Violet Florence Martin (1862–1915)
- Edward Martyn (1859–1923)
- Gerard A. Hays McCoy (1911–1975)
- Pat McDonagh
- Bishop James McLoughlin
- Pauline McLynn, actress
- Aoife Mulholland, musical actress
- Rónán Mullen, columnist with the Irish Daily Mail
- Brendan Murray, musician
- Nora-Jane Noone, actress
- Brendan O'Brien, cricketer
- Pádraic Ó Conaire, Irish language author
- Éamon Ó Cuív, Fianna Fáil politician
- Liam O'Flaherty
- Dessie O'Halloran
- William O'Halloran, trade union pioneer
- Gideon Ouseley
- Marc Roberts
- John Sealy Townsend (1869–1967), mathematical physicist
- Alexander Young
- Joe Burke All Ireland accordion champion (1950, 1951j
- Bríd Uí Murchú, writer