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
• 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 (1974–2001), Australian actor
• 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

• Connelly (surname)
• Connolly (disambiguation)