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